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Most projections, murals, and light installations can be viewed anytime between 7-11 p.m. each night of BLINK. However, several unique attractions and live events take place at specific times throughout the weekend. Learn more about BLINK 2026’s unique attractions or explore the full schedule of live events.
Kick off BLINK® Cincinnati with Ready. Set. BLINK!, an immersive opening celebration featuring interactive light installations, live performances, creative experiences, and plenty of ways to make your own light art.
See BLINK® murals come to life at Alley Sessions, where local, national, and international artists paint new works live. Stop by, meet the artists, and watch their creations take shape at Findlay Market and in Covington’s Tobacco Alley.
Stop by the Glow Pavilion for food, drinks, family-friendly music, face painting, light-up balloons, free phone charging, and immersive light and art experiences. Come explore, grab a bite, recharge, and enjoy the Glow Pavilion at your own pace.
Experience Polka-DOTober, where the Art Academy of Cincinnati transforms its streets into a living canvas of 3D projections, light sculptures, live music, performances, exhibitions, and hands-on activities. See student-created artwork and experience the creative energy of the Art Academy beyond its walls.
Experience the vibrant tastes, sounds, and smells of Asia’s night markets at the Asianati Night Market every night during BLINK® Cincinnati! Get ready for a variety of Asian cuisine, entertainment, games, and activities surrounded by captivating art installations all on Court Street Plaza.
Several of our attractions offer live performances. Check out the schedule to be sure to catch all the fun.
The Dimensions of Wonder Drone Show will project over the Ohio River twice nightly on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
| 12PM - 1PM | Elm Street Plaza | Artist Talks |
| 4PM - 5PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | Jon Jon & DJ Prymtime - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 5PM - 11PM | dEcORa Eatery & Drinkery | The Glow Pavilion by dEcORa |
| 5PM - 6PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | Repertoire Live Performance - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 6PM - 6:30PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | First Financial Turn The Lights On Winner Announcement - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 6:45PM - 7:45PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | Live Performance Band To Be Announced - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 7PM - 7:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 7PM - 8PM | Asianati Night Market | Emily Marie Belly Dance Troupe |
| 7PM - 11PM | Smale Riverfront Park under the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | Nightly Roller Skating by Skate Downtown Cincy |
| 7:15PM - 7:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Welcome & Artist Spotlight on The Isley Brothers |
| 7:30PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Dance Flash Fusion |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Live Music & Isley Brothers Tribute - Mic. Carr & Shades |
| 7:45PM - 8:30PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | BLINK Lights On: Watch BLINK Come to Life - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 8PM - 8:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 8PM - 9:30PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ BOSS LADY |
| 8:30PM - 8:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton Performance |
| 8:30PM - 8:45PM | Over TQL Stadium | Drone Show - First Sight |
| 8:30PM - 9:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Asha Ama Fashion Show |
| 8:45PM - 10PM | Ready. Set. BLINK! Main Stage | Dance Party - Ready. Set. BLINK! |
| 9PM - 9:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 9:30PM - 11PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ Chizzo fo Rizzo |
| 9:30PM - 10:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Mentee Designer Fashion Show - Diabou Fall |
| 10PM - 10:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 10:30PM - 10:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton and Showgirl Performance |
| 5PM - 11PM | dEcORa Eatery & Drinkery | The Glow Pavilion by dEcORa |
| 6PM - 11PM | Mercantile Immersive - 115 E 5th Street | Charley & Edie Harper Exhibit (reservations required) |
| 7PM - 7:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 7PM - 8PM | Asianati Night Market | Au Lac Lion Dance & River Lotus Lion Dance |
| 7PM - 11PM | Smale Riverfront Park under the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | Nightly Roller Skating by Skate Downtown Cincy |
| 7:15PM - 7:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Welcome & Artist Spotlight on Sal Dali |
| 7:30PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Dance Flash Fusion | Fire Performance: Gia Bolton |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Live Beyoncé-Themed Music & Sal Dali Tribute + Blue Couch Series |
| 8PM - 9PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ Sabastooge| Fire Performance: Rachel Glover |
| 8PM - 8:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 8PM - 10:30PM | Farm Shed at Findlay Market | Silent Disco |
| 8PM - 8:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 8:30PM - 8:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton Performance |
| 8:30PM - 9:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Asha Ama Fashion Show |
| 9PM - 9:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 9PM - 10PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ X-ian | Fire Performance: Ariana Rinehart |
| 9:30PM - 10:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Mentee Designer Fashion Show: Makeda Zy’Ann |
| 10PM - 10:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 10PM - 10:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 10PM - 11PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ Chizzo fo Rizzo | Fire Performance: Gabe Ford |
| 10:30PM - 10:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton and Showgirl Performance |
| 9AM - 4PM | Sellew Alley (Findlay Market) | Alley Sessions - Live Mural Painting |
| 9AM - 4PM | Tobacco Alley (Covington) | Alley Sessions - Live Mural Painting |
| 10AM - 4PM | Sixth Street Promenade in the Mainstrasse Village neighborhood of Covington, KY. | fall cov craft |
| 1PM - 3PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Chalk Art + Hula Hoop Jam |
| 1PM - 8PM | Mercantile Immersive - 115 E 5th Street | Charley & Edie Harper Exhibit (reservations required) |
| 2PM - 3PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Marshmallow the skunk from the Cincinnati Zoo visits AAC |
| 5PM - 11PM | dEcORa Eatery & Drinkery | The Glow Pavilion by dEcORa |
| 7PM - 11PM | Smale Riverfront Park under the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | Nightly Roller Skating by Skate Downtown Cincy |
| 7PM - 7:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 7PM - 11PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | STINKSTOCK |
| 7PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Fire Performance: Ariana Rinehart |
| 7PM - 8PM | Asianati Night Market | Cosplay Contest |
| 7:15PM - 7:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Welcome & Artist Spotlight on Hi-Tek + M80 |
| 7:30PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Dance Flash Fusion |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Live Music & Hi-Tek + M80 Tribute - Turich Benjy, M80 |
| 8PM - 10PM | Commons Mural: 109 W Court St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 | Dance Performance by 1001 Colors & Pones |
| 8PM - 8:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 8PM - 9PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Fire Performance: Gabe Ford |
| 8PM - 8:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 8PM - 10:30PM | Farm Shed at Findlay Market | Silent Disco |
| 8:30PM - 9:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Asha Ama Fashion Show |
| 8:30PM - 8:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton Performance |
| 9PM - 9:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 9PM - 11:30PM | Mercantile Immersive - 115 E 5th Street | Charley & Edie Harper Exhibit After Party (paid ticket required) |
| 9:30PM - 10:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Mentee Designer Fashion Show - Fashionista Franklin |
| 10PM - 10:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 10PM - 10:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 10:30PM - 10:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton and Showgirl Performance |
| 3PM - 10PM | Mercantile Immersive - 115 E 5th Street | Charley & Edie Harper Exhibit (reservations required) |
| 5PM - 11PM | dEcORa Eatery & Drinkery | The Glow Pavilion by dEcORa |
| 7PM - 11PM | Smale Riverfront Park under the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | Nightly Roller Skating by Skate Downtown Cincy |
| 7PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ IROH |
| 7PM - 8PM | Asianati Night Market | Cincinnati Dayton Taiko Drummers |
| 7PM - 7:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 7:15PM - 7:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Welcome & Artist Spotlight on Penny Ford |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Live Music & Penny Ford Tribute - Cléo’crt |
| 7:30PM - 8PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | Dance Flash Fusion |
| 8PM - 11PM | Polka-DOTober (Art Academy of Cincinnati) | DJ Marble Garden |
| 8PM - 8:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 8PM - 8:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 8:30PM - 9:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Asha Ama Fashion Show |
| 8:30PM - 8:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton Performance |
| 9PM - 9:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 9:30PM - 10:30PM | Voyage to Atlantis Fashion Show (Black Music Walk of Fame) | Mentee Designer Fashion Show - Makémé Sangaré & Maddy Love |
| 10PM - 10:30PM | Over the Ohio River | Drone Show - Dimensions of Wonder |
| 10PM - 10:15PM | 924 Race Street | Spencer Sterling & Structurals ??" Interactive Projection Mapping Installation |
| 10:30PM - 10:45PM | Music Hall Experience (projection) | Brett Bolton and Showgirl Performance |
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