T.I., Ginuwine, Trina and Chingy are headed to Thomas More Stadium this Saturday for the return of the Tacos and Tequila Festival, a touring block party that mixes early-2000s hip-hop nostalgia with taco flights, handcrafted margaritas and a Chihuahua beauty pageant. General admission gates open at 2 p.m. on September 19, with VIP entry starting at 1:30 p.m., ahead of a lineup that runs well into the night.
The festival is part of a touring format produced by Social House Entertainment, a Kansas City-based event production company that partners with ticketing platform Tixr, according to CelebrityAccess. Social House Entertainment, which is based in Kansas City, produces the concept. As reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer, Saturday's Florence stop is one leg of a run that continues on to Chicago, Omaha and Las Vegas after Kentucky.
This marks a return engagement for the Bluegrass State stop: the festival previously landed at Thomas More Stadium on October 4, 2025, with a lineup that featured Lil Jon, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy and Pretty Ricky, according to LINK nky. Early-bird tickets for that October 2025 edition started at $49, the outlet noted, showing that the festival has returned to Northern Kentucky after its 2025 edition.
Who's Playing and When
Saturday's bill kicks off with DJ Ashton Martin at 1:30 p.m., followed by Murphy Lee at 3:45 p.m. and Bubba Sparxxx at 4:30 p.m., per the Enquirer's rundown of set times. Young Joc takes the stage at 5:15 p.m., right before the Chihuahua pageant at 5:45 p.m., and the Ying Yang Twins perform at 6 p.m. Chingy follows at 6:45 p.m., Trina at 7:30 p.m., Ginuwine at 8:15 p.m., and T.I. closes out the night as headliner at 9:15 p.m.
The lineup represents artists who have accumulated a combined total of 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits across their careers, according to the Tacos and Tequila Festival's own event page — a measure of the nostalgic pull organizers are banking on for the Cincinnati market. That same page notes attendees can expect local taco spots, comfort food vendors, handcrafted margaritas and tequila tastings on the grounds.
Tickets, Food and the Fine Print
General admission tickets run $94 and include access to the festival grounds, food and tequila vendors, the Chihuahua beauty pageant and photo opportunities, per the Enquirer's reporting. VIP tickets cost $199 and add expedited entry, premium viewing areas, VIP bars, margarita vouchers and taco flights, while premium tables and suites range from $449.75 to $532.25. Bundle options are also available, with four-ticket packages priced at $73 per person and two-ticket packages at $81 per person.
Food vendors on site include Best Thing Smokin, Don Polo Mexican Food, Flambé by Chef Jon, Flava and Foxy Frans Catering & Vending Services, according to the Enquirer. At the Florence event, those local food options are paired with lucha libre wrestling, according to LINK nky.
Because the event pours tequila tastings and craft margaritas throughout the day, it is strictly limited to attendees 21 and older with valid photo ID required for entry, according to Visit Cincy. The same 21-plus requirement applied to the 2025 Florence event, while the tourism organization lists ticket price tiers on its own listing ranging from $58.98 for basic admission up to $505.25 for premium experience packages.
Parking and Getting There
Parking passes for on-site stadium lots cost $26.60, per the Enquirer, and organizers strongly encourage buying them in advance since on-site lots often sell out. Festival organizers have also set up off-site overflow parking at Florence Mall near the former Sears entrance, with dedicated shuttle buses running attendees to and from the venue.
Thomas More Stadium itself opened in 2004 as Champion Window Field and features an artificial turf playing surface with a total standing and seating capacity of 4,500, according to Wikipedia. The ballpark is home to the Florence Y'alls independent baseball team.
A Recent Incident on the Tour
The Florence stop arrives against a backdrop of at least one troubling incident elsewhere on the tour. At an August 1 stop in Washington County, Pennsylvania, a large fight involving more than a dozen people broke out during the event, prompting an investigation by Pennsylvania State Police, as Hoodline previously reported. Video footage from that stop showed the fight, while Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess personally tried to intervene.
Whether that incident carries any bearing on security planning for Saturday's Florence event is not addressed in available materials. For now, organizers and Northern Kentucky tourism promoters are focused on the draw of a nostalgic lineup, taco flights and margaritas at a mid-sized ballpark built to serve both the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky markets. Tickets remain available through the festival's official site ahead of Saturday's gates.
