Events
Ault Park plays host to the Cincinnati Flower Show as well as a large 4th of July celebration and fireworks display. During the Summer months the park also hosts a Summer concert series and an Annual Dance Night. On October 9, 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of approximately 15,000 people from atop the historic Ault Park Pavilion. Also speaking that day was Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.
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