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 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.
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.
Before traveling to any festivals, please be sure to double check events via the link provided as events could have been rescheduled or cancelled without my knowledge, especially after damaging weather.
If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.
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JANUARY (2026)
1/19-1/25 – Patti’s Festival of Lights XII – Grand Rivers
1/26-1/30 – Patti’s Festival of Lights XIII – Grand Rivers
1/31 – Louisville Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Louisville
1/31 – John Hartford Days – Owensboro
FEBRUARY
2/14* – Gospel Fest – Bowling Green – DISCONTINUED
2/27-2/28* – Kentucky Women’s Book Festival – Louisville
2/28* – KY Meat Shower Festival – Owingsville
3/6-3/8 – Kentucky Crafted Market – Lexington
3/7 – Tailspin Ale Fest – Louisville
3/7 – Winter Jam: Louisville – Louisville
3/7-3/8 – Calvert City Coffee and Chocolate Festival – Calvert City
3/13 – Tails and Ales – Lexington
3/13-3/15* – Cumberland Falls Storytelling Festival – Corbin
3/13-3/15* – The Great American Bluegrass Jam – Owensboro
3/14 – Obscurious Market: Clockwork Arcana – Danville
3/14 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Lexington
3/21-3/22 – Bloom and Balance: The Equinox Market – Elizabethtown
3/27-3/29 – Vintage Market Days of Lexington – Lexington
3/28* – Hello Spring Festival – Hopkinsville
3/28 – Tymeless Hearts Spring Festival – Hopkinsville
3/28 – Nulu Bock Fest– Louisville
APRIL
4/3-4/6 – Tater Day – Benton
4/4 – Block Party (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/4* – Old Washington Festival – Maysville
4/11* – Homeplace Spring Plow Day and Festival – Campbellsville
4/11* – Munfordville Cherry Blossom Festival – Munfordville
4/11* – Spring Gathering at Kirksville – Richmond
4/15* – Madisonville International Cultural Celebration – Madisonville
4/16-4/18 – Hillbilly Days – Pikeville – My Review
4/18* – Tequila N’ Tacos – Bowling Green
4/18* – Western KY Beer Festival – Madisonville
4/18* – 420 Festival – Oak Grove
4/18 – Native and Heirloom Plant Fest – Somerset
4/19 – Shelbyville Dogwood Artisan Showcase – Shelbyville
4/21 – Taste of Derby Festival (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/23* – Open Barn and BBQ – Lexington
4/23-4/26 – Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville I (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/24* – Pine Mountain Hillclimb Festival – Pineville
4/24-4/25 – GypsyMoon Spring Marketplace – Bowling Green
4/24-4/25 – Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival – Clinton
4/24-4/25* – Colonel Fest – Corbin
4/24-4/25* – BTFA Food Truck Festival – Maysville
4/24-4/26* – Tri-Fest – Henderson
Weekend continues below…
4/25 – White Squirrel Arts Festival – Bowling Green
4/25* – Wings and Wheels – Cynthiana
4/25* – Boyle County Earth Day Festival – Danville
4/25* – Kite Fest – Lexington
4/25* – Ken-Ducky Derby Festival – Louisville
4/25* – Derby Dog Festival – Lucas
4/25* – Nancy Green Pancake Queen Spring Festival – Mt. Sterling
4/25* – The Serenity Spring Jam – Newport
4/25* – Wine, Whiskey and Ale Fest – Shepherdsville
4/25-4/26* – Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ Fest – Grand Rivers
4/25-4/26 – Mountain Mushroom Festival – Irvine
4/25-4/26 – Cherokee Triangle Art Fair – Louisville
4/26 – Passport GospelFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/27-5/1 – Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville II (Kentucky Derby Festival) – Louisville
4/29 – Water Lantern Festival – Louisville
MAY
5/1-5/2* – Knott County Spring Horse Trail Ride – Hindman
5/1-5/3* – BG Fiestaval – Bowling Green
5/2* – Junkfest Day – Augusta
5/2* – Water of Life Festival – Paducah
5/8-5/9* – Red River Museum Homecoming and Old Engine Show – Clay City
5/8-5/9* – Mount Washington Spring Festival – Mt. Washington
5/8-5/9 – BBQ and Barrels – Owensboro
5/8-5/9 – The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival – Paducah
5/8-5/9* – Paintsville Spring Festival – Paintsville
5/8-5/10 – FedEx Ground Smoke on the River BBQ Festival – Covington
5/8-5/10 – Paris Storytelling Festival – Paris
5/9* – Clarkson Park SpringFest – Clarkson
Weekend continues below…
5/9* – Etown Wine Fest – Elizabethtown
5/9* – Ewenique Art, Music and Food Truck Festival – Falmouth
5/9* – Queen City Artisan Festival – Hazard
5/9* – Railfest 175 – La Grange
5/9* – International Food Truck Festival – Louisville
5/9* – Maifest Celebration – Louisville
5/9* – Bath County May Day Festival – Owingsville
5/9* – Foodstock – Somerset
5/9* – Mayfest – Whitesburg
5/9-5/10* – Mayfest Arts Fair – Lexington
5/14-5/17 – Kentucky Yoga Festival – Center
5/15-5/16 – Blackey Day Festival – Blackey
5/16-5/17 – Riverside Rendezvous Music Festival – Livingston
5/15-5/16* – Art in the Park – Versailles
5/15-5/17* – Covington Maifest – Covington
5/15-5/17* – Poorcastle Music Festival – Louisville
5/16* – Ashland Pride Picnic – Ashland
5/16* – Bagdad Day – Bagdad
5/16* – Wild and Scenic Red Riverfest – Clay City
Weekend continues below…
5/16* – BloomFest at Bernheim – Clermont
5/16* – Georgetown Rotary Kite Festival – Georgetown
5/16* – SpringFest – Glendale
5/16* – K-9 Cruise-in at Courthouse Square – Hardinsburg
5/16* – SummerFest – Henderson
5/16 – GCA Art in the Park – Leitchfield
5/16* – Forest Fest – Louisville
5/16* – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville
5/16* – Jeffersontown Night Market I – Louisville
5/16-5/17 – Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival – Lexington
5/16-5/17 – Bluegrass Pug Festival – Louisville
5/16-5/17* – Norton Commons Art Festival – Prospect
5/16-5/17* – Benton Farm Craft Spring Fling – Walton
5/21-5/23* – Strawberry Festival – Beaver Dam
5/21-5/24* – Grayson Memory Days – Grayson
5/21-5/24* – Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival – Pineville
5/22-5/24* – Native Dawn Flute Gathering – Harrodsburg
5/22-5/25* – Speleofest – Bonnieville
5/23* – DiverCity Festival – Lexington
5/23* – Live in Liberty Music Festival – Liberty
5/23* – Makers Market at the Parklands – Louisville
5/23-5/24* – Spring into Summer Festival – Oak Grove
5/28-5/30* – Lewisport Heritage Festival – Lewisport
5/28-5/31 – Spring MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg
5/29-5/30* – Ascension Summer Festival – Louisville
5/29-5/31* – Hippie Daze Festival – Aurora
5/30* – Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival – Bardstown
5/30* – Barbecue Festival at The Reindeer Farm – Bowling Green
5/30 – Lexington Pride Festival – Lexington
5/30* – The Queen’s Court: A Renaissance Festival – Powderly
5/30 – Red River Gorge Bigfoot Fest – Stanton
5/30-5/31 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival I – Eminence
5/31* – Northern Kentucky Pride Festival – Covington
JUNE
6/4-6/6 – Capital Expo Festival – Frankfurt
6/4-6/6* – Poke Sallet Festival – Harlan
6/4-6/6* – Hillview City Fair – Hillview
6/4-6/6* – Saint Edward Picnic – Jeffersontown
6/4-6/6* – St. Peter the Apostle Summer Festival – Louisville
6/4-6/6* – Wingo Trade Day – Wingo
6/5* – Lavender In Bloom Outdoor Night Market I – Georgetown
6/5* – Sleigh Cancer Awareness Festival – Inez
6/5-6/6* – Kentucky’s Own Music Festival – Benton
6/5-6/6 – Duncan Hines Days – Bowling Green
6/5-6/6* – St. Augustine Summer Festival – Covington
6/5-6/6* – St. Paul Parish Summer Festival – Florence
6/5-6/6 – St. Catherine of Siena Summer Festival – Fort Thomas
Weekend continues below…
6/5-6/6* – Menifee Mountain Memories Festival – Frenchburg
6/5-6/6* – Woodsfest Music Festival – Kirksey
6/5-6/6* – Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival – Louisville
6/5-6/6* – Louisville Greek Festival – Louisville
6/5-6/6* – Our Lady of Lourdes Summer Picnic – Louisville
6/5-6/6 – Portland Festival – Louisville
6/5-6/6* – St. Margaret Mary Church Picnic – Louisville
6/5-6/7 – Holler Girl Music Festival – Irvine
6/6* – Art in the Garden – Augusta
6/6* – Summer Solstice Craft Festival – Berea
6/6* – Craft in the Park – Brandenburg
Weekend continues below…
6/6* – Summerfest on the Square – Edmonton
6/6* – Kentucky History Day – Frankfort
6/6* – Downtown Henderson Porchfest – Henderson
6/6* – La Grange Arts Fest – La Grange
6/6* – St. Joseph Church Picnic – Leitchfield
6/6* – St. Bernard Spring Festival – Louisville
6/6 – Kentucky Blues Music Festival – Mt. Vernon
6/6 – St. Francis Xavier Summer Festival – Mt. Washington
6/6-6/7 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival II – Eminence
6/6-6/7 – Railbird Festival – Lexington
6/6-6/7* – The Butchertown Art Fair – Louisville
6/6-6/7* – Strawberry Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro
6/7 – Waggin’ Trail on the Waterfront – Louisville
6/10-6/13* – W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival – Henderson
6/11-6/13* – Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals (formerly Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion) – Bowling Green
6/11-6/13 – Spirit in the Bluegrass Music Fest – Lexington
6/11-6/13* – St. Raphael Picnic – Louisville
6/11-6/13 – Laurel Cove Music Festival – Pineville
6/11-6/13* – Blazin’ Bluegrass Spring Festival – Whitley City
6/11-6/14* – Newport ItalianFest – Newport
6/12* – Lavender In Bloom Outdoor Night Market II – Georgetown
6/12* – Jeffersontown Summerfest – Jeffersontown
6/12-6/13* – Lyndon Summer Festival – Lyndon
6/13* – Beattyville Bourbon and Moonshine Festival – Beattyville
Weekend continues below…
6/13* – L&N Day – Berea
6/13* – Flatwoods Arts and Eats Festival – Flatwoods
6/13* – A Day at the Park – Lawrenceburg
6/13 – Cruzin for Cancer – Louisville
6/13* – Sky Soul Festival – Louisville
6/13* – Hopkins County Juneteenth Festival – Madisonville
6/13* – Maysville Uncorked! Wine and Art Festival – Maysville
6/13* – New Castle Spring Fling – New Castle
6/13* – The Kentucky Wine and Vine Fest – Nicholasville
6/13 – PorchFest OBKY – Owensboro
6/13 – Richmond Pride – Richmond
6/13* – Beer Cheese Festival – Winchester
6/13-6/14* – Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens – Crestwood
6/13-6/14 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival III – Eminence
6/17-6/21 – PlayThink Movement and Flow Arts Festival – Edmonton
6/18-6/20* – Stringbean Memorial Bluegrass Festival – Tyner
6/19* – Lavender In Bloom Outdoor Night Market III – Georgetown
6/19-6/20* – Heart of Kentucky Juneteenth Celebration – Harrodsburg
6/19-6/20* – St. Albert the Great Summer Picnic – Louisville
6/19-6/20* – St. Paul Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/19-6/20* – Trenton Main Street Festival – Trenton
6/19-6/20 – PigFest – Walton
6/20* – Fairfield Homecoming – Fairfield
6/20* – Jeffersontown Night Market II – Louisville
6/20* – Kentuckiana Pride Festival – Louisville
6/20* – Pickers and Grinners Market I – Maysville
6/20* – McHenry SummerFest – McHenry
6/20* – Dazzling Daylilies Festival – Owensboro
6/20* – Juneteenth on the Ohio River – Owensboro
6/20* – Radcliff Juneteenth Celebration – Radcliff
6/20* – Rosine Park Festival – Rosine
6/20-6/21 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival IV – Eminence
6/20-6/21 – Rudy Fest I – Morehead
6/22-6/27 – Rudy Fest II – Morehead
6/24-6/27 – Romp Fest – Owensboro
6/25-6/27 – Great American Brass Band Festival – Danville
6/25-6/27* – Holy Family Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/26* – Lavender In Bloom Outdoor Night Market IV – Georgetown
6/26 – Union Celebrates America – Union
6/26-6/27* – Hustonville Heritage Days Festival – Hustonville
6/26-6/27* – St. Martha Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/26-6/28* – Taco and Margarita Festival – Covington
6/26-6/28* – Mary, Queen of Heaven Funfest – Erlanger
6/27 – Obscurious Market: The Crooked Hat – Georgetown
6/27* – Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival – Louisville
6/27* – Thunder Over Big Woods – Wellington
6/27-6/28 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival V – Eminence
JULY
7/1-7/5* – Carlisle Blackberry Festival – Carlisle
7/2-7/4* – Summer Motion – Ashland
7/2-7/4* – Green River Catfish Festival – Morgantown
7/3* – Independence Day Celebration – Henderson
7/3* – Springfield Independence Day Celebration – Springfield
7/3-7/4* – Campbellsville Fourth of July Celebration – Campbellsville
7/3-7/4* – Vanceburg July Jubilee – Vanceburg
7/3-7/5* – 4th Fest and Praise in the Park – Madisonville
7/4* – Augusta Volunteer Fire Dept. Independence Day Celebration – Augusta
7/4* – Daniel Boone Days Celebration – Booneville
7/4* – Calvert City Ameribration – Calvert City
7/4* – Carrollton’s July 4th Family Celebration – Carrollton
7/4* – Crab Orchard 4th of July Celebration – Crab Orchard
7/4* – Founders’ Day Celebration – Elizabethtown
7/4* – Fort Thomas Independence Day Celebration – Fort Thomas
7/4* – 4th Fest – Harlan
7/4* – Lakefest – Jamestown
7/4* – Lexington Fourth of July Festival and Market – Lexington
7/4* – Liberty’s 4th of July – Liberty
7/4* – Crescent Hill Fourth of July Celebration – Louisville
7/4* – Louisville Waterfront Fourth of July – Louisville
7/4* – Maysville Independence Day Festival – Maysville
7/4* – Freedom Fest – Morehead
7/4* – Hope Hill HopeFest – Mount Sterling
7/4* – Freedom Fest – Murray
7/4* – All-American Fourth of July – Owensboro
7/4* – Independence Day Celebration – Paducah
7/4* – Richmond Fourth of July Celebration – Richmond
7/4* – Bullitt Blast – Shepherdsville
7/4* – Wilmore’s Festival of the 4th – Wilmore
7/4-7/5 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VI – Eminence
7/4-7/5* – Independence Celebration – Independence
7/8-7/11* – Ewing/Fleming County Fair – Ewing
7/9-7/11* – St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic – Loretto
7/10-7/11* – Rock the Country – Ashland
7/10-7/12* – Berea Craft Festival – Berea
7/10-7/12 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest – Burlington
7/10-7/12* – St. Pius X Summer Festival – Edgewood
7/10-7/12 – BreyerFest – Lexington
7/11 – BG Wine Festival – Bowling Green
7/11* – German American Festival – Louisville
7/11* – St. Gabriel Festival – Louisville
7/11* – Wild Roots Market at the Landing Strip Campground – Morehead
7/11* – Kentucky Bands, Bourbon and Wine Festival – Oak Grove
7/11* – Skeeterfest – Williamstown
7/11-7/12 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VII – Eminence
7/12* – Buy Local Fair – Louisville
7/15-7/19 – Kentucky Bike Rally – Sturgis
7/16-7/18* – Little Sandy Shakedown – Greenup
7/16-7/18 – Shriners Bluegrass Festival – Olive Hill
7/17-7/18* – St. Agnes Carnival – Louisville
7/17-7/18* – St. Rita Church Picnic – Louisville
7/17-7/18 – Master Musicians Festival – Somerset
7/17-7/19* – Augusta Riverfest Days – Augusta
7/17-7/19* – Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival – Newport
7/17-7/19* – River Rat Revival at Patrick’s Point – Williamsburg
7/18 – Oldham County Day – La Grange
7/18 – Twin Lakes National Fiddler Championship – Leitchfield
7/18* – Jeffersontown Night Market III – Louisville
7/18 – Minnie Adkins Day – Sandy Hook
7/18-7/19 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VIII – Eminence
7/18-7/19* – Louisville Street Food Festival – Louisville
7/23-7/25* – Bash On The Branch Music Festival – Irvine
7/23-7/26*– Glier’s Goettafest I – Newport – My Review
7/24* – Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming – Dawson Springs
7/24-7/25* – Cruisin’ the Heartland – Elizabethtown
7/24-7/25* – North Fork Music Festival – Hazard
7/24-7/25* – The Big Stomp – Louisville
7/24-7/25* – St. Michael Parish Picnic – Louisville
7/24-7/25* – Burn Run Weekend – Prestonsburg
7/24-7/26* – The Children of Odin Festival – Campton
7/25* – St. Thomas Church Picnic – Bardstown
7/25* – Rock the Dam Fest – Beaver Dam
7/25* – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana
7/25* – Balloons and Tunes – Falmouth
7/25* – Summer at the Grounds – Hardinsburg
7/25* – Frazier Summer Beer Fest – Louisville
7/25* – Midway Summer Block Party – Midway
7/25* – Henry County Harvest Showcase – New Castle
7/25-7/26* – Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival – Lexington
7/29-8/1 – Sandy Lee Songwriters Festival – Henderson
7/30-8/2* – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport – My Review
7/31* – African American Heritage Festival – Springfield
7/31-8/1* – St. Joseph Parish Festival – Cold Spring
7/31-8/1* – Van Lear Days – Van Lear
7/31-8/2* – St. Joseph Summer Celebration – Crescent Springs
7/31-8/2 – Rhythm Rising – Harrodsburg
7/31-8/2* – Cancerfest at Bullitt County Fairgrounds – Hillview
7/31-8/2* – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton
AUGUST
8/1* – St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm
8/1* – Appalachian Artist Festival – Inez
8/1-8/2* – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg
8/5-8/8* – NIBROC Festival – Corbin
8/7-8/8* – St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival – Alexandria
8/7-8/8* – Cecilia Days – Cecilia
8/7-8/8* – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
8/7-8/8* – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson
8/7-8/8* – Laurel County Homecoming Festival – London
8/7-8/8* – Caufield’s CreepFest – Louisville
8/7-8/8* – St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids – Louisville
8/7-8/8* – Maysville Oktoberfest – Maysville
8/8* – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Auburn
8/8* – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling
8/8* – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville
8/8* – Hops and Vine Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Richmond
8/8* – Splash of Summer – Versailles
8/13-8/16* – Berea Celtic Festival – Berea
8/13-8/16* – Pioneer Days of Mercer County – Harrodsburg
8/13-8/16* – Great Inland Seafood Festival – Newport
8/14-8/15* – River Festivus – Burkesville
8/14-8/15* – Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival – Russell Springs
8/14-8/15* – White Mills Days – White Mills
8/15* – Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park – Alexandria
8/15* – CONNECT at Bernheim – Clermont
8/15* – Loretto Street Fair – Loretto
8/15* – Jeffersontown Night Market IV – Louisville
8/15* – Reggae Reunion at the Park – Louisville
8/15* – Multicultural Festival – Owensboro
8/15* – Magoffin County Community Day – Salyersville
8/15-8/16* – Woodland Art Fair – Lexington
8/15-8/16* – Natural Bridge Artisan Festival – Slade
8/20-8/22* – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown
8/21* – Tacos N’ Tequila – Lexington
8/21-8/22* – Festival of the Mewz – Irvine
8/21-8/23* – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/22* – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana
8/22* – St. James Community Picnic – Elizabethtown
8/22* – Louisville Family Fun Festival – Louisville
8/22* – Bourbon Jam Music Festival – Richmond
8/22-8/23* – Sulphur Well Homecoming and Duck Race – Edmonton
8/27-8/29* – Isom Days Festival – Isom
8/27-8/29* – Manchester Music Festival – Manchester
8/28-8/29* – Elliott County Tobacco Festival – Sandy Hook
8/28-8/30* – Swift Silver Mine Festival – Campton
8/28-8/30* – Breathitt County Honey Festival – Jackson
8/28-8/30* – Rock Rebellion Music Festival – Livingston
8/28-8/30* – Alley Fest – Paintsville
8/29* – Thunder Over Burnside – Burnside
8/29* – Water Lantern Festival – Lexington
8/29* – Monroe County Watermelon Festival – Tompkinsville
8/29-8/30* – Augusta Heritage Days – Augusta
8/29-8/30* – Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow – Corbin
8/29-8/30* – The Labor Day Weekend Show – Louisville
8/29-8/30* – Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival – Winchester
8/30* – Riverfest on the Levee – Newport
SEPTEMBER
9/2-9/5* – Fraley Festival of Traditional Music – Olive Hill
9/3-9/5* – Old Fashioned Trading Days – Williamsburg
9/4* – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville
9/4* – Norton Commons Oktoberfest – Prospect
9/4-9/5* – Lawrence County Septemberfest – Louisa
9/4-9/5* – German American Club Oktoberfest – Louisville
9/4-9/6* – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review
9/4-9/6* – Best of the Bluegrass (formerly Festival of the Horse) – Georgetown
9/4-9/6* – Roots and Heritage Festival – Lexington
9/4-9/7* – WorldFest – Louisville
9/5* – Cheers to Bardstown – Bardstown
9/5* – Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival – Campbellsville
9/5* – PossumFest – Cumberland
9/5* – Foodie Fest in Paristown – Louisville
9/5* – Good Shepherd September Fest – Louisville
9/5* – Kentucky Dragon Boat Festival – Louisville
9/5* – Louisville Pawpaw Festival – Louisville
9/5* – Oak Grove Butterfly Festival – Oak Grove
9/5* – Black Patch Heritage Festival – Princeton
9/5* – Bourbon and Blades – Radcliff
9/5* – Hempstock Music Festival – Raywick
9/5* – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles – My Review
9/5* – Old Fashioned Day – Walton
9/5* – Pioneer Day – Waynesburg
9/5-9/6* – Trimble County Apple Festival – Bedford
9/5-9/6* – Evans Orchard Apple Festival – Georgetown
9/5-9/6* – Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Hopkinsville
9/5-9/6* – Big Four Arts Festival – Louisville
9/5-9/6* – Ravenna Railroad Festival – Ravenna
9/5-9/6 – Shelbyville Fall Art and Craft Festival – Shelbyville
9/5-9/7*– Grand Rivers Labor Day Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival – Grand Rivers
9/5-9/7* – St. Cecilia Labor Day Festival – Independence
9/7* – Catlettsburg Labor Day Celebration – Catlettsburg
9/9-9/13* – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport
9/10-9/12 – The Knott County Gingerbread Festival – Hindman
9/10-9/13* – Bourbon and Beyond Festival – Louisville
9/10-9/13* – Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration – Rosine
9/11* – The Night Market’s Out of this World – Morehead
9/11-9/12* – Bands and BBQ – Carrollton
9/11-9/12* – St. Barbara Rocktoberfest – Erlanger
9/11-9/12* – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
9/11-9/12* – Martin County Harvest Festival – Inez
9/11-9/12* – Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival – Lancaster
9/11-9/12* – The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/11-9/12* – Kentucky Black Pride – Lexington
9/11-9/12* – Chautauqua Days – Millersburg
9/11-9/13* – Burgin Fall Festival – Burgin
9/11-9/13* – Covington Oktoberfest – Covington
9/11-9/13* – Pickin’ on a Soldier’s Heart – Hardin
9/11-9/13* – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown
9/11-9/13* – Poppy Mountain Music Festival I – Morehead
9/11-9/13* – Hart County Civil War Days “Battles for the Bridge” Weekend – Munfordville
9/11-9/13* – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/11-9/13 – Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro
9/12* – Swingtime by the River – Augusta
9/12* – Cynthiana Honey Festival – Cynthiana
9/12* – Constitution Square Festival – Danville
9/12 – Fool Moon Sisters Bazaar – Bowling Green
9/12* – Millville Daze Festival – Frankfort
9/12* – Harvest Fest – Hawesville
9/12* – Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival – Island
9/12* – Mackville Harvest Homecoming Festival – Mackville
9/12* – Pickers and Grinners Market II – Maysville
9/12 – Kentucky Food Truck Championship – Mt. Vernon
9/12* – Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival – New Haven
9/12* – Carter County Bigfoot Fest – Olive Hill
9/12* – Painted Stone Settlers Long Run Massacre – Shelbyville
9/12* – Simpsonville Fall Festival – Simpsonville
9/14-9/19* – Poppy Mountain Music Festival II – Morehead
9/17-9/19* – Healing Appalachia – Ashland
9/17-9/19* – Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival – Burkesville
9/17-9/19* – Clarkson Honeyfest – Clarkson
9/17-9/19* – Banana Festival – Fulton, KY/South Fulton, TN
9/17-9/19* – Black Gold Festival – Hazard
9/17-9/19* – West Point River Days Festival – West Point
9/17-9/19* – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City
9/17-9/20* – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville
9/18-9/19* – Eddyville Founders Day Celebration – Eddyville
9/18-9/19* – Rotary Cow Days – Greensburg
9/18-9/19* – Horse Cave Heritage Festival – Horse Cave
9/18-9/19* – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington
9/18-9/19* – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington
9/18-9/19* – Appalachian Moonshine, Music and Makers Festival – Pikeville
9/18-9/19* – More Tales Storytelling Festival – Wilmore
9/18-9/20* – Civil War Weekend: Battle of Augusta – Augusta
9/18-9/20* – Spoonbread Festival – Berea – My Review
9/18-9/20* – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville
9/18-9/20* – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union
9/19* – Sun Valley Bluegrass Festival – Alexandria
9/19* – Fordsville Days – Fordsville
9/19* – Squash and Gobble Arts Bazaar and Fall Festival – Greenville
9/19* – Morehead Arts and Crafts Festival – Morehead
9/19 – Onton Hay Days – Onton
9/19* – Sweet Owen Day – Owenton
9/19* – Fern Lake Campground Fall Festival – Paducah
9/19* – Pumpkin Festival – Paris
9/19* – Rineyville Days – Rineyville
9/19* – Jacksonian Days Street Fair – Scottsville
9/19* – Upton Days – Upton
9/19-9/20* – Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games – Eminence
9/19-9/20* – Germantown Court Days – Germantown
9/19-9/20* – Shaker Village Harvest Fest – Harrodsburg
9/19-9/20* – WildFolk Music Festival – Lawrenceburg
9/19-9/20* – Midway Fall Festival – Midway
9/19-9/20* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival I – Nancy
9/19-9/20* – Siege of Fort Boonesborough – Richmond
9/19-9/20* – Benton Farm Fall Craft Show and Festival – Walton
9/22-9/27* – Mountain Heritage Festival – Whitesburg
9/24-9/26* – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty – My Review
9/24-9/26* – Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival – Morganfield
9/24-9/26* – BBQ on the River – Paducah
9/24-9/26* – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival – Vine Grove
9/24-9/27 – Fall MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg
9/24-9/27* – World Chicken Festival – London – My Review
9/25-9/26* – Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Harrodsburg
9/25-9/26* – Harvest Fest at Mahr Park – Madisonville
9/25-9/26* – Pig Out in Maysville – Maysville
9/25-9/26* – Cave Run Storytelling Festival – Morehead
9/25-9/26* – Jessamine Fall Festival – Nicholasville
9/25-9/26* – Bullitt County Bike Fest – Shepherdsville
9/25-9/27* – Poage Landing Days – Ashland
9/25-9/27* – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright – My Review
9/25-9/27* – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon – My Review
9/25-9/27* – Morgan County Sorghum Festival – West Liberty
9/26* – Bowling Green International Festival – Bowling Green
9/26* – Saturday in Carlisle – Carlisle
9/26* – Red River Museum Pioneer Day – Clay City
9/26* – Cynthiana Witches Day Out – Cynthiana
9/26* – Dundee Day – Dundee
9/26* – Heartland Harvest Festival – Elizabethtown
9/26* – HarvestFest – Elkton
9/26* – Finchville Fall Festival – Finchville
9/26* – Fifth Street Oktoberfest – Kuttawa
9/26* – NuLu Festival – Louisville
9/26* – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro
9/26* – Reid’s Orchard Music Fest – Owensboro
9/26* – Pikeville Pride Celebration – Pikeville
9/26* – Grant County Bluegrass Festival – Williamstown
9/26-9/27* – Nunnlea Craft Fair – Louisville
9/26-9/27* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival II – Nancy
9/27* – Southland Street Fair – Lexington
9/30* – Museum After Dark – Frankfort
OCTOBER
10/1-10/3* – Greenup Old Fashion Days – Greenup – My Review
10/1-10/3* – Kentucky Apple Festival – Paintsville
10/2-10/3* – Calvert City River Folk Festival – Calvert City
10/2-10/3* – Caneyville Fair and Homecoming – Caneyville
10/2-10/3* – Carroll County Tobacco Festival – Carrollton – My Review
10/2-10/3* – Kingdom Come Swappin’ Meetin’ – Cumberland
10/2-10/3* – River to Grow Music Festival – Irvine
10/2-10/3* – Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival – Middlesboro
10/2-10/3* – Black Mountain Jamboree – Monticello
10/2-10/3* – Bittersweet Festival – Mt. Vernon
10/2-10/3* – Perryville Commemoration – Perryville
10/2-10/4* – Kentucky Mushroom Festival – Center
10/2-10/4* – The Kentucky Wool Festival – Falmouth
10/2-10/4* – St. James Court Art Show – Louisville – My Review
10/2-10/4* – Sorghum Festival – Springfield
10/3* – Brodhead Autumn Fest – Brodhead
10/3* – Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber Pumpkin Festival – Edmonton
10/3* – Bourbon on the Banks – Frankfort
10/3* – Kentucky Punk Rock Flea Market – Lexington
10/3* – Chet and Family Fall Food Festival – Louisville
10/3* – St. Joseph Oktoberfest – Louisville
10/3* – St. Luke’s Fall Festival – Louisville
10/3* – Fancy Jordan Fall Festival – Mammoth Cave
10/3* – “It’s Fall Y’all” Harvest and Craft Festival – Olive Hill
10/3* – Richmond Millstone Festival – Richmond
10/3* – Walnut Festival – Saylersville
10/3* – Pulaski County Zombie Walk – Somerset
10/3* – Buffalo Daze – Stamping Ground
10/3* – Spencer County Octoberfest – Taylorsville
10/3* – Bourbon in the Bluegrass – Union
10/3* – Wilmore Arts and Crafts Festival – Wilmore
10/3-10/4* – Ballads and Brews Festival – Cynthiana
10/3-10/4 – Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival – Harrodsburg
10/3-10/4* – Henderson Lion Club Arts and Crafts Festival – Henderson
10/3-10/4* – Lincoln Days – Hodgenville
10/3-10/4* – BowmanFest – Louisville
10/3-10/4* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival III – Nancy
10/3-10/4* – Daviess County Lions Club Harvest Festival – Philpot
10/4* – Daniel Boone Festival I – Barbourville
10/4 – Mammoth Music and Arts Festival – Newport
10/5-10/10* – Daniel Boone Festival II – Barbourville
10/7-10/10* – Jenny Wiley Festival – Prestonsburg
10/8-10/11* – Rocktoberfest – Campton
10/8-10/11* – The Moonshiners Ball – Livingston
10/9-10/10* – Trigg County Country Ham Festival – Cadiz
10/9-10/10* – Downtown Days – Columbia
10/9-10/10* – Forkland Heritage Festival and Revue – Gravel Switch
10/9-10/10* – Hazel Day – Hazel
10/9-10/10* – Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Fall Festival – Lexington
10/9-10/10* – Belknap Fall Festival – Louisville
10/9-10/10* – Garvin Gate Blues Festival – Louisville
10/9-10/10* – Goatman Festival – Louisville
10/9-10/10* – River Stomp Bluegrass Festival – Williamsburg
10/9-10/11* – Civil War Days – Columbus
10/9-10/11* – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg – My Review
10/10* – Turning of the Leaves Festival – Augusta
10/10* – Octoberfest – Corbin
10/10* – Capital Pride Festival – Frankfort
10/10* – Hunters Moon Fall Festival – Grand Rivers
10/10* – North Fork Oktoberfest – Hazard
10/10* – Boots and Bourbon: A Nashville Songwriter’s Festival – Lawrenceburg
10/10* – South Elkhorn Christian Church Fall Festival – Lexington
10/10* – Louisville Book Festival – Louisville
10/10* – Lake Chem’s Harvest Fest – Murray
10/10* – Paint Lick Village Fest – Paint Lick
10/10* – Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival – Russellville
10/10* – Vanceburg Oktoberfest Fall Festival – Vanceburg
10/10-10/11* – Bardstown Arts and Crafts Festival – Bardstown
10/10-10/11* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival IV – Nancy
10/10-10/11* – Legends of Bourbon County Festival – Paris
10/11* – Louisville’s Great Chili Cook Off – Louisville
10/15-10/17* – Music and Mud Festival – Williamsburg
10/16* – Alvaton Fall Festival – Bowling Green
10/16-10/17* – Foothills Festival – Albany
10/16-10/17* – The Mountain Grrl Experience – Pikeville
10/16-10/18* – Lumberjack Competition – Aurora
10/16-10/18* – Battle of Camp Wildcat – Hazel Patch
10/16-10/18* – ScareFest – Lexington
10/16-10/18* – Grateville Dead Music Festival – Louisville
10/16-10/18* – Salt Festival – Union
10/16-10/19* – Preston Court Days – Preston
10/16-10/19* – Mt. Sterling October Court Days – Mt. Sterling
10/17* – Bardstown Craft Beer Festival – Bardstown
10/17* – Downtown Bowling Green Harvest Festival – Bowling Green
10/17* – St. Gregory Fall Festival – Coxs Creek
10/17* – Danville Pride Festival – Danville
10/17* – Flatwoods Harvest Festival – Flatwoods
10/17* – Fall Festival at Happy Jacks – Frankfort
10/17* – Glendale Crossing Festival – Glendale
10/17* – Wicked Wines and High Spirits Festival – Harrodsburg
10/17* – Hickman Pecan Festival – Hickman
10/17* – Muddfest Music Festival – Leitchfield
10/17* – Steins on Main – Louisville
10/17* – Moonlight Festival – Somerset
10/17-10/18* – Kentucky Guild Fall Market – Berea
10/17-10/18* – Via Colori Street Painting Festival – Louisville
10/17-10/18* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival V – Nancy
10/23* – Kentucky Bat Festival – Louisville
10/23-10/25* – Woolly Worm Festival – Beattyville
10/24* – Bagdad Farmers Market Fall Festival – Bagdad
10/24* – Bourbon and Brewfest – Bowling Green
10/24* – Bowling Green Pride Festival – Bowling Green
10/24* – The Kentucky Folklore Festival (formerly Battletown Witch Festival) – West Point
10/24* – Independence Bank Sorghum Festival – Hawesville
10/24* – Lake Cumberland Fall Fest – Monticello
10/24-10/25* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival VI – Nancy
10/24-10/25* – Pumpkin and Pickle Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro
10/30-10/31* – Dark Castle Fest – Louisville
10/30-11/1* – Fenrir Viking Festival – Eminence
10/31* – Harvesting the Holidays – Cynthiana
10/31* – Dia de los Muertos Celebration – Henderson
10/31* – Kentucky Book Festival – Lexington
10/31-11/1* – COLORFEST at Bernheim – Clermont
10/31-11/1* – Bear Wallow Fall Festival VII – Nancy
NOVEMBER
11/5-11/7* – GypsyMoon Fall Marketplace – Bowling Green
11/6-11/8* – Patti’s Festival of Lights I – Grand Rivers
11/7* – Louisville Pagan Roots Festival – Louisville
11/7* – Third Street Beerfest – Murray
11/9-11/15* – Patti’s Festival of Lights II – Grand Rivers
11/13-11/15* – Light Up The Fair I – Burlington
11/13-11/15* – Festival of Trees and Lights – Louisville
11/13-11/15* – Lights Under Louisville I – Louisville – My Review
11/14* – NuLu Jingle Fest – Louisville
11/16-11/22* – Winter Wonderland of Lights I – Ashland
11/16-11/22* – Light Up The Fair II – Burlington
11/17-11/22* – Christmas Island I – Burnside
11/17-11/22* – Patti’s Festival of Lights III – Grand Rivers
11/17-11/22* – Lights Under Louisville II – Louisville – My Review
11/21* – Light Up the Levee – Newport
11/21* – Once Upon a Christmas Show – Shelbyville
11/21-11/22* – Festival of Trees and Trains I – Ashland
11/23-11/29* – Festival of Trees and Trains II – Ashland
11/23-11/29* – Winter Wonderland of Lights II – Ashland
11/23-11/29* – Light Up The Fair III – Burlington
11/23-11/29* – Christmas Island II – Burnside
11/23-11/29* – Patti’s Festival of Lights IV – Grand Rivers
11/23-11/29* – Lights Under Louisville III – Louisville – My Review
11/25-11/29* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park I – Elizabethtown
11/25-11/29* – Christmas in the Park I – Paducah
11/27-11/28* – Festival of the Mountain Masters – Harlan
11/27-11/28* – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter I – Williamstown
11/27-11/29* – Christmas in the Park Light Show I – Benton
11/27-11/29* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill I – Millersburg
11/27-11/29* – Christmas at Panther Creek I – Owensboro
11/28-11/29* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival I – Lexington
11/28-11/29* – Festival of Lights I – Mayfield
11/30-12/6* – Winter Wonderland of Lights III – Ashland
11/30-12/6* – Christmas in the Park Light Show II – Benton
11/30-12/6* – Light Up The Fair IV – Burlington
11/30-12/6* – Christmas Island III – Burnside
11/30-12/6* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park II – Elizabethtown
11/30-12/6* – Patti’s Festival of Lights V – Grand Rivers
11/30-12/6* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival II – Lexington
11/30-12/6* – Lights Under Louisville IV – Louisville – My Review
11/30-12/6* – Christmas at Panther Creek II – Owensboro
11/30-12/6* – Christmas in the Park II – Paducah
DECEMBER
12/3-12/5* – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter II – Williamstown
12/4-12/6* – Festival of Lights II – Mayfield
12/4-12/6* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill II – Millersburg
12/5* – A Calvert Christmas – Calvert City
12/5* – Light Up La Grange – La Grange
12/5* – Light-Up Louisville – Louisville
12/5* – Maysville Frontier Christmas – Maysville
12/5* – Noel Night Market – Mt. Vernon
12/5* – Light Up Shepherdsville – Shepherdsville
12/5* – Country Christmas – Williamstown
12/5-12/6* – A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair I – Eminence
12/5-12/6* – Holly Day Market – Lexington
12/5-12/6* – Holiday Nightmare on Main Street – Louisville
12/6* – Christmas in the Mountains I – Inez
12/7-12/12* – Christmas in the Mountains II – Inez
12/7-12/13* – Winter Wonderland of Lights IV – Ashland
12/7-12/13* – Christmas in the Park Light Show III – Benton
12/7-12/13* – Light Up The Fair V – Burlington
12/7-12/13* – Christmas Island IV – Burnside
12/7-12/13* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park III – Elizabethtown
12/7-12/13* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VI – Grand Rivers
12/7-12/13* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival III – Lexington
12/7-12/13* – Lights Under Louisville V – Louisville – My Review
12/7-12/13* – Christmas at Panther Creek III – Owensboro
12/7-12/13* – Christmas in the Park III – Paducah
12/10-12/12* – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter III – Williamstown
12/11* – Christmas in the Park – Eddyville
12/11-12/13* – Festival of Lights III – Mayfield
12/11-12/13* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill III – Millersburg
12/12* – Rockin’ Around the Village (formerly All is Bright) – Louisville
12/12* – St. “Nich” Christmas Fest – Nicholasville
12/12-12/13* – A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair II – Eminence
12/14-12/20* – Winter Wonderland of Lights V – Ashland
12/14-12/20* – Christmas in the Park Light Show IV – Benton
12/14-12/20* – Light Up The Fair VI – Burlington
12/14-12/20* – Christmas Island V – Burnside
12/14-12/20* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park IV – Elizabethtown
12/14-12/20* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VII – Grand Rivers
12/14-12/20* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival IV – Lexington
12/14-12/20* – Lights Under Louisville VI – Louisville – My Review
12/14-12/20* – Christmas at Panther Creek IV – Owensboro
12/14-12/20* – Christmas in the Park IV – Paducah
12/17-12/19* – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter IV – Williamstown
12/18-12/20* – Festival of Lights IV – Mayfield
12/18-12/20* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill IV – Millersburg
12/19-12/20* – Christmas on the Farm – Cynthiana
12/19-12/20 – Onton Nativity Drive – Onton
12/21-12/22* – Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill V – Millersburg
12/21-12/26* – Light Up The Fair VII – Burlington
12/21-12/27* – Winter Wonderland of Lights VI – Ashland
12/21-12/27* – Christmas in the Park Light Show V – Benton
12/21-12/27* – Christmas Island VI – Burnside
12/21-12/27* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park V – Elizabethtown
12/21-12/27* – Patti’s Festival of Lights VIII – Grand Rivers
12/21-12/27* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival V – Lexington
12/21-12/27* – Lights Under Louisville VII – Louisville – My Review
12/21-12/27* – Christmas at Panther Creek V – Owensboro
12/21-12/27* – Christmas in the Park V – Paducah
12/22-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter V – Williamstown
12/24-12/27* – Festival of Lights V – Mayfield
12/28-12/30* – Christmas in the Park Light Show VI – Benton
12/28-12/31* – Christmas Island VII – Burnside
12/28-12/31* – Southern Lights Holiday Festival VI – Lexington
12/28-12/31* – Christmas in the Park VI – Paducah
12/28-1/1* – Elizabethtown’s Christmas in the Park VI – Elizabethtown
12/28-1/1* – Christmas at Panther Creek VI – Owensboro
12/28-1/2* – Lights Under Louisville VIII – Louisville – My Review
12/28-1/3* – Winter Wonderland of Lights VII – Ashland
12/28-1/3* – Patti’s Festival of Lights IX – Grand Rivers
JANUARY (2026)
1/1* – Festival of Lights VI – Mayfield
1/1-1/2* – ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter VI – Williamstown
1/4-1/10* – Patti’s Festival of Lights X – Grand Rivers
1/11-1/17* – Patti’s Festival of Lights XI – Grand Rivers
1/18-1/24* – Patti’s Festival of Lights XII – Grand Rivers
1/25-1/29* – Patti’s Festival of Lights XIII – Grand Rivers
1/30* – Louisville Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Louisville
1/30* – John Hartford Days – Owensboro
FEBRUARY
2/26-2/27* – Kentucky Women’s Book Festival – Louisville
2/27* – KY Meat Shower Festival – Owingsville