Blink Festival is taking place in Cincinnati October 17-October 20th. It's a free event that takes place in downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. It happens in October and local, national and international artist display different types of art and light shows for the public. The opening parade takes place on Thursday Night followed by other fun events through out the weekend. Check out the website closer to the wedding weekend and there will be a better idea of fun events that are taking place.
COFFEE: Coffee Emporium Roebling Books & Coffee Deeper Roots Collective Espresso BREAKFAST: Sleepy Bee Sacred Beast Diner Maplewood Cedar Taste of Belgium Sugar & Spice Begelry LUNCH/DINNER Gomez The Eagle Bakersfield SOTTO (need reservation and hard to get in) Nada Pepp and Dolores Nolia E&O Kitchen Lucius Q Nation GoodFellas (Pizza)
Local Market in Over The Rhine. Findlay is a fun spot that I highly recommend. If you get up early enough check out Blue Oven Bakery and get their breakfast slider. They sell out quick.
Beautiful park in Over The Rhine. Most likely will have events going on during Blink weekend.
Findlay Market in Over The Rhine Vine Street has lots of cute shops. Lots to do on this street and this area is fun to walk around. I list a few of my favorite shops below. LOCAL SHOPS: Mica (1201 Vine St) Jack Wood Gallery (1413 Vine St) HOMAGE (1232 Vine St) The Native One (1400 Vine Street)
BARS in OTR: Somerset Longfellows Rose Dale Rhinehaus Revel Winery Comfort Station Sundry and Vice Queen City Radio Lost and Found OTR Mecca Bar Saeso Cobblestone Alice BARS DOWNTOWN: Holy Grail Tavern Arnold's Bar & Grill The Rightgeous Room Knockback Nats Moerlein Lager House COVINGTON/NEWPORT: Newberry Bros. Coffee Mansion Hill Tavern O'bryons Tavern JerZees Pub Prohibition Bourbon Bar Lots Southern Outpost
Rhinegeist 50 West MadTree Samuel Adams Taproom Northern Row Brewery & Distillery Streetside Brewery Listermann Brewery Voodoo Brewing Braxton Brewing Company Darkness Brewing March First Brewing Wooden Cask Brewing Company Moerlein Lager House HighGrain Taproom and Kitchen Taft's Brewpourium Hofbräuhaus
Kentucky is home of our favorite spirit, Bourbon. If you plan ahead you can book a tour down to see the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Distilleries that people tend to seek out are: Four Roses Distillery, Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve Distillery, James B. Beam Distillery, Bulliet Distillery Co., and Angel's Envy Distillery to name a few. Check out the website and see if this interest you. Just keep in mind the distilleries are about a little over an hour away so have a DD :)
If you want to gamble, the Casino is available.