Livability Accolade & Highlights

The arts are important to the region.  There are many galleries, theaters, and museums as well as the performing arts including the ballet, symphony, opera, and Playhouse in the Park.

The region is also home to a large variety of attractions to suit every age and interest. For the young at heart, our region is home to the 9th most popular theme park in the United States - Paramount's Kings Island. The park is 1,600 acres and attracts more than 3 million visitors each year. The Golf Center at Kings Island hosts the Annual Great American Insurance ATP Tennis Tournament featuring professional tennis players such as Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and Pete Sampras. Musical entertainment can be found at Riverbend Music Center and the Aronoff Center. Both theaters present a variety of concerts, musicals, and dramas each year. The Nutter Center at Wright State University also hosts an assortment of events including concerts, sporting events, and conventions. Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, one of the top ten zoos in the United States, is located within 25 miles of Butler County and is home to the world's largest collection of cats.

Cultural amenities are thriving in the Butler County area. The Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, located in Hamilton, is 256 acres and has 41 pieces of sculpture art. In the summer time, the museum park opens an amphitheater for local art groups to perform. The Cincinnati-Dayton Metroplex is home to more than 100 museums and galleries. They include the U.S. Air Force Museum, Dayton Art Institute, Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Krohn Conservatory, and the Cincinnati MuseumCenter (which houses the Museum of Natural History and Science, OMNIMAX Theater and the Children's Museum).

There are a variety of annual festivals and fairs in Butler County. Each year, the Butler County Fair attracts thousands of visitors daily to the Hamilton area for the week long event. Butler County is also home of the annual Ohio Honey Festival - most recently held in Oxford. The Great Miami River in Hamilton is the location of Dam Fest. Dam Fest which has become home to the National Water Ski Competition which is broadcast on ESPN 2. The Fourth of July brings along with it Fort Hamilton Days each year, featuring fireworks and food! And for the past seven Christmas', Hamilton has hosted the German Village Christmas Walk, allowing visitors to tour area renovated historic homes decorated for the season.

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