Best Of2024

Best Of Cincinnati
Best Of Cincinnati

Best Kid-Friendly Attraction: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

  1. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
  2. Children's Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center
  3. Longbottom Bird Ranch

Arts & Culture

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Here are the 2024 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Arts & Culture.

Best Art Gallery (Not Institution): 21c Museum Hotel

  1. 21c Museum Hotel
  2. Pendleton Art Center
  3. Visionaries + Voices

Best Art Museum: Cincinnati Art Museum

  1. Cincinnati Art Museum
  2. Contemporary Arts Center
  3. American Sign Museum

Best ArtWorks Mural: “Cincinnati Toy Heritage”

  1. “Cincinnati Toy Heritage”
  2. “Fiona and Bibi at the Cincinnati Zoo”
  3. “Charley Harper's Beguiled by the Wild”

Best Charity Festival/Event: Cincinnati Pride

  1. Cincinnati Pride
  2. Flying Pig Marathon
  3. Asian Food Fest

Best Church Festival: Panegyri

  1. Panegyri
  2. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Festival
  3. St. Cecilia Family Festival

Best Fountain Square Event: Ice Rink on Fountain Square

  1. Ice Rink on Fountain Square
  2. Salsa on the Square
  3. Reds Opening Day Rally on the Square

Best Free Attraction: BLINK

  1. BLINK
  2. Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
  3. Findlay Market
  4. Cincinnati Art Museum
  5. Smale Riverfront Park
  6. Jungle Jim's International Market
  7. Tunes & Blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
  8. Wednesdays in the Woods at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center
  9. TIE: Washington Park AND Contemporary Arts Center
  10. FotoFocus

Best Gallery Exhibit: Art and Social Justice: An Interactive Experience, 21C Museum Hotel Gallery

  1. Art and Social Justice: An Interactive Experience, 21C Museum Hotel Gallery
  2. Yes, But Is It Art?, Studio Kroner
  3. Wish You Were Here, Kennedy Heights Arts Center

Best Haunted House: Dent Schoolhouse

  1. Dent Schoolhouse
  2. Kings Island Halloween Haunt
  3. USS Nightmare

Best Holiday Light Display: Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo

  1. Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo
  2. WinterFest at Kings Island
  3. Journey BOREALIS at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park

Best Instagram Account: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (@cincinnatizoo)

  1. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (@cincinnatizoo)
  2. Longbottom Bird Ranch (@longbottombirdranch)
  3. Friends of the Public Library (@cincylibraryfriends)

Best Local Actor/Actress: Bob Herzog

  1. Bob Herzog
  2. Darnell Pierre Benjamin
  3. Mark Borison

Best Local Artist: Kiwi the Duck

  1. Kiwi the Duck
  2. L. D. Nehls
  3. Michael Coppage

Best Local Author: Dann Woellert

  1. Dann Woellert
  2. Curtis Sittenfeld
  3. Leah Stewart

Best Local Classical Music Group: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

  1. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  2. Cincinnati Pops
  3. MUSE Cincinnati's Women’s Choir

Best Local Comedian: Mark Borison

  1. Mark Borison
  2. Kelly Collette
  3. Sweett Biscut

Best Local Dance Group: Cincinnati Ballet

  1. Cincinnati Ballet
  2. Dance Flash Fusion
  3. Cin City Burlesque

Best Local Filmmaker: Mark Borison

  1. Mark Borison
  2. Cincy Stories
  3. Allyson West