2018 Kraftucky Arts & Crafts Expo

The 5th annual Kraftucky Arts & Crafts Expo is Friday through Sunday, November 9-11 at the Owensboro Convention Center! Just in time for the holidays, shop for unique handmade creations in jewelry, clothing, pottery, décor, woodwork, and much more!  Shop ‘til you drop from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 6…

Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: Nov. 2-4

Bluegrass Tattoo Convention Owensboro’s first tattoo convention is back for the second year!  Lady Luck Tattoo and Body Piercing is set to host the 2018 Bluegrass Tattoo Convention at the Owensboro Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, November 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.  This event features tattoo artists and craftsman both local…

Owensboro will soon profit from Airbnb transient room tax

Owensboro’s evolving economy and development has put more focus on the local tourism industry. To accommodate the growing numbers of tourists, residents and businesses have begun hosting their properties as Airbnb locations within the city and county, allowing out-of-towners to rent the properties for various reasons, events and timeframes. Airbnb agreed last year to pay…

42nd Annual Holiday Forest Festival of Trees Opening Gala

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. …

Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: October 25-27

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…

Visit Owensboro is leading the charge for new sports development

“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…

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra 2018 Season Preview

The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra’s fifty-third season, filled with both classical and contemporary favorites, begins at the end of this month.  On Saturday, October 27 at 7 p.m., the Owensboro Symphony returns for a monumental Opening Night of great music in the RiverPark Center’s Cannon Hall.  The performance highlights the mix of adventurous projects the symphony…

Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: October 19-21

Fall at the Farm “Fall at the Farm” is October 18-20  at Cecil Farms and the whole community is invited!  Hayrides, concessions, pumpkins for picking and family photos will be available at this fun FREE event.  A photographer will even be on hand to capture your family in front of the beautiful farmland and lake for…

Owensboro in the News

Brooklyn crew shooting bluegrass video here The Wooks, a five-piece “rhythm and bluegrass” band from Lexington, was standing between two rows of peach trees in Reid’s Orchard on Wednesday morning, playing The Romantics’ 1980 pop hit “What I Like About You” over and over. A film crew from The Mustache Agency in Brooklyn, N.Y., moved…

Bluegrass Tattoo Convention

Owensboro’s first tattoo convention is back for the second year!  Lady Luck Tattoo and Body Piercing is set to host the 2018 Bluegrass Tattoo Convention at the Owensboro Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, November 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.  This event features tattoo artists and craftsman both local and from…