What to know about Cincinnati Music Festival 2024, feat. New Edition, Maxwell and more

It's time to break out your dancing shoes because Cincinnati Music Festival returns this weekend.

The annual festival, which returns to downtown Cincinnati July 25-27, will feature New Edition, Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Fantasia and more on Friday and Saturday. A celebration of hip-hop concert will also take place at Andrew J. Brady Music Center on Thursday, July 25.

In the past, the music festival has been the largest annual weekend driver of tourism in the area , with several other events also occurring throughout the weekend that aim to capture the audience coming to the Queen City.

So are you heading downtown for the festival and various other events? Here's everything you need to know.

2024 Cincinnati Music Festival lineup

Thursday, July 25 (at Andrew J. Brady Music Center)

• MC Lyte.
• EPMD.
• KRS-One.
• Black Sheep.
• DJ Vader.

Friday, July 26 (at Paycor Stadium)

• Maxwell.
• Ne-Yo.
• Fantasia.
• October London.
• The Original Lakeside.

Saturday, July 27 (at Paycor Stadium)

• New Edition featuring Bobby Brown, Bell Biv DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill.
• KEM.
• En Vogue.
• Coco Jones.
• Stokley.

How to buy tickets for Cincinnati Music Festival 2024

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster or by calling the festival office at 513-924-0900. The office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Visit the festival's website for the 2024 seating chart at Paycor Stadium .

What time do doors open for Cincinnati Music Festival?

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. each night and the show starts at 7:30 pm.

Where to park for Cincinnati Music Festival

Performances begin each night at 7:30 p.m. at Andrew J. Brady Music Center and Paycor Stadium, located right beside each other. Red Bike stations are available around downtown for those who want to skip the traffic. The Connector, a free streetcar that stops throughout Downtown and Over-the-Rhine, operates 365 days a year and has extended service hours for select events.

The bus station on Fifth and Main is also not a far walk from the festival. For drivers, organizers recommend the following lots for parking:

• Duke Energy Center Garage 1: 605 Plum St.
• Duke Energy Center Garage 2: 609 Elm St.
• Fountain Square Garage: 520 Vine St.
• The former Enquirer Building Parking Garage: 312 Elm St.
• Third and Race Street Lot: Corner of Third and Race streets.
• Scripps Center Garage: 312 Walnut St.
• Third and Main Lot: 120 E. Third St.
• Queen City Square Parking Garage: 319-331 E. Fourth St.
• Western and Southern Garage: 310 Broadway St.
• Broadway Lot: 295 Broadway St.
• East Garage: 443 E. Pete Rose Way.
• Longworth Hall Lot: 700 W. Pete Rose Way.
• South Lot: 131 Madison St., Newport.

If you plan to use a rideshare service, such as Uber or Lyft, this weekend, be aware the increased number of people could mean a surge in prices or longer wait times.

Festival organizers ask people using rideshares to be dropped off and picked up on Second Street, just west of Race Street.

What else is going on during Cincinnati Music Festival weekend?

In addition to Cincinnati Music Festival, a variety of other events are taking place around the city this weekend. Here's a look.

• Festival 513: July 26-27 in front of Paycor Stadium on Freedom Way and Elm Street.
• Black Music Walk of Fame 1-year Birthday Celebration: July 27 at noon next to Andrew J. Brady Music Center, 25 Race St., Downtown.
• Queen City 5K: July 27, starting at 8 a.m. on the west side of Paycor Stadium near Central Avenue and West Pete Rose Way.
• The Black Man Think Tank: July 27 at 11 a.m. at the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Event Lawn, 24 E. Mehring Way.
• Cincy Soul: The Black Taste: July 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and July 28 from noon to 10 p.m. at Fountain Square.
• Vibe Marketplace: July 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., July 26-27 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and July 28 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 520 Vine St.
• Glier's Goettafest : July 25-26 from 5-11 p.m., July 27 from noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. at Festival Park, Newport.
• Foo Fighters : July 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Great American Ball Park, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way.
• Hardy: Quit!! Tour : July 25 at 7:25 p.m. at Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Township.

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