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Each year, the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue attracts over 40,000 barbecue-loving visitors. 11/29/22 - TICKETS FOR . 4/8* - CSS Spring Fest and BBQ Competition - Indianapolis. SAVE THE DATE FOR 2023! 1. Bourbon . For the last 12 years, this BBQ competition and festival has been one of the largest barbecue events in the country and even named, by MSN. Bike Lexington May, 2023 Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza, 120 N Limestone Lexington, KY, Lexington, Kentucky. Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival Aug 4-5, 2023 Cary, NC. The Annual "Bluegrass, Brew, & BBQ" Festival takes place on the afternoon of April 29th, and all day on Saturday, April 30, 2022. , you could even show off your barbecue game by entering one of the competitions yourself! Celebrate the return of live music for FOUR nights, September 21-24 at America's largest rock festival! Wine and Art Festival Maysville6/10* Bourbon, Brews and BBQ Festival Shepherdsville6/10* Summer Fest on the Square Edmonton6/10* PorchFest OBKY Owensboro6/10* St. Monica Old Fashioned Summer Picnic Bardstown 6/10-6/11* Franciscos Farm Art Fair Midway6/10-6/11* Strawberry Festival at The Cottage Owensboro6/10-6/11* Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Crestwood6/10-6/11* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival II Eminence, 6/14-6/17* W.C. There were no results found. By Ally TsimeklesRiver City Weekend Dust off your lawn chairs and blankets, here's the lineup for the 2021 W.C. . The admission is a full-day pass. 2. Phone: 270-772-2175. If you want to take your backyard cooking skills to a whole new level before heading out to these BBQ events in 2023, check out our Championship Backyard Cooking Classes today! Grilled Turkey. Sat, Oct 15, 2022. Magical Holiday Celebration, A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair I, Elizabethtowns Christmas in the Park III, Fleur de Flea Christmas Vintage Holiday Show, A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair II. Youll also get in-depth insider tips and cooking secrets that these pros have learned over decades of experience. Top. 4/15* - Spring Street Festival - Jeffersonville. 31 BBQ Chicken Recipes. Village Arts and Music Festival March, 2023 Tickets sold out last year, so we encourage you to purchase tickets in . donation of 5 cans/boxes of food, which will go directly to local food banks. Community Strawberry Festivals. A Culinary Celebration at Waterfront Park in Louisville, KY on November 11th & 12th, 2022. Although we are disappointed with the postponement of the 2021 KY State BBQ Festival, we feel we cannot safely duplicate the experience that our BBQ fans look forward to with the potential COVID 19 restrictions that may still be in place in September said Brad Simmons, President of the KY State BBQ Festival FoundationInc, this break will allow us time to regroup from a very challenging year. January, 2023 Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Ln Louisville, KY, Louisville, Kentucky. Event T-shirt deadline is Friday, May 13th. The huge four-day BBQ competition and country music festival, which will be in mid-July in 2023, takes place in the parking lot of the United Center and offers all the delicious BBQ, live music, and beer you can imagine. The festival books some of the hottest national and local blues talent each year. About the KY StateBBQFestival Foundation, Inc. Kentucky StateBBQFestival Foundation, Inc. is a charitable 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizedto educate the public on the history and culture of Barbecue and to raise funds for the Heart of Kentucky United Way and other, local 501(c) (3) charitable organizations. And if you really want to get ready for next years events, grab your BBQ Champs Academy All-Access pass today to dive into cooking competition-caliber barbecue! The American Royal World Series Of Barbecue, 2023s event will be the 43rd year of what has been referred to as the worlds largest BBQ competition. Each year, the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue attracts over 40,000 barbecue-loving visitors. Based on a 5 year average and a race date of May 13th, Owensboro, KY can expect temperatures between 57 and 79 with humidity around 70% and precipitation of 0.04" . We want to hear all about it! As the largest pork barbecue contest in the world, the contest features the championship categories of Ribs, Shoulder, and Whole Hog. an EATING EVENT - September 6-8, 2019 Spread the good word of BBQ - which is all about Family, Americana and Feel Good Times that crosses over all boundaries of culture and classes. EIGHT WEEKENDS! Washington5/12-5/13* International Bar-B-Q Festival Owensboro5/12-5/13* The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival Paducah 5/12-5/14* Paris Storytelling Festival Paris5/12-5/14* Wired for Good Bowling Green5/12-5/14* FedEx Ground Smoke on the River BBQ Festival Covington5/13* International Food Truck Festival Louisville 5/13* Peony Spring Festival Warsaw5/13* Bath County May Day Festival Owingsville5/13* Spring Fling Paintsville 5/13-5/14* Bluegrass Pug Festival Louisville5/13-5/14* The Good Wu Healing and Arts Spring Festival Gilbertsville5/13-5/14* Norton Commons Art Festival Prospect, 5/18-5/20* Adairville Strawberry Festival Adairville5/18-5/21* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo X Louisville 5/19* Tacos N Tequila Lexington5/19-5/20* St. Bernard Picnic Louisville5/19-5/20* Art in the Park Versailles5/19-5/21* Kentucky Yoga Festival Center5/19-5/21* Poorcastle Music Festival Louisville5/20* Old Louisville Springfest Louisville 5/20* Bluegrass River Run Richmond5/20* ATOM Fest Harrodsburg5/20* GCA Art in the Park Leitchfield5/20* BloomFest at Bernheim Clermont5/20* Forest Fest Louisville5/20* May Fest Vanceburg5/20* Lake, Rattle and Roll Jamestown5/20* Wild and Scenic Red Riverfest Clay City5/20* SpringFest Glendale5/20* The Paristown Flea I Louisville5/20-5/21* Kentucky Reggae Festival Louisville5/20-5/21* Norton Commons Art Festival Prospect5/20-5/21* Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival Lexington 5/21* Waggin Trail Festival for the Animals Louisville, 5/25-5/27* Strawberry Festival Beaver Dam5/25-5/28* St. Athanasius Summer Festival Louisville 5/25-5/28* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo XI Louisville 5/25-5/28* Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Pineville5/25-5/28* Spring MYPATH Yoga Festival Harrodsburg5/25-5/28* Grayson Memory Days Grayson5/26-5/27 May Market at the Farm Scottsville5/26-5/28* Forecastle Festival Louisville5/26-5/28* Wildman Days Lawrenceburg 5/26-5/29* Speleofest Bonnieville5/27* BBQ, Blues and Bikes Elizabethtown 5/27* Live in Liberty Music Festival Liberty5/27-5/28* Spring Trade Days at Fort Boonesborough State Park Richmond5/27-5/28* Spring into Summer Festival Oak Grove5/27-5/28* Kentucky Dam Village Arts and Crafts Fest Calvert City, 5/30-6/3* Providence Coal Festival Providence, 6/1-6/3* Poke Sallet Festival Harlan6/1-6/3* Lewisport Heritage Festival Lewisport6/1-6/3* St. Peter the Apostle Summer Festival Louisville6/1-6/3* Hillview City Fair Hillview6/1-6/4* Great American Brass Band Festival Danville6/1-6/4* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo XII Louisville 6/2-6/3* Louisville Greek Festival Louisville 6/2-6/3* Ascension Summer Festival Louisville6/2-6/3* Bluegrass BBQ Festival Lexington6/2-6/3* St. Catherine of Siena Summer Festival Fort Thomas6/2-6/3* Portland Festival Louisville 6/2-6/3* Menifee Mountain Memories Festival Frenchburg 6/2-6/4* Glasgow Highland Games Glasgow6/2-6/4* Everybodys Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Louisville Louisville6/3* Art in the Garden Augusta6/3* Jefferson Davis Birthday Weekend Fairview6/3* St. Joseph Church Picnic Leitchfield6/3* Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival Bardstown6/3* Mortons Gap Coalfield Festival Mortons Gap 6/3* GlobaLou Festival Louisville6/3* La Grange Arts Fest La Grange6/3-6/4* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival I Eminence6/3-6/4* The Butchertown Art Fair Louisville 6/3-6/4 Railbird Festival Lexington6/4* Northern Kentucky Pride Festival Covington6/4* Flea in the Fort I Fort Thomas, 6/8-6/10* Saint Edward Picnic Jeffersontown6/8-6/10* Cow Bell Days Stanford6/8-6/10* Blazin Bluegrass Spring Festival Whitley City6/8-6/11* Newport ItalianFest Newport 6/8-6/11* Festival of the Bluegrass Lexington 6/9-6/10* St. Henry Parish Festival Elsmere 6/9-6/10* Laurel Cove Music Festival Pineville6/9-6/10* St. Augustine Summer Festival Covington6/9-6/10* Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge Gethsemane6/9-6/10* Trenton Main Street Festival Trenton6/9-6/10* St. Margaret Mary Church Picnic Louisville6/9-6/11* St. Paul Parish Summer Festival Florence6/10* Beer Cheese Festival Winchester6/10* Cruzin for Cancer Louisville6/10* Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival Louisville6/10 Maysville Uncorked! Loading view. Find a place to stay. The Barbecue Festival showcases one popular regional type of BBQ: , named after the city of Lexington, NC. Our new downtown entertainment area adds an exciting waterfront arena to showcase all the Festival has to offer. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival Henderson6/14-6/18* PlayThink Movement and Flow Arts Festival Harrodsburg6/15-6/17* Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival Tyner6/15-6/17* Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Bowling Green6/15-6/17* St. Paul Parish Picnic Louisville6/16-6/17* PigFest Walton6/16-6/17* Louisville Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Louisville 6/16-6/17* St. Albert the Great Summer Picnic Louisville 6/16-6/17* St. Raphael Picnic Louisville6/16-6/17* Hopkins County Juneteenth Festival Madisonville6/16-6/17* Lyndon Summer Festival Lyndon6/16-6/17* Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival Beattyville6/17* St. Gregory Church Picnic and Super Raffle Coxs Creek6/17* Louisville Funk Fest Louisville 6/17* Kentuckiana Pride Festival Louisville6/17* Water Lantern Festival Lexington 6/17* Jessamine Juneteenth Festival Nicholasville6/17* Loretto Street Fair Loretto6/17* Kentucky Craft Beer Festival Elizabethtown6/17* Pendleton Outdoor Palooza Pendleton6/17* Firkin Fest Ashland6/17* Dazzling Daylily Festival Opening Night Owensboro6/17* The Kentucky Wine & Vine Fest Nicholasville6/17* The Paristown Flea II Louisville6/17-6/18* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival III Eminence, 6/18-6/24* Rudy Fest II Morehead6/21-6/24* Romp Fest Owensboro 6/21-6/24* Caneyville Fair and Homecoming Caneyville6/22* Dazzling Daylily Festival: The Garden After Dark Owensboro6/22-6/24* Festival of the Red Slade6/23* Union Celebrates America Union6/23-6/24* Holy Family Parish Picnic Louisville6/23-6/24* St. Martha Parish Picnic Louisville 6/23-6/24* Shelby County Fair Horse Artisan Show Shelbyville6/23-6/24* St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Summer Picnic Louisville 6/23-6/24* St. Joseph Parish Picnic Louisville6/23-6/25* Rockin Taco Fest Covington6/23-6/25* Mary, Queen of Heaven Funfest Erlanger 6/24* Lexington Pride Festival Lexington6/24* McHenry SummerFest McHenry6/24* Fairfield Homecoming Fairfield 6/24-6/25* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival IV Eminence, 6/29-7/2* Campbellsville Fourth of July Celebration Campbellsville6/30* International Reggae Day Festival Lexington6/30-7/1* Augusta Independence Day Celebration Augusta, 7/1* Thunder Over Big Woods Wellington7/1* Breathitt Heritage Fair Jackson7/1-7/2* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival V Eminence7/1-7/2* Bullitt Blast Shepherdsville7/1-7/2* Fazolis Freedom Fest Morehead7/1-7/2* Lakefest Jamestown7/1-7/2* Green River Catfish Festival Morgantown ON HOLD7/1-7/3* Warsaw Kentucky River Days Celebration Warsaw7/1-7/3* Rislofest Harrodsburg7/1-7/4* Freedom Fest Murray7/1-7/4* Kentucky Bash Berea7/2* Independence Day Celebration Henderson7/2-7/4* 4th Fest and Praise in the Park Madisonville7/2-7/4* Summer Motion Ashland7/3-7/4* Crescent Hill Fourth of July Celebration Louisville7/4 Maysville Independence Day Festival Maysville7/4 Calvert City Ameribration Calvert City7/4* Bonnieville July 4th Homecoming Bonnieville7/4* Lexington Fourth of July Festival Lexington 7/4* Fourth of July in Paristown Louisville7/4* Wilmores Festival of the 4th Wilmore7/4* Sisters of Notre Dame 4th of July Festival Covington7/4* Louisville Waterfront Fourth Louisville7/4* Fourth of July Celebration Versailles 7/4* All American Fourth of July Owensboro7/4* Independence Day Celebration Paducah7/4* Richmond Fourth of July Celebration Richmond7/4* Founders Day Celebration Elizabethtown7/4* 4th Fest Harlan, 7/4-7/8* Carlisle Blackberry Festival Carlisle7/5* RaceFest Carrollton 7/6-7/8* St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic Loretto7/7-7/8* Salute the Arts Owensboro 7/7-7/8* Paradise Music and Beer Festival Covington7/7-7/9* Jane Austen Festival Louisville7/7-7/9* Berea Craft Festival Berea7/7-7/9* Sweet Land of Liberty Music Festival Livingston7/8* Sun Valley Bluegrass Festival Alexandria 7/8* Hops on the Ohio Beer Festival Owensboro7/8* BG Wine Festival Bowling Green7/8* KY Christmas in July Gathering Richmond7/8-7/9* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VI Eminence, 7/13-7/15* Shriners Bluegrass Festival Olive Hill7/13-7/15* St. Agnes Carnival Louisville7/13-7/16* Kentucky Bike Rally Sturgis7/13-7/16* Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival Newport7/14-7/15* Master Musicians Festival Somerset7/14-7/15* Leitchfield Fiddling Festival Leitchfield7/14-7/16* BreyerFest Lexington7/14-7/16* St. Pius X Summer Festival Edgewood7/14-7/16* Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest Burlington7/14-7/16* The Whippoorwill Festival Beattyville 7/15* Evans Orchard Sweet Corn Festival Georgetown 7/15* Minnie Adkins Day Sandy Hook7/15* GonzoFest Louisville 7/15* Oldham County Day La Grange7/15-7/16* Augusta Riverfest Days Augusta7/15-7/16* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VII Eminence7/16* Good People Festival Covington, 7/20-7/22* St. Rita Church Picnic Louisville7/21* Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming Dawson Springs 7/21-7/22* North Fork Music Festival Hazard7/21-7/22* The Mountain Grrl Experience Pikeville7/21-7/22* Kosair Shrine Backyard BBQ Competition and Carnival Louisville7/22* Bourbon, BBQ and Bluegrass Augusta, 7/26* Sad Summer Festival: Newport Newport7/26-7/29* Sandy Lee Songwriters Festival Henderson7/27-7/29* Raceland Race Days Raceland 7/27-7/29* St. Michael Parish Picnic Louisville7/27-7/30* Gliers Goettafest I Newport My Review7/28-7/29* Van Lear Days Van Lear 7/28-7/29* Cruisin the Heartland Elizabethtown7/28-7/29* BKMC Burn Run Weekend Prestonsburg7/28-7/30* St. Augustine Parish Festival Augusta 7/29* Cynthiana Bike Night Cynthiana7/29* Buy Local Fair Louisville7/29* Hops and Vine Craft Beer and Wine Festival Richmond7/29* St. Thomas Church Picnic Bardstown 7/29* 80s Rock the Dam Fest Beaver Dam7/29* Henry County Harvest Showcase New Castle7/29* Rods and Ribs BBQ Festival Central City7/29* Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival Frankfort7/29* Sts. Recognized as one of the Top Ten Food Festivals in America by Travel & Leisure Magazine, The Barbecue Festival in Lexington, NC, which will be in its 39th year in 2023, is a cant miss event of the year in the Carolinas. There is definitely no shortage of great festivals and BBQ competitions in 2023 to choose from! Its not too early to start planning for a big trip in the new year and one of the big-time annual barbecue festivals is a must on the bucket list (and could make for a great Christmas present too!). The city holds, every year, a giant food event: Lexington Barbecue Festival. (Stay tuned to the event website for the full Pitmaster and music artist lineups for the 2023 event.). Named a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society. January 2023. (Stay tuned to the event website for the full Pitmaster and music artist lineups for the 2023 event. Saturday, April 29. The best BBQ restaurants and cookers from around the area will be cooking up their take on this Western North Carolina style of barbecue, which features a tangy, vinegar-based sauce that is reddened using ketchup and lightly sweetened. Grilled Pizza. Days/Hours Open: Fri 12pm9pm, Sat 10am9pm. . The Kentucky State BBQ Festival is excited to share the news that this year's event will be held at the historic Wilderness Trail Distillery grounds in Danville on September 7, 8, and 9, 2018. 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8/11-8/13* Interstellar Music Festival Sparta8/11-8/13* Bearded Man Music Festival McKee8/11-8/13* St. Joseph End of Summer Celebration Crescent Springs8/12* Small Town American Festival Mount Sterling8/12* Dog Days of Summer Festival Auburn8/12* Water Lantern Festival Louisville8/12* Covered Bridge Days and Wildflower Art Festival Brodhead8/12* St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic Payneville, 8/17-8/20* Berea Celtic Festival Berea8/18-8/19* Little Green Men Days Festival Kelly/Hopkinsville My Review 8/18-8/19* Laurel County Homecoming Festival London8/18-8/19* River Festivus Burkesville8/18-8/19* Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival Russell Springs8/18-8/20* Pioneer Days Harrodsburg8/18-8/20* Natural Bridge Artisan Festival Slade 8/19 Pickers and Grinners Summer Market Maysville8/19* Magoffin County Community Day Salyersville8/19 Southern Market at the Farm Scottsville8/19* Multicultural Festival Owensboro8/19-8/20* Sulphur Well Homecoming and Duck Race Edmonton8/19-8/20* Woodland Art Fair Lexington, 8/23-8/27* Cloverport Sacajawea Festival Cloverport8/24-8/26* Jenkins Homecoming Days Festival Jenkins8/25* Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival Louisville8/25* Tacos N Tequila Lexington8/25-8/26* Summer Salute Festival Hopkinsville 8/25-8/26* Festival of the Mewz Lost Creek8/25-8/26* Soul of 2nd Street Festival Danville8/25-8/26* Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival Hardin 8/25-8/26* Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival Lancaster8/25-8/26* Buttermilk Days Festival Bardstown8/25-8/27* First of Fall Festival Burlington8/25-8/27* St. Augustine Festival Augusta 8/26* Cynthiana Rod Run Cynthiana8/26* Greensburg Music Fest Greensburg8/26* Campbellsville Folk Fest Campbellsville, 8/31-9/1* Isom Days Festival Isom8/31-9/2* Manchester Music Festival Manchester, 9/15-9/17 Owensboro Air Show Owensboro, 9/1-9/2* Thunder Over the Island Burnside9/1-9/2* Elliott County Tobacco Festival Sandy Hook9/1-9/3* Swift Silver Mine Festival Campton 9/1-9/3* Heritage Days Augusta 9/1-9/3* Kentucky State BBQ Festival Danville 9/1-9/4* Breathitt County Honey Festival Jackson 9/1-9/4* WorldFest Louisville9/2* Independence Bank Fireworks Festival Owensboro9/2* Fleur de Flea Vintage Urban Market Louisville9/2* DeaFestival: Kentucky Danville9/2* Oak Grove Butterfly Festival Oak Grove 9/2* Monroe County Watermelon Festival Tompkinsville9/2-9/3* Evans Orchard Apple Festival Georgetown 9/2-9/3* Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow Corbin 9/2-9/3* Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival Winchester9/2-9/3* Shelbyville Fall Art and Craft Festival Shelbyville9/2-9/4* Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival Grand Rivers 9/2-9/4* St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival Independence 9/3* Riverfest Newport 9/3* Rock the Water Tower (formerly Kentucky Music and Bourbon Experience) Louisville CANCELLED, 9/6-9/9* Fraley Festival of Traditional Music Olive Hill 9/7* Firemans Chili Cook-Off Celebration Georgetown 9/7-9/9* The Knott County Gingerbread Festival Hindman9/7-9/9* Old Fashioned Trading Days Williamsburg9/7-9/9* Appalachian Moonshine, Music and Makers Festival Pikeville9/7-9/10* Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration Rosine 9/7-9/10* Birds of a Feather Festival Morning View9/8-9/9* German American Club Oktoberfest Louisville9/8-9/9* Bands and BBQ Carrollton 9/8-9/9* Christ the King Oktoberfest Lexington9/8-9/9* Black Patch Heritage Festival Princeton9/8-9/9* The Stave Fest Lawrenceburg9/8-9/9* Lawrence County Septemberfest Louisa9/8-9/9* Middletowns Family Fun Festival & Craft Show Middletown 9/8-9/10* Pickin on a Soldiers Heart Hardin9/8-9/10* Covington Oktoberfest Covington9/8-9/10* Hart County Civil War Days Battles for the Bridge Weekend Munfordville9/8-9/10* Chautauqua Days Millersburg 9/8-9/10* St. Barbara Rocktoberfest Erlanger 9/8-9/10* KYukefest Lexington 9/8-9/10* Roots and Heritage Festival Lexington9/8-9/10* Annual Festival of the Horse Georgetown 9/8-9/10* Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival I Morehead9/9* St. Monica Summer Festival Bardstown 9/9* EweNique Art Walk Falmouth 9/9* CONNECT at Bernheim Clermont9/9* Simpsonville Fall Festival Simpsonville 9/9* Louisville Pagan Pride Day Louisville 9/9* Good Shepherd September Fest Louisville9/9* Old Fashioned Day Walton9/9* NolinFest Leitchfield9/9* Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival I Harrodsburg9/9* Grandview Avenue Block Party St. Matthews9/9* Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival Island 9/9* Millville Daze Festival Frankfort9/9* St. Francis of Assisi Fall Festival Louisville9/9* Fall at the Fairgrounds Scottsville9/9* Float Day on the Clarks River Benton9/9* Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival Campbellsville9/9* The Long Run Massacre and Floyds Defeat Shelbyville9/9* Louisville Dragon Boat Festival Louisville 9/9* MoonBow EggFest Corbin 9/9* Vet Jam Glasgow9/9* Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival New Haven 9/9* Paducah Dragon Boat Festival Paducah 9/9-9/10* Big Four Arts Festival Louisville 9/9-9/10* Ravenna Railroad Festival Ravenna9/9-9/10* Waveland Art Fair Lexington9/9-9/10* Banana Festival I Fulton9/9-9/10* Trail of Tears Pow Wow Hopkinsville9/9-9/10* Trimble County Apple Festival Bedford, 9/11-9/16* Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival II Morehead 9/11-9/16* Banana Festival II Fulton9/13-9/17* Kentucky Bourbon Festival Bardstown My Review9/14-9/16* Black Gold Festival Hazard 9/14-9/16* Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival Burkesville 9/14-9/16* Blazin Bluegrass Festival Whitley City9/14-9/17* Bourbon and Beyond Festival Louisville9/14-9/17* Spoonbread Festival Berea My Review9/15-9/16* Harvest Fest at Mahr Park Madisonville9/15-9/16* More Tales Storytelling Festival Wilmore 9/15-9/16* Horse Cave Heritage Festival Horse Cave 9/15-9/16* Cow Days Greensburg 9/15-9/16* Festival on the Square and Car Show Franklin 9/15-9/17* Poage Landing Days Ashland 9/15-9/17* Gaslight Festival Jeffersontown 9/15-9/17* Vintage Market Days of Lexington Lexington9/15-9/17* St. Timothy Oktoberfest Union 9/16* Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games Eminence9/16* Gourd Patch Arts Festival Mayfield9/16* Constitution Square Festival Danville9/16* Morehead Arts and Crafts Festival Morehead 9/16* Pumpkin Festival Paris 9/16* Cheers to Bardstown Bardstown9/16* Onton Hay Days Onton9/16* Squash and Gobble Arts Bazaar and Fall Festival Greenville9/16* Swingtime by the River Augusta9/16* Sweet Owen Day Owenton9/16* Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival Middlesboro9/16* Celebrate Sadieville Georgetown9/16* Etown Wine Fest Elizabethtown 9/16* Jacksonian Days Street Fair Scottsville9/16* The Paristown Flea III Louisville9/16-9/17* BG Fiestaval Bowling Green9/16-9/17* Bear Wallow Fall Festival I Nancy9/16-9/17 Simon Kenton Festival Maysville 9/16-9/17* Midway Fall Festival Midway 9/16-9/17* Benton Farm Fall Show Walton9/16-9/17* Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival II Harrodsburg, 9/18-9/23* Mountain Heritage Festival Whitesburg9/20-9/23* Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival Vine Grove9/21-9/23* BBQ on the River Paducah 9/21-9/23* Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival Morganfield 9/21-9/23* Casey County Apple Festival Liberty 9/21-9/23* Clarkson Honeyfest Clarkson9/21-9/24* World Chicken Festival London My Review9/21-9/24* Louder than Life Festival Louisville9/22-9/23 Pig Out in Maysville Maysville 9/22-9/23* Hoptown Harvest Festival Hopkinsville9/22-9/23* FoxFire Music and Arts Festival Ashland9/22-9/23* Cave Run Storytelling Festival Morehead9/22-9/23* Fordsville Days Fordsville9/22-9/24* South Shore Heritage Quilt Festival South Shore9/22-9/24* Morgan County Sorghum Festival West Liberty 9/22-9/24* Anderson County Burgoo Festival Lawrenceburg My Review9/22-9/24* Marion County Country Ham Days Lebanon My Review9/22-9/24* Newport Oktoberfest Newport 9/22-9/24* St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival Fort Wright My Review9/23* Cynthiana Honey Festival Cynthiana9/23* Barbecue and Beats Festival La Grange9/23* Finchville Fall Festival Finchville9/23* Kirksville Day Richmond 9/23* Versailles Twilight Festival Versailles9/23* HarvestFest Elkton9/23* NuLu Festival Louisville9/23* National Jug Band Jubilee Louisville9/23* Bowling Green International Festival Bowling Green 9/23-9/24* Bear Wallow Fall Festival II Nancy9/23-9/24* The 1778 Siege of Boonesborough Richmond 9/23-9/24* Civil War Weekend: Battle of Augusta Augusta9/23-9/24* Shaker Village HarvestFest Harrodsburg, 9/28-9/30* Greenup Old Fashion Days Greenup9/28-9/30* Carroll County Tobacco Festival Carrollton9/28-10/1* Fall MYPATH Yoga Festival Harrodsburg 9/29-9/30* Hazel Day Hazel9/29-9/30* Kentucky Apple Festival Paintsville9/29-9/30* Alley Fest Paintsville9/29-9/30* Bullitt County Bike Fest Shepherdsville9/29-9/30* Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival Middlesboro9/29-9/30* Bourbon on the Banks Frankfort9/29-9/30* Festival Latino de Lexington Lexington9/29-10/1* St. James Court Art Show Louisville9/29-10/1* Oktoberfest Harrodsburg Harrodsburg9/30 Pickers and Grinners Fall Market Maysville9/30-10/1* Bear Wallow Fall Festival III Nancy9/30-10/1* BowmanFest Louisville9/30-10/1* Henderson Lion Club Arts and Crafts Festival Henderson9/30-10/1* Lincoln Days Hodgenville9/30-10/1* Louisville Taco Festival Louisville9/30-10/1* Buffalo Daze Stamping Ground, 10/1* Butchertown Oktoberfest Louisville 10/1* Flea in the Fort III Fort Thomas 10/1* Daniel Boone Festival I Barbourville, 10/2-10/7* Daniel Boone Festival II Barbourville 10/4-10/7* Jenny Wiley Festival Prestonsburg 10/5-10/8* The Moonshiners Ball Livingston 10/6* City of Wickliffe Harvest Festival Wickliffe10/6-10/7* Downtown Days Columbia 10/6-10/7* River Stomp Bluegrass Festival Williamsburg10/6-10/7* Belknap Fall Festival Louisville 10/6-10/8* Rocktoberfest Pine Ridge 10/6-10/8* The Kentucky Wool Festival Falmouth10/6-10/8* Civil War Days Columbus 10/7 Fall Fun Fest Calvert City10/7* Lake Chems Harvest Fest Murray10/7* Harlan Haunt Fest Harlan10/7* Stanton Pumpkin Fest Stanton10/7* Spencer County Octoberfest Taylorsville10/7* Louisville Wine and Food Experience Prospect10/7* Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber Pumpkin Festival 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Antique Fair Bardstown 10/7-10/8* Farmington Harvest Festival Louisville 10/8* Louisvilles Great Chili Cook Off Louisville 10/8* Blues on the Greens Mt. 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