Lots of options in May. Some you may be into getting down with, some you may not. It's all up to you. Great celebration and soir?e potential all month long. Outdoor concerts. Festivals and some of the biggest sports days of the year happen in May so let's get right into it.
Lets start with holidays

may 1st is may day
may 2nd is derby day
may 5th is cinco de mayo
May 10th is Mother's Day . Show you mom some love people!
may 16th is armed forces day
may 25th is memorial day

may is also
bbq month
hamburger month
salad month
salsa month
strawberry month and or snozzberry month
egg month
asparagus month
beef month
chocolate custard month

more days you may or may not want to celebrate accordingly on a bit.



Cincy Cinco Fountain Square May 2nd 12-11 may 3rd 7-10

Party in the park yeatmans cove / serpentine wall 5-10 pm
6th naked karate girls
13th zack attack
20th shut up and drive
27th cherry on top

Party on the plaza Anderson Center 5:30-9:30
may 7 th haymakers riot

taste of cincinnati downtown may 23-25

Taste of Cincinnati USA


Maifest Mainstrasse Village may 15 5-11:39 16 noon-11:30 17 noon-9 859-491-0458

summerfair Coney Island may 29-32

Summerfair Cincinnati | Supporting and Promoting Artists and the Arts Year-Round

swingfest fountain square May 15th 6-10 pm 513-621-4400


Appalacian fest Coney Island may 8-10

The Offical Appalachian Festival Website


zoo babies may 1-31

Welcome to the Cincinnati Zoo - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden


salsa on fountain square 7-10 pm May 7th, 15th, 21st, & 28th

starting on May 26th on fountain square
tuesdays American roots 7-10
Wednesday reggae 6-10
already mentioned salsa on Thursday 7-11
friday midpoint indie summer 7-11
saturday beats 7-11

much more to come but sports is next since some of the biggest sports events are early in the month
and more holidays too