One of Owensboro’s oldest holiday traditions, the Holiday Forest Festival of Trees will celebrate its 42nd anniversary with an opening gala on Saturday, November 10 from 6:30 pm. to 8:30 p.m. at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. This exhibition features eighteen monumental Christmas trees designed to interpret the origins of Kentucky’s bluegrass music traditions. …
Red White & Blue Red, White and Blue, hosted by the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, features short stump speeches from national, state and local candidates seeking political offices. Head to the Daviess County Courthouse Front Lawn in downtown Owensboro on Thursday, October 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to hear from incumbents and…
“Owensboro Kentucky has been given a look into the crystal ball and the future begins today,” said Mark Calitri, President/CEO of Visit Owensboro. In 2018, the Owensboro Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau released a study it had commissioned on the community need for sports facilities. Pinnacle Sports of Louisville recommended that the infields of…
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Owensboro was selected as the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Sportstown for the state of Kentucky. Discover our outstanding sports facilities to understand why.
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Explore everything that Owensboro has to offer. Bluegrass jams, Broadway shows, fine art exhibits, riverfront parties, our signature style of barbecue, and so much more.
