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Saturday, April 29. Little Lake Park, Grand Rivers - Grand Rivers, KY. Set Reminder. BECOME A BOURBON INSIDER. The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries. 2. Grilled Pork Tenderloin. January 2023. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has grown to be one of the largest free music festivals in the nation with over 40,000 attendees throughout the 4-day festival. Youll also get in-depth insider tips and cooking secrets that these pros have learned over decades of experience. A third "major" Kentucky tradition is the "Monroe Co. style" dominating barbecue menus in 5 south-central counties: Monroe, Barren, Cumberland, Allen, and Warren. Have you been to or even competed in any of these great BBQ competitions or festivals before? Join to read more. 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! 8 Of The Top BBQ Festivals & BBQ Pitmaster Competitions For 2023, 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, Where else can you enjoy a variety of different barbecue meats and other grilled food along with watching great competition cooking, music, and usually enjoying great. The festival that is held in October attracts more than 100,000 visitors who reach the festival to enjoy the tastes, the unique atmosphere and the diverse events of the festival. So chances are, in 2023, you won't have to go far to get to a stop on the tour. See 12 photos and 6 tips from 70 visitors to Kentucky BBQ Festival. Gather with local Kentuckians to feast on mouthwatering hickory-smoked meats at Barbecue on the River. Download the official Windy City Smokeout app on. While Railbird Festival is taking a break in 2022, mark your calendar for June 3-4, 2023 when the festival will return to Lexington at a new location. Boston Butts are frozen and cut into thin slices, bone in, with a meat saw. These include the Chuckwagon, the Rockin' Bar-B-Que Saloon, and the Garden Stage, as well as a variety of carnival games and rides. Kentucky's best festival guide with over 740 festival events in such cities as Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, Bardstown, Covington, Princeton, Middleboro, Grayson, and Paducah. Cherry Blossom Festival March, 2023 Central City, Kentucky, United States, Central City, Kentucky. Vette City Con January, 2023 . The KY State BBQ Festival will be hosted at Wilderness Trail Distillery. For this event, as one of the most prestigious competitions in all of BBQ, over 80 BBQ pitmaster teams from around the world gather to show off their smoking and grilling expertise and fight for the title of Grand Champion. , Jack Daniels sauce, and Cooks Choice. Sun, Feb 12, 4:00 PM. June 2023 (dates not updated) Audubon Mill Park. He has been writing and singing his own songs since he was a boy and continues to write meaningful . While Shriners is a great organization and we have enjoyed our . This five-day immersive barbecue extravaganza, also dubbed Kansas Citys biggest party, takes place at the Kansas Speedway usually in late September/early October and draws 50,000 spectators on average. PlayThink Festival 2023. Event Details. Visit downtown Carrollton businesses and enjoy samples of chocolate at participating locations . Keep an eye on the main website for the latest updates/dates for the 2023 stops. For the last 12 years, this BBQ competition and festival has been one of the largest barbecue events in the country and even named the best food festival in Illinois by MSN. Location: 955 Elm St., Eminence, KY 40019. ARIAT Brand Shops Boots KY State BBQ Festival hosted by Wilderness Trail Distillery Danville KY. Come meet the BBQ Pitmasters you see on TV shows Where does the money go? Locals refer to it as "shoulder.". 11a-6p on Sun. 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. Pitmasters burn down hickory slabs and shovel the coals . "Bbq nachos are awesome. Calvert City 4/8-4/9* Bluegrass Creative Market: Spring Edition Lexington, 4/13-4/16* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo V Louisville 4/15* Spring Fling Art Festival Lawrenceburg 4/15 Block Party (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville, 4/20-4/22 Hillbilly Days Pikeville4/20-4/23* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo VI Louisville 4/21-4/22* Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival Clinton4/21-4/22* Spring Festival Falmouth4/21-4/23* Tri-Fest Henderson4/21-4/23* Distillery District Art and Music Festival Lexington4/22* Kite Fest Lexington4/22* Spring Gathering at Kirksville Richmond4/22* Dogwood Festival Shelbyville4/22* Jeffersontown Art and Culture Fest Jeffersontown4/22* Shelbyville Dogwood Artisan Showcase Shelbyville4/22 Gallatin County Earth Day Celebration Warsaw4/22* Wings and Wheels Cynthiana4/22* Henry County Spring Shindig Eminence4/22* Community Earth Day Festival Danville4/22* SOKY Earth Day Festival Franklin4/22* Sky Science Festival Expo Day Bowling Green4/22 Colonel Fest Corbin4/22-4/23* Mountain Mushroom Festival Irvine4/22-4/23 White Plains Civil War Festival White Plains, 4/25 Taste of Derby Festival (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville4/26-4/29* Mule and Draft Horse Days Dawson Springs4/27-4/29* Mayfest Arts Fair Lexington 4/27-4/29 Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show Paducah4/27-4/30 Krogers Fest-a-Ville I (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville4/27-4/30* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo VII Louisville 4/28* Open Barn and BBQ Lexington4/28-4/29 GypsyMoon Marketplace I Bowling Green4/28-4/29 Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ Fest Grand Rivers4/28-4/30* Hippie Daze Festival Hardin4/29* DiverCity Festival Lexington4/29* Ken-Ducky Derby Festival Louisville4/29* Little River Festival Cadiz4/29* Foodstock Somerset4/29* Siege of the Jeeps at Logans Fort Stanford4/29* Homeplace Spring Plow Day and Festival Campbellsville4/29-4/30 International Kite and Culture Festival Georgetown4/29-4/30* Derby Day Festival Williamstown4/29-4/30 Cherokee Triangle Art Fair Louisville4/30 Passport GospelFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville, 5/1-5/5 Krogers Fest-a-Ville II (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville 5/2* Kentucky Proud WineFest (Kentucky Derby Festival) Louisville5/4-5/6* Knott County Spring Horse Trail Ride Hindman5/4-5/7* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo VIII Louisville 5/5-5/6* Bluegrass Birding Festival Lexington 5/5-5/6* The Awakening Music Festival Kirksey5/6* Ekron Volunteer Fire Department Fire Fest Ekron 5/6* Junkfest Day Augusta5/6 Downtown Derby Celebration Frankfort5/6* Woodson House Garden Festival Munfordville 5/6* Sprouts and Stouts Festival Covington 5/6-5/7* Mayfest Arts Fair Lexington, 5/11-5/14* (Closed 5/12,5/13) Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo IX Louisville 5/12-5/13* Mount Washington Spring Festival Mt. The Giant National BBQ Championship includes multiple categories of competition including the Smokin with Smithfield pork contest, Americas Best Beef contest, Perdue Sizzlin Chicken Contest, Heinz Art of the Burger contest, and more. Welcome to Bourbon & Barbeque, Louisville. The city of Chicago, which is known for a great BBQ style all its own, plays host once a year to thousands of BBQ and country music lovers from all over the country at The Windy City Smokeout. And if you are a barbecue and outdoor cooking fan, a BBQ festival or BBQ pitmaster competition can check off that box and offer an unforgettable time. So chances are, in 2023, you wont have to go far to get to a stop on the tour. 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!). Full Lineup. Last year the weather condition was Thundery outbreaks possible . 2023 Vendor Application 2023 FESTIVAL TICKETS. 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 dont have the advertising. This is where all the winners of qualified BBQ competitions throughout the BBQ competitive season assemble to compete for the world championship. The festival books some of the hottest national and local blues talent each year. Let's begin: Best BBQ Festivals in the USA. Tickets sold out last year, so we encourage you to purchase tickets in . Kentucky Barbecue Recent News In this article, weve rounded up some of the top BBQ events coming up next year (listed in date order): (*If you are interested in entering as a competitor: The website for the specific competition you are interested in is the best place to get detailed info on how to enter. Two things they do well in Georgia are southern BBQ and live music. , eat some of the best barbecue youll ever taste, and have an adventure youll never forget! Bring your A-game and be ready to throw down in downtown! These include the Chuckwagon, the Rockin' Bar-B-Que Saloon, and the Garden Stage, as well as a variety of carnival games and rides. Plus, the Open Contest category allows competitors to prepare anything they want to from their outdoor cooker (except for dessert). Brooklyn Beer, Bourbon & Barbecue Festival, Each Beer, Bourbon & Barbecue Festival offers an endless variety of barbecue items to try, from whole-roasted hog to. By Ally TsimeklesRiver City Weekend Dust off your lawn chairs and blankets, here's the lineup for the 2021 W.C. And if you really want to get ready for next years events, grab your BBQ Champs Academy. Along with great barbecue competition during the weekend, spectators of this free event can enjoy a variety of live music, vendor booths and displays, and fun events, including a parade of teams, Country Dog Show, 7-mile run, and 5k run/walk. Passes on sale NOW! SUBSCRIBE. Q. Kentucky Barbecue. Ricky Skaggs. 2023-09-01T00:00:00-06:00. The Giant National BBQ Championship includes multiple categories of competition including the Smokin with Smithfield pork contest, Americas Best Beef contest, Perdue Sizzlin Chicken Contest, ou can enjoy plenty of mouth-watering BBQ brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs, and all the. Simon and Jude Church Picnic Louisville 7/29* Snappin Chaplin Turtle Derby Perryville7/29-7/30* Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival Lexington, 8/3-8/6* Gliers Goettafest II Newport My Review 8/4* African American Heritage Festival Springfield 8/4-8/5* St. Joseph Parish Festival Cold Spring8/4-8/5* Hustonville Heritage Days Festival Hustonville8/5* Fancy Farm Picnic Fancy Farm8/5* St. Gabriel Trifecta Festival Louisville8/5* St. Matthews Street Festival Louisville 8/5* Summer Beer Fest at Frazier Louisville8/5* Old Beach Beer Bash on Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville8/5* Festival on the Lake at AJ Jolly Park Alexandria 8/5-8/6* Stanton Corn Festival Stanton8/5-8/6* Shaker Village Craft Fair Harrodsburg 8/6* Flea in the Fort II Fort Thomas, 8/9-8/11 NIBROC Festival Corbin 8/10-8/13* Great Inland Seafood Festival Newport8/11-8/12 Maysville Oktoberfest Maysville 8/11-8/12* Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival Henderson8/11-8/12* St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival Alexandria 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 Edmonton10/7* Monterey Homecoming Fair Monterey10/7* Paint Lick Village Fest Paint Lick10/7* Cripple Creek Music Festival Fort Mitchell10/7* Hoptoberfest Pikeville10/7* Richmond Millstone Festival Richmond10/7* Wilmore Arts and Crafts Festival Wilmore10/7* Sorghum Festival Springfield10/7* Capital Pride Festival Frankfort 10/7* Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival Russellville 10/7* PUGtoberfest Shepherdsville 10/7* Vanceburg Lions Club Harvest Festival Vanceburg10/7* Garvin Gate Blues Festival Louisville10/7* Pulaski County Zombie Walk Somerset10/7* HalloQueen Fest Louisville10/7* Day of the Dead Festival Brodhead10/7* Octoberfest Corbin10/7* South Elkhorn Christian Church Fall Festival Lexington 10/7* Hunters Moon Fall Festival Grand Rivers 10/7* Its Fall Yall Harvest and Craft Festival Olive Hill10/7* Turning of the Leaves Festival Augusta 10/7-10/8* Bear Wallow Fall Festival IV Nancy10/7-10/8* Battle of Perryville Commemoration Perryville10/7-10/8* Bardstown Arts, Crafts & 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. Bourbon . The KY State BBQ Festival announces it will be taking a pause this year. But, there are still some specialty ticket options available to the public for purchase. . Google Map. Kentucky State BBQ Festival - Danville, KY - Sep 7 to Sep 8, 2019 Canceled for 2021, look for its return in 2022. Add this event to your itinerary. Explore festivals: one funnel cake at a time. !! Courtesy of Kentucky State BBQ Festival. The 2023 event will be held at Red Mile Gaming and Racing just outside of downtown. Two of our featured Pitmasters here at BBQ Champs Academy. As one of Maysville's biggest annual events, Pig Out in Maysville has been very generous in providing funding for the Shriners Transportation Fund for several years now donating more than $350,000 for Shriners. As their website describes, the event is one hellacious day of beer sippin, bourbon tastin, music listenin, cigar smokin, and barbeque eatin. At the event, you can enjoy plenty of mouth-watering BBQ brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs, and all the delicious BBQ sides to go with it. Recognized by USAToday as the "Most Prestigious Barbecue Contest," the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is a four-day competition held in Memphis, TN.Teams representing the best of barbecue that have been honing their craft for years compete for the title of World Champion and a share of the more than $145,000 in prize money. ), (**Many of the event websites are in the process of being updated from the content for the 2022 events to the content for the 2023 events. FESTIVAL SITE MAP. 12/7/22 - DERBY FESTIVAL AND PNC TEAM UP TO OFFER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CYCLISTS. SEPTEMBER 15-17 2023. . This is one of the great and significant festivals of its kind in US. This years event will be more competitive than ever. Do you plan on going to one in 2023? About Cities Artists Impact Charts Help. 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