Here are the church festivals happening around town this weekend 🎡

Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati Enquirer
Updated ·4 min read
The duck game is a mainstay at local festivals.
The duck game is a mainstay at local festivals.

One of the highlights of a Cincinnati summer is attending your favorite church festivals, and with the pandemic fading away in our rearview, the parish fun is nonstop every weekend throughout the summer and into fall. Whether you're in Northern Kentucky, Southeast Indiana or Greater Cincinnati, you are only a short hop and skip from a good time for a good cause.

2023 church festivals in Greater Cincinnati

Carnival rides are popular at some Greater Cincinnati parish festivals.
Carnival rides are popular at some Greater Cincinnati parish festivals.

Aug. 11-13

Our Lady of the Visitation Visifest, 3172 South Road, Green Township. 6:30 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 4-10 p.m. Sunday. Basket raffles, major award raffles, chicken dinner from 4-7 p.m. Sunday. 513-922-2056; olvisitation.org.

Sacred Heart, 400 Nilles Road, Fairfield. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Sunday. Food, live music, raffles and more. 513-858-4210; facebook.com/sacredheartfestival.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 5900 Buckwheat Road, Milford. 6-11 p.m. Friday, 6-11:30 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Games, rides, food and more. 513-575-0119. setonmilford.org.

St. Joseph, 2470 Lorraine Court, Crescent Springs. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Sunday. Live music Saturday: Derek Alan Band. 859-341-6609; facebook.com.

St. Mary of the Assumption, 8246 E. Main St., Alexandria. Friday-Saturday. 859-635-4188. saintmaryparish.com.

St. Maximilian Kolbe, 5720 Hamilton Mason Road, Liberty Township. 5-11 p.m. Saturday. Food and games, basket raffle, silent auction, wine pull and more. 513-777-4322; saint-max.org.

St. Paul, 9188 N. Dearborn Road, Guilford. 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday. Live music, raffles, beer garden, kiddie land. Chicken dinner on Sunday. allsaintscatholic.net.

Casino-style games are a feature at several local parish festivals.
Casino-style games are a feature at several local parish festivals.

Aug. 18-20

St. Bernadette Festival, 1479 Locust Lake Road, Amelia. 6-11 p.m. Friday, 1-11 p.m. Saturday. 513-753-5566. stbameliaparish.org.

St. Mary Funfest, 2853 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 4-8 p.m. Sunday. 513-321-1207; smchp.com.

St. Philip Heavenly Hole in One Golf Ball Drop & Festival, 5746 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne. 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday. Golf ball drop at 7 p.m. Festival features food, bar, live music, poker, split the pot, bankers, bars/bells, expanded Funland for kids. stphilipky.org.

Aug. 25-27

St. Ignatius Loyola IGGYFest, 5222 North Bend Road, Green Township. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 4-10 p.m. Sunday. Live music and entertainment, food and drinks, games, raffles, rides, gambling and more. 513-661-6565; sainti.org.

Basket raffles are a popular attraction at many area church festivals.
Basket raffles are a popular attraction at many area church festivals.

Sept. 1-4

Cincinnati Hispanic Festival at St. Boniface, 1750 Chase Ave., Northside. noon-10 p.m. Sunday. 513-277-0391 or 513-746-7944.

Nativity of Our Lord Fall Festival, 5935 Pandora Ave., Pleasant Ridge. 6-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Bid 'n' buy, games of chance and skill, food trucks and restaurants, craft and domestic beer, live music. 513-531-3164; nativity-cincinnati.org.

St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival, 5313 Madison Pike, Independence. 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 4 p.m.-midnight Sunday, 1-10 p.m. Monday. Grand raffles, live music, rides, Live music Saturday: Tribute to Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean; Sunday: Jack Russell's Great White; Monday: E5C4P3: Journey Tribute. 859-363-4311; stcfest.com.

St. John Neumann, 12191 Mill Road, Springfield Township. 5-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 513-742-0953.

St. Peter's Labor Day Festival, 1207 East Road, Brookville. Monday. Fried chicken dinner, raffles, bingo and more. brookvilleparishes.com/spcfestival.

Sept. 8-10

St. Clement Festival and Pig Roast, 4626 Vine St., St. Bernard. 7-11 p.m. Friday, 3-11 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Sunday. 513-641-3176; stclementcincinnati.org.

St. Barbara Rocktoberfest, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger. Friday-Sunday. 859-371-3100; stbarbaraky.org.

St. Michael Church, 145 St. Michael Blvd., Brookville. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Fried chicken dinner, raffles. Dine-in, carryout, drive-thru. $14 per dinner. 765-647-5462.

St. Saviour, 4136 Myrtle Ave., Deer Park. Friday-Sunday. Food, beer, live bands, games, rides, basket raffle, grand raffle, golf ball drop and more. 513-791-9004; facebook.com.

St. Susanna, 500 Reading Road, Mason. 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 2-9 p.m. Sunday. Auctions, raffle baskets. Chicken and fish dinners served all weekend. Beer available with ID and wristband. 513-398-3821; stsusanna.org.

Sept. 15-17

Our Lady of the Valley Septemberfest, Sts Peter and Paul Campus, 330 W. Vine St., Reading. Saturday-Sunday. catholicolv.org.

Sept. 29-Oct. 1

St. William's Rock the Hill Music Festival, 4108 W. Eighth St., West Price Hill. 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday. Ages 21-up. 513-921-0247.

Oct. 7-9

Comboni Missionaries Taste of Mission, 1318 Nagel Road, Anderson Township. 3-7 p.m. Saturday. Music, parade of flags, food booths, vendor market, international beer and wine tastings, raffle baskets, split the pot. 513-474-4997; combonimissionaries.org/tom/.

Nov. 11

St. Martin of Tours Martinfest, 3720 St. Martin’s Place, Cheviot. 7:11-11:11 p.m. Saturday. Ages 21-up only. 513-661-2000.

Nov. 19

St. Boniface Thanksgiving Festival, 4305 Pitts St., Northside. Noon-6 p.m. Sunday. 513-541-1563. thetasteoflebanon.com.

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