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SAVE THE DATE for EZZ FEST 2021EZZ Fest is an arts, athletics, and music festival Saturday, October 9, 2021.
The Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, West End Community Council, Cincinnati Parks, and Cincinnati Parks Foundation invite you to join in celebration of the official groundbreaking for the statue honoring the life and legacy of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and favorite son of Cincinnati’s West End, Ezzard Charles, to be erected and dedicated in Laurel Park in 2022.
Following the groundbreaking ceremony at the statue’s future site within Laurel Park at 10am, please join the fun of the 4th Annual Ezz Fest—the West End’s arts, athletics, and music festival that celebrates Ezzard Charles’s contributions to the West End’s rich history. Enjoy a community picnic, live music, boxing activities, a family fun area, and local vendors.
This free fest will be fun for all ages and celebrate Ezzard Charles and West End's rich history! #Ezzfest
Agenda:
Ezzard Charles Statue Groundbreaking
Boxing & Sparring Demos
Family Fun Area
Live Bands
Food Vendors
Ezz Fest Sponsors:
Seven Hills Neighborhood
Houses
Cincinnati Parks Foundation
Cincinnati Parks
FC Cincinnati
Development Fund of the West End
Ezzard Charles Statue Major Donors:
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
PNC Charitable Trust
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Ernst & Young LLP
Perfetti van Melle USA
Charles Dean Gregory
FC Cincinnati Foundation
Ellen Pease Sole
Artswave
O'Dell M. Owens
LaRosa's Inc.
CHAATRIK Architecture and Urban Design
Mike Ruehlman
Jim Messner
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Laurel park, Ezzard Charles Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45203, United States