Owensboro is home to so many beautiful parks, we just had to write a feature on them! With more than 25 parks spread out across our city and county, there’s no end to the number of places you can spend in the great outdoors. Today, we’re breaking down a list of parks where you…
Child’s Play
Come have a weekend family trip with us! With one of the most awarded playgrounds in the entire country, Owensboro is the perfect destination for your children to have a ball.
Check Out Our Breakdown of BBQ and Barrels 2024
Barbecue and bourbon–what more could you ask for?! You can get both Owensboro staples at the same place at BBQ and Barrels, a two-day festival featuring all the juicy barbecue and Kentucky bourbon you can imagine. Located in downtown Owensboro, BBQ and Barrels will be held May 10 and 11. The barbecue portion will…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: April 19-21
Live on Second Head to downtown Owensboro this weekend to experience Live on 2nd–a brand new event hosted by Owensboro Music Business Expo that brings together live musicians and local businesses for two days of entertainment, food and fun! Held on April 19 and 20, you can enjoy free live music as we kick…
Friday After 5 Expanding Across Downtown Owensboro
Our city’s award-winning music series, Friday After 5, is returning to downtown Owensboro in May! This year, the team at FA5 is going back to their roots in a big way, and you can learn all about it right here. First off, FA5 is a summer-long, free, family-friendly concert and street fair festival held…
Shop Tons of Plants at Western KY Botanical Garden
It’s that time of year again! The annual Plant Sale at Western Kentucky Botanical Garden is coming back bigger and better than ever this year, and this is the perfect event for all the plant parents out there. You can visit the gorgeous WKBG and shop for your native and non-native plants and flowers…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: April 12-14
Fear Expo This is for all the horror, Halloween and haunted aficionados out there! The Owensboro Convention Center will be hosting Fear Expo Live April 12-14, where you can check out the best haunters and vendors in the country! This is the newest National Haunted Attraction Industry that’s dedicated to giving haunted house owners…
Enjoy Music & More at Live On Second!
This is where music meets the heart of downtown Owensboro! Live on Second is a two-day festival celebrating our local businesses and talented musicians that bring so much energy to our exciting downtown area. You’ll hear live music all along our fantastic Second Street corridor–both inside the participating venues and outside on the sidewalks! …
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: April 5-7
Solar Eclipse Experience You can experience the upcoming solar eclipse in the coolest way this week! On April 8, head over to the Owensboro Museum of Science and History for their Total Solar Eclipse Experience. Thanks to a partnership between our museum and the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science, you can see…
Your Guide to a Great Summer in Owensboro
It might seem a little early to start talking summer, but we’re only a couple months away from those long days, sunny skies and warm breezes! And if you’re anything like us, you try to plan ahead for summer as much as you possibly can. Which is why we created a Summer Guide for Owensboro…
BBQ and Barrels: All The Juicy Details For The Barbecue Portion
Friends, it’s time to talk barbecue. We’ve got an event coming up that’s for all the barbecue lovers out there and, this year, it’s coming back bigger and better than EVER before! That’s right–BBQ and Barrels is hittin’ the pavement of downtown Owensboro May 10 and 11, and we’ve got all the info you…