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🌮🍹 This Weekend in #LoveTheCov 6/18/26 – Tacos, Margaritas, & More!

COVINGTON, Ky. – Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Every Thursday, we round up a selection of weekend events happening across Covington, featuring live music, markets, food festivals, art shows, family fun, and more.

This weekend, don't miss the Covington Taco & Margarita Festival, where you'll find delicious tacos, refreshing margaritas, live entertainment, and the perfect excuse to spend the weekend exploring all The Cov has to offer.

THURSDAY 6/18/26

  • Pope Leo Village Home Dedications | at 1201 John St. | 10 a.m. 
  • Mini Explorer Camp: Session 3 | at Behringer-Crawford Museum | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
  • 2026 Juneteenth Career Fair & Expungement Clinic | at the Kentucky Career Center NKY | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
  • Seasonal cocktail menu release and local makers market | at Juniper’s | 6 – 8:30 p.m. 
  • Brian Jordan Music performs | at Revival Vintage Spirits & Bottle Shop | 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 
  • Music@BCM Summer Concert Series: Hey Bartender | at Behringer-Crawford Museum | 7 p.m. 
  • Trivia Thursdays | at Covington Yard | 7 – 9 p.m.
  • Music Bingo Thursdays | at Braxton Brewing Company | 7 - 9 p.m. 
  • Alex Poteet performs | at Smoke Justis | 7 – 10 p.m. 
  • Disco Bingo followed by Karaoke | at Galaxie | 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 6/19/26

  • USA vs. Australia World Cup Watch Party | at Braxton Brewing Company | 3 p.m. 
  • Freedom & Pride: Stories of Black Voices and Queer Identity with Kareem Simpson | at the Kenton County Public Library, Covington Branch | 3 – 4 p.m. 
  • Covington Taco & Margarita Festival | at Goebel Park | 5 – 11 p.m. 
  • Food is Love Community Celebration and Paint & Sip | at SoHza Sister Boutique | 6 – 8 p.m. 
  • Music on the Rooftop | at Braxton Brewing Company | 7 – 11 p.m. 
  • Dear Evan Hansen | at The Carnegie | 7:30 – 10 p.m. 
  • Ben Dearie performs | at Paddy’s on Main | 8 – 11 p.m. 
  • Estrada Do Sol performs | at Juniper’s | 8 – 11 p.m. 
  • DJ Fridays | at Frosthaus | 9 p.m. 
  • Cowboi Foi performs | at Galaxie | 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. 
  • Karaoke with Gary and Theresa | at The Olde Towne Tavern | 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. 

SATURDAY 6/20/26 

  • Covington Farmers Market | at 629 Washington St | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
  • Wellness in the Park with 12th Street Pilates event by Covington Parks & Recreation | at the Devou Park Band Shell | 10 – 11 a.m. 
  • Electronics and Foam Recycling and Paper Shred Event | at Holmes High School | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
  • Free Summer Solstice Celebration | at Aviatra Accelerators | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
  • The Pollinator Market returns | event by Covington Parks & Recreation and Olla Cov | at Olla Cov | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 
  • NKY Bengal Tigers Youth Football & Cheer Juneteenth Celebration | at Covington Landing | 12 – 7 p.m. 
  • Covington Taco & Margarita Festival | at Goebel Park | 12 – 11 p.m. 
  • Seascape Shell Painting Workshop | at Purple Paisley, Local Artisan Shop | 1 p.m. 
  • The Dinner Detective True Crime Mystery Dinner Show | at Embassy Suites by Hilton Cincinnati Rivercenter | 6 – 9 p.m. 
  • Ryan Rosenberger Acoustic performs | at Cock And Bull Mainstrasse | 6 – 9 p.m. 
  • Jamgrass Duo performs | at Wunderbar | 7 – 10 p.m. 
  • Music on the Rooftop | at Braxton Brewing Company | 7 – 11 p.m. 
  • Missing Pictures performs | at Strasse Haus | 8 p.m.
  • Moonshine Drive performs | at Revival Vintage Spirits & Bottle Shop | 8 – 11 p.m. 
  • The Angie Coyle Quartet performs | at Juniper’s | 8 – 11 p.m. 
  • Karaoke Saturdays | at Frosthaus | 9 p.m. 
  • One Foot In performs | at Ritte’s Corner Cafe | 9 p.m. 
  • Wiley performs | at Galaxie | 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. 

SUNDAY 6/21/26 

  • Wellness in the Park with Body Alive event by Covington Parks & Recreation | at the Devou Park Band Shell | 10 – 11:30 a.m. 
  • NKY SWAT Raffle Drawing | at the Kenton County Government building | 12 p.m. 
  • Covington Taco & Margarita Festival | at Goebel Park | 12 – 9 p.m. 
  • Bingo, Every Sunday | at the American Legion Post 203, Latonia | 1 - 7 p.m.
  • Sober Sundays | at The Green Door | 2 – 9 p.m. 
  • Gutierrez Deli “Farewell” Neighborhood Block Party | at Gutierrez Deli | 3 – 9 p.m. 
  • American History Themed Trivia | at Braxton Brewing Company | 7 p.m. 

This isn’t a full list of everything going on in The Cov — just a sampling of the many ways to get out, explore, and support local.

View the City's Events Calendar here.