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The Blue Ash Recreation Center
The Blue Ash Recreation Center

Recreation & Entertainment

Blue Ash offers the best of both worlds. Our hometown atmosphere is complemented by all the big-city amenities of a major metropolitan area of over 2 million residents.

Blue Ash sponsors outdoor festivals, concerts and other special events throughout the year that give tens of thousands of people in the region a connection to each other and t­o Blue Ash. Each year, Blue Ash puts the region on the map with events such as:

  • SummerBration, a 3-day event featuring national entertainment, food and family activities
  • Taste of Blue Ash, a 3-day event that attracts over 200,000 people
  • Independence Day Celebration, featuring the region's largest Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza
  • Airport Days aviation event at the Blue Ash Airport
  • Free concerts on Towne Square, voted by America On Line (AOL) users in 2004 as the "City's Best Place for Live Music"
  • Free concerts in the park at the Blue Ash Amphitheater

Regional Attractions

Located in the heart of Greater Cincinnati, Blue Ash is essentially 20 minutes or less from top regional attractions such as:

  • Paramount's Kings Island Amusement Park
  • Professional sports (Cincinnati Reds & Cincinnati Bengals)
  • Major college sports (University of Cincinnati & Xavier University)
  • Downtown Cincinnati's museums, restaurants, shops and other attractions
  • The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
  • Newport Aquarium
  • Newport on the Levee Entertainment District
  • One of the largest park systems (per capita) of major U.S. cities
  • 100 golf courses with over 60 public courses

Blue Ash offers recreational amenities that are second to none for a small city, including:

  • Blue Ash Recreation Center, with an Olympic-sized outdoor pool, two gymnasiums, lighted tennis courts and fitness facilities. A significant expansion of the Center's facilities is planned. Family rates for residents are as low as $40, and special rates are offered to Blue Ash-based companies.
  • Blue Ash Golf Course, nationally recognized as a top public course with affordable rates in both Golf Digest and Golf magazines. The golf course soon will have a larger, new clubhouse that will accommodate events for up to 300 people. one page pdf for golf course.
  • Blue Ash Amphitheatre, site of the popular Concerts in the Park series and other community events.
  • Blue Ash Nature Park, a heavily wooded, 7-acre preserve adjacent to the Blue Ash Amphitheatre with walking trails, picnic facilities and playgrounds.
  • Blue Ash Sports Center, a 37-acre complex with 6 soccer fields and 11 baseball fields including a recreation of historic Crosely Field, former home of the Cincinnati Reds.
  • An extensive network of bikepaths and sidewalks throughout the community.
  • Several smaller parks in downtown Blue Ash and various neighborhoods.

For more information about lifestyle, arts, culture and recreational amenities in Blue Ash and the Greater Cincinnati region visit:

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