Your Perfect Day Wedding Show Planning your perfect wedding can be a lot, but we have just the thing to help! Come to the Your Perfect Day Wedding Show on Sunday, January 26 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Owensboro Convention Center! Explore the vendors, sample food from caterers to help you plan your…
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First Writers on the River event set for November 2020
Readers, writers, and book lovers alike– get excited about this one-of-a-kind event set for 2020! Local published author and literacy specialist for Owensboro Public Schools, Amy Bellamy, is founding the first-ever Writers on the River event scheduled for Saturday, November 7. This one-day event takes place at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: January 10-12
Owensboro Lip Sync Battle Who has what it takes?? Enjoy some fine entertainment for charity at the 3rd annual Owensboro Lip Sync Battle at the Owensboro Convention Center on January 11 at 7:30 p.m.! The Owensboro Lip Sync Battle includes some of your favorite local businesses and groups battling for the bragging rights like the…
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Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum For a truly unique ceremony that’s true to your roots, look no further than the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Equipped with all the space you can imagine and a sweeping view of the Ohio River, any wedding party would feel right at home. The museum…
‘Sportstown USA’: CVB says 2020 will see major events
Owensboro is determined to live up to its 2004 Sports Illustrated title as “Kentucky’s Sportstown USA” and Visit Owensboro’s efforts are kicking into full gear in the new year! 2020 brings several new premier tournaments and events across a broad spectrum of sports. Owensboro is set to hold several 2A high school state tournaments that…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: December 20-22
Festival of Trees One of Owensboro’s oldest traditions, The Holiday Forest Festival of Trees exhibit, is open at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art on November 9 and continues through December 31. This exhibition features fifteen monumental Christmas trees designed to celebrate the traditions of holiday art and food. These trees are created by local…
Owensboro Selected for Kentucky Scholastic 3D Archery State Indoor Championships
Owensboro Selected for KentuckyScholastic 3D Archery State Indoor Championships Owensboro will host the 2019 Kentucky Scholastic 3D Archery State Indoor Championship at the Owensboro Convention Center on Feb 27 to March 1. Over 500 archers from across the State of Kentucky are expected to compete for a state championship in their division and class.…
‘Kentucky’s Music City’
CVB wins honors for rebranding For the second year in a row, Visit Owensboro has won top honors for marketing at the recent Kentucky Travel Industry Association’s annual conference. The new International Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum, annual ROMP music festival, and recent selection as one of the top 10 music cities in…
Hall of Fame lands national PBS concert recording
In 2020, PBS will broadcast a historic concert featuring a range of up-and-coming and hall-of-fame bluegrass artists in an upcoming special called Bluegrass Now! The event, celebrating 75 years of the musical genre, will be filmed at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum on December 19. This unique opportunity comes after Brand USA…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: November 22-24
Christmas Parade The 2019 Owensboro-Daviess County Christmas Parade is Saturday, November 23 at 4:30 p.m.! The theme for this year’s Christmas parade is “Christmas Memories” with an expected 120 floats and other entries, making it the first and the largest Christmas parade in the tristate area. Vendors, Christmas floats, music and even Santa Claus will…