Fountain Square

Oh I love Fountain Square. This is the best place to enjoy a free event, get some food, and people watch. Enjoy the cool breeze created by the fountain or some cool ice cream with Graeter’s next door. Every Tuesday during lunch time in the summer is Market on the Square, an open market with flowers, fresh food, and local Cinci favorites to try. There is also salsa nights — check out their website to see what’s happening (there’s almost always something going on).

The fountain and its ever-​changing colors is beautiful. I liked the feel and energy of the surrounding area, but it didn’t feel particularly safe at night.

So I park here at least once a week and yesterday while at the mercantile library I totally forgot to get my credit card OR cash before leaving home after changing my clothes. Needless to say, I didn’t have the cash to pay the $ 6 for parking they were asking. I embarrassingly went to the attendant (Gary) and explained my situation. I apologized and he was able to validate my ticket and I did not have to pay anything. this place gets money out of me every week so I didn’t feel bad about not paying. I felt just a little ditzy though. I enjoy all of the events the have at fountain square but I mainly use the place for parking when I’m downtown and last night Gary was my guardian angel! This could have turned out totally different. 5 stars for customer service and consistent positive experiences!
Not so humbly submitted,
King Michael C.

Being from out of town, I had read that Fountain Square is the symbolic center of Cincinnati. So I was certainly going to check it out when I traveled to Cincinnati for the first time. All I can say is that it’s a central area in the heart of the city. They had tables and chairs where you can eat lunch. People were sitting down talking and hanging out. It was relatively crowded for a mid week afternoon. Other than that, it’s just an iconic landmark.
The fountain was not turned on while I was there. Maybe that would have made things more majestic. I had also read that they do host events in the square which may make this place more popular than your average tourist randomly exploring it for the first time and expecting a lot to see.
But in the end, it was nice to catch a glimpse of what Fountain Square was all about.

Hard to review, as it was in early March and the water was not turned-​on. Overall, decent looking fountain with beautiful sculptures. I can imagine it looking pretty cool, with the tall buildings surrounding it. There’s a Graeters’ Ice Cream shop next door, so this would be a perfect spot to enjoy your ice cream outdoors, in the nice warm spring/​summer weather.

Visited from Cleveland with my boyfriend this past weekend for a Valentine’s Day stay-​cation! We went ice skating and had a blast!

Fountain Square is the heart of Cincinnati. Almost every event downtown starts or ends here! They have events in Fountain Square year round, including concerts, festivals, and ice skating in the winter. This is a great place for meeting up with your friends before a night out because the parking here is affordable ($ 5 for 8 hours, $ 6 during special events), the garage is well-​taken care of, and it’s walking distance to almost anywhere downtown.

As much as the Cincy locals seem to bash the square, as a transplant I think it is a gem! So much goes on here throughout the year and its a great central part of the city. On this occasion I came for the ice skating. The cost is cheap and you can skate as long as your little heart desires.
Other notable features:
–Summer concert series and midpoint
–Watch Bengals/​reds games on the big screen
–Macys Christmas tree
–Beer and wine tasting/​fests
–farmers market
and so much more! Parking underneath is usually around $ 5 depending on the event and day/​time. Enjoy the beautiful fountain and light show on the adjoining building.

Every year, we go to Fountain Square with friends to ice skate. It’s something different to do with the family and an opportunity to eat downtown, take in the beautiful city lights and carriages at night. The only thing that would make this annual tradition better would be warmer temperatures (I’m a summer girl). Lol

Fountain Square is an important part of the downtown Cincinnati experience. Creating a space like this that enables all kind of events to be hosted is vital for a successful urban area.
Fountain Square has 1. a fountain and 2. is a square bordered by the corner of Vine and 5^th.
We recently came here for the Christkindlmarkt. While the event hosted a few small booths with food, drinks, and souvenir shopping, the ice rink was also open and available for public participation. The fountain was off at the time as it was November but people still sat around it on ledges, steps, and tables and chairs that were set up for this event.
The square is a decent size for the Cincinnati population but I could see it getting crowded for an event with a larger attendance. It is bordered by a few city streets as well as restaurants on shops on the north west side.
Nice public space for outdoor events.

This place is beautiful at night. I want to ice skate hope to do it before we leave. This is a must see. However, lots of people pretending to be homeless here. The reality is they are hooked on heroine here. So sad they make this place hard to get to and enjoy without constantly being asked to fork over money for their habits.
Must see but prepared to say no. Since Cincinnati has such a high crime rate I don’t carry anything of value with me.
The police are amazing here. I wish Hawaii police were there to protect and serve us like Cincinnati police. They have proven that they care and genuinely want to help. I have never been so happy to brag about police officers but here in Cincinnati they take the badge seriously. I wish they could send some Aloha to Hawaii police officers.

Overall, I like Fountain Square. I like walking down to the square and all the stuff that’s always going on. Really, it’s a nice and convenient place for things to happen. I think it’s REALLY dumb to have a big TV there and I think it’s even more dumb that dogs can’t attend concerts. Like where is Yetta supposed to get her culture? Well, I find it stupid the way dogs aren’t allowed in restaurants, but I understand. Why no dogs at an outdoor concert, though? And you know what else? Those horse and carriage rides have to stop. Those are dangerous to the horse and they’re animal abuse. They’re always parked around Fountain Square advertising that we’re a city of monsters. I don’t like that at all. I once saw an anti-​abortion thing at Fountain Square. Like the city will put that kind of garbage out, but they’ll allow horses to be abused? WTF is up with that?
Does the KKK still come to Fountain Square for a rally every year?
I’m rounding up with this review. Some cool things happen here, but also some horrifying and embarrassing things. I like pigeons, though. There are a lot of pigeons.

Neat little park area in downtown Cincinnati where they put on music and other shows especially during the summer for free to the public. This park is located right in the middle of four or five mainline hotels (e.g. the Hilton and Westin face the square) and a number of nearby office building complexes in the center of downtown Cincinnati. Since it is surrounded by hotels and offices, visitors and city peeps flock to the venue to see the music performed in the evening during the summer. The park doesn’t hold thousands of people, but then the music isn’t by Las Vegas performers.
We attended a Reds ballgame at Great American Ball Park and walked back to our hotel… right next to Fountain Square. We spent the rest of the night listening to the music, which on our night happened to be reggae. There are a few dozen tables spread around the square in front of the music stage… with chairs. You can buy a beer or wine and sit and listen to the music or buy food from the food trucks or other establishments located around the square. Either way this is a real laid back way to enjoy the inner city of Cincinnati. Adults, kids, street peeps, everything.
Besides the music/​stage and the historic fountain, they project the Reds ballgame against one of the downtown buildings… and when the Reds aren’t playing they project some other athletic activity (e.g. the Bengals) or the current news. This TV projection goes on all day and is a pretty neat addition to the ambiance of the area.
If you are in Cincinnati especially at the hotels in this downtown area do make a stop at Fountain Square to check out what they are showing that night.

When I visit the Fountain Square in Cincinnati at weekend, there is a music festival going on. With lots of people dancing, singing and enjoying themselves at the square, there was lots of positive energies spreading.
The square is surrounded by bunch of tall office buildings and department stores. I assume at week days there are lots of white collars taking a break here at lunch hours, which is pretty nice. I especially love the Tyler Davidson Fountain in the middle. The 43-​foot-​tall fountain is so beautiful and detailed, hard to believe it’s been more than 140 yrs old. The contrast between the Greek style fountain and the colorful crowd, with all the modern buildings at background creates some wonderful moments for the photographers. Simply love the setting.
Too bad that I only has 10 minutes in the square. I wish I had brought my DLSR with me and spent more time at the square.

A wonderful community space in Cincinnati. We stepped outside to Fountain Square after dinner at Via Vite Restaurant and enjoyed a wonderful post dinner gathering. There was live music and plenty of food and beer vendors. People were definitely enjoying themselves here! I could see how one could find this to be a great place to enjoy an evening at. As I’m not familiar with all the events they do here, I will say that I did enjoy the spontaneous night here.

Cincinnati’s living room! The square is awesome, there’s something different going on every evening, plenty of space, clean bathrooms, etc. The fountain is a treasure and looks great lit up. Pull up a chair and enjoy the evening!

I’m a Cincinnati native.
I was born and raised in downtown Cincy.
I’ve seen Fountain Square grow, evolve, and expand.
Now, it’s a fantastic venue for multi-​cultural music, movie night, eats, cocktails, and family fun.
Whether it’s Salsa night or Ice Skating… i’m covered all year long!
…not to mention the farmer’s market they have during spring/​summer!

Love this place. It is beautiful and there are always great events going on both on a weekly basis and on holidays.

I love our famous fountain square it has been updated and reconfigured several times. The square has great restaurants on it and nearby bars dessert spots nightlife reggae music salsa on the square just a lot to offer. I love that the square is in the center of our city. If you ever visit the Queen City of Cincinnati find Fountain square you won’t be disappointed.

This is the gem in the city. There are always activities scheduled and fun events to take part in.