Cincinnati’s Bunbury Music Festival 2013 Features 80 Bands On 6 Stages

Music, Craft Beer Garden, After Parties And A Party Bus Part Of Event

There’s a huge music festival in Cincinnati.

The  second annual Bunbury Music Festival returns to downtown Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove the weekend  of July 12-14.

And while nobody is going to confuse it with the just-completed Summerfest in Milwaukee a few hours to the north, it does feature nearly 80 bands on six stages.

The big bands are FUN, MGMT, and The National. I’ve never heard of the other bands but hey, it’s summertime and the music’s bound to be great. And music festivals are just plain fun. At Bunbury, there’s a craft beer village and after-parties at Cincinnati clubs. And get this – people can take a party bus to and from 15 bars for $15.

Bunbury goes from 2 p.m.-midnight on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday until 11 p..m.

The name of the event comes from an Oscar Wilde play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” and means “to have a made up excuse to get out of doing something boring.” Cheers to that, right!?

Tickets are $65 for one day or $130 for all three days. Here’s the event’s website with ticket and party bus info: bunburyfestival.com

Twitter: @bunburyfestival