Free Christmas Meals

Good Plates Eatery near the University of Cincinnati is serving a Christmas Eve meal at noon, at their location on 235 W McMillan Street, in Clifton. Anyone is welcome to either pick up a meal, or stay and eat.

On Christmas day, the Parish Kitchen in Covington is offering a dinner at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. They’ll be giving out gifts, including toys for children, and a visit from Santa Claus, Rudolph the red nose reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. You can also go to the Parish Kitchen’s location on Madison Avenue between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Christmas day and pick up a meal. They will also be handing out sleeping bags for those in need at the Madison location.

Saint Cecilia parish at 3105 Madison Road will be providing a Christmas day complimentary meal in their cafeteria from 12 PM to 2 PM. A free Christmas dinner will also be served to those in need in Over-The-Rhine at the Saint Anthony Center, located at 1615 Republic Street. This event will start at 4 PM.

There are other locations providing Christmas meals, too, though most on the 27th and 28th of December. You can find these locations, dates and times of upcoming meal distributions occurring through the holiday season, recorded in our previous article, titled 2023 Holiday Meal Distributions, or by visiting the Free Store Food Distribution Schedule available online.

You can find more resources related to food assistance by selecting the “Food & Clothing” category tab on our “Social Service Utilization Library” page.