Source: New America's River Roots Festival will feature Tall Stacks-like riverboat cruises
America's River Roots, a celebration of musical and cultural celebration scheduled for 2025 to kick off America’s 250th anniversary, will feature tall stacks riverboat cruises, a source with knowledge of the event told The Enquirer.
The event will feature cruises on 8 to 10 riverboats, the source said.
It's not being billed as Tall Stacks revitalized, but it does answer the call of many to bring back the popular Cincinnati steamboat festival, which was last held in 2006.
Tall Stacks was held six times between 1988 and 2006 on the banks of the Ohio River to celebrate Cincinnati's riverboat heritage. Attempts to bring back the three-day festival in 2009 and 2012 failed because it was too expensive to host, according to past Enquirer stories. Cincinnati is located on the Ohio River and steamboats are part of the city's history. In 1826, Cincinnati had established itself as a steamboat center, with 143 steamboats operating on the Ohio River − 48 of them built in Cincinnati.
America's River Roots is anticipated to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the banks of the Ohio River in October of 2025.
An official announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.
America’s River Roots will showcase the Ohio River and its role in America's history. A group of private citizens have been raising money for months to bring the festival to life.
The event is one of several festivities scheduled across the nation leading up to America's official quarter-millennial on July 4, 2026.
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