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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glier's Goettafest | Cincinnati & Covington | Newport | 2001 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||
| Riverside Days | Lexington & Eastern KY | Whitesburg | Free | 2 | Aug | ||||
| Williamstown Derby Day Celebration | Cincinnati & Covington | Williamstown | 2001 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Mainstrasse Village Mardi Gras | Cincinnati & Covington | Covington | 1997 | Free | 2 | Feb | |||
| City of Florence Events | Cincinnati & Covington | Florence | 1830 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | IFEA | ||
| 127 Yard Sale - The World's Longest Yard Sale | Cincinnati & Covington | Covington | 1987 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||
| Hillbilly Days Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Pikeville | 1977 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Simon Kenton Frontier Festival | Cincinnati & Covington | Washington | 1976 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Summer Motion Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Ashland | 1988 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||
| Great American Brass Band Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Danville | 1990 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Festival of the Bluegrass | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1974 | $$$ | 11 | Jun | |||
| Kentucky Crafted Market | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1982 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||
| Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1990 | $$-$$$ | 10 | Apr | |||
| Mainstrasse Village Oktoberfest | Cincinnati & Covington | Covington | 1979 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Three-Day Event | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1981 | $$-$$$ | 10 | Apr | |||
| Red Mile Gaming & Racing | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1875 | Varies | 12 | Jul-Oct | |||
| Ballet under the Stars | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1989 | $ | 6 | Aug | |||
| Master Musicans Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Somerset | 1994 | $$$ | 11 | Jul | |||
| Capital Expo Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Frankfort | 1973 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Mountain Folk Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1935 | $$$ | 11 | Apr | |||
| Berea Festival of Learnshops | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | Varies | 12 | Jul | ||||
| NIBROC Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Corbin | 1952 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||
| Francisco's Farm Arts Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Midway | 2004 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||
| Keeneland Spring Race Meet | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1911 | $-$$$ | 8 | Apr | |||
| Frankfort River Blast | Lexington & Eastern KY | Frankfort | 2015 | Free-$ | 3 | Jun | |||
| Somernites Cruise & Car Show | Lexington & Eastern KY | Somerset | 2001 | Free | 2 | Apr-Oct | |||
| Berea Craft Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1981 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||
| Kentucky Wool Festival | Cincinnati & Covington | Falmouth | $ | 6 | Oct | ||||
| Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Pineville | 1931 | Varies | 12 | May | |||
| October Court Day | Lexington & Eastern KY | Mount Sterling | 1803 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| National Farm Machinery Show | Louisville | Louisville | 1966 | $ | 6 | Feb | |||
| Festival of the Horse | Lexington & Eastern KY | Georgetown | 1980 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Thunder Over Louisville | Louisville | Louisville | 1991 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Shaker Village Craft Fair | Lexington & Eastern KY | Harrodsburg | $$ | 9 | Aug | ||||
| Celebration of Traditional Music | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1974 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Southern Lights Holiday Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1993 | $$ | 9 | Nov-Dec | |||
| Perryville Battlefield Commemoration | Lexington & Eastern KY | Perryville | 1862 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Daniel Boone Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Barbourville | 1948 | Varies | 12 | Oct | |||
| World Chicken Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | London | 1990 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Southern Kentucky Festival of Books | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1999 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Jacksonian Days Festival | Louisville | Scottsville | 1982 | Varies | 12 | Apr | |||
| Keeneland Thoroughbred Fall Race Meet | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1936 | $$$ | 11 | Oct | |||
| HarvestFest at Shaker Village | Lexington & Eastern KY | Harrodsburg | $$ | 9 | Sep | ||||
| Abbey Road on the River | Louisville | Louisville | 2002 | $$$ | 11 | May | |||
| Lawrence County Septemberfest | Lexington & Eastern KY | Louisa | 1987 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Lone Star World Championship Rodeo | Louisville | Bowling Green | $$ | 9 | Feb | ||||
| Home & Hearth Christmas Bazaar | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1981 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||
| Black Gold Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Hazard | Free | 2 | Sep | ||||
| Twilight Christmas Parade | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1985 | Free | 2 | Dec | |||
| Spoonbread Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Berea | 1996 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Woolly Worm Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Beattyville | 1988 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Great Steamboat Race | Louisville | Louisville | 1963 | $$$ | 11 | May | |||
| C4 Gathering | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1995 | $$-$$$ | 10 | May | |||
| Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue | Lexington & Eastern KY | Gravel Switch | 1973 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Kentucky State Fair | Louisville | Louisville | 1902 | $ | 6 | Aug | |||
| Stephen Foster - The Musical | Louisville | Bardstown | 1959 | $$ | 9 | Jun-Aug | |||
| North American International Livestock Exposition | Louisville | Louisville | 1974 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||
| Balloon Classic | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1992 | $ | 6 | Sep | |||
| Glasgow Highland Games | Louisville | Glasgow | 1985 | $$ | 9 | May-Jun | |||
| St. James Court Art Show | Louisville | Louisville | 1957 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| National Corvette Homecoming | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1953 | $$$ | 11 | Jun | NARM | ||
| Kentucky Bluegrass Music & Burgoo Festival | Louisville | Louisville | 2006 | $$ | 9 | Aug-Sep | |||
| Gaslight Festival | Louisville | Jeffersontown | 1969 | Varies | 12 | Sep | |||
| International Bar-B-Q Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 1978 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Street Rod Nationals Plus | Louisville | Louisville | 1969 | $$ | 9 | Aug | |||
| Monroe County Watermelon Festival | Louisville | Tompkinsville | 1980 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Bowling Green International Festival | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1989 | $ | 6 | Sep | |||
| New Castle Spring Fling | Louisville | New Castle | 1982 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| 4th of July Bullitt Blast | Louisville | Shepherdsville | 2002 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||
| Tri-Fest | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Henderson | 1987 | Free-$$$ | 5 | Apr | |||
| Clarkson Honeyfest | Louisville | Clarkson | 1995 | Varies | 12 | Sep | |||
| Louisville Blues-N-Barbecue Festival | Louisville | Louisville | 1998 | $$ | 9 | Jul | |||
| Merry & Bright, A Victorian Kentucky Christmas | Louisville | Bardstown | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | ||||
| Light Up Louisville | Louisville | Louisville | 1981 | Free | 2 | Nov-Dec | |||
| Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival | Louisville | Russellville | 1939 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Kentucky Shakespeare Festival | Louisville | Louisville | 1960 | Free | 2 | Jun-Jul | |||
| City of Paducah Annual Special Events | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Paducah | 1827 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | IFEA | ||
| Lyndon Summer Festival | Louisville | Louisville | 1989 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Dazzling Daylilies Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 2000 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||
| Barbecue on the River & Market Days | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Paducah | 1994 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Trail of Tears Indian Pow Wow | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Hopkinsville | 1987 | $ | 6 | Sep | |||
| Labor Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Grand Rivers | 1975 | $ | 6 | Aug-Sep | |||
| Hot August Blues Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Hardin | 1989 | $$ | 9 | Aug | |||
| AQS QuiltWeek | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Paducah | 1984 | Free | 2 | Apr & Sep | IFEA | ||
| Spring Into Summer Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Oak Grove | 2008 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Paducah Dragon Boat Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Paducah | 2012 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Friday After 5 | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 1996 | Free | 2 | May-Sep | |||
| W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Henderson | 1990 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Elkton HarvestFest | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Elkton | 2000 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Owensboro Dragon Boat Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 2011 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||
| Owensboro Air Show | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 2012 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| ROMP Bluegrass Festival | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Owensboro | 2004 | $$$ | 11 | Jun | |||
| Lake Cumberland Tourism | Lexington & Eastern KY | Somerset | 1799 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | PLAN | ||
| Dogwood Trail Celebration | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Paducah | 1964 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Humana Festival of New American Plays | Louisville | Louisville | 1976 | $$$ | 11 | Mar-Apr | |||
| Kentucky Derby | Louisville | Louisville | 1875 | $$$ | 11 | May | |||
| Mainstrasse Village Maifest | Cincinnati & Covington | Covington | 1979 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Appalachian Holiday Arts & Craft Fair | Lexington & Eastern KY | Morehead | $ | 6 | Dec | ||||
| Lexington Junior League Horse Show | Lexington & Eastern KY | Lexington | 1937 | $-$$ | 7 | Jul | |||
| Duncan Hines Festival | Louisville | Bowling Green | 1996 | Varies | 12 | Jul | |||
| Kentucky Bourbon Festival | Louisville | Bardstown | 1991 | Varies | 12 | Sep | IFEA | ||
| Georgetown Rotary Kite Festival | Lexington & Eastern KY | Georgetown | 2000 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| City of Hopkinsville Parks & Recreation | Western & South Central KY; Southwest IN | Hopkinsville | 1804 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | IFEA | ||
| Kentucky Derby Festival | Louisville | Louisville | 1956 | Varies | 12 | Apr-May | IFEA | ||
| Mayor's Office-Special Events | Louisville | Louisville | 1778 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec | IFEA |
