CINCINNATI — Get your flugtag designs ready again, Tri-State — Red Bull is bringing its fan-favorite event back to Cincinnati this year.
Red Bull will host another flugtag on Saturday, Aug. 9, organizers announced formally on Wednesday.
The event will again occur at Yeatman's Cove, and spectators will be able to enjoy the flugtag from the riverfront and boats on the Ohio River.
It's the second time Cincinnati will host the flugtag in just three years — which Mayor Aftab Pureval pointed out hasn't happened much in the history of the flugtag.
"It is an exciting time to be in Cincinnati," said Pureval. "The fact that flugtag is back here two times in the last three years, that hasn't been done in the last decade. Cincinnati is a special place."
Pureval said events like the flugtag are important for Cincinnati, because it's a live event watched all around the world that can show what the Queen City has to offer.
"This is what Cincinnati is about: Bringing these creative events together to build community, to build awareness and to activate the incredible Ohio River," said Pureval. "I couldn't be more proud of our city in this moment."
During the announcement Wednesday, members of the Red Bull Air Force gifted Pureval a jersey and invited him to join them for a skydive this summer — an offer Pureval seemed to accept.
"I think this means — am I skydiving? I guess I'm skydiving, this is great," said Pureval. "I've never skydove before."
Those with hopes of soaring over the Ohio River in their own handmade flying contraption will have to sign up by May 15. The event is completely free to attend.
The Red Bull Flugtag first came to Cincinnati in 2023, with thousands of people flocking to the riverfront to watch teams test their handmade flying machines in hopes of soaring, not sinking.
During the 2023 event, roughly 40 teams launched their flying crafts off an elevated 22-foot-high flight deck while one person piloted them.
Competitors were judged on three different criteria: flight distance, creativity and showmanship. The judges during the 2023 event were former Cincinnati Bengal Chad Johnson, Olympic skier and Indiana native Nick Goepper, Cincinnati drag queen and entertainer Jessica Dimon, TikTok-er Cale Saurage and media personality Chloe Pavlech served as the judges. Judges gave out awards to the first, second and third place teams, and a People's Choice Award was also given out.
A competing group called the Ohio Surf Squad, which was based in Cleveland, received a perfect score while soaring into the Ohio River with their silver glider.
The Red Bull Flugtag event first kicked off in 1992, and it's taken place in the U.S. since 2002 when it was held in San Francisco. Since then, the high-flying event has been held in Austin, Chicago, Miami, Louisville, Philadelphia and more, as well as more than 50 countries internationally.
For more information about the 2025 flugtag and to apply as a team, click here.
