COMMUNITY NIGHTS

Welcome to the Cincinnati Reds Community Nights page! The Reds are proud to celebrate diversity and inclusion at the ballpark. Our Community Nights are one of the ways we like to honor our city's rich culture and heritage.

Jewish Community Night

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 vs. Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10pm

Please join us at Great American Ball Park as we celebrate our third Jewish Community Night! The first 600 tickets sold will include a co-branded Reds scarf with “Cincinnati” written in Hebrew. Present your ticket at the redemption table in Gapper’s Alley before heading to your seats to claim you scarf! All seats will be located in the Sun/Moon Deck in right field (Sections 140-146). We hope to see you there!

To ensure contactless entry into the ballpark, all tickets are delivered digitally via the MLB Ballpark App. For instructions, please visit www.reds.com/ballparkapp. For additional Assistance and/or questions, please reach out to Reilly Burns at [email protected].

Pride Community Night

Friday, June 11th, 2021 vs. Colorado Rockies at 7:10pm

On Friday, June 11, the Cincinnati Reds celebrated Pride Month with a Pride Community Night at the ballpark. The organization was fortunate enough to have so many great people from the LGBTQ+ community come for a night of fun at Great American Ball Park. As part of a special ticket package, 1,000 people were able to receive a Pride hat which consisted of the Cincinnati Reds logo on the front of the hat with the Pride Flag stripes on the sides of the hat.

Andrew Morano, Vice President of Cincinnati Pride, was given the Pride Community Advocate Award from the Reds and TriHealth. The award is given to individuals who strive to better the community of Cincinnati. Andrew is originally from Cincinnati and helped organize the event on June 11th, and he also helps organize the Pride Night at Kings Island. The Cincinnati Reds are happy to announce the donation of $10,000 to the Cincinnati Pride organization.

African American Community Night

On Friday, July 16th, the Reds hosted their annual African American Community Night at Great American Ball Park. The special ticket offer included an exclusive Reds Originalitees T-Shirt, presented by Gallery at Gumbo, along with access to the Fioptics Rooftop District, where a live DJ entertained the crowd.

The night began with a ceremony for the African American Community Advocate Award winner, Rico Grant (Seen in the 'Grateful' t-shirt). Rico is a local entrepreneur who has made an impact throughout the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. He is the founder of Paloozanoire, an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Black midwestern professionals, creatives, and entrepreneurs. Rico is also the Creator and Owner of Gallery by Gumbo, a cultural barbershop and art gallery. And, he is the Executive Director of SoCap Accelerate, an organization committed to bringing the next leaders in health innovation to the forefront, based out of Northern Kentucky University.

AACN also featured the national anthem performed by the prominent local African American singer, Jazmyn Alexis, pictured in the pink dress.

Irish Community Night

Friday, July 23rd, 2021 vs. St. Louis Cardinals at 7:10pm

On Friday, July 23, 2021, the Cincinnati Reds celebrated Irish culture as they held the annual Irish Community Night. There were Irish dancers performing traditional Irish dances located at Crosley Terrace as well as Community Advocate Awards given out. The Community Advocate Award presented by TriHealth recognizes business representatives, community leaders, and civil servants in our community who advocate connection and inclusion. The first award was given to Kent Covey who is the current President and Co-Founder of the Irish Heritage Center Charitable Foundation Inc. He also has the same roles for the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival, which are both nonprofit organizations. Kent was also in the United States Navy and served in the Vietnam War. The second Irish Community Night Community Advocate Award was given to Maureen Kennedy, Founder & Artistic Director of the Irish American Theater Company, and Co-Founder of the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati, where she serves as the Director and Vice-President. As an award-winning choreographer, Maureen has traveled throughout the United States and Europe to perform traditional Irish dances, she also brought the first Irish Theater Festival to Cincinnati in 2015. Maureen can be found at the Irish Heritage Center almost every-day as a volunteer.

*Offer subject to availability.

Japanese American Community Night

For the first time ever the Cincinnati Reds celebrated the Japanese culture of Cincinnati by holding a Japanese American Day on Sunday, July 25, 2021. The day also included the presentation of the Japanese Community Day Community Advocate Award presented by TriHealth, which recognizes business representatives, community leaders, and civil servants in our community who advocate connection and inclusion. The recipient was Tom Tsuchiya, a well-known sculptor around the Cincinnati area whose work Reds fans are familiar with. His work includes the bronze sculptures around Great American Ball Park of Reds legends Ted Kluszewski, Ernie Lombardi, Joe Nuxhall, Frank Robinson, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, and Tony Perez. Most recently he completed the statue of Marian Spencer, who led desegregation efforts in the city of Cincinnati. She is the first female in Cincinnati’s history to have a statue made for her.

German Community Day

Saturday, September 18th, 2021 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at 2:10pm

On September 18, the Reds celebrated their annual German Community Day as part of the same weekend Oktoberfest Zinzinnati was held at The Banks. As part of the celebration, fans were able to purchase a special ticket package that included a commemorative Oktoberfest mug. During pregame ceremonies, the Reds and TriHealth presented the German Community Day Community Advocate Award to Chuck Dietz from the Germania Society of Cincinnati, Bockfest and German American Citizens League.