Record-tying 550,000 visit Taste of Cincinnati 2018, 5K at Music Bash; no police incidents reported

Cincinnati Police estimate a record-tying crowd of 550,000 attended Taste of Cincinnati, May 26-28 on Fifth Street, downtown, from Main Street east to the ramps of I-71 and Columbia Parkway.

Taste of Cincinnati is presented by Kroger and produced by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
“Taste of Cincinnati continues to evolve and innovate by integrating new experiences and reimagining regional favorites,” said Jill P. Meyer, president and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. “For 2018, we added the wildly successful Music Bash @ Taste of Cincinnati and our new partnership with Kroger will bring bigger ideas for Taste of Cincinnati’s creative future.”

The Cincinnati Chamber made a $15,000 donation, at Taste of Cincinnati, to the Findlay Market FoodPreneur Fund. The gift will help provide support and resources necessary for Findlay Kitchen food entrepreneurs to successfully start, grow, and scale their businesses.

Since 2013, the Cincinnati Chamber has donated $95,000 to support regional culinary and entrepreneurial growth. For the second year, vendors from Cincinnati’s Findlay Market and “foodpreneurs” from Findlay Kitchen showcased featured dishes at the Taste of Findlay Market section inside Taste of Cincinnati.

Additionally, Taste of Cincinnati is collaborating with Uber Eats so Cincinnatians can continue to enjoy Taste of Cincinnati food all month long. Uber Eats is a food delivery app from Uber that makes getting food from your favorite local restaurants as easy as requesting a ride. Fans of Taste of Cincinnati can download the Uber Eats app and use the code TASTEOFEATS18 before June 30 to receive a free first-order delivery. About one third of all Taste of Cincinnati restaurants are available through Uber Eats.

TASTY BITES:

73 restaurants, food trucks and entrepreneurs participated in Taste of Cincinnati, offering more than 300 menu items and 100 beer varieties.
56 percent of the Taste of Cincinnati vendor businesses were minority-, woman- or immigrant-owned.
50 percent of the beers offered at Taste of Cincinnati were locally-brewed.
19 regional not-for-profit groups raised close to $70,000 through Cincinnati Chamber donations and your drink tips.
Nearly 5,000 attended the inaugural Music Bash @ Taste of Cincinnati, featuring the
B-52s, Rick Springfield and Loverboy.
50 musical acts performed throughout the weekend on five free stages.
No police incidents were reported.

Taste of Cincinnati returns for its 40^th anniversary, May 25-27, 2019.

The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber grows the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the Cincinnati region by serving as a bold voice for the interests of its 4,000-member businesses and their more than 300,000 employees. For more information, click here.