Events

The fair is packed with attractions, including carnival rides, beauty pageants, all kinds of food, tractor pulls, a demolition derby, livestock competitions, a petting zoo, and home-good contests.

The festival, featuring four free music shows and more than 70 food, beverage and merchant vendors, will run Sept. 12 and 13.

Supported by a Hopkinsville Rotary grant, the camp is free for children ages 4 to 17. Preregistration is required by June 12.

The fundraiser includes a grilled pork chop meal and a silent auction.

The free concert is planned on July 3 at Casey Jones Distillery.

The museum is offering its popular Downtown Tipsy Tour and a bus tour of state historical markers across the county.

The director of South Union Shaker Village in Logan County will be in Hopkinsville to speak about the history of whiskey-making by the religious sect — and about a new bourbon the historic site is producing.

The ceremony honoring the co-founder of Kappa Alpha Psi will be June 7 at Founders Square in downtown Hopkinsville.

Participants at the Thursday event will be invited to read original poetry, a selection from a favorite author, spoken word or prose.

The public is invited to come for free popcorn and tours of the building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The holiday honoring service members who die in the line of duty was first observed as Decoration Day a few years after the Civil War.