Cincinnati Masonic Center
The Cincinnati Masonic Center stands at 317 East Fifth Street in downtown Cincinnati, sharing its address with the Taft Theatre, and is the home of the Valley of Cincinnati Scottish Rite. MidPoint Music Festival has used two rooms inside, the Cathedral and the Ballroom, alongside the Taft and its ballroom, with all four stages within one block. The building went up before elevators existed, so tell festival staff if you need help getting around.
Before you go
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoors: the Cathedral and the Ballroom, in a historic building next to the Taft Theatre
- Official site
- 32masons.com
- Next festival here
- MidPoint Music Festival, Dates to be announced
Worth knowing before you go
- The building predates elevators; ask festival staff on arrival if stairs are a problem.
- At MidPoint the four stages, two here and two at the Taft, sit within one block.
- Only one sealed 20 oz water bottle comes in with you at MidPoint; empty bottles and hydration packs are fine.
- Professional cameras need media credentials at MidPoint.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Downtown, next to the Taft Theatre · Parking garages within a couple of blocks · Streetcar and Red Bike nearby.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- you want several stages within one downtown block
- you would rather take the streetcar than drive
Think twice if
- you rely on an elevator to move between floors
- you need a professional camera with you
Getting there and parking
The Center is at 317 East Fifth Street in downtown Cincinnati, the same address as the Taft Theatre next door. Numerous parking garages sit within a couple of blocks and along the streetcar route, and the Taft is within walking distance of several lots and the Central Riverfront Garage. The Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar and Red Bike both serve the block, and sharing a ride beats bringing a car.
Festival-specific · MidPoint Music FestivalGates open at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday and the festival closes around midnight each night. The festival is all ages, and everyone aged two and up needs a ticket.
Accessibility
The Masonic building and the Taft Theatre are historic buildings put up before the age of elevators. At MidPoint, anyone who needs help getting around them is asked to alert festival staff, who stand by to assist.
Confirm your specific needs with the venue before you travel (32masons.com).
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at the Masonic Center. The venue's own pages are the place to check: 32masons.com.
Food, water and what you can bring
Festival-specific · MidPoint Music FestivalYou may bring one sealed 20 oz bottle of water, and empty plastic bottles and hydration packs are allowed. Professional photography and video equipment needs media credentials.
A little history
The building is the historic home of the Valley of Cincinnati, the local Scottish Rite Masonic body, which keeps Club 32, a members' social space, inside the Center.
For its 2017 edition MidPoint moved to four stages within one downtown block: the Taft Theatre, the Ballroom at the Taft Theatre, the Cathedral at the Cincinnati Masonic Center and the Ballroom at the Cincinnati Masonic Center.