Sponsorships

UCI’s year-round public events are an amazing way to highlight your business and help you achieve your marketing and philanthropic goals. These events attract over 125,000+ attendees and offer sponsors multiple modes and repeat exposure to a demographically diverse and engaged audience. Mediums used for promotion include television, radio, print, digital advertising, email advertising, and social media. We look forward to working with you!

Winter Sponsorships

The Rink at Wade Oval

Winter adventures begin on the fresh ice at The Rink at Wade Oval! Set among tall trees decorated with snowflake lights and surrounded by University Circle’s museum campus, The Rink at Wade Oval is Cleveland’s most picturesque skating destination. Traditionally, the Rink opens the weekend following Thanksgiving and is open until Presidents Day weekend.  Seasonal programming at The Rink includes free learn-to-skate lessons each Saturday, special hours on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Presidents Day, Pink the Rink on Valentine’s Day, learn-to-play hockey lessons, and more. Admission is $2, skate rentals are $3, and group rentals are available.

Partners are invited to sponsor and brand the rink ice, sponsor refreshments, sponsor free skate rentals, hold events and so much more.

Summer Sponsorships

Parade the Circle & Circle Village

Representing the best of what Cleveland has to offer, Parade the Circle & Circle Village blends a parade filled with giant puppets, stilt dancers, and extraordinary people-powered floats with educational, art-centered activities from participating museums and institutions showcasing the rich educational and cultural offerings in University Circle. This collaboration between UCI and the Cleveland Museum of Art is held on the second Saturday in June.

Sponsors are invited onsite with tables and tents, signage, and are encouraged to interact with visitors through art activities, games, and giveaways. Experiential sponsorships are available including a music and band sponsor, beer and wine tent sponsor, lawn games sponsor, and so much more.

WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays

A Cleveland summer favorite, WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays celebrate community and music through weekly concerts held on Wade Oval. For 9 weeks (June until August), a different genre of music is featured. WOW! encourages visitors to enjoy live music, visit local food trucks and vendors, and celebrate the diversity of the community through special programs and activities.

Sponsors are invited onsite with tables and tents, signage, and are encouraged to interact with visitors through games and giveaways. Experiential sponsorships are available including a music and band sponsor, beer and wine tent sponsor, lawn games sponsor, and so much more.

YAY! Saturdays

YAY is a children’s activity series geared toward K-8th grade students and their families and designed to provide access to enriching educational programs for free during the summer months. YAY is divided into three zones of fun activities, each addressing a different component of learning. Linking all three zones is the StoryWalk®, where pages from children’s books are printed on signs and placed at intervals to encourage families to walk around and read the stories.

Sponsors are invited onsite with tables and tents, signage, and are encouraged to interact with visitors through games and giveaways. Experiential sponsorships are available including "Zone" sponsorships and so much more.

Please contact the Vice President of Philanthropy, John Morrison at john.morrison@universitycircle.org or 216-707-4660 with any questions.