When the beer festival returns to Cincinnati

Are you ready for another Bockfest?

The annual festival celebrating Cincinnati's brewing heritage and all things bock beer is returning for its 31st year March 3-5.

This year, the Bockfest festival will be sponsored by Sonder Brewing and will take place in Over-the-Rhine's Brewery District. And the best part? Admission to the parade, entertainment at Bockfest Hall at Findlay Playground and other official venues is free all weekend long.

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Here's what is on the Bockfest schedule, so far:

• Precipitation Retaliation Happy Hour: 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, 111 West McMicken Ave.
• Bockfest Parade: Friday, March 3, at 6 p.m., steps off from Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St.
• Bockfest Hall Opening Hours: Friday, March 3, at 6 p.m., Saturday, March 4, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, March 5, at noon, 1811 Vine St.
• Bockfest 5K: Saturday, March 4, at 10 a.m., starts from Bockfest Hall, 1811 Vine St. Registration now open at www.Bockfest5K.com.
• Bockfest Brewing Heritage Trail Tours and Historical Programming: Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.
• Bockfest Beer Games: Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.