BLINK, the popular interactive light and art show coming to Cincinnati and NKY this fall, announced its first official ‘After Party,’ and it’s in Newport. Dubbed Afterglow, the event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, at MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport. BLINK is partnering with PromoWest Productions/AEG Presents on the event. BLINK 2024 is set […]
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Newport approves spending to help repair, fully reopen Purple People Bridge
Newport Board of Commissioners voted to spend $62,500 towards the repair and full reopening of the Purple People Bridge, while the Northern Kentucky Port Authority is also committing to raising and allocating funding for the bridge’s reopening and long-term operation.
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BLINK 2024 expands to Newport, returns to Covington
Newport and Covington will be featured in the 2024 BLINK festival, one of the largest public arts shows in the world, with a focus on the Roebling Bridge and the levee.
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Is BLINK coming to NKY in 2024?
Popular Cincinnati arts show BLINK will be returning for its third iteration in 2024, and while last year’s festival crossed the river into NKY, it is unclear if that’s happening again. During a press conference with BLINK organizers Tuesday morning, officials announced the festival of lights is returning to the Cincinnati area Thursday through Sunday, […]
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2022 BLINK had $126 million of direct economic impact on region
The 2022 iteration of the BLINK Lights & Arts Festival had $126 million in economic impact on the Greater Cincinnati region, according to a new report released by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Last year’s BLINK exceeded 2019’s economic impact of $86.7 million by over 45%, according to the report. The four-day event brought more […]
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Photos: 2022 in Northern Kentucky
A look back at 2022 in pictures. Behind BLINK: Artists put blood, sweat and lightbulbs into four-day event Artists spent months designing intricate light displays, interactive games with sound and movement, and performers perfected routines for weeks leading up to BLINK, the four day event spanning Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. A look into the blood, […]
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BLINK brings 2 million to NKY and Cincinnati
BLINK organizers estimate the event attracted over 2 million attendees to the region. The festivities kicked off on Thursday as visitors lined Fifth Street in Cincinnati for the opening parade, and the event continued for four days across several sections of Cincinnati and the Covington area. While the event itself received mixed reviews from Northern […]
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How was BLINK? It’s a mixed bag, according to our readers
BLINK took over the city from Over-the-Rhine through parts of Covington for four days this past weekend. This festival of lights was highly publicized and hyped, and we wondered what our readers thought about it. We asked people to share their thoughts on social media, and the response was a mixed bag. Many commenters felt […]
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Behind BLINK: Artists put blood, sweat and lightbulbs into four-day event
The reporter received a text: “I can meet you at 3:30 pm. The side door will be open.” Nailing down this opportunity hadn’t been easy for said reporter, so she knew that it was either get there now, or not at all. Squeezing through the propped door, and scaling five flights of stairs, two ladders, […]
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What’s the food (and drink) situation at BLINK in Covington?
Let there be light. And food. BLINK Cincinnati returns Thursday and runs until Sunday. It is the largest light, art, and projection-mapping event in the United States. BLINK has five geographic zones for the event. One of them, the Covington Zone will have more than a dozen installations. The artwork is food for the eyes […]
