A Day in the Sun
Summerfair Cincinnati
Friday, May 29, 12 – 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 31, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
One-day tickets are $10, multi-day tickets are $15. Children 12 and under admitted free.
Tickets for one day or multi-day admission are availalbe at summerfair.org.
Summerfair Cincinnati marks its 59th year, returning to Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Ave., May 39–31, with more than 340 juried artists.
“Coney Island looks spectacular!” says Jayne Utter, Summerfair’s managing director. “The park area where Summerfair is held is beautiful. Our footprint is mostly the same as previous years.”
Which means visitors will be seeing
The artists represent 12 categories: photography, painting, drawing/printmaking, wood, metal, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fibers, leather, jewelry and 2D/3D mixed media. Along with artwork, Summerfair features a slate of regional performers as well as its Gourmet Arts area with unique food and drink.
“You will be able to find great art is every category and every price point from all over the country,” says Jayne Utter, Summerfair’s managing director. “Even Rhode Island is represented this year!”
What started as a small art fair’s salute to the opening of Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park has grown into one of the oldest continuous art fairs in the country, drawing more than 20,000 art enthusiasts to see and purchase the works of artists from across the United States. Summerfair is listed in the top 50 America’s Best Art Fairs and one of the top five Best Midwest Art Fairs by Art Fair Calendar.com.
Music at Summerfair
Saturday, May 31
12 p.m. Aprina Johnson
1 p.m. Boutique
2 p.m. The 3 Micks
3 p.m. Chris Collier & The Full Band
4 p.m. Silver Strings
5 p.m. The Cheryl & Shorty Show
6 p.m. Jam Grass Duo
Sunday, June 1
11 a.m. Eric Wurzelbacher & Brandon Coleman
12 p.m. The Faux Frenchmen
1 p.m. The Amador Sisters
2 p.m. Farm Report
3 p.m. Wild Carrot
4 p.m. Tracy Walker (
During its history, Summerfair has given more than $2 million to the regional arts community. A non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization, proceeds from Summerfair Cincinnati provide award, scholarship and exhibit opportunities to a variety of emerging (high school and college), individual (working professional) artists and local/regional small and mid-sized arts organizations.
This year, along with Summerfair T-shirts, totes, and other merch, you’ll find a new collaboration with The Cincy Hat, created by Bengals center, Ted Karras. The Cincy Hat Summerfair collection includes two limited-edition hats that will help support artists and arts organizations in the region. Each hat pairs the iconic Cincy Hat logo with Summerfair’s signature bright and vibrant colors.
Karras helped officially launch The Cincy Hat Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and infrastructure for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the Cincinnati area, in October 2024. The initiative further established his long-lasting commitment to supporting adults with IDD, which first became widely publicized in 2022 when he began selling his fan-favorite Cincy Hat to benefit Village of Merici, a living community and service provider based in his hometown of Indianapolis.
The hats will be for sale for $35 at the Summerfair information booth. This joint fundraiser will support Summerfair’s mission to support artists and arts organizations in the region and Cincy’s Hat’s mission to provide housing and educational opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.
Also available exclusively at Summerfair, a new light lager from HighGrain Brewing feauring artwork from this year’s commemorative Summerfair poster by local artist Rich Blandford.
“Our weather is going to be perfect!” says Utter. “Come enjoy a day or the entire weekend with us. There will be local entertainment Saturday and Sunday. Our food court will be full of many choices. There is a youth arts area where the kids can be creative. Then there is all the fabulous art, so you can shop for gifts or yourself – we’ll never judge you!”