CINCINNATI — It's time to break out your steins, but not for Oktoberfest — the U.S. National Steinholding Championship Finals are coming to Cincinnati.

The U.S. Steinholding Association (USSA), the Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission (CRSC) and Moerlein Lager House announced Wednesday a multi-year partnership involving bringing the championship finals to the Queen City.

The championship will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, beneath the Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt Festival Tent at Moerlein Lager House. The free event is kicking off the opening weekend of the 2025 Christkindlmarkt at Small Riverfront Park.

The Steinholding Championship finals will take place in Cincinnati from 2025 to 2027 under the new partnership.

Jim Banko, the commissioner for the USSA, said Cincinnati has "one of the na

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