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Festivals and Events. For exact festival dates, contact the local visitors bureaus here
Click the links below for festivals and events near that city:
| Map | Call | Festival/Event | City | Founded | Rate Range | Festival Month | Video | Book | Group |
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| Summer Motion | Ashland | 1988 | Free | Jul | |||||
| Daniel Boone Festival | Barbourville | 1948 | Varies | Oct | |||||
| Kentucky Bourbon Festival | Bardstown | 1991 | Varies | Sep |  |
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| Merry & Bright, A Victorian Kentucky Christmas | Bardstown | $ | Nov-Dec | ||||||
| Stephen Foster Story | Bardstown | 1958 | $$-$$$ | Jun-Aug | |||||
| Woolly Worm Festival | Beattyville | 1988 | Free | Oct | |||||
| Berea Craft Festival | Berea | 1981 | $ | Jul | |||||
| Berea Festival of Learnshops | Berea | Varies | Jul | ||||||
| Celebration of Traditional Music | Berea | 1974 | $ | Oct | |||||
| Mountain Folk Festival | Berea | 1935 | $$$ | Apr | |||||
| Spoonbread Festival | Berea | 1996 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Twilight Christmas Parade | Berea | 1985 | Free | Dec | |||||
| Bowling Green International Festival | Bowling Green | 1989 | $ | Sep | |||||
| C4 Gathering | Bowling Green | 1995 | $$-$$$ | May | |||||
| Duncan Hines Festival | Bowling Green | 1996 | Varies | Jul | |||||
| Lone Star World Championship Rodeo | Bowling Green | 1949 | $$ | Feb | |||||
| Southern Kentucky Festival of Books | Bowling Green | 1999 | Free | Apr | |||||
| Clarkson Honeyfest | Clarkson | 1995 | Varies | Sep | |||||
| NIBROC Festival | Corbin | 1952 | Free | Aug | |||||
| 127 Yard Sale - The World's Longest Yard Sale | Covington | 1987 | Free | Aug | |||||
| Great American Brass Band Festival | Danville | 1990 | Free | Jun | |||||
| Elkton HarvestFest | Elkton | 2000 | $ | Oct | |||||
| Kentucky Wool Festival | Falmouth | 1983 | $ | Oct | |||||
| City of Florence Events | Florence | 1830 | Varies | Jan-Dec | |
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| Capital Expo Festival | Frankfort | 1973 | Free | Jun | |||||
| Festival of the Horse | Georgetown | 1980 | Free | Oct | |||||
| Grand Rivers Arts & Crafts Festival | Grand Rivers | 1975 | $ | Aug-Sep | |||||
| Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue | Gravel Switch | 1973 | $ | Oct | |||||
| Kenlake Hot August Blues | Hardin | 1989 | $$ | Aug | |||||
| HarvestFest at Shaker Village | Harrodsburg | $$ | Sep | ||||||
| Shaker Village Craft Fair | Harrodsburg | 1998 | $$ | Aug | |||||
| Black Gold Festival | Hazard | Free | Sep | ||||||
| Tri-Fest | Henderson | 1987 | Free-$$$ | Apr | |||||
| W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival | Henderson | 1990 | Free | Jun | |||||
| City of Hopkinsville Parks & Recreation | Hopkinsville | 1804 | Varies | Jan-Dec | |
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| Trail of Tears Indian Pow Wow | Hopkinsville | 1987 | $ | Sep | |||||
| Gaslight Festival | Jeffersontown | 1969 | Varies | Sep | |||||
| Ballet Under the Stars | Lexington | 1989 | $ | Aug | |||||
| Bluegrass Classic Dog Show | Lexington | 1960 | $$$ | Sep | |||||
| Festival of the Bluegrass | Lexington | 1974 | $$$ | Jun | |||||
| Keeneland Fall Race Meet | Lexington | 1936 | $$$ | Oct | |||||
| Keeneland Spring Race Meet | Lexington | 1911 | $-$$$ | Apr | |||||
| Kentucky Crafted Market | Lexington | 1982 | $ | Mar | |||||
| Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show | Lexington | 1990 | $$-$$$ | Apr | |||||
| Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show | Lexington | 1937 | $-$$ | Jul | |||||
| Southern Lights Holiday Festival | Lexington | 1993 | $$ | Nov-Dec | |||||
| Three-Day Equestrian Event | Lexington | 1981 | $$-$$$ | Apr | |||||
| World Chicken Festival | London | 1990 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Louisa Septemberfest | Louisa | 1987 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Abbey Road on the River | Louisville | 2002 | $$$ | May | |||||
| Derby City Jazzfest | Louisville | 2016 | Varies | Jun | |||||
| Great Steamboat Race | Louisville | 1963 | $$$ | May | |||||
| Humana Festival of New American Plays | Louisville | 1976 | $$$ | Mar-Apr | |||||
| Kentucky Derby | Louisville | 1875 | $$$ | May | |||||
| Kentucky Derby Festival | Louisville | 1956 | Varies | Apr-May | |
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| Kentucky Shakespeare Festival | Louisville | 1960 | Free | Jun-Jul | |||||
| Kentucky State Fair | Louisville | 1902 | $ | Aug | |||||
| Light Up Louisville | Louisville | 1981 | Free | Nov-Dec | |||||
| Louder Than Life Festival | Louisville | 2014 | $$$ | Sep | |||||
| Louisville Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Louisville | 1998 | $$ | Jul | |||||
| Louisville Office of Special Events | Louisville | 1778 | Varies | Jan-Dec | |
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| Lyndon Summer Festival | Louisville | 1989 | Free | Jun | |||||
| National Farm Machinery Show | Louisville | 1966 | $ | Feb | |||||
| North American International Livestock Exposition | Louisville | 1974 | $ | Nov | |||||
| St. James Court Art Show | Louisville | 1957 | Free | Oct | |||||
| Street Rod Nationals Plus | Louisville | 1969 | $$ | Aug | |||||
| Thunder Over Louisville | Louisville | 1991 | Free | Apr | |||||
| Francisco's Farm Arts Festival | Midway | 2004 | Free | Jun | |||||
| Appalachian Holiday Arts & Craft Fair | Morehead | 1986 | $ | Dec | |||||
| October Court Days | Mount Sterling | 1803 | Free | Oct | |||||
| New Castle Spring Fling | New Castle | 1982 | Free | Jun | |||||
| Glier's Goettafest | Newport | 2001 | Free | Aug | |||||
| Kentucky Wine & Vine Fesitval | Nicholasville | 2003 | $ | Jun | |||||
| Spring Into Summer Festival | Oak Grove | 2008 | Free | May | |||||
| Bar-B-Q Block Party | Owensboro | 1978 | Free | May | |||||
| Dazzling Daylilies Celebration | Owensboro | 2000 | $ | Jun | |||||
| Friday After 5 | Owensboro | 1996 | Free | May-Sep | |||||
| Owensboro Air Show | Owensboro | 2012 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Owensboro Dragon Boat Festival | Owensboro | 2011 | Free | Aug | |||||
| ROMP Bluegrass Festival | Owensboro | 2004 | $$$ | Jun | |||||
| AQS QuiltWeek | Paducah | 1984 | Free | Apr & Sep | |
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| BBQ on the River Festival | Paducah | 1994 | Free | Sep | |||||
| City of Paducah Annual Special Events | Paducah | 1827 | Varies | Jan-Dec | |
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| Dogwood Trail Celebration | Paducah | 1964 | Free | Apr | |||||
| Paducah Dragon Boat Festival | Paducah | 2012 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Perryville Battlefield Commemoration | Perryville | 1862 | $ | Oct | |||||
| Hillbilly Days | Pikeville | 1977 | Free | Apr | |||||
| Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival | Pineville | 1931 | Varies | May | |||||
| Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival | Russellville | 1939 | Free | Oct | |||||
| Jacksonian Days Festival | Scottsville | 1982 | Varies | Apr | |||||
| 4th of July Bullitt Blast | Shepherdsville | 2002 | Free | Jul | |||||
| Master Musicans Festival | Somerset | 1994 | $$$ | Jul | |||||
| Somernites Cruise & Car Show | Somerset | 2001 | Free | Apr-Oct | |||||
| Simon Kenton Festival | Washington | 1976 | Free | Sep | |||||
| Williamstown Derby Day Celebration | Williamstown | 2001 | Free | May |
