Cincinnati Music Festival
For most visitors and concertgoers, the last weekend in July is the best time to visit Cincinnati, tour downtown and enjoy some of the best R&B music of our time.
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Why see Cincinnati Music Festival?
Featuring Living Legends Janet Jackson and Snoop Dogg
First held in 1962 under the moniker Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, the Cincinnati Music Festival has evolved over the decades into a spectacular and hotly anticipated event on Cincinnati's riverfront. Now boasting the best of the best of modern R&B, jazz, soul and hip-hop, it's star-studded roster of performers includes Whitney Houston, Lakeside, Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Steve Wonder amongst others.
Don't miss the one and only Janet Jackson when the festival makes a triumphant return in the summer of 2021.
Lineup
Thursday, July 22nd at 7:30 pm
Biz Markie and BJ the Chicago Kid
Friday, July 23rd at 7:30 pm
Charlie Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fantasia, Tony Toni Tone, Jonathan Butler
Saturday, July 24th at 7:30 pm
Janet Jackson, The O'Jays, Tank, PJ Morton, Kirk Whalum