# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Save the Date! ✨ Saturday, July 18 • 5 - 9 PM ✨

Night Market is our annual free outdoor event where we stay open late so you can shop, eat and drink until the sun goes down. This year, we are combining our Art & Poetry event with Night Market to bring you the same bustling Outdoor Market filled with delicious food and drinks and tons of shopping opportunities in addition to a Poetry Slam and art-focused programming. 

Market House Merchants and Outdoor Market Vendors alike will be popped up outside serving food and selling locally made products, and storefronts on both Race and Elm Street will stay open until 9 PM. There will be various interactive stations as well as live music all evening.

Programming

Activities: 

? Cincinnati Circus Co.: 6 - 8 PM, Strolling Magician
? Creative Asian Society: 6 - 9 PM, Free Origami Making Workshop
? Open Mic at Race St. Station: 6 - 7 PM ahead of the Poetry Slam
? Poetry Slam at Race St. Station: 7 - 8:30 PM in partnership with Quills and Queers Cincy

Bar Partnerships:

? Castle & Key Distillery - Sampling & a VIP Tour of the Castle & Key Distillery for 6 guests giveaway!
? Cincinnati Beverage Company - Little Kings Samples & Swag + a photo op with the Little Kings Throne
? High Grain Brewery

Music:

? CLEÖCRT at Jane’s from 6 PM - 9 PM
? DJ Diamond at Race St. Station from 6 - 8:30 PM 


Participating Businesses

Storefronts:

All storefronts are open until 9 PM unless otherwise noted.

? The Arepa Place (open until 8 PM)
? Bee Haven (open until 8 PM)
? BQuirkie 
? Cincinnati Hemp Company (Kurativ CBD -  Buy One Get One Free THC Free Tinctures, 10 % Off Mix and Match 4 Pack Beverages, 40% off ONNO Bamboo Cincinnati Hemp Long Sleeve TShirts)
? Churchill’s Fine Teas (open until 8 PM, $1 off Summer Tea Time Lemonade & Select Herbal Iced Teas)
? The Collective (Tintype Sessions 5 - 9 PM, Live Music 5 - 9 PM)
? The Daily Vintage
? Eli’s BBQ
? The Empanada’s Box (open until 7 PM)
? Kanji OTR (open until 10 PM)
? Market Wines (open until 8 PM)
? Pet Wants
? Pho Lang Thang (open until 10 PM)
? Race Street Collective
? The Rhined (Walking Charcuterie Cups for $8, Wine & Beer to go, Special Dessert menu featuring Blue Cheese Cheesecake & Goat Cheese Panna Cotta)
? Ruby’s Chocolates (Soft Serve Ice Cream - Buy One Get One Free!)
? uGOgelato
? Wendigo Tea Co. (Herbal Tea Mocktails)

Roll Up Door Businesses:

? Blue Oven Bakery
? Earthganics
? Urbana Café
? Gia & The Blooms
? SKT Ceramics

Outdoor Market:

? All Spice Merchants
? Barlion’s Seafood & Poultry ($2.50 Fresh Shucked Oysters, ½ Dozen Fresh Shucked Oysters for $12)
? Blazing Goods Bites
? Candy’s Nuts
? Cranberry & Rose
? Chale
? Chino's Street Food
? Dats’ Ole School Cookin’
? Joyously Sweet
? Makers Bakers Co. (Back With Their Famous Corndogs!)
? Melanin Flame Candle Co.
? Mis Sabores
? Olive Tree Catering
? Painterinthesky Studio
? Rebecca’s Raj Express
? Sir Savill’s Ideal Rubs 
? soHza Sister
? Suncraft Collective
? This Stand is Bananas
? Tilita Peruvian Treats


Art & Poetry Slam: 
Think you’ve got what it takes to bring the best verses to the stage? Join us at Race St. Station for an evening of poetry and competition from 7 - 8:30 PM! This event is in partnership with Quills and Queers. 

Contest Guidelines:

?All poems must be original works by the contestant.
?The competition consists of three rounds.
?Contestants must prepare one poem per round (at least three total).
?Each round is scored independently—scores do not carry over between rounds.
?Poems may be read from memory, phone, or paper (memorization is optional but encouraged).
?Time limit: 3 minutes per poem.
?No props allowed.

The Corporation for Findlay Market reserves the right to use submitted information for promotional purposes.

Judges:

? Engler Gonzalez (emcee)
? Rachel DesRochers
? Juls Lawrence
? Kurstin Jones
? Holly Brians Ragusa 


Prizes: 
?1st Place $250
?2nd Place $125
?3rd Place $100


Keep the Party Going! 

Keep the good vibes rolling after you’ve filled up on great food and goodies! Check out our awesome neighboring businesses to see what’s happening after hours. 

? Rhinegeist Brewery - Shakespeare in the Taproom  (Teaming up with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for a FREE performance of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing from 7 - 11 PM!)
? Uncle Leo’s (open until 2 AM)

Saloon Saturdays

Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeafP-a5r6y-isZU57S9urFhQg2S2dfEQMEpi5tx8wAaA4DQw/viewform


This event is sponsored by Renewal by Anderson.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cincinnati/night-market-art-and-poetry-edition/200030303023256
- **Event Categories**: art, night-markets, literary-art, sports, music, entertainment, contests, it, live-music, open-mic, parties, workshops, food-drinks, shopping, food-truck-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 440

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cincinnati
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1801 Race St, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202
- **lat**: 39.1154
- **long**: -84.51844
- **full address**: 1801 Race St, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition being held?
  - **A:** Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm at 1801 Race St, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition?
  - **A:** Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition is organized by Findlay Market.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Night Market : Art and Poetry Edition is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cincinnati, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 440+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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