Raise your glass and get ready to stomp your feet with The Oscar Wildes — the Irish folk/punk band bringing high-energy, whiskey-soaked anthems straight outta Cincinnati! With rowdy rhythms, gritty guitars, and sing-along choruses, they deliver the perfect blend of Celtic soul and punk rock fire. Whether you’re in it for the fiddle or the fury, this is a show you don’t want to miss!
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BLINK | Cincinnati’s Festival of Light & Art
The Nation’s largest immersive art event, BLINK, lights up the Cincy Region for 4 days every other year. This engaging celebration of art and light is family friendly, free, and welcomes everyone to bask in its glow.
Check out this recap from 20222.
BLINK’s Director Justin Brookhart also hinted at a “first-of-its-kind” installation that will be making its debut this year. Brookhart described it as a “bridge of light” connecting the two sides of the river with an 100-foot-long array of laser lights stretching from Covington Landing to Sawyer Point on Cincinnati’s riverfront.
BLINK kicks off with an opening night parade at 7:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 17. This year’s theme is “Let it Shine.” The parade begins at 8 p.m. at West Mehring Way by Paycor Stadium and continues along the Riverfront to Barry Larkin Way at Great American Ballpark.
BLINK® spans 30+ city blocks from Findlay Market in Cincinnati to Covington and Newport in Northern Kentucky. Each map outlines the neighborhood zones, providing an overview of the streets, alleys, buildings and landmarks set to be transformed from October 17th-20th. The BLINK experience is designed as a walking event and an opportunity for visitors to explore the city in a new light.
The full BLINK map with all 80+ installations, experiences hospitality and accessibility sites and can be viewed online.
Meet the Artists That Fuel Blink
With more than 80 murals, projections, light installations, stages and unique attractions spanning more than 30 city blocks, there’s plenty to see.
THE FINDLAY MARKET ZONE
The four-day festival will feature more than 80 installations divided into six “zones” including the Findlay Market Zone, Over-the-Rhine Zone, Downtown Zone, Banks Zone, Covington Zone and for the first time, the Newport Zone.
The Findlay Market Zone will feature 15 new permanent murals and a fan-favorite installation “String Theory” which combines hundreds of glowing strings tied together to create a colorful web.
THE OTR ZONE
A couple streets away is the Over-the-Rhine Zone which will once again light up the iconic Music Gall with projection-mapping displays presented by AVextended, Chaske Haverkos, Susan Kosti, and Lightborne.
THE DOWNTOWN ZONE
The downtown zone will cover Cincinnati’s business district, illuminating murals like the Cincinnatus and Toy Heritage mural.
Also returning is the Asianati Night Market.
THE BANKS ZONE
Down at The Banks zone, there will be a stage featuring musicians each day along with the return of BLINK Cincinnati’s nightly drone show at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and a first-of-its-kind installation creating a multi-color bridge of light spanning the Ohio River.
THE COVINGTON AND NEWPORT ZONES
Across the river will be the Covington and Newport Zones where installations will light up Hotel Covington along with new sites including the Southgate/Thompson House and Newport on the Levee.
Don’t BLINK® & DRIVE
Metro & TANK & Butler Co. Regional Transit Authority (BRCTA) Offering Free Rides to BLINK
Metro, TANK, Butler Co. Regional Transit Authority (BRCTA) and BLINK® are making it easier to experience with fare-free rides and direct access from Park and Ride locations to this year’s immersive art experience.
Metro and TANK will offer fare-free rides beginning at 6 p.m., October 17-20. All rides on both transportation networks, including direct routes to BLINK, will be free. Direct routes to BLINK will be available via three Park and Ride locations. These Park and Ride locations will drop attendees off at the Riverfront Transit Center for both Metro and TANK.
BCRTA’s CincyLink will shuttle attendees from Park and rides to the Riverfront Transit Station, from 5:30-11pm each night of BLINK.
The Park and Rides will be located at:
- Cincinnati State, 3658 Central Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH 45220
- Crossroads Oakley, 3500 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209
- Northern Kentucky University, 1 Louie B. Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY, 41099 (Fri. & Sat. only)
- Meijer, 3651 Towne Blvd., Middletown, OH 45005
- Meijer, 7390 Tylersville Rd., West Chester. OH 45069
Plan A Road Trip To Cincy’s Asia Food Fest
Back for its 13th year, this 2-day food extravaganza celebrating Asian culture and cuisine attracts nearly 100,000 attendees and is one of the Cincinnati region’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse events.
The Asian Food Fest 2024 takes place Sat, April 27th from 11am – 10pm and on Sun, April 28th from 11am – 8pm at Court Street Plaza, in Downtown Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati region’s largest celebration of Asian food and culture continues to grow and will feature a record 56 restaurants and food trucks and 8 Secret Menu options, making it by far the largest in the event’s history. Expect a mouthwatering tour of small-plated Asian foods priced from $2-$10.
Comedy, cultural activities, and karaoke will highlight the entertainment line-up for 2024! In total, the region’s largest celebration of Asian culture and cuisine, presented will highlight more than 100 performers and entertainers on two stages across the two-day event.
See the menu’s of participating vendors here.
Asian Food Fest
Court Street
between Elm and Main Streets
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Saturday, April 27
11am – 10pm
Sunday, April 28
11am – 8pm
Road Trip Food Adventure? Seafood Fest in Cincy Starts Tonight!
Delicious, Whole Steamed Lobsters for $10.95
Whole lobsters for $10.95??
WHAT? .. No, the proper comment is YES! YES! YES! Wanna take a drive? It is time for a fish, mollusk, and crustacean FOOD ADVENTURE!
The Great Inland Seafood Festival takes place this Thursday through Sunday on the banks of the Ohio River. More specifically, the fest is at Newport Landing in Newport, KY.
The Food Adventures Crew are the only ones in Dayton with the full scoop on this road trip !
HERE’S THE SKINNY:
— The Great Inland Seafood Festival runs THURSDAY, AUG. 14 – SUNDAY, AUG. 17th.
— The event is on Newport Landing, in Kentucky, literally behind the Newport Aquarium, in a parking lot, on the banks of the Ohio River
— Admission is FREE ! We suggest getting there EARLY, whatever day you plan to go, to avoid crowds/lines.
Make sure you try one of the HUGE crabcakes
— Festival Hours are:
THURS 5pm-11pm
FRI 5pm-11pm
SAT: Noon-11pm
SUN: Noon-9pm
Now, pay attention, because we are gonna tell you something most important. We are gonna share with you our favorite things, because we are not ‘shellfish!” (groan)
MUST EATS:
— WHOLE MAINE LOBSTERS FOR $10.95: Need we say more? Served with drawn butter, these are the tastiest items and best deal at the festival. We usually eat 2 or 3 each. Yeah …. Food Adventure problems. They sell thousands of lobsters each year, so you don’t have to worry about clawing your way to the top to get one.
— THE COLOSSAL CRAB CAKES: Delicate enough to be delicious, but huge enough to curb your hunger, you gotta try one of these pan seared babies.
What about the other stuff? Well the world is your oyster.. There are fried seafood platters galore, and combos too. Not all the food is fried, there are some steamed items like tilapia and other grilled items.
Be warned, seafood is expensive, so some of the sampler and combo plates can be $20. So don’t be “crabby” when you see a few price tags.
Take it from us, eat some seafood, enjoy some free live music, check out the view, and even visit some watering holes at Newport Landing afterwards… Bring some friends, now is not the time to “clam up.”
In fact you can do what we like to do. Go to the festival early, then explore Newport, and hit the festival again on your way to the parking garage at night. Nothing says Food Adventures like live, whole lobsters at 10:00pm ! Hope to see you there if you make the drive.
There is something fishy going on here, but that’s how we like it at the Great Inland Seafood Festival.
Do you like seafood? Want to SEE more FOOD? Then “like” Food Adventures on Facebook by clicking HERE. It is a foodie’s paradise, and we aren’t just “fishing” for compliments.
Check out the photo gallery below for some incredible pics of all angles of the festival !
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