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. There are General Admission, VIP, and Platinum tickets available for purchase now, with part of the proceeds going to local Chicago charity organizations. 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 pairings of beer and whiskey? Make sure to also click Subscribe on the BBQ Champs Academy. *Admission is free with a donation of 5 cans/boxes of food, which will go directly to local food banks. There were no results found. A promotional video for the Kentucky BBQ Festival featuring Draper's BBQ, the guest presenter for live demonstrations of barbecue cooking tips, tricks and t. Have you been to or even competed in any of these great BBQ competitions or festivals before? This is real pit barbq cooking, music, foods, and shopping all rolled into one weekend. Unforgettable Memories. Visit Beautiful Paducah for a list of participating teams, menus and locations! Plus a huge array of delicious beverages to wash it down and great music to enjoy. samples, so make sure you plan ahead for a safe ride when you are ready to leave the event. 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? Owensboro, KY current weather. The event also features live music on multiple entertainment stages, three BBQ food tent locations, several hundred vendors, and more! The Beer, Bourbon & Barbecue Festivals 2022 schedule included stops in Brooklyn, NY, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA, Wilmington, NC, Timonium, MD, Charlotte, NC, DC Metro, Richmond, VA, and Cary, NC. The other things to do include carnival rides, arts and crafts, and a classic car shows. This is where all the winners of qualified BBQ competitions throughout the BBQ competitive season assemble to compete for the world championship. The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries. The free festival is set for Wednesday, June 16, 2021, through Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Audubon Mill Park in Henderson, KY. The city holds, every year, a giant food event: Lexington Barbecue Festival. including BBQ sandwiches, -chicken plates, and burgoo by the cup or gallon. Each year, the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue attracts over 40,000 barbecue-loving visitors. Grilled Pork Tenderloin. Keep in mind that this event is not a food festival, so the barbecue being cooked at the event is mainly for the competition judges, the teams, and their friends, not for the general public. He has been writing and singing his own songs since he was a boy and continues to write meaningful . 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. Adairville Annual Strawberry Festival l - over 70 years running, held each year for the third weekend in May ( beginning May 19, 2022 to Saturday, May 21, 2022) Adairville , KY 42202. 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. . These are just a few of the top festivals and BBQ pitmaster competitions of 2023. , the contest brings together the nations top World Champion Pitmasters for a battle to become Grand Champion. Check out all festival info, including lineup . St. Louis, MO. "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 . Kentucky State BBQ Festival - Danville 9/1-9/4* - Breathitt County Honey . SEPTEMBER 15-17 2023. Have to get it every year." 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. Even though most of the BBQ team tents are accessed by invitation-only, there are still plenty of great public venues at this family-friendly event. 2023 Backyard Cookoff Information Coming Soon! Ricky Skaggs. KY State BBQ Festival 2021 Update. 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. Grilled Pizza. Taylor Stomp n' Holler BBQ and Music Festival. During this free, one-day event, there is definitely no shortage of mouth-watering barbecue and fun attractions. , Jack Daniels sauce, and Cooks Choice. The KY State BBQ Festival will be hosted at Wilderness Trail Distillery. Source: Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle. 4/8* - IU Traditional Powwow - Bloomington. Presented by the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, the new barbeque event will feature multiple competition formats and family-friendly fun for all ages. Date: Weekends only June 4-July 17. The event features several dozen of the worlds top BBQ pitmasters as well as more than 15 country music acts, including one of the 2023 headliners Zac Brown Band. But it won't be as big as the International Bar-B-Q Festivals that the city hosted from 1979 to 2019. 31 BBQ Chicken Recipes. HUGE NEWS FROM PIG OUT !! More details to come. 2023 Kentucky Festival Guide. Required fields are marked *. Copyright 2018 Kentucky State BBQ Festival, All Rights Reserved, Drinking Straight from the Barrel Paid Event, A Legend Returns: Jim Rutledge with Fred Minnick, ARIAT Brand Shops Boots KY State BBQ Festival hosted by Wilderness Trail Distillery Danville KY, VIP Event Sunday Brunch and What you Get. This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). GALLERY. Gather with local Kentuckians to feast on mouthwatering hickory-smoked meats at Barbecue on the River. 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! ), (**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. . Filters Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results . The quaint little town of Bardstown became the backdrop of the event. Also, please check dates and festival websites in links provided as time approaches, especially for any listings where there is an * (asterisk) next to the date. Bardstown, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2021) - - - The Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillery Invitational will take place June 10-11, 2022, at Dant Crossing in Nelson County, event organizers announced. Set on the bank of the Mississippi River, the barbecue competition is just one part of the multi-event festival, which also includes the. Mayfest Arts Fair May, 2023 Gratz Park , Lexington, Kentucky. (Stay tuned to the event website for the full Pitmaster and music artist lineups for the 2023 event. Sun, Feb 12, 4:00 PM. But, for one weekend in October for the last 31 years, the barbecue competition nicknamed The Jack takes over the tiny Tennessee town. After 28 years of successfully cooking some of the best BBQ in the country and raising the most money for charity, Barbecue on the River is back September 21-23, 2023! 11 Best Indoor Grills Of 2023. Download the official Windy City Smokeout app on. is synonymous with whiskey-making. Friday is free to attend. 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. 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