Your festival event guide for Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green and all of Kentucky.

Welcome to Kentucky’s most comprehensive festival listing. As a Good Neighbor to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, I’m happy to help festival lovers find events and things to do in such cities as Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Bardstown, Covington, Princeton, Middleboro, Grayson, Paducah and everywhere in-between. I’m constantly working hard to make this the state’s best collection of festivals!

If you want festival listings for specific areas of Kentucky, I currently have listings for Lexington and Louisville.

Keep in mind that the Festival Schedule 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.

Also, please check dates and festival websites in links provided as time approaches, especially for any listings where there is an * (asterisk) next to the date. This means that the date is unconfirmed.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

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2020 Kentucky Festival Schedule





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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE



While I am doing my best to update festival postponement dates, cancellations or note alternative versions, some festivals listed as going on may have been canceled or changed without my knowledge.



Always check festival information before attending as things are constantly changing and I know what it’s like to arrive at a festival location and find nothing.



Stay strong, be safe and let’s festival on together!



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SEPTEMBER

9/16-9/20* – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review – MOVED TO 10/15-10/18

9/17-9/19 – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City

9/18 – Food Truck Project III – Columbia

9/18 – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown – BALLOON GLOW DRIVE THRU

9/18-9/19 – Cow Days – Greensburg – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

9/22-9/26* – Mountain Heritage Festival – Whitesburg – CANCELED

9/23-9/26* – Clarkson Honeyfest – Clarkson – CANCELED

9/24-9/26* – Carroll County Tobacco Festival – Carrollton – CANCELED

9/24-9/26* – Barbecue on the River – Paducah – CANCELED

9/24-9/26* – Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival – Morganfield – CANCELED

9/24-9/26 – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival – Vine Grove

9/24-9/26* – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty – CANCELED

9/24-9/27* – World Chicken Festival – London – CANCELED

9/25 – Food Truck Project IV – Columbia

9/25-9/26* – Pig Out in Maysville – Maysville – CANCELED

9/25-9/26* – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg – CANCELED

9/25-9/26* – Cave City Proud Days – Cave City – CANCELED

9/25-9/26 – Hoedown in the Holler – Flemingsburg

9/25-9/26 – Jessamine Fall Fest – Nicholasville

9/25-9/26* – Cave Run Storytelling Festival – Morehead – CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright- CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – Grand Rivers Fish Fry – Grand Rivers – CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – Morgan County Sorghum Festival – West Liberty – CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – Bourbon and Beyond Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon – CANCELED

9/25-9/27* – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport – CANCELED

9/26* – NuLu Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

9/26* – Oak Grove Butterfly Festival – Oak Grove – CANCELED

9/26* – Kirksville Day – Richmond – CANCELED

9/26* – Tri-State Pickle Festival – Owensboro – CANCELED

9/26* – Versailles Fall Festival – Versailles – CANCELED

9/26 – Crittenden County Pumpkin Festival – Marion

9/26* – St. Francis of Assisi Fall Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

9/26* – River Fest – Munfordville – CANCELED

9/26* – Wayne County Heritage Festival – Monticello – CANCELED

9/26 – Bowling Green International Festival – Bowling Green – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

9/26-9/27* – The 1778 Siege of Boonesborough – Richmond – CANCELED

9/26-9/27* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown – CANCELED

9/26-9/27* – Shaker Village HarvestFest – Harrodsburg – CANCELED

OCTOBER

10/1-10/3* – Caneyville Fair and Homecoming – Caneyville – CANCELED

10/1-10/3* – Greenup Old Fashion Days – Greenup – CANCELED

10/1-10/3* – Fort Harrod Beef Festival – Harrodsburg – CANCELED

10/1-10/3* – Bittersweet Festival – Mt. Vernon – CANCELED

10/1-10/3* – Mary Breckinridge Festival – Hyden – CANCELED

10/1-10/3* – Knott County Fall Horse Trail Ride – Hindman – CANCELED

10/1-10/4 – Fall MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg – ????

10/2 – Food Truck Project V – Columbia

10/2-10/3* – Jim Beam BBQ Classic – Springfield – CANCELED

10/2-10/3* – Festival at the Springs – Russell Springs – CANCELED

10/2-10/3* – Lebanon Junction Wall Street Festival – Lebanon Junction – CANCELED

10/2-10/3 – Hazel Day – Hazel

10/2-10/3* – Indian Summer Folk Arts Fest – Jenkins – CANCELED

10/2-10/3* – Kentucky Apple Festival – Paintsville – CANCELED

10/2-10/3* – Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival – Middlesboro – CANCELED

10/2-10/4* – St. James Court Art Show – Louisville – CANCELED

10/2-10/4* – The Kentucky Wool Festival – Falmouth – CANCELED

10/3* – HarvestFest – Elkton – CANCELED

10/3* – Harlan Haunt Fest – Harlan – CANCELED

10/3 – Arts on Main Street Fair – Winchester

10/3* – Stanton Pumpkin Fest – Stanton – CANCELED

10/3* – Firkin Fest – Ashland – CANCELED

10/3* – St. Monica Fall Festival – Bardstown – CANCELED

10/3* – Spencer County Octoberfest – Taylorsville – CANCELED

10/3* – DevouGrass – Covington – CANCELED

10/3* – Oktoberfest for the Weenies – Frankfort – CANCELED

10/3* – Buffalo Daze – Stamping Ground – CANCELED

10/3* – Fall, Fun and Food Festival – Calvert City – CANCELED

10/3* – Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber Pumpkin Festival – Edmonton – CANCELED

10/3* – Monterey Homecoming Fair – Monterey – CANCELED

10/3* – Paint Lick Village Fest – Paint Lick – CANCELED

10/3* – Bowling Green Pride Festival – Bowling Green – CANCELED

10/3 – Cripple Creek Music Festival – Fort Mitchell

10/3* – Hoptoberfest – Pikeville – CANCELED

10/3* – Wilmore Arts and Crafts Festival – Wilmore – CANCELED

10/3-10/4* – Perryville Commemoration – Perryville – CANCELED

10/3-10/4* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown – CANCELED

10/3-10/4* – Sorghum Festival – Springfield

10/3-10/4 – Lincoln Days – Hodgenville – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

10/4* – Butchertown Oktoberfest – Louisville – CANCELED

10/4-10/10* – Daniel Boone Festival – Barbourville – CANCELED

10/7* – Taste of Louisville – Louisville – CANCELED

10/7-10/10 – Jenny Wiley Festival – Prestonsburg – WITH MODIFICATIONS

10/8-10/10* – Muldraugh Down Home Days – Muldraugh – CANCELED

10/8-10/11* – The Moonshiners Ball – Livingston – CANCELED

10/8-10/11 – Pulaski County Walker Weekend – Somerset

10/9 – Food Truck Project VI – Columbia

10/9* – Farmington Oktoberfest – Louisville – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Forkland Heritage Festival and Revue – Gravel Switch – MODIFIED ONLY ON 10/10

10/9-10/10* – Doktoberfest – Jamestown – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – To The Front Fest – Lexington – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Foxhollow Farm Harvest Hoedown – Crestwood – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Downtown Days – Columbia – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Belknap Fall Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Fall Festival – Lexington – CANCELED

10/9-10/10* – Garvin Gate Blues Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

10/9-10/11* – Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Harrodsburg – CANCELED

10/9-10/11* – Rocktoberfest – Pine Ridge – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL 10/10

10/9-10/11* – Trigg County Country Ham Festival – Cadiz – PUT BACK ON FOR 10/7-10/10

10/9-10/11* – Bourbon County Secretariat Festival – Paris – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL 10/10-10/11

10/9-10/11* – Civil War Days – Columbus – CANCELED

10/10 – Capital Pride Festival – Frankfort – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL

10/10* – Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival – Russellville – CANCELED

10/10* – PUGtoberfest – Shepherdsville – CANCELED

10/10* – Flemingsburg Smokin BBQ Festival – Flemingsburg – CANCELED

10/10* – South Elkhorn Christian Church Fall Festival – Lexington – CANCELED

10/10* – Louisville Wine and Food Experience – Louisville – CANCELED

10/10* – Hunters Moon Fall Festival – Grand Rivers – CANCELED

10/10* – ARToberFEST on Pike – Cynthiana – CANCELED

10/10* – Turning of the Leaves Festival – Augusta – CANCELED

10/10* – River Stomp Bluegrass Festival – Williamsburg – CANCELED

10/10-10/11* – KGAC Fall Fair – Berea – CANCELED

10/10-10/11* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown – CANCELED

10/10-10/11* – Bardstown Arts, Crafts & Antique Fair – Bardstown – CANCELED

10/11* – Farmington Harvest Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

10/11* – Louisville’s Great Chili Cook Off – Louisville – CANCELED

10/12* – The October Festival – Corbin – CANCELED

10/15-10/18 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review – VIRTUAL FESTIVAL (USUALLY IN SEPTEMBER)

10/16 – Food Truck Project VII – Columbia

10/16-10/17* – Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off – Munfordville – CANCELED

10/16-10/17* – Foothills Festival – Albany – CANCELED

10/16-10/17* – Rhythm Brew Art and Music Festival – Newport – CANCELED

10/16-10/18* – Waterfowl Festival – La Center – CANCELED

10/16-10/18* – Salt Festival – Union – CANCELED

10/16-10/18 – A Weir’d Weekend – Louisville

10/16-10/19* – Mt. Sterling October Court Days – Mt. Sterling – CANCELED

10/17* – Glendale Crossing Festival – Glendale – CANCELED

10/17* – Bardstown Craft Beer Festival – Bardstown – CANCELED

10/17* – Bluegrass Bombdiggity – Central City – CANCELED

10/17* – Corn Island Storytelling Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

10/17* – Bourbonanza – Frankfort – CANCELED

10/17 – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana – USUALLY IN JULY

10/17 – Pikeville Pride Celebration – Pikeville

10/17* – Paddlepalooza – Frankfort – CANCELED

10/17* – Gourd Patch Festival – Mayfield – CANCELED

10/17 – Maiden Alley Oktoberfest – Paducah

10/17-10/18* – COLORFEST at Bernheim – Clermont – CANCELED

10/17-10/18* – Via Colori Street Painting Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

10/17-10/18* – Aurora Fall Festival – Hardin – CANCELED

10/17-10/18* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown – CANCELED

10/17-10/18* – Apple Festival – Owensboro – CANCELED

10/23 – Food Truck Project VIII – Columbia

10/23-10/25* – Woolly Worm Festival – Beattyville – CANCELED

10/23-10/25* – ScareFest – Lexington – CANCELED

10/23-10/25 – Vintage Market Days of Lexington – Lexington

10/24* – Fall Festival – Leburn – CANCELED

10/24* – Bourbon on the Banks – Frankfort – CANCELED

10/24* – Independence Bank Sorghum Festival – Hawesville – CANCELED

10/24 – “It’s Fall Y’all” Harvest and Craft Festival – Olive Hill

10/24* – North Fork Oktoberfest – Hazard – CANCELED

10/24* – Bourbon and Brewfest – Bowling Green – CANCELED

10/24-10/25* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown – CANCELED

10/30-11/1 – Terrapin Hill Snuggleween – Harrodsburg

10/31* – Day of the Dead Festival – Brodhead

10/31-11/1* – Battle of Mill Springs National Reenactment – Nancy

10/31-11/1* – Hammond Creek Rubber Sole Trail Festival – Eddyville

NOVEMBER

11/5-11/7* – GypsyMoon Marketplace – Bowling Green

11/7-11/8* – Oldham Arts Fall Show – La Grange

11/14 – Home and Hearth Christmas Bazaar – Berea

11/29-11/28* – Festival of Trees and Trains – Ashland

11/27* – Light-Up Louisville – Louisville

11/27-11/28 – Festival of the Mountain Masters – Harlan

DECEMBER

12/5 – Wilmore Old Fashioned Musical Christmas – Wilmore

12/5 – A Carlisle Christmas – Carlisle

12/5* – Fleur de Flea Christmas Vintage Urban Market – Louisville

12/12* – St. “Nich” Christmas Fest – Nicholasville

12/12* – The Nightmare Before Beerfest – Louisville

12/19* – Christmas on the Farm – Cynthiana

JANUARY (2021)

1/22* – B3 Fest: Bacon, Bourbon and Beer – Louisville

1/31* – Kentucky Pirate Festival – Louisville

FEBRUARY

2/26-2/28* – Federal Grove Maple Syrup Festival I – Auburn

2/27* – Cabin Fever Music and Arts Festival – Ludlow

MARCH

3/5* – Tails and Ales – Lexington

3/5-3/7* – Federal Grove Maple Syrup Festival II – Auburn

3/6* – Tailspin Ale Fest – Louisville

3/6* – Kentucky Women’s Book Festival – Louisville

3/13* – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Lexington

3/13-3/14* – Louisville Winter Beerfest – Louisville

3/19* – SOKY Earth Day Festival – Bowling Green

3/19-3/20* – Southern Kentucky Book Festival – Bowling Green

3/20* – Nulu Bock Fest– Louisville

3/19-3/21* – Cumberland Falls Storytelling Festival – Corbin

3/26-3/27* – Hopkinsville International Festival – Hopkinsville

APRIL

4/2-4/6* – Tater Day – Benton

4/10* – Antiques, Arts and Crafts in the Crater – Middlesboro

4/10* – KY Craft Spirits Festival – Lebanon

4/10* – Handcraft Festival at Maker’s Mark – Loretto

4/10* – Kentucky Fried Zine Fest – Lexington

4/15-4/17* – Hillbilly Days – Pikeville

4/15-4/18* – Terrapin Hill Cabin Fever Reliever – Harrodsburg

4/17* – Cherry Blossom Art and Music Festival – Franklin

4/17* – Earth Day Celebration – Warsaw

4/17* – DiverCity Festival – Lexington

4/17* – Kite Fest – Lexington

4/17* – White Plains Civil War Festival – White Plains

4/20* – Taste of Derby Festival (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/22-4/24* – BB&T Great BalloonFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/22-4/30* – Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/23-4/24* – Activate Versailles – Versailles

4/23-4/24* – Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival – Clinton

4/23-4/24* – GypsyMoon Marketplace – Bowling Green

4/23-4/25* – Kentucky Yoga Festival – Edmonton

4/24* – Ken-Ducky Derby Festival – Louisville

4/24* – NorthSide Festival – Lexington

4/24* – Spring Fling Art Festival – Lawrenceburg

4/24* – Amish Tour and Backroads Festival – Marion

4/24* – Cadiz Bluegrass and Arts in the Park – Cadiz

4/24* – Homeplace Spring Plow Day and Festival – Campbellsville

4/24* – Sky Science Festival Expo Day – Bowling Green

4/24* – TheSlice: Spice, Style & Soul (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/24* – Jacksonian Days Street Fair – Scottsville

4/24-4/25* – Mountain Mushroom Festival – Irvine

4/24-4/25* – International Kite and Culture Festival – Georgetown

4/24-4/25* – Cherokee Triangle Art Fair – Louisville

4/25* – Passport GospelFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/27-4/28* – Kentucky Proud WineFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/28* – BeerFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

4/28-5/1* – Mule and Draft Horse Days – Dawson Springs

4/29-5/1* – Mayfest Arts Fair – Lexington

4/29-5/1* – Knott County Spring Horse Trail Ride – Hindman

4/30-5/1* – Aurora’s Sawing Logs Chainsaw Competition – Hardin

MAY

5/1-5/2* – Derby Day Festival – Williamstown

5/2* – Cinco de Mayo Fiesta (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville

5/7-5/8* – International Bar-B-Q Festival – Owensboro

5/7-5/8* – Bluegrass Birding Festival – Lexington

5/7-5/8* – Mount Washington Spring Festival – Mt. Washington

5/7-5/8* – Logan County Bluegrass Jam – Auburn

5/7-5/9* – Paris Storytelling Festival – Paris

5/8* – Ekron Volunteer Fire Department Fire Fest – Ekron

5/8* – Apple Blossom Festival – Elkhorn City

5/8* – Bath County May Day Festival – Owingsville

5/8* – Woodson House Garden Festival – Munfordville

5/8* – Sprouts and Stouts Festival – Covington

5/8* – The Music Rules Fest – Prestonburg

5/8-5/15* – Adairville Strawberry Festival – Adairville

5/13* – Strawberry Jamm Festival – Louisville

5/13-5/15* – St. Bernard Picnic – Louisville

5/14-5/15* – Fountain Run BBQ Festival – Fountain Run

5/14-5/15* – Sturgis Trade Days – Sturgis

5/14-5/15* – The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival – Paducah

5/14-5/16* – KY Gourd Show – Taylorsville

5/14-5/16* – Poppy Mountain Trade Days and Trail Rides – Morehead

5/15* – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville

5/15* – Food Trucks and Craft Beer Festival – Louisville

5/15* – Peony Spring Festival – Warsaw

5/15* – Party in the Fort – Fort Mitchell

5/15* – Greenbo Lake Spring Cruise In – Greenbo Lake

5/15* – SpringFest – Glendale

5/15* – Spring Fling – Paintsville

5/15* – GCA Art in the Park – Leitchfield

5/15* – Forest Fest – Louisville

5/15* – FeFiFo FunFest and Spring Plant Sale at Bernheim – Clermont

5/15-5/16* – Jane’s Saddlebag Wine Festival and Art/Craft Show – Union

5/15-5/16* – Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival – Lexington

5/16* – Mighty Kindness Hoot – Louisville

5/16* – Buy Local Fair – Louisville

5/19-5/22* – WWII Homefront Celebration – La Grange

5/20-5/22* – Salt Works Appalachian Homecoming – Manchester

5/20-5/23* – Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival – Pineville

5/21-5/22* – Art in the Park – Versailles

5/21-5/22* – Dix River Festival – Brodhead

5/21-5/23* – Erlanger Lions Carnival – Erlanger

5/21-5/24* – Strawberry Festival – Beaver Dam

5/21-5/24* – Speleofest – Bonnieville

5/22* – Mill Springs Annual Cornbread Festival – Monticello

5/22* – Fleur de Flea Spring Vintage Urban Market – Louisville

5/22* – BBQ, Blues and Bikes – Elizabethtown

5/22-5/23* – Kentucky Reggae Festival – Louisville

5/22-5/23* – Spring Trade Days at Fort Boonesborough State Park – Richmond

5/22-5/23* – Kentucky Dam Village Arts and Crafts Fest – Gilbertsville

5/22-5/23* – Spring into Summer Festival – Oak Grove

5/23* – Blues Between the Bridges Festival – Lexington

5/23* – Frank Fest – Frankfort

5/27-5/29* – Lewisport Heritage Festival – Lewisport

5/27-5/29* – St. Peter the Apostle Summer Festival – Louisville

5/27-5/30* – St. Athanasius Summer Festival – Louisville

5/27-5/30* – Spring MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg

5/28-5/29* – Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival – Louisville

5/28-5/29* – Mission Fest – Campton

5/28-5/29* – Ascension Summer Festival – Louisville

5/28-5/30* – Glasgow Highland Games – Glasgow

5/28-5/30 – Heartland Equality Pride Festival – Paducah

5/28-5/30* – Wildman Days – Lawrenceburg

5/29* – Rods and Ribs BBQ Festival – Central City

5/29* – St. Catherine of Siena Summer Festival – Fort Thomas

5/29* – KY Classic Music Festival – Lebanon

5/29* – Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival – Bardstown

5/29* – St. Joseph Church Picnic – Leitchfield

5/29* – Bluegrass River Run – Richmond

5/29* – Americana World Community Center Festival – Louisville

5/29* – Jefferson Davis Birthday Weekend – Fairview

5/29-5/30* – Colonial Trade Faire – La Grange

5/29-5/30* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

JUNE

6/1-6/5* – Providence Coal Festival – Providence

6/3* – A Sample of Somerset – Somerset

6/3-6/5* – Poke Sallet Festival – Harlan

6/4-6/5* – Louisville Greek Festival – Louisville

6/4-6/5* – Blazin’ Bluegrass Spring Festival – Whitley City

6/4-6/5* – Seedtime on the Cumberland – Whitesburg

6/4-6/5* – St. Francis Xavier Church Picnic – Mt. Washington

6/4-6/5* – St. John Paul II Summer Picnic – Louisville

6/4-6/5* – Trash Bash – Livingston

6/4-6/5* – Kentucky Hemp Days – Cynthiana

6/4-6/5* – Menifee Mountain Memories Festival – Frenchburg

6/4-6/6* – St. Paul Church Summer Festival – Florence

6/5* – Maysville Uncorked! Wine and Art Festival – Maysville

6/5* – PA*BREW*CAH Beer Fest – Paducah

6/5* – Art in the Garden – Augusta

6/5* – Mortons Gap Coalfield Festival – Mortons Gap

6/5* – Vet Jam – Glasgow

6/5-6/6* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

6/5-6/6* – The Butchertown Art Fair – Louisville

6/6* – Northern Kentucky Pride Festival – Covington

6/6* – Taste of Newport – Newport

6/10-6/12* – St. Luke’s Summer Picnic – Louisville

6/10-6/12* – Saint Edward Picnic – Jeffersontown

6/10-6/12* – Cow Bell Days – Stanford

6/10-6/13* – Newport ItalianFest – Newport

6/10-6/13* – Festival of the Bluegrass – Lexington

6/11-6/12* – Lyndon Summer Festival – Lyndon

6/11-6/12* – Mayberry Days – Owenton

6/11-6/12* – St. Henry Parish Festival – Elsmere

6/11-6/12*– Laurel Cove Music Festival – Pineville

6/11-6/12* – PigFest – Walton

6/11-6/12* – St. Margaret Mary Church Picnic – Louisville

6/11-6/12* – Barbourville BBQ Festival Cook Off – Barbourville

6/12* – Beer Cheese Festival – Winchester

6/12* – Cruzin for Cancer – Louisville

6/12* – Kentucky Dachshund Derby – Georgetown

6/12* – Country Fest – Alexandria

6/12* – Kentucky Craft Beer Festival – Elizabethtown

6/12* – Berry Trail and Blueberry Pancake Days – Paris

6/12* – Munfordville Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Cruise In – Munfordville

6/12* – St. Monica Old Fashioned Summer Picnic – Bardstown

6/12-6/13* – Francisco’s Farm Art Fair – Midway

6/12-6/13* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

6/16-6/19* – W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival – Henderson

6/16-6/20* – PlayThink Movement and Flow Arts Festival – Harrodsburg

6/17-6/19* – Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival – Gray Hawk

6/17-6/19* – Hillview City Fair – Hillview

6/17-6/19* – Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion – Bowling Green

6/17-6/19* – St. Raphael Giant Picnic – Louisville

6/17-6/19* – St. Paul Parish Picnic – Louisville

6/18-6/19* – Louisville Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival – Louisville

6/18-6/19* – St. Albert the Great Summer Picnic – Louisville

6/18-6/19* – Kentuckiana Pride Festival – Louisville

6/19* – St. Gregory Church Picnic and Super Raffle – Cox’s Creek

6/19* – White Plains Freedom Festival – White Plains

6/19* – Louisville Funk Fest – Louisville

6/19* – Water Lantern Festival – Lexington

6/19* – Blackacre Barn Bash – Louisville

6/19* – Dazzling Daylily Festival Balloons in the Garden – Owensboro

6/19* – Munfordville Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Cruise In – Munfordville

6/19* – Berry Trail and Blueberry Pancake Days – Paris

6/19-6/20* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

6/19-6/26* – Rudy Fest – Grayson

6/23-6/26* – Romp Fest – Owensboro

6/24-6/26* – Holy Family Parish Picnic – Louisville

6/25-6/26* – Bullitt Blast – Shepherdsville

6/25-6/26* – Lexington Pride Festival – Lexington

6/25-6/26* – St. Martha Parish Picnic – Louisville

6/25-6/26* – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Summer Picnic – Louisville

6/25-6/27* – Festival of the Red – Slade

6/25-6/27* – Poorcastle Music Festival – Louisville

6/25-6/27* – Mary, Queen of Heaven Funfest – Erlanger

6/26* – Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival – Louisville

6/26* – FairFest – Lebanon

6/26* – McHenry SummerFest – McHenry

6/26* – St. Joseph Parish Picnic – Louisville

6/26* – Saddlin Up For Hope Festival – Lawrenceburg

6/26* – Fairfield Homecoming – Fairfield

6/26* – Berry Trail and Blueberry Pancake Days – Paris

6/26-6/27* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

6/26-7/1* – Summer Motion – Ashland

6/30-7/4* – Carlisle Blackberry Festival – Carlisle – CANCELED

JULY

7/2-7/4* – Warsaw Kentucky River Days Celebration – Warsaw

7/2-7/4* – Green River Catfish Festival – Morgantown

7/3* – Fazoli’s Freedom Fest – Morehead

7/3-7/4* – Campbellsville Fourth of July Celebration – Campbellsville

7/3-7/4* – Crescent Hill Fourth of July Celebration – Louisville

7/3-7/4* – Fireman’s Fourth – Augusta

7/3-7/4* – Breathitt Heritage Fair – Jackson

7/3-7/4* – Lakefest – Jamestown

7/3-7/4* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

7/3-7/5* – Sweet Land of Liberty Festival – Livingston

7/4* – Bonnieville July 4th Homecoming – Bonnieville

7/4 – Golf Cart and Bicycle Parade – Augusta

7/4* – Freedom Fest – Murray

7/4* – Lexington Fourth of July Festival – Lexington

7/4* – Sisters of Notre Dame 4th of July Festival – Covington

7/4* – Louisville Waterfront Fourth – Louisville

7/4* – Fourth of July Celebration – Versailles

7/4* – Thunder Over Big Woods – Wellington

7/4* – 4th of July Spectacular – Berea

7/4* – Independence Day Celebration – Paducah

7/4* – Founders’ Day Celebration – Elizabethtown

7/4* – Fun Filled Fourth Fest – Harlan

7/7* – RaceFest – Carrollton

7/8-7/10* – Shriners Bluegrass Festival – Olive Hill

7/8-7/10* – St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic – Loretto

7/8-7/11* – Terrapin Hill Family Reunion – Harrodsburg

7/8-7/11* – Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival – Newport

7/9* – Berea Craft Festival – Berea

7/9-7/10* – Salute the Arts – Owensboro

7/9-7/10* – Paradise Music and Beer Festival – Covington

7/9-7/10* – Lebowski Fest – Louisville

7/9-7/11* – Jane Austen Festival – Louisville

7/9-7/11* – Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest – Burlington

7/9-7/11* – St. Pius X Summer Festival – Edgewood

7/9-7/11* – BreyerFest – Lexington

7/10* – BG Wine Festival – Bowling Green

7/10* – Sun Valley Bluegrass Festival – Alexandria

7/10-7/11* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

7/15-7/18* – Kentucky Bike Rally – Sturgis

7/16-7/17* – Master Musicians Festival – Somerset

7/16-7/18* – St. Agnes Carnival – Louisville

7/16-7/18* – The Whippoorwill Festival – Beattyville

7/16-7/18* – Forecastle Festival – Louisville

7/16-7/18* – Riverfest Regatta – Augusta

7/17* – Evans Orchard Sweet Corn Festival – Georgetown

7/17* – Minnie Adkins Day – Sandy Hook

7/17* – Leitchfield Fiddling Festival – Leitchfield

7/17* – Duncan Hines Festival – Bowling Green

7/17* – Music and Food Festival – Cadiz

7/17* – GonzoFest – Louisville

7/17* – Oldham County Day – La Grange

7/17-7/18* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

7/18* – Good People Festival – Covington

7/21-7/24* – Sandy Lee Songwriters Festival – Henderson

7/23* – Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming – Dawson Springs

7/23-7/24* – St. Michael Parish Picnic – Louisville

7/23-7/24* – St. Rita Church Picnic – Louisville

7/23-7/24* – BKMC Burn Run Weekend – Prestonsburg

7/23-7/24* – Grateville Dead Fest – Louisville

7/23-7/24* – North Fork Music Festival – Hazard

7/23-7/24* – Great American Brass Band Festival – Danville

7/24* – St. Thomas Church Picnic – Bardstown

7/24* – Bourbon, BBQ and Bluegrass – Augusta

7/24* – Henry County Harvest Showcase – New Castle

7/24* – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana

7/24-7/25* – Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens – Crestwood

7/24-7/25* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

7/24-7/25* – Arts on the Green – La Grange

7/24-7/25* – Snappin’ Chaplin Turtle Derby – Perryville

7/29-7/31* – Raceland Race Days – Raceland

7/29-7/31* – St. Gabriel Summer Festival – Louisville

7/29-8/1* – Glier’s Goettafest I – Newport – My Review

7/30-7/31* – Van Lear Days – Van Lear

7/30-7/31* – Cruisin’ the Heartland – Elizabethtown

7/30-7/31* – Portland Festival – Louisville

7/30-7/31* – St. Joseph Summer Festival – Cold Spring

7/30-8/1* – Louisville is Dead – Louisville

7/30-8/1* – Owensboro-Daviess County Motorsports Festival – Owensboro

7/30-8/1* – Emancipation Proclamation Celebration – Russellville

7/30-8/1* – St. Augustine Parish Festival – Augusta

7/30-8/1* – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton

7/31* – St. Matthews Street Festival – Louisville – CANCELED

7/31* – Sts. Simon and Jude Church Picnic – Louisville – CANCELED

7/31* – Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm – ONLY BBQ PICKUP

7/31-8/1* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

7/31-8/1* – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg – CANCELED

AUGUST

8/2-9/10 – 40 Days & 40 Nights of Gospel Music at The Ark – Williamstown

8/5-8/8* – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport – My Review

8/6-8/7* – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Auburn

8/6-8/7* – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville

8/6-8/7* – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson

8/6-8/8* – Bluegrass at the Burdoc – Crofton

8/6-8/8* – Covered Bridge Days – Brodhead

8/6-8/8* – St. Joseph End of Summer Celebration – Crescent Springs

8/7* – NolinFest – Leitchfield

8/7* – Hops on the Ohio Beer Festival – Owensboro

8/7* – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling

8/7* – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro

8/7* – Art in the Alley – Greensburg

8/7* – Bullitt County Bike Fest – Shepherdsville

8/7* – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville

8/7* – Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park – Alexandria

8/7-8/8* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

8/7-8/8* – Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival – Lexington

8/12-8/14* – NIBROC Festival – Corbin

8/12-8/15* – Birds of a Feather Festival – Morning View

8/12-8/15* – Great Inland Seafood Festival – Newport

8/13-8/14* – Maysville Oktoberfest – Maysville

8/13-8/14* – Seven Sense Festival – Louisville

8/13-8/14* – Laurel County Homecoming Festival – London

8/13-8/14* – St. Mary Parish Festival – Alexandria

8/13-8/15* – Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro

8/13-8/15* – Pioneer Days – Harrodsburg

8/13-8/15* – Berea Celtic Festival – Berea

8/13-8/15* – PeteFest Music Festival – Louisville

8/14* – Grand Rivers Marina Day Celebration – Grand Rivers

8/14* – Magoffin County Community Day – Salyersville

8/14* – Multicultural Festival – Owensboro

8/14 – Water Lantern Festival – Louisville

8/14-8/15* – Woodland Art Fair – Lexington

8/14-8/15* – Sulphur Well Homecoming and Duck Race – Edmonton

8/14-8/15* – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence

8/14-8/15* – High Bridge Homecoming Festival – Wilmore

8/19-8/21* – Jenkins Homecoming Days Festival – Jenkins

8/19-8/21* – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown

8/19-8/22* – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport

8/19-8/22* – Super Moon Music and Arts Festival – Whitesburg

8/20-8/21* – “Little Green Men” Days Festival – Kelly/Hopkinsville – My Review

8/20-8/22* – GMMCC Motorcycle Rally – Grayson

8/20-8/22* – Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival – Russell Springs

8/20-8/22* – Natural Bridge Artisan Festival – Slade

8/21* – Twilight Festival – Versailles

8/21* – CONNECT at Bernheim – Clermont

8/21* – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana

8/21-8/22* – Railbird Festival – Lexington

8/26-8/28* – Isom Days Festival – Isom

8/26-8/28* – Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival – Hardin

8/26-8/28* – Manchester Music Festival – Manchester

8/27-8/28* – Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville

8/27-8/28* – Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival – Lancaster

8/27-8/29* – Livingston Homecoming – Livingston

8/28* – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville

8/28* – The Kentucky Wine & Vine Fest – Nicholasville

8/28* – Independence Bank Fireworks Festival – Owensboro

8/28* – Campbellsville Folk Fest – Campbellsville

8/30-9/3* – WorldFest – Louisville

8/31-9/4* – Hickman Pecan Festival – Hickman

SEPTEMBER

9/2-9/4* – Old Fashioned Trading Days – Williamsburg

9/2-9/4* – The Knott County Gingerbread Festival – Hindman

9/2-9/5* – Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival – Harrodsburg

9/3-9/4* – Ice Cream Festival – Murray

9/3-9/4* – Lawrence County Septemberfest – Louisa

9/3-9/5* – Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival – Winchester

9/3-9/5* – Swift Silver Mine Festival – Campton

9/3-9/5* – Heritage Days – Augusta

9/3-9/5* – Elliott County Tobacco Festival – Sandy Hook

9/3-9/5* – Kentucky State BBQ Festival – Danville

9/3-9/5* – Roots and Heritage Festival – Lexington

9/3-9/6* – Breathitt County Honey Festival – Jackson

9/4* – Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival – Campbellsville

9/4* – Highlands Festival – Louisville

9/4* – Good Shepherd September Fest – Louisville

9/4* – Fleur de Flea Fall Market – Louisville

9/4 – Monroe County Watermelon Festival – Tompkinsville

9/4-9/5* – Evans Orchard Apple Festival – Georgetown

9/4-9/5* – Waveland Art Fair – Lexington

9/4-9/5* – Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow – Corbin

9/4-9/5* – Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Hopkinsville

9/4-9/6* – Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival – Grand Rivers

9/4-9/6* – St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival – Independence

9/5* – Riverfest – Newport

9/5* – Rock the Water Tower (formerly Kentucky Music and Bourbon Experience) – Louisville

9/6* – Labor Day Celebration – Paducah

9/8* – The Jefferson St. Soiree – Lexington

9/8-9/12* – Fraley Festival of Traditional Music – Olive Hill

9/9* – Fireman’s Chili Cook-Off Celebration – Georgetown

9/9-9/12* – Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration – Rosine

9/10-9/11* – Bands and BBQ – Carrollton

9/10-9/11* – Touchdowns and Tunes Tailgate Party – Paducah

9/10-9/11* – Hart County Civil War Days – Munfordville

9/10-9/11* – Middletown’s Family Fun Festival & Craft Show – Middletown

9/10-9/12* – Chautauqua Days – Millersburg

9/10-9/12* – St. Barbara Rocktoberfest – Erlanger

9/10-9/12* – KYukefest – Lexington

9/10-9/12* – Annual Festival of the Horse – Georgetown

9/10-9/12* – Kentucky Black Pride Festival – Lexington

9/11* – EweNique Art Walk – Falmouth

9/11* – Simpsonville Fall Festival – Simpsonville

9/11* – Unlock the Block Music Festival – Covington

9/11* – Salvisa Ruritan Country Days Festival – Salvisa

9/11* – Louisville Pagan Pride Day – Louisville

9/11* – Black Patch Heritage Festival – Princeton

9/11* – Squash and Gobble Arts Bazaar and Fall Festival – Greenville

9/11* – Greenbo Grass Bluegrass Festival – Greenup

9/11* – Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival – Island

9/11* – Hillbilly Daze Festival – Millville

9/11* – Kids Fest – Richmond

9/11* – Louisville Dragon Boat Festival – Louisville

9/11* – Lake Cumberland Blues, BBQ and Arts Festival – Somerset

9/11* – MoonBow EggFest – Corbin

9/11* – The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg

9/11* – Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival – New Haven

9/11* – National Jug Band Jubilee – Louisville

9/11* – Paducah Dragon Boat Festival – Paducah

9/11-9/12* – Hometown Rising Festival – Louisville

9/11-9/12* – Big Four Arts Festival – Louisville

9/11-9/12* – Trimble County Apple Festival – Bedford

9/11-9/12* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown

9/11-9/18* – Banana Festival – Fulton

9/14-9/18* – Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival – Morehead

9/15-9/19* – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review

9/16-9/18* – Black Gold Festival – Hazard

9/16-9/18* – Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival – Burkesville

9/16-9/18* – Fordsville Days – Fordsville

9/16-9/18* – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City

9/16-9/19* – Kickin It on the Creek – Irvine

9/17-9/18* – More Tales Storytelling Festival – Wilmore

9/17-9/18* – Onton Hay Days – Onton

9/17-9/18* – Horse Cave Heritage Festival – Horse Cave

9/17-9/18* – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington

9/17-9/18* – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington

9/17-9/18* – Cow Days – Greensburg

9/17-9/18* – Festival on the Square and Car Show – Franklin

9/17-9/19* – Poage Landing Days – Ashland

9/17-9/19* – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown

9/17-9/19* – Fort Harrod Jazz Festival – Harrodsburg

9/17-9/19* – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union

9/17-9/19* – Hatfield McCoy Heritage Days – Pikeville

9/17-9/19* – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville

9/17-9/19* – Spoonbread Festival – Berea – My Review

9/18* – Morehead Arts and Eats Fest – Morehead

9/18* – WHO Festival – Benton

9/18* – Pumpkin Festival – Paris

9/18* – Japan Summer Festival – Lexington

9/18* – Toast to Kentucky Wine Festival – Elizabethtown

9/18-9/19* – Ole’ Cider Days – Utica

9/18-9/19* – Evans Orchard Harvest Festival – Georgetown

9/18-9/19* – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville

9/18-9/19* – Sweet Owen Day – Owenton

9/18-9/19* – Mac and Cheese Festival – Louisville

9/18-9/19* – Midway Fall Festival – Midway

9/19* – Art Off Pike Arts Festival – Covington

9/19* – Fall Arts Festival – Frankfort