Arcade Music Fest<\/a><\/strong><\/u> will debut Friday and Saturday, August 8\u20139, transforming eight venues and four blocks of downtown Covington into a multi-stage, multi-genre music experience. Nearly 80 artists are scheduled to perform across eight stages, with local vendors, food trucks, and visual art installations rounding out the weekend-long celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\nAt the center of it all is Covington\u2019s historic Arcade Tunnel<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>the namesake of the festival, which connects Pike Street and 7th Street. The tunnel will be transformed into the festival\u2019s main stage, featuring immersive lighting and performances by local indie-pop and EDM acts Coastal Club<\/em> and Departure Lounge<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\nEach stage is genre-specific, offering something for every music lover:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Headliners include Devin Burgess, Audley, Patterns of Chaos<\/em>, and more. VIP ticket holders will enjoy access to exclusive programming at Madison Live and the Arcade Main Stage, including a professional photo booth, surprise guest appearances, \u201cBLINK-grade\u201d art activations, and a \u201cSuper Local\u201d hip-hop showcase curated by Pizza Boiz.\u00a0<\/p>\nIn addition to the music, the festival will feature:\u00a0<\/h4>\n
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Local food and beverage trucks, including Braxton Brewery, Fabled Brew Works, Maki Mono, S.E.A. Cuisine, Reka\u2019s Butchery & Delicatessen, and Ghost Kitchen Pizza\u00a0<\/p>\n
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When<\/strong>: Friday, August 8 & Saturday, August 9, 2025\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Afterparties<\/u>:\u00a0August 8: Madison Live (11:00 p.m. \u2013 2:30\u00a0a.m.), August 9: Secret location (11:00 p.m. \u2013 4:00 a.m.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Where<\/strong>: 23 W. Pike St. and various venues throughout Covington\u2019s Central Business District\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Arcade Music Fest is presented with support from AltaFiber, meetNKY, The ION Center, Otto\u2019s Printing, Smith Law, Tierra Y Libertad Tequila, Shortbarrel Whiskey, Bare Bone Vodka, and Brez Feel-Good Tonics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.covingtonky.gov \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A brand-new music and arts festival is set to energize Covington\u2019s Central Business District with two nights of performances, immersive art, and local flavor.\u00a0 Arcade Music Fest will debut Friday and Saturday, August 8\u20139, transforming eight venues and four blocks of downtown Covington into a multi-stage, multi-genre music experience. Nearly 80 artists are scheduled to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1951974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1951974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1951974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1951974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}