Annual events sorted by date:
- Columbia Mule Day (early April)
- Thunder over Louisville (early April)
- Old Timers Day (Dickson, Tn, early April)
- Rivers & Spires Festival Clarksville (mid-April)
- Nashville Country Music Marathon (late-April)
- World's Biggest Fish Fry (Paris, Tn. Late April)
- Glasgow Highland Games (late April early May, weekend after Memorial Day)
- Tennessee Renaissance Festival (May)
- International Bar-B-Q Festival, Owensboro (May - 2nd weekend)
- Iroquois Steeplechase (May - 2nd weekend)
- Portland Strawberry Festival (mid May)
- Little River Days, Hopkinsville (May - 3rd weekend)
- Logan County Bluegrass Jam, Auburn (May - 3rd weekend)
- Adairville Strawberry Festival (May - 3rd week)
- Russellville Festival on Main (June - 1st weekend)
- Bonnaroo (June - 2nd or 3rd week)
- CMA Music Festival (June - 2nd weekend)
- Paducah Summer Festival (July - last weekend)
- Southern Kentucky Fair, Bowling Green (July - 4th week)
- Corvette Homecoming, Bowling Green (August - 2nd weekend)
- Kentucky State Fair (August - 2nd & 3rd weekends)
- Franklin (Tn) Jazz Festival (September - 1st weekend)
- Clarksville Riverfest (Sept. - 1st or 2nd weekend)
- Auburn Autumn Days Festival (September - 2nd weekend)
- Balloons, Tunes & BBQ, Bowling Green (September - 1st or 2nd weekend)
- Kentucky Bourbon Festival (Bardstown, mid-September)
- Tennnessee State Fair (Sept. - 2nd, 3rd week)
- Bowling Green International Festival (Sept. - last weekend)
- Bluegrass Balloon Festival (Louisville, late September)
- Bluegrass & Barbecue Craft Festival (Fayetteville, Tn. Late September)
- Logan County Heritage Festival (October - 2nd week)
- Americana Folk Festival (Burns, Tn. Early November)
Annual events sorted by name:
- Adairville Strawberry Festival (May - 3rd week)
- Americana Folk Festival (Burns, Tn. Early November)
- Auburn Autumn Days Festival (September - 2nd weekend)
- Balloons, Tunes & BBQ, Bowling Green (September - 1st or 2nd weekend)
- Bluegrass & Barbecue Craft Festival (Fayetteville, Tn. Late September)
- Bluegrass Balloon Festival (Louisville, late September)
- Bonnaroo (June - 2nd or 3rd week)
- Bowling Green International Festival (Sept. - last weekend)
- Clarksville Riverfest (Sept. - 1st or 2nd weekend)
- CMA Music Festival (June - 2nd weekend)
- Corvette Homecoming, Bowling Green (August - 2nd weekend)
- Columbia Mule Day (early April)
- Franklin (Tn) Jazz Festival (September - 1st weekend)
- Glasgow Highland Games (late April early May, weekend after Memorial Day)
- International Bar-B-Q Festival, Owensboro (May - 2nd weekend)
- Iroquois Steeplechase (May - 2nd weekend)
- Kentucky Bourbon Festival (Bardstown, mid-September)
- Kentucky State Fair (August - 2nd & 3rd weekends)
- Little River Days, Hopkinsville (May - 3rd weekend)
- Logan County Bluegrass Jam, Auburn (May - 3rd weekend)
- Logan County Heritage Festival (October - 2nd week)
- Nashville Country Music Marathon (late-April)
- Old Timers Day (Dickson, Tn, early April)
- Paducah Summer Festival (July - last weekend)
- Portland Strawberry Festival (mid May)
- Rivers & Spires Festival Clarksville (mid-April)
- Russellville Festival on Main (June - 1st weekend)
- Southern Kentucky Fair, Bowling Green (July - 4th week)
- Tennessee Renaissance Festival (May)
- Tennnessee State Fair (Sept 10-19)
- Thunder over Louisville (early April)
- World's Biggest Fish Fry (Paris, Tn. Late April)
Seasonal events & destinations:
- Beech Bend
- Friday's After 5 (Owensboro, May through August)
- Holiday World
- Jazz on the Lawn
- Kentucky Downs
- Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
- Nashville Flea Market
- Nashville Shores
- Paducah International Raceway
- Sumner Crest Winery Summer Festival (3rd Saturday of month, May to November)
Year Round Destinations:
- Cheekwood Art & Gardens (Nashville)
- Elephant.com
- Frist Center for Visual Arts (Nashville)
- Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington
- Lost River Cave
- Nashville Parthenon
- Nashville Centennial Park Art Center (free admission)
Misc:
- Bowling Green Community Calendar
- Clarksville Community Calendar (Leaf Chronicle)
- Hopkinsville Community Calendar
- Kyfestivals.com
- Louisville.gov/visitors
- Paducah Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau
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