Owensboro was the home of a major league baseball team from 1946-1955. The name of the team was the Owensboro Oilers. The team was part of the KITTY (Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee) League. The Owensboro Oilers, pennant winners three times during the period, consistently led the league in attendance at their showcase ballpark, Miller Field, which Joe DiMaggio once described as "the best minor league ballpark in the United States." The field was located on what is now the corner of Triplett and 18th streets.

Multi-Cultural Festival

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Chinese musician.

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Eastern Indian dancers.

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Chinese woman in a kimono.

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Performer with dulcimer at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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African culture is taught at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Japanese beauties at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Performers with hammered dulcimers.

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Craftmen in costume at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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A festival-goer gets a lesson in putting on a keffiyeh.

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Children carry flags at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Children at the Multi-Cultural Festival create their own dragons for a parade.

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Many tartan patterns are displayed at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Scottish pipers and drummers lead a parade at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Martial arts are demonstrated Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Chinese performers in kimonos at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Native American culture is demonstrated at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

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Children enjoy the Multi-Cultural Festival and all its diverse foods.

2010 Events

Elevation 2010
February 12-13
Gospel Festival 2010
February 26-27
Diamond Lake Gospel Jubilee
April 17, 2010
Bluegrass Returns to its Roots featuring JD Crowe and The New South
April 23-24, 2010
Dogwood Azalea Trail
Mid-April through mid-May
International Bar-B-Q Festival
May 7 & 8, 2010
Friday After 5
May 28-September 3, 2010
Soapbox Derby
June 12, 2010
The Dazzling Daylily
June 19-26
River of Music Party (ROMP)
June 23-26, 2010
Owensboro Area Quilters Guild Quilt Show
June 25-26
Family Freedom Fireworks Festival
July 3, 2010
Celebration of the American Spirit
July 4, 2010
Daviess Co. Lions Club Fair
July 8-17, 2010
Dust Bowl
July 16-24, 2010
Diamond Lake Gran Prix
July 18, 2010
Big O Music Fest
August 13-14, 2010
Multi-Cultural Festival
August 21, 2010
Street Legends
August 20-21, 2010
Scarecrow Festival
September 18, 2010
Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff
September 24-25, 2010
Pumpkinfest
September 24-26, 2010
Fall Family Fun
Each weekend in October, 2010
Boo Fest
Last three Fridays and Saturdays in October, 2010
US 60 Yard Sale
October 1-3, 2010
Voices of Elmwood Cemetery
October 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2010
23rd Annual Farm Festival
October 2-3, 2010
Reid’s Orchard Apple Festival
October 16-17, 2010
Veterans Parade
November 6, 2010
Talents of Gold Christmas Arts & Crafts Show
November 12-14, 2010
Holiday Forest
November 11-December 31, 2010
Christmas Parade
November 20, 2010
Winter Wonderland
November 26-January 1, 2011
Holiday in the Park
November 26-January 2, 2011
Christmas at Panther Creek
November 26-January 2, 2011
The Nutcracker
December 4, 2010
Holiday Stroll
December 4, 2010
Owensboro Symphony Orchestra's "Holiday Pops"
December 12, 2010