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Ongoing Events:
* LAKE BARKLEY
Kuttawa Street Dances
May 24 – September 6
Every Saturday Night. Featuring the Stanley Walker Band. Concessions & great toe tappin’ music. FREE. Kuttawa City Square
* Family Tree Flea Market and Yates Flea Market
Open Friday thru Sunday from Mid March thru Thanksgiving, Suwanee
SHOWS
* Kentucky Opry Country Music Show: (Approx. 20 minutes)
Show Schedule: Draffenville • US Highway 641 • 270-527-3869: This country music & comedy show presents some of the finest talent in Kentucky. It's wholesome entertainment for the entire family. Talent contest from January through May. Open every Saturday. Also, open Friday in June - August & in December.
* Variety! Music, Memories & More:
Show Schedule: Grand Rivers, 888-362-4223. Live theatre every Fri & Sat, also Wed and Thurs during hot weather.
* The Carson Center
Website: 100 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah, KY, 443-9932. New performing arts center hosts Broadway hits, theatre, dance, and a musical series with big name entertainers and traveling productions year-round. The staging and acoustics of the 1,800 seat Main Hall provide a spectacular venue for artists and audiences alike.
* Twilight Cabaret Theatre:Gilbertsville
Website: Gilbertsville • 270-436-2399; Music, dance and comedy
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES
EVENTS (Partial List)
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JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Eagles Tours
APRIL
Quilt Show
Mountain Bike Race
Jr. Explorer Day
LBL Wildflower Weekend
Nature Photography
May
Sheep Shearing
Migration Celebration
Folk Medicine
River Sounds Old-Time Music
River Days
JUNE
Children’s Festival
Special Pops Fishing Tourn.
Drag Boat Races #1 & #2
Summer Nights
Nature Arts Day
JULY
Independence Day Celebration
Drag Boat Race #3
Cool & Crawly Critters
Wranglers Rodeo & Grand Jubilee
Hummingbird Festival
Summer Nights
AUGUST
Hummingbird Festival
Summer Nights
Storytelling Festival
SEPTEMBER
Campers Fair
12 Hour Mountain Bike Race
1850’s Agriculture Fair
Summer Finale
OCTOBER
Campfire Tales
Autumn Nature Celebration
1850 Homeplace Wedding
Snap Apple Night
Wolf Week
Howl-O-Ween
NOVEMBER
Fall Frolic
Christmas in 1850
DECEMBER
‘Tis the Season
Get a complete list of regional events
MARCH
13th - 14th
LAKE BARKLEY: Lyon County Homemaker’s Quilt Show: 4th Annual Lake Barkley Quilt Show: Over 150 Handmade Quilt Entries. Cash Prizes, 270-388-7763
21st
My Old KY Home Symphony/Carson Center in Paducah, 270-450-4444
APRIL
7th-8th
Ain’t Misbehavin’ with Ruben Studdard, Carson Center, Paducah, 270-450-4444
22nd-25th
25th Annual National Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, 270-898-7903
22nd-25th
Backroads Festival in Marion, 270-965-5015
MAY
12th-13th
Riverdance Farewell Performance at the Carson Center in Paducah, 270-450-4444
23th-24th
Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at KY Dam State Park, 800-325-0146
JUNE
4th-6th
12th Annual Pennington Folk Fest in Princeton, 270-365-3959
4th-7th
400 Mile Yard Sale, US 68/80 Antiques, Collectibles & More 800-842-9959
JULY
5th
LAKE BARKLEY: 8th Annual “Thunder Over Eddy Bay.” Fireworks Extravaganza, Live Music, Food, Fun and Games, 800-626-2300
AUGUST
1st
Fancy Farm Picnic: Old time community BBQ & political speaking, 270-623-8181
21-22-23
LAKE BARKLEY: American Bass Anglers BBQ COOK-OFF
Huge new event: Kuttawa Beach, Free concerts, BBQ contest, Vendors & more. Get DETAILS & SCHEDULE
27th-30th
LAKE BARKLEY: 46th Annual Founder’s Day Celebration in Eddyville: Parade, Live Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Street Dance, Family Entertainment, Food, Fun and More! 270-388-2226
SEPTEMBER
5th-7th
Labor Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival in Grand Rivers, 800-448-1069
6th
Adsmore’s Concert on the Lawn in Princeton 270-365-3114
12th-13th
Indian Pow Wow at the Trail of Tears Park in Hopkinsville, 800-842-9959
26th-27th
LAKE BARKLEY: 8th Annual Kuttawa Harvest Festival: Parade, Baked Apple Pie Contest, Arts & Crafts, Live Entertainment, Fireworks, Fun & Games for Everyone. Old Kuttawa Park, 270-388-7151
OCTOBER
2nd - 3rd
LAKE BARKLEY: 9th Annual Kuttawa Harvest Festival: Parade, Baked Apple Pie Contest, Arts & Crafts, Live Entertainment, Fireworks, Fun & Games for Everyone. Old Kuttawa Park, 270-388-7151
(TBA)
LAKE BARKLEY: Lyon County Chamber of Commerce Fall Golf Tournament, 270-388-4769
10th-11th
Fall Arts & Crafts Festival at KY Dam State Park, 800-325-0146
31st
Halloween candlelight tour at Adsmore House in Princeton, 270-365-3114
DECEMBER
Christmas Lights Displays:
Patti’s Settlement in Grand Rivers
Mike Miller Park in Draffenville
Noble Park in Paducah
