Outside Chance

Have you ever wanted to walk from Great American Ball Park to Paul Brown Stadium, make a quick stop in from of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center while carrying a drink?

You’re in luck! Beginning Thursday, March 25 you will be able to do just that!

The new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) at The Banks officially opens, allowing patrons of participating eateries and pubs to carry alcoholic beverages in a designated cup anywhere within the boundaries of The Banks from Heritage Bank Center to Paul Brown Stadium and from Mehring Way to Second Street.

• The DORA at The Banks will opens 3/25/21 at 11 a.m. 

• The DORA includes 18 establishments at The Banks and the public plazas

• The DORA District is open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., seven days per week.

• The Dora District is 85-acres, rom Paul Brown Stadium to Heritage Bank Center and to the south sidewalk of Second Street and the north sidewalk of Mehring Way. It is designed to foster social distancing for patrons.

• Beverages must be 16 ounces or smaller, in official DORA cups.

• Pre-COVID, 4.5 million people visited The Banks each year