Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 30, 2025. Click here for that audio. In the early 2000s, thousands of U.S. schools had their students race the clock to stack cups in gym class.

A massive festival featuring Tall Stacks-like riverboats, music and more is coming to Ohio and northern Kentucky in 2025.The America's River Roots festival, sponsored by First Financial, will be a ...

America's River Roots, a celebration of musical and cultural celebration scheduled for 2025 to kick off America’s 250th anniversary, will feature tall stacks riverboat cruises, a source with knowledge ...

CINCINNATI — A new, but not-so-new event is coming to the riverbanks of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky in 2025. America's River Roots — a concept that will feel very familiar to many Tri-Staters — ...

The festival will be "centered on the Ohio River." The festival is intended to kick off the 250th birthday of the United States, which happens in 2026. CINCINNATI — Cincinnati City Council's budget ...