Friday through Sunday, September 14-16, all eyes will be on the skies over the Ohio River for the 2018 Owensboro Air Show! Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal to a wide range of military and civilian aircraft on static display at the Owensboro- Daviess County Regional Airport. From 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday you’ll have a chance to meet some of the pilots of…
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Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: Aug 31- Sept 2
2018 Independence Bank Firework Festival Head to Panther Creek Park on Sunday, September 2 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the 2018 Independence Bank Fireworks Festival! There will be live entertainment, multiple food vendors, inflatables, pony rides and of course a spectacular firework show to end the night with a bang! Parking is free, no animals allowed. Pack up a few camping chairs, bring the family out to the…
CYP to install downtown mural ‘within a week’
The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals hope to get work underway on Owensboro’s next downtown arts mural within a week’s time. A large mural depicting banjos and the word “Owensboro” will be painted on the east side of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s offices on Second Street. The CVB board unanimously approved CYP’s request to put the mural there this week. Daviess Fiscal Court will cover…
2018 Eastbridge Art Festival
Same favorite art festival, new location- that’s the new Eastbridge Art Festival at the Mount at 8001 Cummings Road. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph are hosting the Eastbridge Art Festival at Maple Mount on Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This two-day festival showcases more than 70 unique artists. Explore local art of all kinds from pottery and paintings to jewelry and…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: August 24-26
2018 River Valley Cluster Dog Show Don’t miss the Annual River Valley Cluster Dog Show at the Owensboro Convention Center August 23 through 26! This special event is sponsored by the Owensboro River City Kennel Club, Southern Indiana Kennel Club, and Evansville Kennel Club. AKC judges officiate the competition of conformation, obedience and rally trials. Come enjoy the furry competitors, watch the grooming process and learn about different dog breeds. …
Kentucky Methodists to meet here in 2021-23
Conference to attract 2,300 annually. The Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church will meet in Owensboro for three years, beginning in 2021. Mark Calitri, president of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said the conference is expected to attract more than 2,300 people each year. “Based on previous years, we will see about 1,700 room nights as a result of the conference,” he said. “Extremely conservative economic…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: Aug 17-19
Street Legends Are you a car fanatic? If so, you’re in luck because the 12th Annual “Street Legends” Car Show will be this Friday, August 17 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 18 from 8 a.m. to 1p.m at the Diamond Lake Resort. This annual event was voted one of the top 20 events in the Southeastern United States and has become one of the premiere automotive…
Owensboro named national music city
What do Macon, Georgia; Branson, Missouri; Cleveland, Ohio; Seattle, Washington; and Owensboro have in common? They all “gave birth to music movements and helped raise the musicians who played major roles in our lives,” according to Select Traveler, a Lexington-based publication that calls itself “America’s only magazine for bank, alumni and chamber travel planners.” “Between the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum and Friday After 5, I’m not surprised…
Visit Owensboro adds new talent to board of directors
Mark Calitri, President/CEO of Visit Owensboro announced that Brooklyn Maple of Kentucky Legend and Brian Smith of Diamond Lakes Resort have been added to the board of directors. Its bittersweet said Calitri as we are losing two very committed and experienced hospitality veterans. Ruthann Dearness was an icon in our business managing and opening many hotels across the United States. Her impact on the hospitality community was tremendous. Larry Kirk,…
Owensboro Multicultural Festival
There’s no better place for people of all walks of life to come together, try new things and learn something new than at the First Presbyterian Church’s Owensboro Multicultural Festival! The 20th annual Owensboro Multicultural Festival will take place on the front lawn on Saturday, August 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is free for the whole community! The First Presbyterian Church states that their goal is to…