Red Bull Flugtag Cincinnati
- ALL AGES
FREE RSVP: Get ready to witness gravity-defying homemade flying machines at Red Bull Flugtag Cincy - it's going to be a wild ride!
Date and time
Location
Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove
705 East Pete Rose Way Cincinnati, OH 45202Lineup
About this event
- Event lasts 4 hours
- ALL AGES
Flugtag challenges wacky engineers and fearless pilots to fulfill their dream of flying. First they construct their flying machine. Then they take a leap of faith. Or, as is more often the case, plunge into the waters below.
- There will be food and beverage vendors stationed around the event site.
- The event is open seating so get there early to reserve a spot!
- No smoking allowed.
- ADA viewing areas will be on site. People with impairments can view from these areas, along with one additional guest.
- We are hoping for a beautiful summer day, but please be sure to check weather conditions and dress accordingly, including plenty of sunscreen.
- Free water stations will be onsite for refilling water bottles, or resealable aluminum water bottles which can be purchased onsite from concessions.
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Frequently asked questions
Nearly 40 teams will compete this year. Check out the confirmed teams here: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/red-bull-flugtag-cincinnati-usa-2025/ft-cin-teams
Red Bull Flugtag will take place in Yeatman’s Cove Park, Cincinnati on August 9, 2025. Gates open at 12 p.m. (waters will be open for boats all day) with opening ceremonies starting at 1 p.m. Final flight will take off about 3:45pm and will be immediately followed by an Awards Ceremony
Information will be available at http://www.redbull.com/flugtagcincinnati.
Absolutely! For public safety, be advised that the United States Coast Guard, and local authorities, will be closing the Ohio River from 12pm – 5pm on Saturday, August 9th. If you’d like to view Red Bull Flugtag from your boat on the water. You’ll need to enter the area prior to 12pm.
If you are staying in Downtown Cincinnati or across the bridge in Newport, Kentucky, you can walk to Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove in less than 20 minutes from most major hotels and garages.
If you are staying in Downtown Cincinnati, hop on Metro Route 1 or 85 and get off at Nuxhall Way at Merhing Way. If you are staying in Newport, Kentucky, hop on the TANK Southbank Shuttle and get off at Taylor-Southgate & East Pete Rose Way. Please check bus schedules for hours of operation.
The Cincinnati Bell Connector is Cincinnati’s brand new street car! With 18 convenient stops throughout downtown Cincinnati, this is another great option to get to the festival. Take stop #1 and then walk East on Pete Rose Way towards Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove.
Ample parking is available around Yeatmans Cove and Sawyer Point Park which can be found through our partners at VisitCincy! We also recommend checking out SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservation app.
Blankets, Umbrellas (small hand-held style), Baby Strollers, Portable/collapsible chair, Regular-size/unframed backpacks, Sealed water bottles, Empty Camelbak or other empty plastic container, Ice in soft-sided cooler or Camelbak, Binoculars, Personal camera equipment
Weapons of any kind, Drones, Framed or large backpacks, Alcohol or illegal drugs, Glass containers, Food, Pets, Tents, No illegal vending is permitted * Guests and their belongings are subject to search upon entry or re-entry.
Red Bull Flugtag is 100% FREE to the public and open to all ages
Flugtag, pronounced “FLOOG-TOG,” means “flying day” in German.
Teams of up to five people have worked for months building homemade, human-powered flying machines which one person pilots off of an elevated flight deck, through the air and into a body of water. Teams are judged based on three criteria – flight distance, creativity and showmanship.
Flying machines range from realistic plane replicas to anything the imagination can conjure up. To gain more showmanship points, participants often wear outrageous costumes, act out skits, and create their own music soundtracks for the flight.
All crafts must be human-powered – no engines or external energy sources allowed. Prefabricated crafts will not be accepted. Each craft must be less than 22-feet wide and not more than 400 lbs. (including the pilot), and craft pilots must be at least 18 years old.
Red Bull has produced more than 100 Flugtags around the world — from Rome to Los Angeles. The first Red Bull Flugtag took place in 1991 in Vienna, Austria, as the brainchild of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
The first U.S. Red Bull Flugtag was produced in October 2002 in San Francisco.
The record for the longest flight is 78.6m (258ft), set on September 21st, 2013 in Long Beach, California by ‘The Chicken Whisperers”
London holds the record with over 250,000 spectators at the 2003 event, during which Hyde Park was closed due to capacity (which has only happened one other time which was during a free Rolling Stones concert). Red Bull Flugtags in the U.S. have drawn crowds of 120,000 people (Twin Cities, 2010).