Blue Ash is fortunate to be part of a larger metropolitan region often referred to as the Greater Cincinnati region. Click here to learn more about awards and recognition the area has received in terms of its “livability” accolades .

The Greater Cincinnati area offers an abundance of activities to satisfy all tastes. The following offers just some examples of the various activities and events which occur in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Sports & Recreation

• Cincinnati Reds (Major League Baseball)
  
• Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum
  
• Cincinnati Bengals (National Football League) 
  
• University of Cincinnati College Sports
  
• Xavier University Sports  
  
• Northern Kentucky University College Sports  
  
• Miami University College Sports (Oxford, Ohio)
  
• Cincinnati Cyclones hockey (International Hockey League) 
  
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Hockey (American Hockey League) 
  
• Riverhawks Soccer (professional outdoor soccer) 
  
• Turfway Race Track (Thoroughbred horse racing in Northern KY)
  
• River Downs Race Track (Thoroughbred horse racing in Cincinnati )
  
• Lebanon Raceway (harness horse racing in Warren County – north of Blue Ash)
  
• Kentucky Speedway (NASCAR racing - Northern KY) 
  
• Perfect North Slopes (snowboarding & skiing in Lawrenceburg, IN)

Amusement Parks/Water Parks

• The Beach Waterpark  
  
• Paramount’s Kings Island   
  
• Coney Island 

Nearby Parks (adjacent to Blue Ash)

• Sharon Woods (part of the Hamilton County Park District )  

Shopping (major malls and areas within 10 minutes of Blue Ash)

• Kenwood Towne Centre (adjacent to Blue Ash) 
  
• Tri-County Mall (Springdale – west of Blue Ash)  
  
• Rookwood Plaza (Hyde Park/Norwood area – south of Blue Ash) 
  
• Deerfield Town Center (Deerfield Township – north of Blue Ash) 

Arts & Entertainment

• Aronoff Center for the Arts – 
  
• Argosy Casino (riverboat casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
  
• BB Riverboats -
  
• Belterra Casino (riverboat casino in Belterra, Indiana)
  
• Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra 
  
• Blue Ash Youth Symphony Orchestra
  
• Cincinnati Museum Center & Children’s Museum
  
• Cincinnati Art Museum
  
• Cincinnati Ballet
  
• Cincinnati Fire Museum
  
• Cincinnati Music Hall 
  
• Cincinnati Opera
  
• Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras  
  
• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 
  
• Corbett Center for the Performing Arts  
  
• Grand Victoria Casino (riverboat casino in Rising Sun, Indiana)
  
• Krohn Conservatory
  
• Newport Aquarium (in Northern KY)
  
• US Bank Arena (formerly Riverfront Coliseum & The Crown)
  
• Cincinnati History Museum at Union Terminal 
  
• Museum of Natural History & Science
  
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center   
  
• Newport on the Levee (Northern KY)
  
• OmniMax Theatre (at Union Terminal)
  
• Playhouse in the Park (performing arts center)
  
• Riverbend Music Center
  
• Taft Museum of Art
  
• Taft Theatre   

More lifestyle, arts & culture links for the Greater Cincinnati area

• Northern Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau
  
• Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network
  
• Enjoy the Arts
  
• General Cincinnati Info
  
• The Fine Arts Fund
  
• U.S. Air Force Museum (in Dayton, Ohio) 
  
• General Cincinnati Info