It’s Always A Fun Day at Reidland!

Reidland Play Hours: Monday-Friday are 1pm-6pm, Fall prices $6.00 per child.  Reidland Activities weekdays includes:  Apple Slider, Small & Large Apple Racers, Tractor Tires, Duck Races, Yard Games, Swings, Corn Maze, Soybean Maze, Corn Crib, New Peach Castle!  

Visit Reid’s Orchard Website for more information and fun things to do!

Owensboro Regional Farmers Market

12th and Triplett Streets

The Farmers Market is open Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.  Beginning in June, the market is also open Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 am – 12:00 pm. 

The 2018 Market Season will open April 14th thru November 17 at the corner of Triplett and Parish Avenue, 1205 Triplett Street.  Find out why fresh is best! The Market features locally grown vegetables, flowers, meats, & baked goods.

May 16 thru September 1, a satellite market is also located at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, on Wednesday from 1:30 pm -5:00 pm.  Both locations have parking for your convenience.  All vendors accept cash, most will accept personal checks and some will accept debit and credit cards.  The Market also accepts SNAP/EBT payments as well.  These forms of payment are taken at the Market information booth with the Market Manager.

Check out the website for Market Events, entertainment, guest vendors, and vendor activities, make plans to attend all of the festivals and event days!!!

Fall On The Farm at Cecil Farms

Come out and explore and have lots of fun!! The fun is FREE…with lots of pumpkins to purchase.  Opportunities for family photos, hayrides and lots more!!!  Concessions will be available!!  Follow the Fun to Cecil Farms!  Keep updated by following us on Facebook and Instagram!!

It’s Always A Fun Day at Reidland!

Reidland Play Hours: Monday-Friday are 1pm-6pm, Fall prices $6.00 per child.  Reidland Activities weekdays includes:  Apple Slider, Small & Large Apple Racers, Tractor Tires, Duck Races, Yard Games, Swings, Corn Maze, Soybean Maze, Corn Crib, New Peach Castle!  

Visit Reid’s Orchard Website for more information and fun things to do!

Daviess County Courthouse Front Lawn, October 25 at 4 pm-6pm

Red, White and Blue provides local constituents and media the opportunity to hear from incumbents and challengers in national, state, and local races.

Held on election years in October, it provides a non-partisan platform and a spirit of learning more about elected officials and their positions.

It’s a Trail of Treats!!! 

Thursday, October 25th from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm

Get into the Halloween spirit at this fun-filled event in downtown Owensboro to kick-off your Halloween activities. Children in their favorite costumes can trick-or-treat at dozens of locations in Smothers Park and merchants along 2nd St. while enjoying live entertainment and photo opportunities with favorite characters throughout downtown. 

Come if you dare for a spooktacular evening of wicked wine and spirits, paired perfectly with a devilish 5-course dinner! (see menu attached)

If you’re in the spirit, come dressed in your Halloween best for the costume contest!  Prizes will be awarded to Funniest, Scariest, and Best Overall!

Enjoy some scary good fun with the Halloween Movie Trivia with prizes awarded to the winners!

Other special giveaways include a bottle of each of the wines and spirits featured throughout the dinner and some hauntingly fun Halloween themed centerpieces courtesy!

Tickets are $100 per couple or $65.25 per person, including all wines and spirits. Make it a date night or a frightfully fun evening out with friends! 21 and over only. Reservations only.  Additional processing fees apply to all ticket sales.

Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 PM

Our popular Dinner Preview has become a favorite TWO tradition!  Catered by one of the fine local restaurants, this special event combines a sumptuous meal with an evening of stimulating theatre.  This preview of BECKY SHAW will begin with dinner served at 6:30, followed by the edgy new comedy.  

(The play features strong language and mature themes not recommended for children.)

Calling all Ghouls, Goblins, Witches, and Warlocks! Join us for a “Spooktackular” good time! It’s SO FUN, we have to celebrate over FOUR awesome weekends!
Saturday, the fun begins at 11:00am and includes pumpkin painting, games, pony rides, and lunch. Enter our costume, golf cart, or whatever-you’re-driving and campsite decorating contests.
We’ll have a non-scary, kid-friendly hayride during the day on Saturday, as well as trick-or-treating at the campsites. 
“Fright Night” is voted the best Haunted House in the Tri-State and is open Friday & Saturday evenings.

Come on out to four weekends of “Spooktacular” fun!   

Fall On The Farm at Cecil Farms

Come out and explore and have lots of fun!! The fun is FREE…with lots of pumpkins to purchase.  Opportunities for family photos, hayrides and lots more!!!  Concessions will be available!!  Follow the Fun to Cecil Farms!  Keep updated by following us on Facebook and Instagram!!

It’s Always A Fun Day at Reidland!

Reidland Play Hours: Monday-Friday are 1pm-6pm, Fall prices $6.00 per child.  Reidland Activities weekdays includes:  Apple Slider, Small & Large Apple Racers, Tractor Tires, Duck Races, Yard Games, Swings, Corn Maze, Soybean Maze, Corn Crib, New Peach Castle!  

Visit Reid’s Orchard Website for more information and fun things to do!

Rosine Barn Jamboree

Every Friday night April  6th thru December 14, 2018

Doors open at 5:30 pm, Open Mic from 6-7 pm, Show starts at 7 pm

Live-Free Bluegrass Music every Friday night first of April till Mid-December in Rosine, KY, hometown of Bill Monroe, “the Father of Bluegrass” born in Rosine and buried in the Rosine Cemetery around the corner from the barn.  Admission is free, musicians aren’t paid and bags of popcorn cost $1.  Bring your lawn chairs or get there early.  Three shows nightly, many nights there are “special guests” dropping in to pick and play!  Bring your fiddle, banjo, mandolin or come to listen to the best of “Bluegrass”!  If you’d like to play at the jam, please call 270-363-3052 to book your slot. 

Check out the Rosine Barn Jamboree on Facebook or more interesting tidbits!

Friday, October 26 at 7 pm

Saturday, October 27 at 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm

For the last year, the unsolved mystery of 3 missing children has baffled the community. This story has earned the name Nightmare on Frederica Street.  Join us as we dive in to the rumors surrounding what really happened to these innocent children.  Is there more to the story? Is their untimely disappearance linked to any of the other lost stories and strange occurrences that have taken place over the years? The story continues as the “Untold” comes to life.

Tickets are on sale now online at theatreworkshop.org/tickets or call Box Office (270) 683-5333 Monday – Friday 10 am-3pm.

Friday & Saturday, October 27, 28 & November 2, 3 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, October 28 & November 4 at 2:00 PM

A finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this wicked comedy addresses romance and relationships in a fresh and challenging way.  The story asks what we owe the people we love and the strangers who land on our doorstep.

(BECKY SHAW features strong language and mature themes, not recommended for children) 

Tickets are now on sale online at theatreworkshop.org/tickets or by calling TWO (270) 683-5333.  

Dwight Yoakam, a Kentucky native, has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.  His legacy over the last three decades includes 10 gold, platinum, or triple-platinum albums, and 14 top 10 Billboard hits, including “Streets of Bakersfield,” “Ain’t That Lonely Yet,” “Fast As You,” “Honky Tonk Man,” and “Guitars, Cadillacs.”

He is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner and has also received honors from the CMAs, ACMs, and the Artist of the Year honor from the Americana Music Awards, proving his enduring appeal in the alt-country world as well as the mainstream. 

Tickets are $37, $47, $57, and $77 and are available online at OwensboroTickets.com, at the Owensboro Convention Center Box Office, or charge by phone at 270-297-9932.  All seats are reserved.  Additional processing fees apply to all ticket sales.

Please note seating is not tiered and is all one-level, floor seating.

5K Run/Walk, October 27, 2018 Celebrate Public Power Month

The event will begin and end at OMU’s Customer Service Center at 2070 Tamarack Road.  This event takes place on a flat/fast course. Runners and walkers are invited and encouraged to participate.  All registrants will receive a quality long-sleeved t-shirt, are automatically entered for a chance to win door prizes, and are eligible to earn awards within their race category.  Costumes are encouraged. Prizes will be awarded for Best Costume in Female and Male categories.

Visit omu.org/power-run/ for details.

BPA Halloween Tournament

Saturday & Sunday, October 27-28, 2018

Panther Creek Park, 5160 Wayne Bridge Road, Owensboro, KY 42301

Fisher Park, 3900 West 5th Street Road, Owensboro, KY 42301

Home crafted items from several vendors. Good food, silent auction, door prizes. We hope to see you there!

Owensboro Regional Farmers Market

12th and Triplett Streets

April thru May, the market is open Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.  Beginning in June, the market is also open Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 am – 12:00 pm. 

The 2018 Market Season will open April 14th thru November 17 at the corner of Triplett and Parish Avenue, 1205 Triplett Street.  Find out why fresh is best! The Market features locally grown vegetables, flowers, meats, & baked goods. 

May 16 thru September 1, a satellite market is also located at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, on Wednesday from 1:30 pm -5:00 pm.  Both locations have parking for your convenience.  All vendors accept cash, most will accept personal checks and some will accept debit and credit cards.  The Market also accepts SNAP/EBT payments as well.  These forms of payment are taken at the Market information booth with the Market Manager.

Check out the website for Market Events, entertainment, guest vendors, and vendor activities, make plans to attend all of the festivals and event days!!!

 Daviess County Middle School has announced plans for its annual Boo Run on Saturday, October 27, 2018.  The DCMS Boo Run is a costumed fun run that features a 5K and 2K, plus a walk option for each distance.  In addition to door prizes and awards for best costumes, the winner of the race gets his/her name enshrined on a Boo Run plaque displayed inside the school.

The 5K Run/Walk begins at 9:30am at DCMS, the 2K fun run/walk starts at 9:35am.  Pre-registration is underway now.  The entry fee for adults is $15, school-aged children 6 and up is $10.  Event t-shirts are guaranteed with registration before October 8th.  If you are unable to register in advance, on-site registration will be available day of the event starting at 7am.

Daviess County Middle is planning a full morning of family fun with inflatables, games and healthy snacks.  The goal of the Boo Run is to raise money to create and maintain a healthy environment and healthy student living.

Fall On The Farm at Cecil Farms

Come out and explore and have lots of fun!! The fun is FREE…with lots of pumpkins to purchase.  Opportunities for family photos, hayrides and lots more!!!  Concessions will be available!!  Follow the Fun to Cecil Farms!  Keep updated by following us on Facebook and Instagram!!

Saturday, October 27th, 10am-9pm
Sunday, October 28th, 12 noon – 6 pm

Join us for an extra-special Halloween celebration this year! Don’t miss our pumpkin smashing activities ranging from The Giant Pumpkin Roll, Whack-A-Pumpkin, The Great Pumpkin Drop, The Tractor Smash, Pumpkin Darts, Pumpkin Chunk’N, Pumpkin T-ball, Pumpkin Baseball, Bash ‘Em & Smash ‘Em, Pumpkin Bowling, and a few Pumpkin Smash ’em Surprises! At 4:00PM join the Halloween Parade with our Trunnell’s characters with Candy In The Corn! Bring your little ones in costume to gather Halloween treats as they make their way through our Spooky Mini-Corn Maze! An absolutely adventurous way to kick off your Halloween! October Saturday Movies at the FARM! Movie will start at dusk. FIREWORKS show to follow movie! 

It’s Always A Fun Day at Reidland!

Reidland Play Area Weekend Hours:  Saturday Hours 10 am-5 pm & Sunday Hours 11 am-5 pm.  Fall Weekend Price $13 per person, adults FREE.  Weekend activities include:  Apple Slider, Small & Large Apple Racers, Tractor Tires, Duck Races, Yard Games, Swings, Corn Maze, Apple Express Train, Soybean Maze, Corn Crib, New Peach Castle, Berry Bouncer, Gemstone Mining!  1 Horse or Pony Ride, Petting Zoo and Feeding Cup, Apple Express Ride!  

Please visit Reid’s Orchard website for more details and other fun things to do for the whole family!!!

Calling all Ghouls, Goblins, Witches, and Warlocks! Join us for a “Spooktackular” good time! It’s SO FUN, we have to celebrate over FOUR awesome weekends!
Saturday, the fun begins at 11:00am and includes pumpkin painting, games, pony rides, and lunch. Enter our costume, golf cart, or whatever-you’re-driving and campsite decorating contests.
We’ll have a non-scary, kid-friendly hayride during the day on Saturday, as well as trick-or-treating at the campsites. 
“Fright Night” is voted the best Haunted House in the Tri-State and is open Friday & Saturday evenings.

Come on out to four weekends of “Spooktacular” fun!   

Join us for our Second Annual Petacular Fall Festival in the Ollie Shopping Center.

Paw – Print Sessions $2.00

Pet Costume Contest w/Prizes Awarded Judging at 11:30am

Fall Pet Photos $10

Hotdog Meal $3

Saturday, October 27th performances at 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm

For the last year, the unsolved mystery of 3 missing children has baffled the community. This story has earned the name Nightmare on Frederica Street. Join us as we dive in to the rumors surrounding what really happened to these innocent children. Is there more to the story? Is their untimely disappearance linked to any of the other lost stories and strange occurrences that have taken place over the years? The story continues as the “Untold” comes to life.

Tickets on sale now online theatreworkshop.org/tickets or call Box Office (270) 683-5333 Monday – Friday 10 am-3 pm.

Get ready for Owensboro’s best Halloween Party, hosted by your friends at O.Z. Tyler Distillery.

Join us in our historic Bottling House for an epic evening of dance music, cocktails, and costumes!

We’re going all out this first year, so you won’t want to miss this inaugural party. We’re bringing in award-winning DJ Aaron Traylor from Nashville, setting up a killer sound system, and decking the place out in festive lighting to set the mood as you enjoy some drinks, dancing, and Halloween treats!  

Doors open at 7pm on Saturday, October the 27th and the party continues until midnight. Expect upbeat dance music (our DJ is happy to take requests as well), food trucks, a complimentary specialty cocktail for all, costume prizes, a raffle, and much more.

Attire: Costumes expected (this is a Halloween party after all) but not required. Come for a wicked good time and expect a few tricks!

Opening Night!  Bohemian Beethoven

After Troy Quinn’s Inaugural Season of excitement and record breaking audience participation, the Owensboro Symphony returns for a monumental Opening Night of great music, including two rock-star pieces, Queen’s iconic rock ballad Bohemian Rhapsody and Beethoven’s epic Fifth Symphony. It’s an event that is guaranteed to lift the audience to their feet!

Bohemian Beethoven Concert tickets are on sale now, online OwensboroTickets.com or calling the RiverPark Center Box Office (270) 687-2787.

Owensboro Symphony season tickets are on sale now, visit www.theoso.com for more information or call (270) 684-0661.

Friday & Saturday, October 27, 28 & November 2, 3 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, October 28 & November 4 at 2:00 PM

A finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this wicked comedy addresses romance and relationships in a fresh and challenging way.  The story asks what we owe the people we love and the strangers who land on our doorstep.

(BECKY SHAW features strong language and mature themes, not recommended for children) 

Tickets are now on sale online at theatreworkshop.org/tickets or by calling TWO (270) 683-5333.  

Get ready, it’s almost time for the 7th annual Legends Spooky Trail Run! Owensboro’s original trail race.

The Legends Spooky Trail Race travels thru our 4 mile course at Ben Hawes Trail System. Stick around after the run and enjoy music, awards, costume contest prizes, and a cookout with Legends and members of our active community.  Registration is limited to only 200 participants so register early to guarantee a spot as well as one of our amazing Spooky Trail event shirts. You can sign up online or at Legends.  This year we will be hosting a free kids race in addition to the full run.  Visit Legends Facebook page or Legends webpage for information.

It’s Always A Fun Day at Reidland!

Reidland Play Area Weekend Hours:  Saturday Hours 10 am-5 pm & Sunday Hours 11 am-5 pm.  Fall Weekend Price $13 per person, adults FREE.  Weekend activities include:  Apple Slider, Small & Large Apple Racers, Tractor Tires, Duck Races, Yard Games, Swings, Corn Maze, Apple Express Train, Soybean Maze, Corn Crib, New Peach Castle, Berry Bouncer, Gemstone Mining!  1 Horse or Pony Ride, Petting Zoo and Feeding Cup, Apple Express Ride!  

Please visit Reid’s Orchard website for more details and other fun things to do for the whole family!!!

Saturday, October 27th, 10 am-9 pm
Sunday, October 28th, 12 noon – 6 pm 

Join us for an extra-special Halloween celebration this year! Don’t miss our pumpkin smashing activities ranging from The Giant Pumpkin Roll, Whack-A-Pumpkin, The Great Pumpkin Drop, The Tractor Smash, Pumpkin Darts, Pumpkin Chunk’N, Pumpkin T-ball, Pumpkin Baseball, Bash ‘Em & Smash ‘Em, Pumpkin Bowling, and a few Pumpkin Smash ’em Surprises! At 4:00PM join the Halloween Parade with our Trunnell’s characters with Candy In The Corn! Bring your little ones in costume to gather Halloween treats as they make their way through our Spooky Mini-Corn Maze! An absolutely adventurous way to kick off your Halloween! October Saturday Movies at the FARM! Movie will start at dusk. FIREWORKS show to follow movie! 

Friday & Saturday, October 27, 28 & November 2, 3 at 7:30 pm

Sundays, October 28 & November 4 at 2:00 PM

A finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this wicked comedy addresses romance and relationships in a fresh and challenging way.  The story asks what we owe the people we love and the strangers who land on our doorstep.

(BECKY SHAW features strong language and mature themes, not recommended for children) 

Tickets are now on sale online @ theatreworkshop.org/tickets or by calling TWO Box Office (270) 683-5333.

Join us for a fun night of Trick or Treating for your pets and children! Listen to the music from Beyond Blue while visiting booths from Daviess County Search and Rescue, LHF Horse rides, and Hearts of the Arts. Candy, dog treats, and hot dogs will be provided at the event while supplies last.

Owensboro Regional Farmers Market

12th and Triplett Streets

The Farmers Market is open Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.  Beginning in June, the market is also open Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 am – 12:00 pm. 

The 2018 Market Season will open April 14th thru November 17 at the corner of Triplett and Parish Avenue, 1205 Triplett Street.  Find out why fresh is best! The Market features locally grown vegetables, flowers, meats, & baked goods.

May 16 thru September 1, a satellite market is also located at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, on Wednesday from 1:30 pm -5:00 pm.  Both locations have parking for your convenience.  All vendors accept cash, most will accept personal checks and some will accept debit and credit cards.  The Market also accepts SNAP/EBT payments as well.  These forms of payment are taken at the Market information booth with the Market Manager.

Check out the website for Market Events, entertainment, guest vendors, and vendor activities, make plans to attend all of the festivals and event days!!!

Owensboro Regional Farmers Market

12th and Triplett Streets

The Farmers Market is open Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.  Beginning in June, the market is also open Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 am – 12:00 pm. 

The 2018 Market Season will open April 14th thru November 17 at the corner of Triplett and Parish Avenue, 1205 Triplett Street.  Find out why fresh is best! The Market features locally grown vegetables, flowers, meats, & baked goods.

May 16 thru September 1, a satellite market is also located at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, 1201 Pleasant Valley Road, on Wednesday from 1:30 pm -5:00 pm.  Both locations have parking for your convenience.  All vendors accept cash, most will accept personal checks and some will accept debit and credit cards.  The Market also accepts SNAP/EBT payments as well.  These forms of payment are taken at the Market information booth with the Market Manager.

Check out the website for Market Events, entertainment, guest vendors, and vendor activities, make plans to attend all of the festivals and event days!!!

Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Rooster Booster Breakfast

The Rooster Booster Breakfast is The Chamber’s premier event on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 am.  You can spend the first hour of your day networking, hearing pertinent updates and issues from national, state and local business and government leaders. The breakfast is sponsored by a local businesses each month and features various anticipated speakers throughout the year.  Breakfast is served at 7 am and the meeting begins at 7:30 am. The event requires an RSVP by calling the Chamber at (270) 926-1860. Pay online prior to the breakfast or pay at the door by cash, check or credit card.  The event is open to the public.

Brescia University’s Creative Writing department will be hosting a series of readings and lectures by a variety of nationally recognized and acclaimed authors and poets.  The events will be known as the St. Ann Visiting Writers Series.  The first in the series will be held September 6th at 7:00 PM in Brescia University’s Moore Center Atrium.  The event is free and open to the public.

Fall Schedule Includes:

October 11, 2018 – Jon Tribble, Kari Shemwell, and Allison Joseph

November 1, 2018 – Jacinda Townsend, Amie Whitemore, and Donovan McCabee

November 8, 2018 – Craft Coffee Workshop featuring J. Easto and Andreas Willhoff

December 8, 2018 – Brooks Rexroat, Katie Mullins, and Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum