The Great Race is coming! On June 24, 120 vintage cars will roll into Owensboro on a 2,300-mile nine-day race from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, South Carolina. The oldest car competing was made in 1916. Cars from Japan, England, Germany, Canada and all over the United States will be in the race, competing for…
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Bourbon Trail drew 1.7 million in 2019
Last year, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and its companion Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour drew 1.7 million visitors from around the world, including 5,308 who toured Owensboro’s O.Z. Tyler Distillery. Owensboro’s numbers are expected to grow even more as Duke Spirits prepares to launch its John Wayne Experience featuring memorabilia from the iconic western film…
Owensboro, mutton featured on ‘Kentucky Life’
Beloved Owensboro staples like the International Bar-B-Q Festival and Moonlite Bar-B-Q have been brought to national television through Kentucky Educational Television’s “Kentucky Life.” The segment has featured the best of Kentucky people and places for over 25 years. Owensboro’s shining moment focused on the history of mutton in the region and its growing popularity across…
Downtown hotel should help draw larger conventions
The new downtown hotel, Home2Suites by Hilton, will be a transformative addition to Owensboro and its bustling tourism development. The new hotel is located on Second Street across from the Owensboro Convention Center and is set to open for guests in April 2021 or sooner. The 120-room hotel gives Owensboro three downtown hotels to help…
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Po Ramblin’ Boys The 2019 Fall Bluegrass Series comes to an end on November 30 at the highly anticipated season finale featuring the Po Ramblin’ Boys! Celebrate the end of another season of rompin’ and stompin’ at 7 p.m. at the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. The Po Ramblin’ Boys are known for their…
Airport receives makeover through CYP partnership
With renovations taking off, the Owensboro Airport is ready for the runway! The Chamber of Young Professionals along with Visit Owensboro partnered with the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport to give the terminal a special makeover. A recent reveal showed off the newest addition, a TV display transforming the wall above baggage claim into an insider…
CVB creating ‘Storytellers’ program
There’s always something to do in Owensboro– spread the word! Visit Owensboro is working to launch a special program they’re calling “Owensboro Storytellers”, a program to train frontline workers around Owensboro in hospitality and how to best share the city’s story with visitors. Officials in Owensboro have worked hard to create an environment fun for…
CVB, O.Z. Tyler, Miller House, Hall of Fame, partnership highlights Owensboro to larger market
The communal powers of bourbon have created a unique partnership between Visit Owensboro, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, Miller House, and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum. The Bourbon Review, the most popular bourbon publication in the world, is helping to market an Owensboro-themed campaign across its website and email platforms. Already, banner ads in…
Convention & Visitors Bureau steps up promotions campaign
Owensboro is working to push their name internationally, now coining the slogan “bourbon, barbeque, and bluegrass”. Visit Owensboro is buying two full pages in the Bourbon Review and maximizing their presence online. Traffic from the Bourbon Review’s website and various social media gives hundreds of thousands of tourists direct access to Owensboro’s attractions. New professional…
Turf at Fisher Park ‘game-changer,’ Bratcher says
Turf at Fisher Park ‘game-changer,’ Bratcher says Small changes, big impact. Owensboro is revamping Jack C. Fisher park in a major way. The city is working to replace the dirt and grass infields at Fisher Park with turf. That means that the games and tournaments Fisher Park lost last year due to rain will no…