Taste of Cincinnati USA is held every Memorial Day weekend in downtown Cincinnati by The Downtown Council and the Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Association. Started in 1979, it is the nation's longest-running culinary arts festival.

Visit the official Taste of Cincinnati web site

Approximately 500,000 visitors attend the annual food extravaganza, making Taste one of the nation's largest street festivals. Taste of Cincinnati USA features more than 40 fine restaurants serving up delicious and delectable menu items. In the weeks leading up to Taste each year, menu items are previewed and judged for prestigious Best of Taste Awards.

Taste of Cincinnati USA is also a music festival, with continuous live entertainment featuring local and national recording stars performing on multiple stages throughout the event.

Parking in the Fountain Square Garage puts you right in the center of the festival site! Park affordably for only $4 per day (up to 8 hours). To park at Fountain Square, enter the Garage from Walnut Street (the Vine Street entrance is closed for the festival). From the intersection of Sixth and Walnut, turn south on Walnut and look for the Fountain Square Garage entrance on the right about midway down the block. Flaggers will guide you to the entrance. Once you park and come up the elevator, you will be right in the middle of the festival!