Events

UCI holds free annual events on Wade Oval, an urban park located in the heart of University Circle. Working with University Circle institutions, UCI plans, promotes, and executes these community festivals that bring unique programming to Wade Oval, highlight the area’s rich cultural assets, and attract more than a hundred thousand people annually to University Circle.

 

May: Join Team University Circle in the Cleveland Marathon

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Help support UCI's education programs while getting fit. Join Team University Circle for the Cleveland Marathon, Half-Marathon, or 10K on Sunday, May 18. All team members will receive a UCI running shirt and University Circle prizes.  

June: Parade the Circle
Saturday, June 14, 2008
This interactive community arts event features The Cleveland Museum of Art’s vibrant, one-of-a-kind parade and UCI’s Circle Village. Professional and amateur artists work up to six weeks before Parade the Circle to create unique costumes and human-powered floats for the festivities. Main stage performances and hands-on activities provided by more than 20 cultural institutions accompany the parade in Circle Village.

June - August: WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays
June 18 - August 27, 2008
WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays, UCI’s free summer concert series, presents an array of top musical entertainment with genres ranging from jazz to reggae to Beatles hits. The event was created to attract visitors to the Circle midweek and to encourage them to take advantage of extended hours and special programming at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Over 10,000 people attended this past summer, both the young and the young-at-heart, to enjoy delicious food, drinks, art, music, and family fun.  UCI is currently looking for unique local art and food vendors who are interested in participating in WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays this summer.  Call 216-707-5035 for more information.


August: 2nd Annual UCPD Golf Outing
Thursday, August 21, 2008
As University Circle continues to grow- with billions in institutional, residential, and commercial development expected over the next 10 years- the University Circle Police Department (UCPD) needs to grow with it by expanding its fleet, hiring new officers, and making capital improvements to its offices.  Join UCI on August 21 for its annual golf outing to benefit the UCPD.  Participants will enjoy a round of golf, food, beverages, a silent auction, and terrific raffle prizes. 


December: Holiday CircleFest
Sunday, December 7, 2008
UCI kicks off the holiday season by bringing together more than 20 University Circle museums, gardens, galleries, churches, and schools for one free day of music, activities, and holiday shopping. UCI provides shuttle buses with tour guides to chauffeur visitors around the Circle. Holiday CircleFest is capped off by The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Winter Lights Lantern procession and a public art installation on Wade Oval.

For more information on any of the events listed above, contact Sheila Corrigan at 216-707-5035 or scorrigan@universitycircle.org.