Studio/Gallery Walk - January/December (2nd Saturday)
Home & Garden Show - February
Paducah Boat Expo - March
National Quilt Show - April
Paducah's Lighted Dogwood Trail Celebration - April
Live Harness Racing/Bluegrass Downs - April - June
Downtown After Dinner - May - September
Lowertown Arts & Music Festival - May
McCracken County Fair - June
Riverfront Rod Run - June
Paducah Summer Festival - July
Emancipation Celebration - August
Antique Gas & Steam Show - September
BBQ on the River & Old Market Days - September
HAZEL
Antique Dealers Choice Sale - July
Hazel Days Celebration - October
GRAND RIVERS
Spring Festival and Quilt Show - April
Sidewalk Sale & Community Yard Sale - April
Green Turtle Bay Boat Show - April
White Lightning LBL Mountain Bike Race - May
Grand Rivers Street Dance (Saturday) - Memorial Day - Labor Day
Big Lakes Outdoor Extravaganza - September
Hunters Moon Festival - October
Festival of Lights - November/December
BENTON
Annual Kentucky Opry Talent Show - January - May
Tater Day - April
Big Singing Day - May
Pisgah Bay Drag Boat Races - May - July
Kentucky Lake Bluegrass Festival - June
PKC Breeders Showcase - July
Watermelon Bust - first Saturday in August
Classic Car Show - August
Forgotten Past Antique Gas & Steam Engine Show - August
AURORA
Hot August Blues Festival - August
Aurora Country Festival - October
LBL
Day with the Eagles - January
Day with the Eagles, Boat Cruises - February, March
Hands-on-History - Homeplace - March
Moonlight Mysteries Tours - April
Carp-O-Ree Bow Fishing Tournament - May
Hummingbirds are back! - May
Christmas in 1850 - the Homeplace - November
CADIZ
Chocolate Affair - February
Big Band Dinner Dance - March
KY Sizzlin' Summer Sidewalk Sale - August
Bluegrass Jam - September
Trigg County Country Ham Festival - October
A Victorian Christmas Celebration - December
HOPKINSVILLE
Annual Edgar Cayce Hometown Seminar - March
Little River Days Festival - May
Jefferson Davis Birthday Celebration - June
Trail of Tears Pow Wow - September
Night Rider Tour - September
Apple Fest - October
ELKTON
Harvest Fest - First Saturday in October
RUSSELLVILLE
Adairville Strawberry Festival - May
Logan County Bluegrass Jam, Auburn - May
Purple Martin Festival, Lewisburg - May
Antique Engine & Tractor Show, Auburn - June
Russellville Festival on Main - June
Hwy 68/80, 400 Mile Antiques, Collectibles & Stuff - South Union, Auburn, Russellville - June
Jesse James Art & Film Festival - July
Emancipation Day Celebration - August
Autumn Days, Auburn - September
Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival - October
Shaker Farm Day, South Union - October
Primitive Camp Meeting & Rendezvous at Red River Meeting House - Schochoh - October
Holiday Special Events - Parades, home tours, arts & craft shows, church tours - Countywide - November/December
Schochoh Christmas Festival - Schochoh - December
AUBURN
Bluegrass Jam - May
Antique Engine & Tractor Show - June
Hwy 68/80, 400 Mile Antiques, Collectibles & Stuff - South Union, Auburn, Russellville - June
Autumn Days - September
SOUTH UNION
Shaker Farm Day - October
Christmas at Shakertown - December
BOWLING GREEN
Lone Star World Championship Rodeo - February
KHSAA's Girl's Sweet 16 Basketball Championship - March
Southern Kentucky Book Fest - April
Junior Achievement Mini Corvette Challenge - April
Corvette C5/C6 Birthday Bash - April
Railfest at the L & N Depot & Historic Railpark - May
BB&T All American Soap Box Derby - May
Buick GS Nationals - May
Concerts in the Park - June/July
NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion - June
Anthem KY/IN All Star Classic - June
Duncan Hines Festival - August
Festival of Sand - August
National Corvette Homecoming - August
Lost River Cave's Get Down in the Valley - August
Corvette Museum Anniversary - September
U.S. Bank Balloons, Tunes & BBQ - September
AMRA Harley Davidson Drag Finals - September
National Mustang Racers Association World Finals - September
International Festival - September
Medical Center 10K Classic - October
KMEA State Marching Band Championships - November (usually in October)
Houchens Winter Lights - November/December
Victorian Holiday Tours at Riverview - December
Festival of Trains at L&N Depot - December
SMITHS GROVE
Community Days, October
GLASGOW
Home & Garden Show - March
Highland Games - June
Hwy 31 Treasure Hunt - September
Roller Coaster Fair - October
Bluegrass in the Barrens, Beaver Creek Music Festival - October
EDMONTON
Metcalfe County Fair & Governor's Cup Horse Show - July
Sulphur Well Homecoming & Annual Duck Race - Third Sunday in August
Branstetter Park Homecoming & Bluegrass Festival - Fourth weekend in August (Bluegrass Festival is always FREE)
Metcalfe County Country Pumpkin Festival/5K Run/Outhouse Dash/Fireman's Challenge/Car Show - First Saturday in October
Metcalfe County Christmas Parade - Second Saturday in December
GREENSBURG
Blossoms and Blessings Festival - April
Jammin' on the Square - April - August
Home and Garden Show - April
Relay for Life - May
Art in the Alley - June
Green River Adventure Race - June
Green County Fair - June
Celebration of Home Festival - July
Historical Society Play - September, October
Cow Days Festival - September
Glover's Station Revdevous - October
Christmas on the Square - November
LEBANON
Heart of Kentucky Winterfest - January
Heart of Kentucky Heritage & Soul Festival - January
Heart of Kentucky/Big Dawg Bridal Fair - January
Heart of Kentucky Umpires/Bookkeepers Convention - February
Pilots & First Responders Convention - March
Marion County Japanese Cultural Day - March
Heart of Kentucky Farm, Home & Garden Show - March
Heart of Kentucky Baseball Classic - April
Heart of Kentucky Native American Powwow - April
Ambassador Homecoming, Maker's Mark Distillery - April
Penn's Store Kentucky Writer's Day - April (Gravel Switch - just off US 68)
Heart of Kentucky Arts Festival in the Park - May
Heart of Kentucky Antique & Craft Extravaganza - May
Live in Lebanon Concert Series - June - August
Heart of Kentucky Aviation Celebration - June
Marion County Fair - Lightening over Lebanon - June
Kentucky Jets - July
Heart of Kentucky Minor League All-Star Invitational - July
Great Outhouse Blowout - September
Marion County Country Ham Days - last weekend in September
Heart of Kentucky Reverse Triathlon - October
Dickens Christmas - November
Heart of Kentucky Holiday Festival - December
Marion County Holiday Homecoming Classic Basketball Tournament - December
PLEASANT HILL
Pleasant Hill Antiques Show & Sale - June
Pleasant Hill Craft Fair - August
HARRODSBURG
Antique & Collectible Show - March thru November
Fort Harrod Beef Festival - June
Pleasant Hill Antiques Show & Sale - June
Classic Wheels Cruise-In - June
Kentucky Shaker Music Day - July
Mercer County Fair & Horse Show - July
Hwy 127 Yard Sale - Augsut
Music of the Black Shakers - August
Pleasant Hill Craft Fair - August
Motorcycle Meet - August
Central KY Old Iron Tractor, Engine & Machinery Show - September
Apple Harvest Festival - September
Fall Harvest Bazaar and Fish Fry - November
Old Fort Harrod State Park - Holiday Special - December
WILMORE/NICHOLASVILLE
Camp Nelson's White House Afternoon Tea - Once a month throughout the year.
Taste of Jessamine - April
Camp Nelson Civil War Weekend - September
Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest - mid May
Central Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail at Camp Nelson - July
High Bridge Homecoming Festival - mid August
Jessamine Jamboree - October
Wilmore Arts & Crafts Festival - October
PARIS
Paris Art Walk, April 11 & July 11, 5 - 8 pm. Art aficionados will be able to enjoy the Paris Art Walk - including at least 15 stores and restaurants in a lovely seven block Main Street Stroll. Art lovers will be able to enjoy the work of local and regional contemporary artists. Each participating store/restaurant will be offering refreshments. Some may be simple or more elaborate. Some will be offering wine, others will have sodas or punch. Cheese and crackers, finger foods & other appetizers will be available. Maps will be available - look for the lime colored balloons in front of the participating buildings.
North Middletown Charity Horse Show - Second Saturday in May. May 12, 2007, 4 pm. Rain or Shine. Sponsored by the North Middletown Community Club. Showgrounds are one mile south of North Middletown on Route 57. Show Manager is Cecil Foley, Jr. (859) 707-8040.
Bourbon County Fair and Horse Show - late June, early July
Central Kentucky Antique Machinery Show - last full weekend in July
Paris Pumpkin Festival - September 22, 2007. Features live music, demonstrations, craft booths, food, top 50 car show, kids' activities, pizza eating contest and a live auction. Sponsored by: Accutran Industries' sheltered workshop for disabled individuals. (859) 987-4011 ask for Bonnie Jolly.
Back Forty Walk & Back Country Festival - October
Christmas Tour of Homes (Houston Oaks) - December 9, 2007. Sponsored by Accutran.
CARLISLE
Annual Blackberry Festival - July
Central Kentucky Fox Hunt
Annual Haunted House in Old Jail - October
FLEMINGSBURG
Covered Bridge Festival - August
BLUE LICK SRP
Battle Reenactment Celebration - August
Halloween Campout Celebration - October
MAYS LICK
Fall Celebration - Corn Maze - October
Asparagus Festival - May
OLD WASHINGTON
Chocolate Festival - April 14-15, 2007. 20th Annual Event 10 am - 5 pm both days. Free admission. Dark sweet chocolate flows through the 1700s village shops during this award-winning festival. "Miss & Mr. Chocolate Festival" Pageant, homemade chocolates, fudge contest, outside vendors, games, 3 Renfro Valley stars and other country stars, bands, vocalists, clogging. Horse-drawn carriage, pony cart, pig train & pirate ship rides make this a fun-filled weekend. Displays in Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum, 26 shops and 9 museums. Setups: 606-759-7423, other info 606-759-7423.
Simon Kenton Festival - Third weekend in September
Frontier Christmas Festival - December 1-2. 40th Annual Event. This award-winning festival welcomes in the holiday season in the scenic village of Washington (now part of Maysville). 9 museums and 26 shops, holly decked mantles, pine-scented rooms and candle-lit windows, entertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides, craft demonstrations and outside vendors await you. 606-759-7411.
