Join the Daviess County Public Library for a celebration of the arts! On Saturday, September 21 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., 25 local artists will fill the Reading Garden at the library with booths to display and sell their art. Live music will be playing and some of the local favorite food trucks will be available too. Don’t forget to take advantage of the arts and crafts set up…
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Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: August 16-18
2019 Street Legends Car Show Attention lovers of all things automotive related! The annual “Street Legends” Car Show, voted one of the top 20 events in the South Eastern United States, returns to the Diamond Lake Resort on Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17. As one of the premiere automotive events in the tri-state area, over 600 cars will be on display! With lots of fun and entertainment for…
Bluegrass Takes Flight
Friday through Sunday, September 13-15, all eyes will be on the skies over the Ohio River for the 2019 Owensboro Air Show! And the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum will cap off Saturday night with downtown ROMP! Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal to a wide range of military and civilian aircraft on static display. Friday from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. is…
On the Bourbon Trail: O.Z. Tyler expects number of visitors to grow
After undergoing a $7 million expansion, celebrating one year on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and welcoming visitors from around the world, O.Z. Tyler Distillery isn’t slowing down. In fact, their visitor numbers doubled after their first year on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and are projected to continue growing. The distillery expects visitors to increase over the summer as more attractions are added to the grounds and marketing continues to bring…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: Aug. 9-11
Dancing with our Stars Owensboro Style The Owensboro Convention Center will host the 7th annual Dancing with Our Stars Owensboro Style, a benefit for the Boulware Mission, on Saturday, August 10 at 5 p.m. Enjoy a fun-filled evening as you watch six local celebrities and their partners compete for the coveted mirror ball trophy! The evening begins with photos on the red carpet and a delicious dinner at 6 p.m.…
Visit Owensboro, O.Z. Tyler, Miller House, and Bluegrass Museum partnership to highlight Owensboro to larger market
Owensboro-Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, The Miller House and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum have pooled together resources for an Owensboro-themed campaign in Bourbon Review, a magazine with worldwide reach. Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro said, ‘This partnership has proved to be extremely valuable in producing results for Daviess County. The bourbon industry continues to thrive, and Owensboro Kentucky is capitalizing on…
Calitri says bigger conventions means higher revenue from hotel tax
Downtown Owensboro’s new hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton, is now under construction, and the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention Center is excited to beginning filling those rooms. As the CVB continues to develop downtown businesses, conventions and available hotel rooms, they want to begin targeting convention-goers specifically who wish to stay close to the Owensboro Convention Center. By expanding conventions in Owensboro, hotel tax will benefit from a year-round increase in hotel…
River Valley Cluster Dog Show 2019
Who let the dogs out? The River Valley Cluster Dog Show, sponsored by the Owensboro River City Kennel Club and Southern Indiana Kennel Club, returns during the third week of August at the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky. Enjoy dog show events including all breed, rally/obedience, AKC owner handler, and B match Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also check out all…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: August 2-4
Owensboro-Daviess County Motorsports Festival The Owensboro-Daviess County Motorsports Festival returns Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4. Enjoy a full weekend of racing-related activities kicking off at Windy Hollow Raceway Park on Friday, August 2, followed by a family fun day at the SportsCenter on Saturday and wrapping up with a full county-wide race event ending at Kentucky Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 4. Everything motorsports related– whether it’s circle…
Owensboro CVB creating ‘Storytellers’ program
The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau will soon unveil an Owensboro Storytellers program, providing training for frontline workers from hotels, restaurants and other places that deal directly with visitors.The idea, Mark Calitri, CVB president, said, is to keep those people informed about what’s happening in the community so they’ll know how to answer, “What is there to do in Owensboro?“Hospitality is very important,” Candance Castlen Brake, president of the…