June E-News, Outstanding Outdoor Concerts

With warmer nights and lively spirits, June is filled with Summer Concert Series in Butler County! Your whole family will love the laid back, community atmosphere of these outdoor concerts!

Get ready to rock your socks off with the outdoor concert Rock and Roll Madness at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum in Hamilton on June 16! At this Summer Series for Kids, you and your little ones can enjoy music from the British Invasion, the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and beyond performed by Tommy the Rocker and Kimberly G.

Check out Middletown’s summer concert, The Broad Street Bash, in Governor’s Square on June 16! Get your groove on to live entertainment from Off the Hook, while also enjoying great food, adult beverages, soft drinks, and kid’s games!

Bring some snacks and enjoy music under the stars at the West Chester Concert Series in Keehner Park on June 26 featuring the West Chester Symphony Orchestra! While you enjoy the sweet melodies of the Orchestra, indulge in some ice cream, because the June 26 concert is also the Ice Cream Social Night!

June E-News, A Splendid Summer for Foodies

What’s your favorite summer meal? Do you love sinking your teeth into fresh fruit, sipping on exotic adult beverages, or taste-testing multicultural dishes with flare? Butler County’s got you covered this June with food-friendly events happening in every corner of the county!

When it comes to exotic food and beverages there is one shopping destination that prides itself on flavor, uniqueness, and quality. Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield is holding the 5th Annual International Beer Fest on June 18. Held in the Oscar Event Center, you’ll have the chance to taste and compare craft beers from over 50 vendors, try delicious food, sample cigars on the balcony, win door prizes, and more!

The charming Welsh town of Shandon welcomes you and your family to the 85th Annual Strawberry Festival on June 12! Spend the day dining on traditional Welsh cakes, pies, and strawberries, dancing to lively Welsh harp music, picking out collectibles from local artists, and seeing the Antique Tractor Show! And, the kids will love exploring the old Welsh Cemetery!

Bring the whole family out to the Multicultural Arts Festival in Middletown at Douglass Park on June 19! This diverse event will feature food, a Health Fair, live entertainment, informational booths, and so much more!

June E-News, Beautiful Weather, Bountiful Events

As the weather gets warmer, the events and festivals migrate outdoors! With events of all sizes, audiences, and themes, Butler County is sure to set the scene for your summer weekends!

Spend a weekend with your best four-legged friends at Dog Fest at Voice of America Park in West Chester June 12-13! People and pets can enjoy food, entertainment, more than 100 booths, live demonstrations, contests, games, and you can enter your pups in a doggie parade! You and your pooches are sure to make some new best friends!

Not only is the Midwest’s only cable wakeboard park now open for the season, they are attempting to break a world record! Wake Nation in Fairfield will set out to achieve a new Guinness World Record on June 25-26! A team of wakeboarders will strive to set a new record for most distance traveled on a wakeboard within 24 hours! You are invited to join the suspense, ride on the lake with the wakeboarding record-setters, take advantage of photo and autograph sessions, learn how to wakeboard at wakeboard clinics, and so much more! And while you’re there be sure to check out the new Practice Pond for beginners and children ages 5 and up!

Experience the ultimate outdoor craft show near Oxford this June. The 46th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair at Hueston Woods is June 12-13! Held at the Pioneer Farm, this craft show will feature over 75 booths brimming with precious crafts just begging to go home with you! In addition to the Craft Show, you and your family can enjoy picnicking in the park, boating and fishing on Acton Lake, playing 18 holes of golf, and simply relaxing in the lodge!