Community event contributions: Heights Music Hop and Tiger 5k
Cleveland Heights
Summary
Future Heights thanked Council for the $70,500 investment in the 2026 Heights Music Hop, which they leveraged five times over — 90 bands, 46 venues, three days, thousands of visitors. They floated expanding it to four one-day events next year.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
$70,500 city investment leveraged five times over in grants, donations and sponsorships.
Local musicians, businesses in the commercial districts, and everyone who danced in the street on Lee Road.
Residents near the district may face parking and traffic congestion, particularly on weekends.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Council Committee of the Whole - Nov 2, 2026
Future Heights thanked Council for the $70,500 investment in the 2026 Heights Music Hop, which they leveraged five times over — 90 bands, 46 venues, three days, thousands of visitors. They floated expanding it to four one-day events next year.
City Council - May 4, 2026
Council approved $7,500 for the Heights Music Hop and $2,500 for the Heights Tiger 5k, supporting two popular community events.
City Council - Apr 20, 2026
Two first readings would chip in $7,500 to FutureHeights for the Heights Music Hop and $2,500 to the CHUH School District PTA for the Heights Tiger 5k and Fun Run.
Council Committee of the Whole - Feb 17, 2026
The festival runs April 9-18, with 106 screenings at the Cedar Lee Theater and student programs the mornings of April 13-17. Expect extra traffic and buses on Cedar and Lee Roads; the city is being asked to help with parking messaging and promotion.
Council Committee of the Whole - Jan 20, 2026
FutureHeights wants $30,000 to turn the Music Hop into a five-district, five-month series in 2026. Council loved the 2025 results but first wants the finance committee to settle a bigger question: should the city be a grant-maker for community events?
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