Prost! Here's when the 31st annual Bockfest returns to Cincinnati 🍻

Bock beer originated in Germany.

Are you ready for another Bockfest?

The annual festival celebrating Cincinnati's brewing heritage and all things bock beer is returning for its 31st year March 3-5.

This year, the Bockfest festival will be sponsored by Sonder Brewing and will take place in Over-the-Rhine's Brewery District. And the best part? Admission to the parade, entertainment at Bockfest Hall at Findlay Playground and other official venues is free all weekend long.

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Here's what is on the Bockfest schedule, so far:

  • Precipitation Retaliation Happy Hour: 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, 111 West McMicken Ave.

  • Bockfest Parade: Friday, March 3, at 6 p.m., steps off from Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St.

  • Bockfest Hall Opening Hours: Friday, March 3, at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 4, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, March 5, at noon, 1811 Vine St.

  • Bockfest 5K: Saturday, March 4, at 10 a.m., starts from Bockfest Hall, 1811 Vine St. Registration now open at www.Bockfest5K.com.

  • Bockfest Brewing Heritage Trail Tours and Historical Programming: Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.

  • Bockfest Beer Games: Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.

Sales for all ticketed events and packages will be available by Feb. 1 at www.Bockfest.com.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bockfest 2023: When the beer festival returns to Cincinnati