Fun things to do in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, Dayton and Springfield, Ohio
Looking for something fun to do in the cold month of January? Check out our list of local events! You are sure to find something fun to do. Events are in order by region and then by date.
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January 2025 Events in Cincinnati
Christmas at EnterTRAINment Junction (NORTH)
Through January 1, 2025
7379 Squire Court, West Chester, Ohio 45069
A holiday tradition with the magic of trains!
Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt at Moerlein Lager House (CENTRAL)
Through January 5, 2025
115 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Food, merchandise, lights and entertainment
Middletown Holiday Whoopla (NORTH)
Through January 5, 2025
Downtown: Central Ave. and S. Broad St., Middletown, Ohio 45044
Lights, ice skating, music, vendors and more
PNC Festival of Lights (CENTRAL)
Through January 5, 2025
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens at 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
See the magical lights!
Pyramid Hill Lights (NORTH)
Through January 5, 2025
1763 Ohio 128 (Hamilton-Cleves Road) at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton, Ohio 45013
Two-mile round trip drive-through light display
Shillito’s Elves on Display (CENTRAL)
Through January 5, 2025
1312 and 1324 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
View the holiday mechanized figures from Shillito’s window displays
Solstice Glow (CENTRAL)
Through January 5, 2025
Krohn Conservatory at 1501 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
The conservatory brings light into the darkness through candles, lanterns and festive displays
Summit Park Ice Rink (EAST)
Through January 5, 2025 (Closed: 1/1)
4335 Glendale Milford Rd., Blue Ash, Ohio 45242
Various hours
Holiday Junction (WEST)
Through January 6, 2025
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal at 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203
Look at the trains! It’s a mini metropolis with 300 rail cars
Posing Beauty in African American Culture (CENTRAL)
Through January 12, 2025
Taft Museum of Art at 316 Pike St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Commercial photos demonstrate fashion and beauty standards
Discovering Ansel Adams (CENTRAL)
Through January 19, 2025
Cincinnati Art Museum at 953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Photos from 1916–1940s
Fountain Square Ice Rink (CENTRAL)
Through February 17, 2025
Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
UC Health Ice Rink has rental skates, warming tent, concessions and restrooms
Wigs and Waffles (CENTRAL)
January 1, 2025
Rhinegeist Brewery at 1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Ultimate drag brunch
Cincinnati Booze and Boos Tour (CENTRAL)
January 2 – February 1, 2025 (various dates)
Queen City Radio at 222 W. 12th St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Learn about Over-the-Rhine’s haunted spots
Cincinnati Streetcar Food Tour (CENTRAL)
January 2 – December 30, 2025
Outside Planet Fitness at 145 Second St. East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Downtown, Findlay Market and 6 food stops
A Night at Hogwarts: The Music of Harry Potter (CENTRAL)
January 3–5, 2024
Music Hal at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra performs
Earthquake (NORTH)
January 3–4, 2025
Cincinnati Funny Bone Comedy Club at 7518 Bales Street, A-120, Liberty Township, OH 45069
Comedy show at Liberty Center
Built on Beer (CENTRAL)
January 4–26 2025 (various dates)
101 West Elder Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Tour breweries above and below ground
Cincinnati Mimosa Fest 2025 (REGIONAL)
January 4, 2025
Restaurants and bars throughout Cincinnati, Ohio
Sip mimosas and brunch cocktails
Ethnic Eats in Over-the-Rhine Food Tour (CENTRAL)
January 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2025 (+ dates through December – Saturdays)
Washington Park at 1309 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Weekly on Saturdays; explore new cultural dishes
Over and Under the Rhine Tour (CENTRAL)
January 4, 11,18 and 25, 2025 (Saturdays through March 2025)
101 West Elder Street Cincinnati Ohio 45202
Walking and streetcar tour focusing on landmarks
Over-the-Rhine Cocktail Tour (CENTRAL)
January 4 – December 27, 2025 (Saturdays)
Washington Park at 1390 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Sample cocktails from various establishments
Wendy’s Bridal Show (EAST)
January 4–5, 2025
Sharonville Convention Center at 11355 Chester Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
Here comes the bride! Ideas from vendors.
Winter Market at Muhlhauser Barn (NORTH)
January 4 and 18, 2025 (+Feb 1 & 15; Mar 1 & 15)
8558 Beckett Rd., West Chester Twp, Ohio 45069
Shop local vendors in the barn!
Les Miserables (CENTRAL)
January 7–19, 2025
Aronoff Center at 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
A classic musical
Cat on Hot Tin Roof (EAST)
January 9–26, 2025
4101 Walton Creek Rd,, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
Mariemont Players perform
Charlie Berens (CENTRAL)
January 9, 2025
Taft Theatre at 317 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Comedian
Cirque du Soleil Crystal (CENTRAL)
January 9–12, 2025
Heritage Bank Center at 100 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Circus on ice!
Chocolate Meltdown (NORTH)
January 11, 2025
Downtown Oxford, Ohio 45056
Fun runs. Uptown Parks have yard games. Tastings of chocolatiers.
Cincinnati Winter Wedding Show by A Bridal Affair (NORTH)
January 11, 2025
Cincinnati Marriott North at 6189 Muhlhauser Rd., West Chester, Ohio 45069
Here comes the bride!
Original Findlay Market Tour (CENTRAL)
January 11 – December 20, 2025 (various dates)
Findlay Market at 1801 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
90-minute tour includes meeting merchants and samples from 5 shops
Rachmaninoff & Copland (CENTRAL)
January 11–12, 2025
Music Hall at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs
World Oddities Expo (EAST)
January 11, 2025
Sharonvillle Convention Center at 11355 Chester Road Cincinnati,
Ohio 45246
Expo full of treasures, live entertainment, workshops, and more!
Winter Moonlight Stroll (WEST)
January 13, 2025
Spring Grove Cemetery at 4521 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
Outside winter tour
Hilary Hahn Recital (CENTRAL)
January 14, 2025
Music Hall at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs
Drew Lynch (NORTH)
January 16–18, 2025
Cincinnati Funny Bone Comedy Club at 7518 Bales Street, A-120, Liberty Township, OH 45069
Comedy show at Liberty Center
Greater Cincinnati Remodeling Expo (CENTRAL)
January 17–26, 2025 (various days)
Sharonville Convention Center at 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville (Cincinnati), Ohio 45246
Learn about all kinds of home projects
Simply the Best: The Music of Tina Turner (CENTRAL)
January 17–19. 2024
Music Hall at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra performs Tina Turner hits
Cincy Magic Night (EAST)
January 18, 2025
Artsville at 5021 Whetsel Ave. (Madisonville), Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
Featuring local and national magicians
Kieron Harrell (WEST)
January 18, 2025
The Comet at 4579 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
Comedy show
Kelly Hall-Tompkins Benefit Concert (CENTRAL)
January 19, 2025
School of Creative and Performing Arts at 108 W. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Kelly Hall-Tompkins performs
Fifth Third Bank Community Days (CENTRAL)
January 20 – June 29, 2025 (various dates)
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center at 50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Free admission on special days
A Room in the Castle (CENTRAL)
January 22 – February 9, 2025
Otto M. Budig Theater at 1195 Elm St.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Hamlet from Ophelia and Gertrude’s perspective
Candlelight: Rings and Dragons (CENTRAL)
January 22, 2025
Rhinegeist Brewery at 1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Multi-sensory musical experience
Candlelight: Tribute to Coldplay (CENTRAL)
January 22, 2025
Rhinegeist Brewery at 1910 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Multi-sensory musical experience
Brandon Davis (NORTH)
January 24, 2025
Fairfield Community Arts Center at 411 Wessel Dr., Fairfield, Ohio 45014
County music concert
Matt McCusker
January 24–25, 2025
Cincinnati Funny Bone Comedy Club at 7518 Bales Street, A-120, Liberty Township, Ohio 45069
Comedy show at Liberty Center
The Magic Cello (CENTRAL)
January 24–25, 2024
Music Hall at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs
Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular (CENTRAL)
January 25, 2025
Aronoff Center at 640 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Celebrating Elvis Presley
Candelight: A Tribute to Adele
January 30, 2025
Memorial Hall at 1225 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Multi-sensory musical experience
Music at the Movies 2 (CENTRAL)
January 31–February 8, 2025
Aronoff Center at 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Songs from Broadway and Hollywood musicals
Strauss & Debussy (CENTRAL)
January 31 – February 1, 2025
Music Hall at 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performs
Cancelled for 2025 due to Duke Energy Convention Center’s renovation:
Cavalcade of Customs
Cincinnati Auto Expo
Cincinnati Boat, Sport & Travel Show
January 2025 Events in Northern Kentucky
Deck the Y’alls Lightfest
Through January 1, 2025
Thomas More Stadium at 7950 Freedom Way, Florence, Kentucky
Lights, rides, games and ice rink
ChristmasTime at the Ark
Through January 4, 2025
1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097
Projection show and other activities
Christmas Town
Through January 4, 2025
Creation Museum at 2800 Bullittsburg Church Road, Petersburg, Kentucky 41080
Live nativity and light display
Annual Light Show: Winter Nights & River Lights
Through January 5, 2025
Purple People Bridge at One Levee Way, Newport, Kentucky 41071
Holiday lights throughout the bridge
Behringer-Crawford Holly Jolly Days
Through January 12, 2025
Behringer-Crawford Museum at 1600 Montague Rd., Devou Park, Covington, Kentucky 41011
View antique toys, Lilliput collectibles, toy trains, Legos, and more
The Bengals @ BCM
Through February 1, 2025
Behringer-Crawford Museum at 1600 Montague Road, Covington, Kentucky 41011
Century of football memorabilia
Bellevue First Friday
January 3, 2025 (Every first Friday of the month)
Historic Downtown Bellevue along Fairfield Ave., Kentucky 41073
DORA district (between Riviera D. and O’Fallon Ave. along Fairfield Ave.)
Mainstrasse Village Food and Culture Tour
January 4, 11,18 and 25, 2025 (+ weekly Saturdays thru Dec 27)
Cedar at 701 Main Street, Covington, Kentucky 41011
Savor local foods from 5 restaurants
Will Overman & Austin Plaine Concert
January 19, 2025
Southgate Revival House at 111 E. 6th St., Newport, Kentucky 41071
Rock–Country–Americana music
Heatwave: The Tour
January 28, 2024
MegaCorp Pavilion at 101 W. 4th Street,Newport, Kentucky 41071
Dance Pop experience
January 2025 Events in Dayton and Springfield, Ohio
First Degree Mistletoe Mayhem
Through January 27, 2025
Spaghetti Warehouse at 36 W. Fifth St., Dayton, Ohio 45202
Solve this holiday mystery
Riverscape Ice Skating
Through February 28, 2025
Riverscape MetroPark at 111 E. Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45402
The region’s largest outdoor ice rink!
2nd Street Market
January 3–31, 2025 (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays)
600 E. 2nd Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402
Like a European market
The Motortown All-Stars
January 4, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St.,Dayton, Ohio 45402
Dayton Philharmonic with members of The Capitols, The Miracles, Four Tops, and The Temptations
Dayton Wedding Show & Expo
January 5, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn – Dayton, Beavercreek at 3520 Pentagon Park Blvd, Beavercreek, Ohio 45431
Here comes the bride!
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
January 10–11, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St.,Dayton, Ohio 45402
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra performs
Ghost – The Musical
January 10 – February 9, 2025
LaComedia Dinner Theatre at 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, Ohio 45066
Throwback to 50s and 60s hits
Brick Fest Live
January 11–12, 2025
Dayton Convention Center at 22 East Fifth Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402
Find hard-to-find Lego merchandise; hands-on attractions
Ultimate Johnny Cash
January 11, 2025
Arbogast Performing Arts Center at 500 S. Dorset Rd., Troy, Ohio 45373
Enjoy a tribute concert to Johnny Cash
Six – A Broadway Show
January 14–19, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St.,Dayton, Ohio 45402
Six wives of Henry VIII take the stage
Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market
January 18–19, 2025
Clark County Fairgrounds at 4401 S. Charleston Pike, Springfield, Ohio
Find a treasure
Muse Machine Presents Cats
January 16–19, 2024
Victoria Theatre at 138 N. Main St., Dayton, Ohio 45402
Reimagining of the musical by local young performs
Die Mommie Die
January 17–26, 2025
Beavercreek Theatre at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek, Ohio 45432
Comedic melodrama based on Grande Dame Guignol films
Dayton Wedding Show
January 18–19, 2025
Dayton Convention Center at 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton, Ohio 45402
Plan your wedding!
Country Hits: Songs from Nashville
January 25, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St.,Dayton, Ohio 45402
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra performs
Insidious: The Further You Fear
January 30, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St., Dayton, Ohio 45402
Immersive horror experience
The Minutes
January 31 – February 16, 2025
Dayton Theatre Guild at 430 Wayne Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45410
Comedy about small-town politics
Tony Bennett: The Official Musical Celebration
January 31 – February 1, 2025
Schuster Center at 1 W. 2nd St.,Dayton, Ohio 45402
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra performs the ultimate tribute
January 2025 Events in Southeastern Indiana
All Aboard Train Exhibit
Through January 5, 2025
Batesville Historical Center at 15 W. George St., Batesville, Indiana
Enjoy the train exhibit
Lawrenceburg Ice Rink
November 23, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Todd Creech Park Pavilion at 303 W. Tate St., Lawrenceburg, Indiana 57025
Skate away!
