April
Discover Fest - Wartburg - Morgan Co. - 423-346-5740
Fentress Co. Historical Society History Round Up - York Institute - Fentress Co.
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Charity Bass Tournament - Fentress Co.
Celebrity Chef - Monticello, KY. - Wayne Co.
Crafter's Day, Mountain Craft Center - 1st Saturday - Hwy. 90 in McCreary Co.
Spring Planting - BSF Bandy Creek Old Blevins Farm - www.nps.gov/biso - 423-569-9778

May
Heart of Lake Cumberland SpringFest - www.heartoflakecumberland.com - Wayne Co.
Cornbread Festival - Mill Springs, KY. - Wayne Co.
Park Bluegrass Festival - South Fentress Community Park - Fentress Co.
Annual Festival of British & Appalachian Culture - HIstoric Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Wine & Swine Day - Highland Manor Winery - Fentress Co.
Bank of the Cumberlands Bass Classic - Fentress/Pickett Co.
Annual Chicken Festival - Jamestown Rotary Club - Fentress Co.
Brimstone White Knuckle ATV Annual Event - Scott Co. - 423-663-4868
Winfield Appalachian Dumpling Festival - www.appalachiandumplinfestival.com - Scott Co. - 423-569-6139
Cordell Hull Folk Festival - Pickett Co. - 931-864-3247
Contest Quarter Horse Show - Wayne Co.

JUNE
Annual Sky-Ski Fly-In - Pickett Co.
National Trail Day - all Parks in area
Annual Gospel Singing - Pickett Co.
Evening of Bluegrass & Gospel - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Carnival - South Fentress Community Park - Fentress Co.
Park Fest - South Fentress Community Park - Fentress Co.
An Evening with Mark Twain - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Lake Cumberland Classic Softball Tournament - Wayne Co.
Lake Cumberland Street Ramblers Car Show - Wayne Co.
Barthell Coal Mining Camp Homecoming - McCreary Co.
Backwoods Mud Bogg - Wayne Co.
2nd Annual Rumble on the Mountain - Morgan Co. - 423-346-5740

July

July 4th Celebrations around the area
Demolition Derby & Fireworks Fentress County Fairgrounds - Fentress Co.
Annual Fentress County Horse Show - Fentress County Fairgrounds - Fentress Co.
Annual Bluegrass Festival - Fentress County Fairgrounds - Fentress Co.
Annual Ward Robbins Golf Outing - Pickett Co
Wayne County Fair & Horse Show - Wayne Co.
Outdoor Show- Wartburg - 423-346-5740 - Morgan Co.
Stearns Homecoming & Heritage Days - McCreary Co.
Liberation of St Jacques 1st weekend - Barthell Coal Camp - McCreary Co.
Brimstone® Get R' Done Annual Poker Run - 423-663-4868 - Scott Co.
Pickett County Agricultural Fair - 888-406-4704 - Pickett Co.

August

Hwy. 127 Corridor Outdoor Sale - Defiance, OH to Gadsden, AL - Fentress Co.
12th Annual Jamestown Jamboree - Mark Twain Park - Fentress Co.
Mule Pull - Fentress County Agricultural Fair - Fentress Co.
Fentress County Agricultural Fair - Fentress County Fairground - Fentress Co.
Scott County Fair - 423-569-4295 - Scott Co.
Morgan County Fair - Wartburg - 423-346-5740 - Morgan Co.
Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival 2nd weekend - Sandhill Camp - McCreary Co.
County Fair 3rd week - McCreary Co.
Contest Quarter Horse Show - Wayne Co.
Kiwanis Family Fun Night - Wayne Co.

September

Wings Over Big South Fork

Lake Cumberland 5-Miler - Wayne Co.
Rugby Village Pilgrimage - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Old Timer’s Day - Pickett State Park - Fentress Co.
Annual Storytelling Festival - Big South Fork NRRA 1-423-286-7275
Rugby at Rugby - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Contented Heart Quilt Show - Wayne Co.
Sierra Hull Bluegrass Festival - Pickett Co.
Wings Over the Big South Fork - www.wingsoverbigsouthfork.com
423-663-4556 Scott Co.
ATV Casa Event - Brimstone® - 423-663-4868 - Scott Co.
Scott County Heritage Festival - Scott Co.
Affair at Travisville, Civil War Educational Re-enactment - Pickett Co.
Pine Orchard Fair - Wartburg - 423-346-5740 - Morgan Co.
Lancing Art Festival - Wartburg - 423-346-5740 - Morgan Co.
Contest Quarter Horse Show - Wayne Co.
Lake Cumberland Poker Run - Lake Cumberland, Wayne Co.

October

Princess Cornblossom Native Heritage Festival 4th weekend - McCreary Co.
Trick or Treat Train for Tots - last Fri. and Sat. departs at 6 pm. - McCreary Co.
Great Pumpkin Festival - Allardt, Tennessee - Fentress Co.
Halloween Ghostly Gatherings - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Haunted Hollow Express on the last three Fridays and Saturdays. - McCreary Co.
Roller Coaster Fair Yard Sale - circling Dale Hollow Lake - Pickett Co.
Dale Hollow Bass Classic - Pickett Co.
Cumberland Cultural Heritage - Blue Heron Mining Community - 606-376-3787 - McCreary Co.
Bluegrass Festival - Wartburg - Morgan Co. 423-346-5740
Red Maple Festival & Pig Roast 3rd weekend. - McCreary Co.
Contest Quarter Horse Show - Wayne Co.

November

Veteran’s Day Ceremony - Sgt. Alvin C. York Historical Site - Pall Mall, TN - Fentress Co.
Thanksgiving Marketplace - Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Veteran’s Day Ceremonies & Parade - Wayne Co.
Christmas Village - Wayne Co.

December

Most of the towns and communities in the area have Christmas parades.
Contact the closest Chamber of Commerce for more information.
McCreary Co. Museum Open House 3rd Saturday - McCreary Co.
Painted Rocks & Twinkle Train first three Fri. and Sat. of Dec. 6:30 pm - McCreary Co.
Santa Express - Big South Fork Scenic Railway, First 3 Sats., 11:00am & 2:00pm - McCreary Co.
Christmas at Historic Rugby - 1-888-214-3400
Brimstone® Annual Toy Run - Huntsville 423-663-4868 - Scott Co.

Year-round

• Uptown Opry at the Gathering Place, downtown Whitley City every Friday 7:00pm
• Bluegrass Music at the Dixie, downtown Byrdstown every Friday & Sat. night
• April-October Coal Miner’s Jamboree in downtown Stearns Friday & Sat. 7:00pm
• South Fork Klassic Kruizers Car Cruise 1st Sat of month at 5:00pm Whitley City
• Southeast Kentucky Horseman’s Assoc. 1470 E Strunk, KY 1st Sat. of month 7:00pm

Visit the Scenic and Historic Driving Tour of the
Big South Fork Area of the Cumberland Plateau online here.