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Top Ten Festivals & Events
I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. - Daniel Boone
A panel of judges selects the Top Ten Kentucky Tourism Council Festivals & Events each
season from nominations made by various organizations around the state. The judges also select
two Pride of Kentucky events from this list.
March-May
Pride of Kentucky Awards
Chocolate Festival, Old Washington
125th Kentucky Derby, Louisville
Top 10
Dogwood Trail Celebration, Paducah
Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville
American Quilter's Society National Quilt Show & Contest, Paducah
Hillbilly Days, Pikeville
International Bar-B-Q Festival, Owensboro
Keeneland Spring Meet, Lexington
Kentucky Derby Festival Thunder Over Louisville
Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen Spring Fair, Berea
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington
June-August
Pride of Kentucky Awards
Fourth Annual Brass Band Festival, Ashland
Magical Musical Fourth, Versailles
Top 10
Berea Craft Festival
Fourth Annual Brass Band Festival, Ashland
"Catch A Rainbow" Kids Fishing Derby
Equitana USA, Louisville
Fourth of July Extravaganza, Richmond
Kentucky State Fair, Louisville
Magical Musical Fourth, Versailles
Stephen Foster - The Musical Opening Night, Bardstown
Summer Motion, Ashland
W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival, Henderson
September - November
Pride of Kentucky Awards
Everly Brothers Homecoming, Central City
Lake Cumberland Cleanup, Burnside
Top 10
Forkland Heritage Festival, Gravel Switch
Greenup Old Fashion Days
Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing - Fall Meet, Lexington
Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown
Klosterman Family Oktoberfest, Covington
Marion County Country Ham Days, Lebanon
Perryville Battlefield Reenactment
Simon Kenton Festival, Old Washington
Southern Lights, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington
Winter Wonderland of Lights, Ashland
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