2026 Entertainment Lineup Coming Soon
We’re always looking to bring fresh, exciting performances to the stage at Asian Food Fest. If you have a talent or a performance you’d love to share, we’d love to hear from you. Apply through our sign-up form and our team will be in touch.
Have questions? Reach out anytime at vikas@asianati.com.
Entertainment & Activities Lineup
Live music, cultural performances, and karaoke will highlight the 2026 entertainment lineup! In total, the region’s largest celebration of Asian culture and cuisine, presented by Kroger and Procter & Gamble, will see more than 100 performers and entertainers across the two-day event!
Saturday April 25th, 2026
Main Stage
Balintawak Martial Arts
11:00 a.m.
Sarah Gorak & Band
12:00 p.m.
Traditional Hawaiian songs & hula dancer
PAMANA Dance Group of the Phil-Am Society of Greater Dayton
1:30 p.m.
Performing traditional Filipino folk dances.
Cincinnati Dayton Taiko Japan
2:00 p.m.
An ensemble performance of thundering Japanese taiko drums
BRKOA Cincinnati
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dancing with Nepali cultural songs
Mark Joshua Philippines
Main Stage
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Live band of original music and covers
Olohana’s Polynesian Dance Hawaii/Pacific Islander
Main Stage
4:00 p.m.
We are a multicultural group that performa native dances from Samoa, Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji
UC Ritmo
5:00 p.m.
LUXXE
5:30 p.m.
LUXXE is a dance crew that covers dance performances from Kpop and Global Groups and performs them in public. We’ll be doing a medley of dance covers from those groups and performing them for the AFF attendees.
UC Junoon Asian Variety - New!
6:00 p.m.
University of Cincinnati’s South Asian fusion a cappella group, dedicated to blending the rich traditions of South Asian music with contemporary Western styles</p
NIF-D Asian Pop Dance - New!
Main Stage
6:30 p.m.
Our set list would include 3 new projects under K-Pop dance covers that we have been so eager to work on!
Ohio Wushu Academy New!
Main Stage
7:00 p.m.
Eastern Eats and Vocal Beats Karaoke! By First Financial Bankwith DJ Hi David
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday Only
15-20 Perfomers
DJ Stage
cAFFine Sunshine Social with Yung Shik
DJ Stage
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Lokeez
DJ Stage
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Vusive
DJ Stage
2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Envy
DJ Stage
3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Chopstix
DJ Stage
5:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
Jibbs
DJ Stage
6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Envy
DJ Stage
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Bhangra X Bollywood Block Party With DJ Das + Friends
DJ Stage
8:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Lantern Stage
CAIN
Lantern Stage
12:00 P.M.
Cultural Centre of India
Lantern Stage
1:00 P.M.
Blossom crew
Lantern Stage
2:30 P.M.
UC Dhadak
Lantern Stage
3:30 P.M.
God's Little Bee
Lantern Stage
4:00 P.M.
Bing Yang Chinese Performing Arts Center
Lantern Stage
4:30 P.M.
Sunday April 26th, 2026
Main Stage
Purple Cakes Rock Band
Main Stage
12:30 p.m.
Filipino American Association of Southern Ohio (FASO)Philippines
1:00 p.m.
Our two dance troupes will perform many traditional cultural dances from the Philippines, including representation of Spanish colonial roots as well as Muslim based dances from the southern region of the country.
Bing Yang Chinese Performing Arts Center (BYCPAC) China
2:00 p.m.
Freya Dance Studio
3:00 p.m.
Chinese Classical Dance
HuaYi Cincinnati Eastern Moon Dance Group
4:00 p.m.
Chinese Classic and ethnic folk dances
Gajdi Jawani
4:30 p.m.
High energy performance with lots of different music and formations. Music is traditional punjabi music some being a little more fusion.
Firket Al Sham Dabke New!
5:00 p.m.
Palestinian dabke performance that consists of upbeat music and crowd interaction
Ace of Spades
6:00 p.m.
We cover Kpop songs and choreography. We would love to be able to perform at this year’s Asian Food Fest! We are able to do a couple songs or more!
Asian Food Fest Drag Showwith Princess Shehzadi, Glitz, and Bee Jade - New!
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
A drag show hosted by Princess Shehzadi
Cincinnati Dayton TaikoJapan
Main Stage
2:00
An ensemble performance of thundering Japanese taiko drums
Cincinnati Opera
Main Stage
2:30
Opera performance of selected opera arias sung in foreign languages with a selected piece by our artists that represents their culture.
UC PASO Philippines
Main Stage
3:00
As PASO expanded, in the Spring of 2023, it introduced a subprogram called Ritmo, which translates to "Rhythm" in Tagalog, and is PASO’s co-ed modern cultural dance team with rotating members. Ritmo seamlessly blends multiple genres into a dynamic, unified performance. These various dance styles include but are not limited to P-Pop, Tinikling, and Kawayan. Today, Ritmo will be performing P-pop and Kawayan. P-Pop, short for “Pinoy Pop”, is hip hop choreography danced to OPM, Original Pilipino Music. Kawayan, developed by UC PASO alumni in 1997, is a hybrid dance form that incorporates the striking of thinner bamboo sticks inspired by Arnis, the national self-defense martial art of the Philippines.
Bhutanese Kirat Rai Organization of America (BKROA) New!
Main Stage
5:00
Our organization is a non-profit organization called Bhutanese Kirat Rai Organization of America(BKROA), established in 2014. We are Bhutanese refugees of Nepal and our roots are Nepali. Our organization main goal is to preserve and promote Kirat Rai culture and traditions. Kirat Rai is one of the indigenous tribe of Nepal and worship nature so our dance is based on that called “Sili nach.” We will have maximum 25 people and use our own instruments for dance.
DJ Stage
cAFFine Sunshine Social with Swift Lee
DJ Stage
11:00 A.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Samn
DJ Stage
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Serg
DJ Stage
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Elixa
DJ Stage
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
KimL
DJ Stage
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hi David
DJ Stage
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Lantern Stage
Hi David
Lantern Stage
11:00 A.M.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Lantern Stage
2:00 P.M.
Jolie Poison
Lantern Stage
3:30 P.M.
Balintawak Martial Arts
Lantern Stage
4:30 P.M.
Lokeez
Lantern Stage
5:30 P.M.
