Community Events
In addition to Stepping Stones’ four annual special events, the agency is also the beneficiary of numerous third-party community events throughout the year.See additional events supporting Stepping Stones’ programs for people with disabilities, below:
You’ll want to hold this date! 
5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28
The Beard Barons are a local community of facial hair enthusiasts with charitable souls! The Beard Barons beard and mustache competition will feature more than 100 competitors from around Greater Cincinnati.The event will be at The Southgate House Revival
111 E 6th St, Newport, KY 41071
Proceeds from the event will benefit Stepping Stones’ programs and The Barrack’s Project, Inc. We are thrilled to witness the fun, commitment and artwork that goes into this competition!
For more information about this upcoming event, click here.
Save the Date! November 9th, 2019.
Dance With Your Heart –
Charity Gala
Dance With Your Heart is a nonprofit created to specialize in dance events to raise awareness and money for charities. The mission is to inspire and empower people to dance with their heart and dream with their feet. This year’s event will be at the Syndicate in Newport, KY. A portion of ticket sales will proceed each celebrities charity of choice! The evening will include passed hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, seated dinner, dancing competition and open dancing for all.This year, Joe Creighton, Owner of Creighton Concepts, Mecca, Cheapside, & Oggo has chosen Stepping Stones to be the charity of choice to receive the benefits from Dance with Your Heart Charity Gala. On November 9th, cheer on Joe as he dances his heart away for Stepping Stones!
Tickets on sale soon!
For event information or ticket sales, click here.
Cincinnati International Wine Festival
March 13-14, 2020
Stepping Stones invites you to, “Give Back One Glass at a Time” at the 29th Cincinnati International Wine Festival. Stepping Stones has been selected again to be 1 of 35 beneficiaries for the 2020 event. The Cincinnati International Wine Festival is a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 1991 to promote the wine industry and raise funds for local charities. The festival continues to grow each year and has become one of the largest, premier wine events in the country. Your participation enabled the festival to distribute $400,000 in grants in 2018 to 35 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area charities supporting the arts, education, health and human services.
In total, more than $5.6 million has been granted over the last 28 years!
Tickets on sale October 1, 2019
Click here for more information on the event and to purchase your 2020 tickets.
