Hopkinsville has some party options for New Year’s Eve, and not all of them require a celebrant to stay out until midnight. Here are some ideas to consider.
For youngsters
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St., has an event that will let children ages 10 and younger ring in the New Year — albeit a day early and hours ahead of bedtime.
The library’s Noon Year’s Eve party will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The library will offer crafts, games and snacks. There will be a countdown to the New Year with a balloon drop. There’s no charge to attend.
Bourbon barrel drop
Casey Jones Distillery, 2815 Witty Lane, will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday for its New Year’s Eve party. There’s no cover charge, and the distillery describes the event as “family friendly” with live country and southern rock music by the 109 Band. Burgasm’s food truck will be serving from about noon to 8 p.m.
Patrons won’t have to wait until midnight to ring in the new year. A bourbon barrel drop is planned before the distillery closes at 10 p.m.
Ring in 8 p.m.
Hopkinsville Brewing Co., 102 E. Fifth St., opens at 4 p.m. Saturday for the annual New Beer’s Eve celebration.
The brewery — home to Hopkinsville’s “smallest, earliest and only mirrored ball drop” — makes it easier for celebrants who don’t want to stay out too late. They set the clock ahead four hours in the tap room and drop the ball at 8 p.m.
Starboard Gourmet Popcorn will be selling snacks at the brewery’s celebration.
Restaurant farewell party
Main Street Tavern Restaurant will be closing after its New Year’s Eve bash, so this is the last chance for its patrons to enjoy the downtown business.
The restaurant at Eighth and Main streets will open at 5 p.m. Saturday. The trivia contest will start at 6 p.m., followed by karaoke.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
