Avondale Day Festival & Feet in the Street 5K: Celebrating Our Community’s Largest Annual Collaboration!

Thank you to everyone for your contributions and efforts in making another successful Avondale Day Festival & Feet in the Street 5K. Despite having to reschedule the event from 9/28 to 10/6 due to storms and inclement weather, the day still served as Avondale’s largest collaboration annually.

Over 250 attendees participated in the Avondale Day Festival, as indicated by our vendors.  60 participants took part in the Feet in the Street 5K, including 15 timed competitors.  37 volunteers supported the event, with 23 of those being youth volunteers.

This collaborative effort between Avondale organizations, businesses, and community members made the Avondale Day Festival a successful and impactful event.  Thank you all for your support.

Through our efforts we were able to support 4 Avondale-based minority- and women-owned businesses

  • Gelato City

  • Chef Mike’s Burning with Style

  • Jefferson Enterprises

  • The Parlor

This would not have been possible with the support and execution from our planning team:

  • Avondale Community Council (Jennifer Foster)

  • Avondale Youth Council (Veronica Jones)

  • Avondale Development Corporation

  • SO-ACT (Vernisha Finch)

  • Ronald McDonald House (Shawnie Dukes)

  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital & Medical Center (Ebony Washington)

  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Bridget Reilly)

  • Avondale Running Club (Henry Brown)

  • Tri-State Trails (Caitlyn Sparks)

  • Major Taylor Cycling Club of Cincinnati (Douglas Prather)

  • UC Health (Chase Mosijowsky & Alexandra Carpenter)

  • South Avondale Elementary School (Ingrid Sandidge)

  • PEACE Baptist Church (Pastor Thomas Brames)

  • The Community Builders (Luz Elena Schemmel)

As well our community resource providers offering support and resources:

  • Urban League Community Outreach Advocates

  • The Community Builders

  • Greater St. John AME Church

  • Greater Cincinnati Resilience Coalition

  • Rising Leaders Cincinnati

  • Altev Community Pharmacy

  • Metro Bus Rapid Transit design team

  • H.E.R. Organization

  • New Beginnings Church of the Living God

  • People Working Cooperatively

  • ROOT Trauma Ambassadors

  • Avondale Health Champions

Last but not least, our funders:

Patrick Cartier