All your festival listings for Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green and all of Kentucky.
Welcome to Kentucky’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more in such cities as Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Bardstown, Covington, Princeton, Middleboro, Grayson, Paducah and everywhere in-between.
This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.
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JULY
7/17-7/21 – Kentucky Bike Rally – Sturgis
7/18-7/20 – St. Agnes Carnival – Louisville
7/18-7/20 – Shriners Bluegrass Festival – Olive Hill
7/18-7/20 – Master Musicians Festival – Somerset
7/19-7/20 – Leitchfield Fiddling Festival – Leitchfield
7/19-7/20 – St. Rita Church Picnic – Louisville
7/19-7/20 – Little Sandy Shakedown – Greenup
7/19-7/21 – Augusta Riverfest Days – Augusta
7/19-7/21 – Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival – Newport
7/19-7/21 – Music Therapy Fest – Waddy
7/20 – Minnie Adkins Day – Sandy Hook
7/20 – Rock the Dam Fest – Beaver Dam
7/20 – Oldham County Day – La Grange
7/20 – Water Lantern Festival – Louisville
7/20-7/21 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VIII – Eminence
7/24-7/27 – Sandy Lee Songwriters Festival – Henderson
7/25-7/27 – St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic – Loretto
7/25-7/28 – Glier’s Goettafest I – Newport – My Review
7/26 – Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming – Dawson Springs
7/26-7/27 – Cruisin’ the Heartland – Elizabethtown
7/26-7/27 – The Big Stomp – Louisville
7/26-7/27 – Bash On The Branch Music Festival – Irvine
7/26-7/27 – Burn Run Weekend – Prestonsburg
7/26-7/27 – North Fork Music Festival – Hazard
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7/26-7/27 – St. Michael Parish Picnic – Louisville
7/26-7/28 – Rislofest – Harrodsburg
7/26-7/28 – The Children of Odin Festival – Campton
7/27 – Summer Beer Fest at Frazier – Louisville
7/27 – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana
7/27 – Balloons and Tunes – Falmouth
7/27 – Snappin’ Chaplin Turtle Derby – Perryville
7/27 – Henry County Harvest Showcase – New Castle
7/27 – Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival – Frankfort
7/27-7/28 – Louisville Street Food Festival – Louisville
7/27-7/28 – Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival – Lexington
AUGUST
8/1-8/4 – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport – My Review
8/2 – African American Heritage Festival – Springfield
8/2-8/3 – Van Lear Days – Van Lear
8/2-8/3 – St. Joseph Parish Festival – Cold Spring
8/2-8/4 – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton
8/2-8/4 – St. Joseph Summer Celebration – Crescent Springs
8/3 – St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm
8/3 – Appalachian Artist Festival – Inez
8/3* – St. Matthews Potato Festival – Louisville – DISCONTINUED
8/3 – Stadium Rock 80s Festival – Louisville
8/3-8/4 – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg
8/7-8/10 – NIBROC Festival – Corbin
8/9-8/10 – Maysville Oktoberfest – Maysville
8/9-8/10 – St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids – Louisville
8/9-8/10 – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
8/9-8/10 – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson
8/9-8/10 – St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival – Alexandria
8/10 – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling
8/10 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Auburn
8/10 – Sky Soul Festival – Louisville
8/10 – Reggae Reunion at the Park – Louisville
8/10 – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville
8/15-8/18 – Berea Celtic Festival – Berea
8/15-8/18 – Great Inland Seafood Festival – Newport
8/15-8/18 – Pioneer Days of Mercer County – Harrodsburg
8/16-8/17 – Laurel County Homecoming Festival – London
8/16-8/17 – River Festivus – Burkesville
8/16-8/17 – White Mills Days – White Mills
8/16-8/17 – Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival – Russell Springs
8/17 – Multicultural Festival – Owensboro
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8/17 – CONNECT at Bernheim – Clermont
8/17 – Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park – Alexandria
8/17 – Magoffin County Community Day – Salyersville
8/17 – Loretto Street Fair – Loretto
8/17 – Bourbon Jam Music Festival – Richmond
8/17-8/18 – Natural Bridge Artisan Festival – Slade
8/17-8/18 – Sulphur Well Homecoming and Duck Race – Edmonton
8/17-8/18 – Woodland Art Fair – Lexington
8/22-8/24 – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown
8/23 – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville
8/23-8/24 – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
8/23-8/25 – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/24 – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana
8/24* – Five Alarm Festival – Hazard
8/24* – Party in the Park – Sadieville
8/24* – Louisville Family Fun Festival – Louisville
8/29-8/31* – Isom Days Festival – Isom
8/29-8/31 – Manchester Music Festival – Manchester
8/30-8/31 – Alley Fest – Paintsville
8/30-8/31 – Elliott County Tobacco Festival – Sandy Hook
8/30-9/1 – Swift Silver Mine Festival – Campton
8/30-9/1 – Shelbyville Fall Art and Craft Show – Shelbyville
8/30-9/1 – Breathitt County Honey Festival – Jackson
8/30-9/2* – WorldFest – Louisville
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8/31 – Monroe County Watermelon Festival – Tompkinsville
8/31 – Thunder Over the Island – Burnside
8/31-9/1 – Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow – Corbin
8/31-9/1 – Parrotheads in Paristown – Louisville
8/31-9/1 – Heritage Days – Augusta
8/31-9/1 – Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival – Winchester
8/31-9/2– Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival – Grand Rivers
8/31-9/2 – St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival – Independence
SEPTEMBER
9/1* – Riverfest – Newport
9/5 – Fireman’s Chili Cook-Off Celebration – Georgetown
9/5-9/7 – The Knott County Gingerbread Festival – Hindman
9/5-9/7 – Old Fashioned Trading Days – Williamsburg
9/6 – Tacos N’ Tequila – Lexington
9/6-9/7* – German American Club Oktoberfest – Louisville
9/6-9/7 – Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival – Lancaster
9/6-9/7 – Lawrence County Septemberfest – Louisa
9/6-9/7* – Middletown’s Family Fun Festival & Craft Show – Middletown
9/6-9/8* – Pickin’ on a Soldier’s Heart – Hardin
9/6-9/8 – Fraley Festival of Traditional Music – Olive Hill
9/6-9/8 – Festival of the Mewz/Hannah Fest – Irvine
9/6-9/8* – KYukefest – Lexington
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9/6-9/8 – Roots and Heritage Festival – Lexington
9/6-9/8 – Annual Festival of the Horse – Georgetown
9/7 – Water Lantern Festival – Lexington
9/7 – Bourbon and Blades – Radcliff
9/7 – Oak Grove Butterfly Festival – Oak Grove
9/7 – Swingtime by the River – Augusta
9/7 – PossumFest – Cumberland
9/7 – Black Patch Heritage Festival – Princeton
9/7 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles – My Review
9/7* – St. Monica Summer Festival – Bardstown
9/7 – Good Shepherd September Fest – Louisville
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9/7* – Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival – Island
9/7* – Millville Daze Festival – Frankfort
9/7* – Float Day on the Clarks River – Benton
9/7 – Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival – Campbellsville
9/7 – Painted Stone Settlers Long Run Massacre – Shelbyville
9/7 – Kentucky Dragon Boat Festival – Louisville
9/7-9/8 – Big Four Arts Festival – Louisville
9/7-9/8* – Evans Orchard Apple Festival – Georgetown
9/7-9/8 – Ravenna Railroad Festival – Ravenna
9/7-9/8 – Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Hopkinsville
9/7-9/8 – Trimble County Apple Festival – Bedford
9/11-9/14 – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport
9/12-9/15 – Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration – Rosine
9/13 – Norton Commons Oktoberfest – Prospect
9/13-9/14 – Muddfest Music Festival – Leitchfield
9/13-9/14 – The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/13-9/14 – Kentucky Black Pride – Lexington
9/13-9/14 – Martin County Harvest Festival – Inez
9/13-9/14 – Bands and BBQ – Carrollton
9/13-9/14 – Chautauqua Days – Millersburg
9/13-9/14* – Appalachian Moonshine, Music and Makers Festival – Pikeville
9/13-9/15 – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/13-9/15 – Poppy Mountain Music Festival I – Morehead
9/13-9/15 – St. Barbara Rocktoberfest – Erlanger
9/13-9/15 – Covington Oktoberfest – Covington
9/13-9/15 – Burgin Fall Festival – Burgin
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9/13-9/15 – Hart County Civil War Days “Battles for the Bridge” Weekend – Munfordville
9/13-9/15 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review
9/13-9/15 – Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro
9/13-9/15 – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown
9/13-9/15* – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union
9/14* – Gourd Patch Arts Festival – Mayfield
9/14 – EweNique Art Walk – Falmouth
9/14 – Old Fashioned Day – Walton
9/14 – Steins on Main – Louisville
9/14 – Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival – New Haven
9/14 – Simpsonville Fall Festival – Simpsonville
9/14 – Hempstock Music Festival – Raywick
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9/14 – Constitution Square Festival – Danville
9/14* – Morehead Arts and Crafts Festival – Morehead
9/14* – Hopkinsville Street Taco Festival – Hopkinsville
9/14* – Cadiz Music and Food Festival – Cadiz
9/14 – Cheers to Bardstown – Bardstown
9/14* – Sweet Owen Day – Owenton
9/14-9/15* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival I – Nancy
9/14-9/15 – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville
9/14-9/15 – Germantown Court Days – Germantown
9/14-9/15 – Siege of Fort Boonesborough – Richmond
9/15* – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard I – Versailles
9/16-9/21 – Poppy Mountain Music Festival II – Morehead
9/17-9/21 – Eddyville Founders Day Celebration – Eddyville
9/19-9/21 – BBQ on the River – Paducah
9/19-9/21 – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City
9/19-9/21 – Black Gold Festival – Hazard
9/19-9/21 – Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival – Burkesville
9/19-9/21 – Banana Festival – Fulton, KY/South Fulton, TN
9/19-9/22 – Bourbon and Beyond Festival – Louisville
9/20-9/21 – Cow Days – Greensburg
9/20-9/21 – Horse Cave Heritage Festival – Horse Cave
9/20-9/21 – More Tales Storytelling Festival – Wilmore
9/20-9/21 – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington
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9/20-9/21 – Pig Out in Maysville – Maysville
9/20-9/21 – Fordsville Days – Fordsville
9/20-9/22 – Civil War Weekend: Battle of Augusta – Augusta
9/20-9/22 – Poage Landing Days – Ashland
9/20-9/22 – Spoonbread Festival – Berea – My Review
9/20-9/22 – Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival – Harrodsburg
9/21 – Cynthiana Honey Festival – Cynthiana
9/21* – Finchville Fall Festival – Finchville
9/21 – The Mystic Arts Faire Fall Fest – Bowling Green
9/21 – Jacksonian Days Street Fair – Scottsville
9/21 – Onton Hay Days – Onton
9/21 – Pumpkin Festival – Paris
9/21 – Clarkson Honeyfest – Clarkson
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9/21 – Squash and Gobble Arts Bazaar and Fall Festival – Greenville
9/21 – Southern Kentucky Book Festival – Bowling Green
9/21* – Amkar Market Fall Festival – Jamestown
9/21* – NuLu Festival – Louisville
9/21* – National Jug Band Jubilee – Louisville
9/21-9/22 – Midway Fall Festival – Midway
9/21-9/22* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival II – Nancy
9/21-9/22 – Benton Farm Fall Craft Show and Festival – Walton
9/21-9/22 – Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games – Eminence
9/21-9/22* – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard II – Versailles
9/24-9/28 – Mountain Heritage Festival – Whitesburg
9/26-9/28 – West Point River Days Festival – West Point
9/26-9/28 – Dark Castle Fest – Louisville
9/26-9/28 – Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival – Morganfield
9/26-9/28 – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival – Vine Grove
9/26-9/28 – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty – My Review
9/26-9/29 – World Chicken Festival – London – My Review
9/26-9/29 – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville
9/26-9/29 – Fall MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg
9/27-9/28 – Cave Run Storytelling Festival – Morehead
9/27-9/28 – Harvest Fest at Mahr Park – Madisonville
9/27-9/28* – Bullitt County Bike Fest – Shepherdsville – CANCELLED
9/27-9/28* – Sorghum Festival – Springfield
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9/27-9/28 – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington
9/27-9/29 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Morgan County Sorghum Festival – West Liberty
9/27-9/29 – South Shore Heritage Quilt Festival – South Shore
9/28 – Cynthiana Witches Day Out – Cythiana
9/28* – Walnut Festival – Saylersville
9/28 – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro
9/28 – HarvestFest – Elkton
9/28 – Reid’s Orchard Music Fest – Owensboro
9/28 – Kirksville Day – Richmond
9/28* – St. Francis of Assisi Fall Festival – Louisville
9/28 – Heartland Harvest Festival – Elizabethtown
9/28* – Harlan Haunt Fest – Harlan
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9/28* – Shelby County Pride Festival – Shelbyville – NEXT IN 2025
9/28* – Hippie Fest – Pikeville
9/28* – Harvest Fest – Hawesville
9/28* – W’town Hoedown and Bluegrass Festival – Williamstown
9/28 – Bowling Green International Festival – Bowling Green
9/28 – Pickers and Grinners Market II – Maysville
9/28-9/29 – Shaker Village HarvestFest – Harrodsburg
9/28-9/29* – AutumnFest at The Bryan House – Wilmore
9/28-9/29* – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard III – Versailles
9/28-9/29* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival III – Nancy
9/28-9/29 – BowmanFest – Louisville
OCTOBER
10/3-10/5 – Greenup Old Fashion Days – Greenup – My Review
10/3-10/5 – Carroll County Tobacco Festival – Carrollton
10/4-10/5 – Black Mountain Jamboree – Lake Cumberland
10/4-10/5 – Kentucky Apple Festival – Paintsville
10/4-10/6 – St. James Court Art Show – Louisville
10/4-10/6 – Kentucky Mushroom Festival – Center
10/4-10/6 – The Kentucky Wool Festival – Falmouth
10/4-10/6 – Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Harrodsburg
10/4-10/6* – Caneyville Fair and Homecoming – Caneyville
10/5* – Fall Fun Fest – Calvert City
10/5 – Bourbon on the Banks – Frankfort
10/5 – Louisville Wine and Food Experience – Louisville
10/5* – Bourbon in the Bluegrass – Union
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10/5* – Lake Chem’s Harvest Fest – Murray
10/5* – Stanton Pumpkin Fest – Stanton
10/5* – Butchertown Oktoberfest – Louisville
10/5 – Kentucky Bat Festival – Louisville
10/5 – Spencer County Octoberfest – Taylorsville
10/5* – Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber Pumpkin Festival – Edmonton
10/5* – Cripple Creek Music Festival – Fort Mitchell
10/5* – Hoptoberfest – Pikeville
10/5 – Battle of Perryville Commemoration – Perryville
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10/5 – Richmond Millstone Festival – Richmond
10/5 – Wilmore Arts and Crafts Festival – Wilmore
10/5* – Hillview Fall Music and Jeep Festival – Louisville
10/5* – North Fork Oktoberfest – Hazard
10/5 – “It’s Fall Y’all” Harvest and Craft Festival – Olive Hill
10/5-10/6* – Buffalo Daze – Stamping Ground
10/5-10/6 – Henderson Lion Club Arts and Crafts Festival – Henderson
10/5-10/6* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival IV – Nancy
10/5-10/6 – Lincoln Days – Hodgenville
10/6 – Daniel Boone Festival I – Barbourville
10/7-10/12 – Daniel Boone Festival II – Barbourville
10/9-10/12 – Jenny Wiley Festival – Prestonsburg
10/10-10/13 – The Moonshiners Ball – Livingston
10/10-10/13 – Rocktoberfest – Campton
10/11-10/12 – Belknap Fall Festival – Louisville
10/11-10/12* – HalloQueen Fest – Louisville
10/11-10/12 – Hazel Day – Hazel
10/11-10/12 – FoxFire Music and Arts Festival – Ashland
10/11-10/12* – Wayland Music Festival – Wayland
10/11-10/12* – River Stomp Bluegrass Festival – Williamsburg
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10/11-10/12 – Downtown Days – Columbia
10/11-10/12* – Garvin Gate Blues Festival – Louisville
10/11-10/12 – Goatman Festival – Louisville
10/11-10/12* – Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival – Middlesboro
10/11-10/12 – Forkland Heritage Festival and Revue – Gravel Switch
10/11-10/12* – Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Fall Festival – Lexington
10/11-10/12 – Trigg County Country Ham Festival – Cadiz
10/11-10/13* – Civil War Days – Columbus
10/11-10/13 – Legends of Bourbon County Festival – Paris
10/12 – Hunters Moon Fall Festival – Grand Rivers
10/12 – Octoberfest – Corbin
10/12 – Pikeville Pride Celebration – Pikeville
10/12 – Brodhead Autumn Fest – Brodhead
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10/12 – Pulaski County Zombie Walk – Somerset
10/12 – Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival – Russellville
10/12 – Turning of the Leaves Festival – Augusta
10/12 – South Elkhorn Christian Church Fall Festival – Lexington
10/12* – Bardstown Craft Beer Festival – Bardstown
10/12 – Capital Pride Festival – Frankfort
10/12-10/13* – Louisville’s Great Chili Cook Off – Louisville
10/12-10/13 – Bardstown Arts and Crafts Festival – Bardstown
10/12-10/13* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival V – Nancy
10/18* – Alvaton Fall Festival – Bowling Green
10/18-10/19 – Foothills Festival – Albany
10/18-10/19 – Louisville Book Festival – Louisville
10/18-10/19 – Jessamine Fall Festival – Nicholasville
10/18-10/20 – Salt Festival – Union
10/18-10/20 – ScareFest – Lexington
10/18-10/20 – Grateville Dead Music Festival – Louisville
10/18-10/20 – Battle of Camp Wildcat – Hazel Patch
10/18-10/21 – Mt. Sterling October Court Days – Mt. Sterling
10/18-10/21 – Preston Court Days – Preston
10/19 – Moonlight Festival – Somerset
10/19 – Downtown Bowling Green Harvest Festival – Bowling Green
10/19 – Flatwoods Harvest Festival – Flatwoods
10/19* – Paint Lick Village Fest – Paint Lick
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10/19* – Glendale Crossing Festival – Glendale
10/19* – St. Luke’s Fall Festival – Louisville
10/19* – Bourbon and Brewfest – Bowling Green
10/19* – Bagdad Fall Festival – Bagdad
10/19* – Pumpkin and Pickle Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro
10/19* – Heritage Free Will Baptist Church Fall Festival – Ashland
10/19* – Bowling Green Pride Festival – Bowling Green
10/19* – Kentucky Book Festival – Lexington
10/19-10/20 – Kentucky Guild Fall Market – Berea
10/19-10/20 – The Good Wu Healing and Arts Fall Festival – Calvert City
10/19-10/20 – Via Colori Street Painting Festival – Louisville
10/19-10/20* – Pumpkin Festival at Sunny Acres Farm – Louisville
10/19-10/20* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival VI – Nancy
10/20 – Louisville Pagan Roots Festival – Louisville
10/23* – FCYD Fest – Frankfort
10/25-10/27 – Woolly Worm Festival – Beattyville
10/26 – The Battletown Witch Festival – Brandenburg
10/26* – Farmington Hemp Harvest Festival and Dinner – Louisville
10/26* – Independence Bank Sorghum Festival – Hawesville
10/26* – St. Gregory Fall Festival – Coxs Creek
10/26* – Dia de los Muertos Celebration – Henderson
10/26-10/27* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival VII – Nancy
NOVEMBER
11/1-11/3* – Patti’s Festival of Lights I – Grand Rivers
11/1-11/3 – Fenrir Viking Festival – Eminence
11/2* – Red River Museum Pioneer Day – Clay City
11/2* – Harvesting the Holidays – Cynthiana
11/2-11/3 – COLORFEST at Bernheim – Clermont
11/4-11/10* – Patti’s Festival of Lights II – Grand Rivers
11/7-11/9 – GypsyMoon Marketplace II – Bowling Green
11/8-11/10* – Lights Under Louisville I – Louisville
11/8-11/10* – Festival of Trees and Lights – Louisville
11/8-11/10* – Light Up The Fair I – Burlington
11/8-11/10* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest I – Florence
11/8-11/10* – Bourbon County Secretariat Festival – Paris
11/9* – Holly-Day on 68/Mistletoe Market – Benton
11/9 – Louisville Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Louisville
11/9* – Hickman Pecan Festival – Hickman
11/11-11/17* – Patti’s Festival of Lights III – Grand Rivers
11/11-11/17* – Winter Wonderland of Lights I – Ashland
11/11-11/17* – Light Up The Fair II – Burlington
11/11-11/17* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest II – Florence
11/11-11/17* – Lights Under Louisville II – Louisville
11/15-11/17* – Festival of Trees and Trains I – Ashland
11/16* – Light Up the Levee – Newport
11/16-11/17* – Christmas Island I – Burnside
11/18-11/24* – Patti’s Festival of Lights IV – Grand Rivers
11/18-11/24* – Light Up The Fair III – Burlington
11/18-11/24* – Christmas Island II – Burnside
11/18-11/24* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest III – Florence
11/18-11/24* – Festival of Trees and Trains II – Ashland
11/18-11/24* – Winter Wonderland of Lights II – Ashland
11/18-11/24* – Lights Under Louisville III – Louisville
11/22-11/23* – Festival of the Mountain Masters – Harlan
11/22-11/24* – Christmas at Panther Creek I – Owensboro
11/23 – Once Upon a Christmas Show – Shelbyville
11/23-11/24* – Festival of Lights I – Mayfield
11/23-11/14 – Holly Day Market – Lexington
11/23-11/24* – Christmas in the Park Light Show I – Benton
11/25-12/1* – Christmas in the Park Light Show II – Benton
11/25-12/1* – Patti’s Festival of Lights V – Grand Rivers
11/25-12/1* – Christmas Island III – Burnside
11/25-12/1* – Light Up The Fair IV – Burlington
11/25-12/1* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest IV – Florence
11/25-12/1* – Winter Wonderland of Lights III – Ashland
11/25-12/1* – Christmas at Panther Creek II – Owensboro
11/25-12/1* – Lights Under Louisville IV – Louisville
11/27-12/1 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park I – Elizabethtown
11/27-12/1 – Christmas in the Park I – Paducah
11/29-11/30 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter I – Williamstown
11/29-12/1* – Festival of Lights II – Mayfield
11/29-12/1 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival I – Lexington
11/29-12/1* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill I – Millersburg
DECEMBER
12/2-12/8* – Christmas in the Park Light Show III – Benton
12/2-12/8* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VI – Grand Rivers
12/2-12/8* – Christmas Island IV – Burnside
12/2-12/8* – Lights Under Louisville V – Louisville
12/2-12/8* – Christmas at Panther Creek III – Owensboro
12/2-12/8* – Winter Wonderland of Lights IV – Ashland
12/2-12/8 – Christmas in the Park II – Paducah
12/2-12/8* – Light Up The Fair V – Burlington
12/2-12/8* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest V – Florence
12/2-12/8 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park II – Elizabethtown
12/2-12/8 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival II – Lexington
12/3-12/7 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter II – Williamstown
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12/5-12/8* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill II – Millersburg
12/6* – All is Bright! Magical Holiday Celebration – Louisville
12/6* – Maysville Christmas Market – Maysville
12/6-12/8* – Festival of Lights III – Mayfield
12/7* – St. “Nich” Christmas Fest – Nicholasville
12/7* – Krampus Bizaar – Bloomington – CANCELLED
12/7* – A Calvert Christmas – Calvert City
12/7* – Country Christmas – Williamstown
12/7* – Noel Night Market – Mt. Vernon
12/7* – Light-Up Louisville – Louisville
12/7* – J-Town Jingle Fest – Jeffersontown
12/7* – Light Up La Grange – La Grange
12/7-12/8* – A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair I – Eminence
12/9-12/15* – Christmas in the Park Light Show IV – Benton
12/9-12/15* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VII – Grand Rivers
12/9-12/15* – Christmas Island V – Burnside
12/9-12/15* – Lights Under Louisville VI – Louisville
12/9-12/15 – Christmas in the Park III – Paducah
12/9-12/15* – Light Up The Fair VI – Burlington
12/9-12/15* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest VI – Florence
12/9-12/15 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park III – Elizabethtown
12/9-12/15* – Christmas at Panther Creek IV – Owensboro
12/9-12/15 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival III – Lexington
12/9-12/15* – Winter Wonderland of Lights V – Ashland
12/10-12/14 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter III – Williamstown
12/12-12/15* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill III – Millersburg
12/13-12/15* – Festival of Lights IV – Mayfield
12/14-12/15* – Christmas on the Farm – Cynthiana
12/14-12/15* – A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair II – Eminence
12/15* – Holiday Market at Woodhaven – Louisville
12/16-12/22* – Christmas in the Park Light Show V – Benton
12/16-12/22* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VIII – Grand Rivers
12/16-12/22* – Christmas Island VI – Burnside
12/16-12/22 – Christmas in the Park IV – Paducah
12/16-12/22* – Light Up The Fair VII – Burlington
12/16-12/22* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest VII – Florence
12/16-12/22 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park IV – Elizabethtown
12/16-12/22 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival IV – Lexington
12/16-12/22* – Winter Wonderland of Lights VI – Ashland
12/16-12/22* – Christmas at Panther Creek V – Owensboro
12/16-12/22* – Lights Under Louisville VII – Louisville
12/17-12/21 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter IV – Williamstown
12/19-12/22* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill V – Millersburg
12/20-12/22* – Festival of Lights V – Mayfield
12/23-12/29* – Christmas in the Park Light Show VI – Benton
12/23-12/29 – Christmas in the Park V – Paducah
12/23-12/29 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival V – Lexington
12/23-12/29* – Patti’s Festival of Lights IX – Grand Rivers
12/23-12/29* – Christmas Island VII – Burnside
12/23-12/29* – Christmas at Panther Creek VI – Owensboro
12/23-12/29* – Winter Wonderland of Lights VII – Ashland
12/23-12/29* – Lights Under Louisville VIII – Louisville
12/23-12/29* – Light Up The Fair VIII – Burlington
12/23-12/29* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest VIII – Florence
12/23-12/29 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park V – Elizabethtown
12/24-12/28 (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter V – Williamstown
12/27-12/29* – Festival of Lights VI – Mayfield
12/30* – Christmas in the Park Light Show VII – Benton
12/30* – Light Up The Fair IX – Burlington
12/30-12/31 – Christmas in the Park VI – Paducah
12/30-12/31 – Southern Lights Holiday Festival VI – Lexington
12/30-12/31* – Christmas Island VIII – Burnside
12/30-1/1* – Christmas at Panther Creek VII – Owensboro
12/30-1/1* – Winter Wonderland of Lights VIII – Ashland
12/30-1/1* – Deck the Y’alls Lightfest IX – Florence
12/30-1/1* – Lights Under Louisville IX – Louisville
12/30-1/1 – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park VI – Elizabethtown
12/30-1/1* – Festival of Lights VII – Mayfield
12/30-1/5* – Patti’s Festival of Lights X – Grand Rivers
JANUARY (2025)
1/1-1/4 – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter VI – Williamstown
1/6-1/12* – Patti’s Festival of Lights XI – Grand Rivers
1/19* – Donut Fest Louisville – Louisville
FEBRUARY
2/28-3/2* – Vintage Market Days of Lexington – Lexington
MARCH
3/1* – Tailspin Ale Fest – Louisville
3/1* – Kentucky Women’s Book Festival – Louisville
3/1-3/2* – Kentucky Vintage Fest – Lexington
3/1-3/2* – Purchase Area Coffee and Chocolate Festival – Calvert City
3/7* – Tails and Ales – Lexington
3/7-3/9* – Cumberland Falls Storytelling Festival – Corbin
3/8-3/9* – Kentucky Crafted Market – Lexington
3/14* – Third Street Beerfest at the Atrium – Murray
3/14-3/16* – The Great American Bluegrass Jam – Owensboro
3/15* – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Lexington
3/21-3/22* – Hopkinsville International Festival – Hopkinsville
3/22* – Nulu Bock Fest– Louisville
3/28-3/31* – Tater Day – Benton
APRIL
4/5* – Old Washington Art and Chocolate Festival – Maysville
4/12* – Block Party (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/15* – Taste of Derby Festival (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/17-4/19* – Hillbilly Days – Pikeville – My Review
4/18* – Pine Mountain Hillclimb Festival – Pineville
4/18-4/19* – Skrimp Scampi – Livingston
4/18-4/19* – Colonel Fest – Corbin
4/18-4/19* – Rock the Country – Ashland
4/18-4/19* – BTFA Food Truck Festival – Maysville
4/18-4/20* – Tri-Fest – Henderson
4/18-4/20* – White Squirrel Arts Festival – Bowling Green
4/19* – Spring Gathering at Kirksville – Richmond
4/19* – Homeplace Spring Plow Day and Festival – Campbellsville
4/19* – Dogwood Festival – Shelbyville
4/19* – Foodstock – Somerset
4/19* – 420 Festival – Oak Grove
4/19* – Little River Festival – Cadiz
4/19* – Frankfort Sobriety Festival – Frankfort
4/19 – Shelbyville Dogwood Artisan Showcase – Shelbyville
4/19* – Gallatin County Earth Day Celebration – Warsaw – DISCONTINUED
4/19* – Danville’s Earth Day Festival – Danville
4/19*– Kite Fest – Lexington
4/24* – Open Barn and BBQ – Lexington
4/24-4/27* – Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville I (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/25-4/26* – Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival – Clinton
4/25-4/26* – GypsyMoon Marketplace I – Bowling Green
4/25-4/26* – Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ Fest – Grand Rivers
4/26* – Ken-Ducky Derby Festival – Louisville
4/26* – Munfordville Cherry Blossom Festival – Munfordville
]4/26* – Wings and Wheels – Cynthiana
4/26*- Tequila N’ Tacos – Bowling Green
4/26-4/27* – Mountain Mushroom Festival – Irvine
4/26-4/27* – Cherokee Triangle Art Fair – Louisville
4/27* – Passport GospelFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/28-5/2* – Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville II (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
MAY
5/1-5/3* – Knott County Spring Horse Trail Ride – Hindman
5/1-5/4* – Redneck Rave – Mammoth Cave
5/2-5/3* – Spring Fling – Paintsville
5/2-5/4* – Hippie Daze Festival – Hardin
5/2-5/4* – BG Fiestaval – Bowling Green
5/3* – Junkfest Day – Augusta
5/3* – River Town Fair – Vanceburg
5/9-5/10* – Mount Washington Spring Festival – Mt. Washington
5/9-5/10* – BBQ and Barrels – Owensboro
5/9-5/10* – Blackey Day Festival – Blackey
5/9-5/10* – The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival – Paducah
5/9-5/11* – Paris Storytelling Festival – Paris
5/9-5/11* – FedEx Ground Smoke on the River BBQ Festival – Covington
5/10* – International Food Truck Festival – Louisville
5/10* – Bath County May Day Festival – Owingsville
5/10* – Into the Night Summer Jams – Hardinsburg
5/10* – Maifest Celebration – Louisville
5/10* – Queen City Artisan Festival – Hazard
5/10* – Mayfest – Whitesburg
5/10*– Etown Wine Fest – Elizabethtown
5/10* – Louisville Mac and Cheese Festival – Louisville
5/10-5/11* – Mayfest Arts Fair – Lexington
5/16-5/17* – Bluegrass BBQ Festival – Lexington
5/16-5/17* – Art in the Park – Versailles
5/16-5/18* – Kentucky Yoga Festival – Center
5/16-5/18* – Poorcastle Music Festival – Louisville
5/16-5/18* – Covington Maifest – Covington
5/17* – SummerFest – Henderson
5/17* – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville
5/17* – GCA Art in the Park – Leitchfield
5/17* – BloomFest at Bernheim – Clermont
5/17* – Forest Fest – Louisville
5/17* – Taste of Meade – Brandenburg
5/17* – SpringFest – Glendale
5/17* – Jeffersontown Night Market – Louisville
5/17* – Bagdad Day – Bagdad
5/17-5/18* – Georgetown Rotary Kite Festival – Georgetown
5/17-5/18* – Benton Farm Craft Spring Fling – Walton
5/17-5/18* – Wild and Scenic Red Riverfest – Clay City
5/17-5/18* – Norton Commons Art Festival – Prospect
5/17-5/18* – Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival – Lexington
5/22-5/24* – Strawberry Festival – Beaver Dam
5/22-5/25* – Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival – Pineville
5/22-5/25* – Grayson Memory Days – Grayson
5/23-5/25* – Native Dawn Flute Gathering – Harrodsburg
5/23-5/26* – Speleofest – Bonnieville
5/24* – Live in Liberty Music Festival – Liberty
5/24* – DiverCity Festival – Lexington
5/24* – Bullitt County Music Fest – Shepherdsville
5/24-5/25* – Gazebo Festival – Louisville
5/24-5/25* – Spring into Summer Festival – Oak Grove
5/29-5/31* – Poke Sallet Festival – Harlan
5/29-5/31* – Lewisport Heritage Festival – Lewisport
5/29-5/31* – Great American Brass Band Festival – Danville
5/29-6/1* – Spring MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg
5/30-5/31* – Ascension Summer Festival – Louisville
5/30-5/31* – St. Peter the Apostle Summer Festival – Louisville
5/30-5/31* – Portland Festival – Louisville
5/30-5/31* – Woodsfest Music Festival – Kirksey
5/30-5/31* – Kentucky’s Own Music Festival – Benton
5/31* – Cruzin for Cancer – Louisville
5/31* – Bourbon, Brews and BBQ Festival – Shepherdsville
5/31* – Summerfest on the Square – Edmonton
5/31* – Kentucky History Day – Frankfort
5/31* – Richmond Pride – Richmond
5/31* – St. Joseph Parish Picnic – Louisville
5/31* – Downtown Henderson Porchfest – Henderson
5/31* – Art in the Garden – Augusta
5/31* – St. Joseph Church Picnic – Leitchfield
5/31* – GlobaLou Festival – Louisville
5/31* – La Grange Arts Fest – La Grange
5/31* – Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival – Bardstown
5/31-6/1* – Bluegrass Pug Festival – Louisville
5/31-6/1* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival I – Eminence
5/31-6/1* – The Butchertown Art Fair – Louisville
5/31-6/1* – Railbird Festival – Lexington
JUNE
6/1* – Waggin’ Trail on the Waterfront – Louisville
6/1* – Northern Kentucky Pride Festival – Covington
6/5-6/7* – Saint Edward Picnic – Jeffersontown
6/5-6/7* – Blazin’ Bluegrass Spring Festival – Whitley City
6/5-6/7* – Hillview City Fair – Hillview
6/6-6/7* – Capital Expo Festival – Frankfort
6/6-6/7* – Gemini Jam – Irvine
6/6-6/7* – Duncan Hines Days – Bowling Green
6/6-6/7* – St. Catherine of Siena Summer Festival – Fort Thomas
6/6-6/7* – Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival – Louisville
6/6-6/7* – Louisville Greek Festival – Louisville
6/6-6/7* – Menifee Mountain Memories Festival – Frenchburg
6/6-6/7* – Lu-Ray Arts Festival with a Side of Music – Central City
6/6-6/7* – Our Lady of Lourdes Festival Homecoming – Louisville
6/6-6/7* – Laurel Cove Music Festival – Pineville
6/6-6/7* – St. Augustine Summer Festival – Covington
6/6-6/7* – Trenton Main Street Festival – Trenton
6/6-6/7* – St. Margaret Mary Church Picnic – Louisville
6/6-6/7* – St. Paul Parish Summer Festival – Florence
6/7* – Buy Local Fair – Louisville
6/7* – St. Bernard Spring Festival – Louisville
6/7* – Beer Cheese Festival – Winchester
6/7* – Wingo Trade Day – Wingo
6/7* – Rosine Park Festival – Rosine
6/7* – Flatwoods Arts and Eats Festival – Flatwoods
6/7* – St. Francis Xavier Summer Festival – Mt. Washington
6/7* – Maysville Uncorked! Wine and Art Festival – Maysville
6/7* – PorchFest OBKY – Owensboro
6/7-6/8* – Strawberry Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro
6/7-6/8* – Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens – Crestwood
6/7-6/8* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival II – Eminence
6/11-6/14* – W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival – Henderson
6/11-6/15* – PlayThink Movement and Flow Arts Festival – Harrodsburg
6/12-6/14* – Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals (formerly Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion) – Bowling Green
6/12-6/14* – St. Raphael Picnic – Louisville
6/12-6/15* – Newport ItalianFest – Newport
6/12-6/15* – Harrodsburg 250th Celebration Festival – Harrodsburg
6/13* – Radcliff Juneteenth Celebration – Radcliff
6/13-6/14* – PigFest – Walton
6/13-6/14* – St. Paul Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/13-6/14* – Lyndon Summer Festival – Lyndon
6/14* – Hopkins County Juneteenth Festival – Madisonville
6/14* – The Kentucky Moonshine Festival – Radcliff
6/14 – Summer Solstice Craft Festival – Berea
6/14* – Kentuckiana Pride Festival – Louisville
6/15 – Lavender In Bloom Outdoor Night Market – Georgetown
6/14* – Rudy Fest I – Morehead
6/14* – Juneteenth on the Ohio River – Owensboro
6/14* – The Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest – Nicholasville
6/14-6/15* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival III – Eminence
6/18-6/21* – Rudy Fest II – Morehead
6/19-6/21* – Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival – Tyner
6/19-6/21* – The Mountain Grrl Experience – Pikeville
6/20-6/21* – Louisville Funk Fest – Louisville
6/20-6/21* – St. Martha Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/20-6/21* – St. Albert the Great Summer Picnic – Louisville
6/20-6/22* – Rockin’ Taco Fest – Covington
6/20-6/22* – Mary, Queen of Heaven Funfest – Erlanger
6/20-6/22* – Taco and Margarita Festival – Covington
6/21* – Heroes 4 Humanity Faith Fest – Shelbyville
6/21* – Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival – Beattyville
6/21* – Fairfield Homecoming – Fairfield
6/21* – A Day at the Park – Lawrenceburg
6/21-6/22* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival IV – Eminence
6/25-6/28* – Romp Fest – Owensboro
6/26-6/28* – Holy Family Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/27* – Union Celebrates America – Union
6/27-6/28* – Hustonville Heritage Days Festival – Hustonville
6/27-6/28* – Bullitt Blast – Shepherdsville
6/27-6/29* – 4th Fest and Praise in the Park – Madisonville
6/28* – Lexington Pride Festival – Lexington
6/28* – Thunder Over Big Woods – Wellington
6/28* – Pickers and Grinners Market I – Maysville
6/28* – McHenry SummerFest – McHenry
6/28* – Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival – Louisville
6/28-6/29* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival V – Eminence
6/28-7/3* – Campbellsville Fourth of July Celebration – Campbellsville
JULY
7/1-7/5* – Carlisle Blackberry Festival – Carlisle
7/2* – Independence Day Celebration – Henderson
7/2-7/4* – Summer Motion – Ashland
7/3-7/5* – Green River Catfish Festival – Morgantown
7/4* – Crescent Hill Fourth of July Celebration – Louisville
7/4* – Maysville Independence Day Festival – Maysville
7/4* – Calvert City Ameribration – Calvert City
7/4* – Fort Thomas Independence Day Celebration – Fort Thomas
7/4* – Liberty’s 4th of July – Liberty
7/4* – Freedom Fest – Murray
7/4* – Lexington Fourth of July Festival and Market – Lexington
7/4* – Wilmore’s Festival of the 4th – Wilmore
7/4* – Sisters of Notre Dame 4th of July Festival – Covington
7/4* – Louisville Waterfront Fourth of July – Louisville
7/4* – All-American Fourth of July – Owensboro
7/4* – Independence Day Celebration – Paducah
7/4* – Richmond Fourth of July Celebration – Richmond
7/4* – Founders’ Day Celebration – Elizabethtown
7/4* – 4th Fest – Harlan
7/4* – Big Bang Over Brandenburg – Brandenburg
7/4-7/5* – Daniel Boone Days Celebration – Booneville
7/5* – Augusta Volunteer Fire Dept. Independence Day Celebration – Augusta
7/5* – Carrollton’s July 4th Family Celebration – Carrollton
7/5* – Freedom Fest – Morehead
7/5* – Lakefest – Jamestown
7/5* – Dazzling Daylilies Festival – Owensboro
7/5* – Independence Celebration – Independence
7/5-7/6* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VI – Eminence
7/11-7/13* – BreyerFest – Lexington
7/11-7/13* – Berea Craft Festival – Berea
7/11-7/13* – St. Pius X Summer Festival – Edgewood
7/11-7/13* – Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest – Burlington
7/12* – Sun Valley Bluegrass Festival – Alexandria
7/12* – BG Wine Festival – Bowling Green
7/12* – Kentucky Bands, Bourbon and Wine Festival – Oak Grove
7/12* – KY Christmas in July Gathering – Richmond
7/12* – St. Gabriel Festival – Louisville
7/12* – Skeeterfest – Williamstown
7/12* – St. Thomas Church Picnic – Bardstown
7/12* – Hops and Vine Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Richmond
7/12-7/13* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VII – Eminence
7/16-7/20* – Kentucky Bike Rally – Sturgis
7/17-7/19* – St. Agnes Carnival – Louisville
7/17-7/19* – Shriners Bluegrass Festival – Olive Hill
7/17-7/19* – Master Musicians Festival – Somerset
7/18-7/19* – Leitchfield Fiddling Festival – Leitchfield
7/18-7/19* – St. Rita Church Picnic – Louisville
7/18-7/19* – Little Sandy Shakedown – Greenup
7/18-7/20* – Augusta Riverfest Days – Augusta
7/18-7/20* – Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival – Newport
7/18-7/20* – Music Therapy Fest – Waddy
7/19* – Minnie Adkins Day – Sandy Hook
7/19* – Rock the Dam Fest – Beaver Dam
7/19* – Oldham County Day – La Grange
7/19* – Water Lantern Festival – Louisville
7/19-7/20* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VIII – Eminence
7/23-7/26* – Sandy Lee Songwriters Festival – Henderson
7/24-7/26* – St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic – Loretto
7/24-7/27*– Glier’s Goettafest I – Newport – My Review
7/25* – Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming – Dawson Springs
7/25-7/26* – Cruisin’ the Heartland – Elizabethtown
7/25-7/26* – The Big Stomp – Louisville
7/25-7/26* – Bash On The Branch Music Festival – Irvine
7/25-7/26* – Burn Run Weekend – Prestonsburg
7/25-7/26* – North Fork Music Festival – Hazard
7/25-7/26* – St. Michael Parish Picnic – Louisville
7/25-7/27* – Rislofest – Harrodsburg
7/25-7/27* – The Children of Odin Festival – Campton
7/26* – Summer Beer Fest at Frazier – Louisville
7/26* – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana
7/26* – Balloons and Tunes – Falmouth
7/26* – Snappin’ Chaplin Turtle Derby – Perryville
7/26* – Henry County Harvest Showcase – New Castle
7/26* – Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival – Frankfort
7/26-7/27* – Louisville Street Food Festival – Louisville
7/26-7/27* – Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival – Lexington
7/31-8/3* – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport – My Review
AUGUST
8/1* – African American Heritage Festival – Springfield
8/1-8/2* – Van Lear Days – Van Lear
8/1-8/2* – St. Joseph Parish Festival – Cold Spring
8/1-8/3* – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton
8/1-8/3* – St. Joseph Summer Celebration – Crescent Springs
8/2* – St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm
8/2* – Appalachian Artist Festival – Inez
8/2* – Stadium Rock 80s Festival – Louisville
8/2-8/3* – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg
8/6-8/9* – NIBROC Festival – Corbin
8/8-8/9* – Maysville Oktoberfest – Maysville
8/8-8/9* – St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids – Louisville
8/8-8/9* – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
8/8-8/9* – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson
8/8-8/9* – St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival – Alexandria
8/9* – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling
8/9* – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Auburn
8/9* – Sky Soul Festival – Louisville
8/9* – Reggae Reunion at the Park – Louisville
8/9* – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville
8/14-8/17* – Berea Celtic Festival – Berea
8/14-8/17* – Great Inland Seafood Festival – Newport
8/14-8/17* – Pioneer Days of Mercer County – Harrodsburg
8/15-8/16* – Laurel County Homecoming Festival – London
8/15-8/16* – River Festivus – Burkesville
8/15-8/16* – White Mills Days – White Mills
8/15-8/16* – Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival – Russell Springs
8/16* – Multicultural Festival – Owensboro
8/16* – CONNECT at Bernheim – Clermont
8/16* – Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park – Alexandria
8/16* – Magoffin County Community Day – Salyersville
8/16* – Loretto Street Fair – Loretto
8/16* – Bourbon Jam Music Festival – Richmond
8/16-8/17* – Natural Bridge Artisan Festival – Slade
8/16-8/17* – Sulphur Well Homecoming and Duck Race – Edmonton
8/16-8/17* – Woodland Art Fair – Lexington
8/21-8/23* – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown
8/22* – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville
8/22-8/23* – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
8/22-8/24* – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/23* – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana
8/23* – Five Alarm Festival – Hazard
8/23* – Party in the Park – Sadieville
8/23* – Louisville Family Fun Festival – Louisville
8/28-8/30* – Isom Days Festival – Isom
8/28-8/30* – Manchester Music Festival – Manchester
8/29-8/30* – Alley Fest – Paintsville
8/29-8/30* – Elliott County Tobacco Festival – Sandy Hook
8/29-8/31* – Swift Silver Mine Festival – Campton
8/29-8/31* – Shelbyville Fall Art and Craft Show – Shelbyville
8/29-8/31* – Breathitt County Honey Festival – Jackson
8/29-9/1* – WorldFest – Louisville
8/30* – Monroe County Watermelon Festival – Tompkinsville
8/30* – Thunder Over the Island – Burnside
8/30-8/31* – Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow – Corbin
8/30-8/31* – Parrotheads in Paristown – Louisville
8/30-8/31* – Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival – Winchester
8/30-8/31* – Heritage Days – Augusta
8/30-9/1*– Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival – Grand Rivers
8/30-9/1* – St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival – Independence