There will be more than 400 exhibits on display at the Travel, Sports and Boat Show from various boat dealers, including Captain’s Cove Marine; information on travel and vacation opportunities from private resorts to outfitters to convention and visitors bureaus; boating equipment and marine accessories; and much more. Wednesday-Sunday at the Duke Energy Convention Center.  

Celebrate the warm weather and Memorial Day Weekend at the 31st Annual Taste of Cincinnati, the longest-running culinary arts festival in the country. It's a three-day event, so there will be no reason not to have something to do this weekend. With more than 40 local restaurants picked by Taste, you'll leave with a smile on your face and a little more "love" in your handles. There will also be five stages with live entertainment. Saturday-Monday along Fifth Street downtown.  

Exercise your thumbs and stock up on RedBull for Cincinnati’s largest gaming festival. Game Junkie Presents: Winter Wonderland will be jam-packed with more than 20 video game stations, including Rock Band 2, Atari 2600 and PlayStation 3 to play all night long. There will also be tournaments featuring such games as Halo 3, Soul Caliber IV, Street Fighter II HD and many more. And if the games aren’t enough to keep you occupied, there will be a place for you to dance into the night along with tunes on an epic sound system. But don’t worry about running out of energy; there will be a snack and caffeine bar open for the duration of the gaming fest. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at Lakota East High School in Liberty Township.  

The 69th annual Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival, which originated in England in 1340, is back better than ever this year at Christ Church Cathedral. The pageant honors the Christmas story about the philosopher Aristotle who walks through the woods one evening and is confronted by a boar. Being unarmed, Aristotle chokes the boar with a philosophy book and serves him up for a holiday feast. There will be more than 200 people capturing the spirit of the story by being dressed in authentic 14th-century clothing. There will also be an orchestra and chorus. 5 p.m. Jan. 3 and 2:30 and 5 p.m. Jan. 4.  

Pull out your vintage party dresses and prepare to raise a glass for a different kind of New Year’s Eve celebration. The Know Theatre will be ringing in the New Year with its third annual event. The Roaring ’20s-inspired party, NYE Speakeasy will have you drinking and dancing all night. And you don’t have to worry about any prohibition laws.  

A day at the beach has never sounded so cool as The Beach Waterpark magically transforms into a Christmas experience to remember. Tuck away your bikinis and lotion and throw on your gloves and hats for this out-of-the-ordinary trip to Holiday Fest. There will be a toboggan slide, carriage rides, ice-skating, a live nativity set, a petting area for children and a miniature Polar Express. There will also be rides open to get the full Beach experience. Families can stop along the Christmas shops to find special gifts and treats. Holiday Fest runs through Jan. 4 and Jan. 9-11.  

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s must be so relieved to finally have a president in office who can pronounce their name. But there are other things the band has to be thankful for. Hailing from Indianapolis, the So and So’s are making their way into the hearts of unsuspecting fans. Though their name still evokes dumbfounded looks and general apathy, anyone who actually catches a bit of the band realizes something — Margot is a force to be reckoned with. They play the Mad Hatter with Everything Now! and the Turnbull AC's at 8 p.m.