What do you get when you combine the hottest home games of the Cincinnati Reds season with the hottest place to be in Downtown Cincinnati? Reds Hot Weekends!

The Cincinnati Reds and Fountain Square Management are teaming up to create seven “Reds Hot Weekend” celebrations from May to September. The first “Reds Hot Weekend” is May 16-18, when the Cincinnati Reds take on the Cleveland Indians at Great American Ball Park. 

“Reds Hot Weekends” begin this Friday night with live music by Lo-Fi, a local cover band playing funk and rock classics, at 5 p.m. on Fountain Square. Local Reds fans and visitors in town for the games can meet, mingle and gear up for the series before heading down to the ballpark for the 7:10 p.m. game.

If you don’t have a ticket for Saturday’s game, kick back on the Square all afternoon, listening to music and watching the 3:55 p.m. game on the giant video board.  Then stick around for “Movie Night." At 7:30 p.m. every Saturday through Labor Day, the Square’s popular “Movie Night” returns starting this Saturday with two baseball-themed movies “The Sandlot” and “The Natural.” (Feel free to bring chairs, blankets, pillows and snacks for Movie Nights, but leave pets and alcoholic beverages at home. Beer, soft drinks and snacks will be sold on the Square.) 

Then on Sunday, “Reds Hot Weekends” continue on the Square following the 1:15 p.m. Cleveland Indians series finale. After the game, the Reds Rover vehicle will be parked on the Square along with the United Dairy Farmers old fashioned ice cream truck. Reds mascot Gapper will be on hand to help hand out free UDF ice cream from about 4:30-5:30 p.m.

2008 Reds Hot Weekends:

Weekend	Opponent
May 16-18	Cleveland
May 30-June 1	Atlanta
June 13-15	Boston
July 18-20	New York Mets
July 25-27	Colorado
August 15-17	St. Louis
Sept. 5-7	Chicago Cubs