Eleven downtown Loveland bars, restaurants and shops are running a weeklong passport crawl through Aug. 22, with a grand prize drawing that includes a garage door worth up to $10,000.
Garage Fest 2026, which kicked off Aug. 16, sends participants to all 11 stops to collect stamps on a free passport. The completed passport earns entry into a drawing where three winners each pick a literal garage door to open, game-show style, revealing one of three prizes: a custom Clopay garage door (up to $10,000 value), four Club Level Cincinnati Bengals tickets or a Tour of Loveland gift basket.
The event is sponsored by Garage Beer, the Columbus-based light lager that Local 12 reported in April is now Ohio's largest craft beer brand and the 12th largest nationally. NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce hold a majority stake in the company.
Clopay, the garage door manufacturer behind the top prize, is headquartered in Mason.
Passport stops
Bishop's Quarter, Cappy's Wine and Spirits, Cindy's Friendly Tavern, E+O, Hops and Berry Taproom, Paxton's Grill, Ramsey's Trailside, Rodi Italian, Rosé Boutique and Wine Bar, The Wicked Pickle and The Works Pizza Co.
Passports are available at any of the 11 locations. Completed passports must be turned in at the Cappy's/Rodi/E+O parking lot on Aug. 22 between 4 and 7:30 p.m. Winners will be drawn at 9 p.m. They must be present.
Deals and events all week
Rodi Italian is running a Margherita Pizza and Garage Beer combo for $22 all week, and Cindy's Friendly Tavern has $16.50 Garage Beer buckets through Saturday.
The week's programming includes trivia at The Works on Monday, Singo at Hops and Berry on Tuesday, Bottle Cap Bingo at Hops and Berry and The Wicked Pickle on Wednesday, live music from Vudu Childe at Cappy's on Thursday and bands at multiple venues Friday night. Thursday's trivia at Hops and Berry features a Garage Beer/Kelce Brothers-themed bonus round.
Saturday finale
Aug. 22 packs the most activity into a single day. A Garage Beer scavenger hunt begins at 9 a.m., with three Bengals x Garage Beer cordova coolers filled with mystery prizes hidden around downtown for finders to keep.
Cindy's Friendly Tavern celebrates its 20th anniversary with a DJ from 2 to 6 p.m. and live music from Rooster Ridge from 7 to 10 p.m. Loveland Stage Company performs "Into the Garage," an interactive improv show, from 5 to 7 p.m. Servatii's Pretzel Cart sets up in the Cappy's parking lot at 4 p.m., and Bike Trail Books hosts Storytime and Crafts with Ms. Gina at 11 a.m.
Ramsey's Trailside, one of the 11 stops, posted on Instagram on Aug. 13:
@ramseystrailside: "We love any excuse to support our neighbors, explore Loveland, and have a little fun along the way."
Official Garage Fest t-shirts are available at Wendy Knight's Lemons and Limes Boutique, 301 W. Loveland Ave. The full daily schedule is on the event listing. Passports must be turned in by 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the 9 p.m. drawing.
