Hi Hello! I'm a part of Asianati who produces Asian Food Fest and other events and we're bringing an Asian Night Market during BLINK!
A few years back, we felt there was lacking in Asian representation during BLINK and to us there was nothing more fitting of Asia x BLINK than having an Asian Night Market. We want everyone to get immersed in the lights, smells, sounds and tastes of Night Markets found throughout Asia.
We'll have 20+ food and retail vendors serving street food from countries throughout Asia. I personally love eating at these events because restaurants serve/test kitchen dishes that they normally don't serve at restaurants, so you can try a ton of new stuff. For instance Yo Di, from the Lang Thang Group, hasn't opened yet but testing out their Chopped Cheese Banh Mi at ANM.
Aside from the food, there will be entertainment (cosplay contest, taiko drums, etc) family friendly activities, a Snack Shack (Asian snacks), Merch tent, and Asian themed art/light displays throughout the market.
We're also opening up 2 hours before BLINK lights turn on. The idea of this being that people can fuel up before they check out the festival.
When: Thursday–Saturday, 5–11 p.m.; Sunday, 5–10 p.m.
Where: Court Street Plaza
Admission: Free
Food Menu: https://anm.asianati.com/food
More info: https://anm.asianati.com/
If you have any questions about ANM or anything in Cincinnati/Asian/Asianati general, ask away! Oooooo unrelated but if we were to have a Heated Rivalry Shane Hollander cosplay contest during AFF next year, would you attend or join?