OUR- Block Party featuring Underworld Black Arts Festival 2025 at PAR-Projects / Studeō PAR- – Cincinnati, OH

In collaboration with Underworld Black Arts Festival, PAR-Projects will be taking over Hoffner Street on Friday, October 3rd from 6:00pm – 11:00pm for OUR- Block Party.

Launched in 2018, The Underworld Black Arts Festival is a community-based project that celebrates Black creatives from around the world. An annual, weekend-long arts festival featuring live music, film, discussions, etc. this year’s UBAF will host two days at PAR-Projects.

As Friday will fuse our two events, PAR- will be closing down the street for an evening art market, our gallery will be open for our next exhibition, “Funky Ride” and Underworld Black Arts Festival folks will take over our stage for music programming which includes:

Grandmaster Caz

LaFrae Sci Grand

Brandon Isaac

DJ Well Blended

Big Red Drumline

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Are you a Northside artist, vendor, or non-profit, interested in participating in the Block Party? The vendor application is now open! Deadline Monday, September 8th, 2025.

OUR- Block Party 2025 // Vendor Registration

Volunteer:

Event Details | POINT

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About PAR-Projects: PAR-Projects is an artist-led organization with a mission to empower diverse communities of people who believe in the arts. As educators, we provide workshops & eight-week classes, related to career development & skills training. As working artists, we enjoy hosting thought provoking exhibits & large scale collaborations throughout Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.