OUR EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

Bill Monroe’s Birthday Celebration
September 13th, 2010 – September 13th, 2011

Kick-Off/Media Event –Bluegrass Expo at the Homeplace - September 30th, 2010
Our very talented young people will pick and sing at the very place young Bill began to learn and love music, where the Bluegrass sound began. Media, the Monroe family and other VIPS will be invited for an afternoon of music and special tour of the Homeplace. Youth will be joined by local Bluegrass groups and perhaps nationally known Bluegrass family performers.

Mandolin Madness
Search for beautifully decorated 8 ft. mandolins outside attractions and businesses. Read historical facts about Bill Monroe and Bluegrass beginnings. Enter a drawing for a great prize if you see them all!

Bluegrass Events and Festivals
Ohio County’s regular annual events and festivals will feature even more Bluegrass and fun activities to remember Bill Monroe.

Bluegrass Images Photography Contest/Exhibition
See the exciting results of a nationwide photo contest with a bluegrass theme. Or, send in a photo yourself! Details soon.

“Beginnings of Bluegrass” Songwriting Contest
Send in a composition or enjoy performances including original songs with content relating to the history of Bluegrass and the Rosine/Jerusalem Ridge area. Details soon.

Homeplace Life Day - September 10, 2011
Take a trip to the Monroe family farm and experience what it was like for the young Bill. With costumed guides making butter and soap, shoeing a horse, playing with gourd-tops and offering an old fashioned snack, there will be lots to see and do.

September 11, 2011
Observe Sunday with a reverent afternoon tour of the Rosine Methodist Church where Bill Monroe’s funeral was held. Enjoy a gospel service and some sweet gospel music at the Rosine City Park.

Birthday Party on the Lawn - September 13, 2011
Birthday Have a piece of the biggest Bluegrass Birthday Cake ever to celebrate Bill’s 100th birthday. See who’s there to blow out the candles and jam the traditional way. Hear the strains of the mandolin and fiddle floating over the wooded hills of Jerusalem Ridge – and wish your very own "Happy Birthday" to Bill Monroe at this family–style party.

Holiday Events

Beaver Dam Christmas Homecoming
Last Friday in November
or first in December
Downtown Beaver Dam
Call 270-274-3212

Annual Festivals

Beaver Dam Strawberry Festival
Memorial Day Weekend
(270) 274-7106

Rosine Spring Festival
2nd weekend in June
(270) 256-8883

Dundee Day
2nd Saturday in August
(270) 276-3945

Centertown Days
Early September
(270) 232-5061

Rosine Fall Festival
2nd weekend in September
(270) 256-8883

Fordsville Days
3rd weekend in September
(270) 316-5454

Jerusalem Ridge Festival
Last weekend in September or
first weekend in October,
For information call (270) 274-9181

Hartford Habitat Fall Festival
4th weekend in September

Christmas Parades
First Saturday in December
(270) 274-1090

Beaver Dam Christmas Celebration
First Friday in December
(270) 274-3212

Rockport Days
(270) 274-4219

Sparks in the Park
4th of July
(270) 298-3551


Ongoing Events

Rosine Barn Jamboree
Bluegrass music and dancing
every Friday night

Centertown American Legion
Walking Horse Show
Last weekend in June
(270) 232-4972

Horse Shows
4th Saturday of every month
Hartford Ohio County Park

Hartford Dances
7pm-10:30pm
Every Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Hartford Ohio County Park

AKC Beagle License Trials
First weekend in April
Hartford Ohio County Park

National AKC Beagle Championship
2nd weekend in April
Hartford Ohio County Park

Country Music Jamboree
Labor Day Weekend
Hartford Ohio County Park

The Muzzleloaders Rendezvous
First weekend in October
Hartford Ohio County Park

Ohio Valley 4-State Sheep Dog Trial
First weekend in May & Dec
Hartford Ohio County Park
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEEKLY OR FREQUENT EVENTS

Bill Monroe Homeplace
9 am - 5 pm, Mon-Sat
1 pm - 5 pm Sun
Free Admission
Info: (270) 274-9181

 Community Dance at Ohio County Park
Every Tues, Fri & Sat
except the last 2 weeks of Dec
7 pm - 10:30
(270) 298-4466

 Cruise-In/Antique Car Show
May
(270) 298-7684

 Horse Show
Ohio County Park
4th Sat of every month
(270) 298-4466

Rosine Barn Jamboree
Bluegrass and other live music
Every Friday except the last
two weeks of Dec at 7 pm
Free Admission
(270) 274-5552

 Square Dance at Rosine Community Park
Sat, Aug 12, 7 pm
Free Admission
Contact: (270) 274-9062 or (270) 274-7357

ANNUAL EVENTS

A Gathering at the Cabin
Primitive antique & folk art show
with music, vendors, & good food
May
5823 Hwy 69 So. Centertown
(270) 232-4366

 AKC Beagle License Trials
April
(270) 298-4466

 National AKC Beagle License Trials
1st weekend of April
(270) 298-4466

 Blue Moon Jamboree at The Rosine Barn
June
Free Admission
(270) 256-8883

 Centertown American Legion
Walking Horse Show
Last weekend in June
(270) 232-4972

 Christmas Parade
First Saturday in December
(270) 274-1090

 Muzzle Loader Rendezvous
Fri - October 5, Sat-October 6,
Sun-October 7
(270) 298-4466

 National AKC Beagle Championships
April
(270) 298-4466

 Ohio Valley 4- State Sheep Dog Trials
April
Fri-May 4, Sat-May 5, Sun-May 6
Sat-December 1, Sun-December 2
(270) 298-4466

FESTIVALS

ACE Folk Festival & BBQ
Fri-May 4, Sat-May 5
10 am- 10 pm
Free Admission
(270) 274-9673

  Beaver Dam Strawberry Festival
Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend
(270) 274-7106

 Centertown Days
Early September
(270) 232-5061

 Cleatus Smith Blues to Bluegrass Festival
May
(270) 274-7414

 Christmas Celebration
Last Fri. in November or first of December
Downtown Beaver Dam, KY
(270) 274-3212

 Country Music Jamboree
Labor Day Weekend
Fri-Aug 31, Sat-Sept 1, Sun-Sept 2
Mon-Sept 3 (Labor Day)
(270) 298- 3551

 Dundee Community Days
2nd weekend in August
(270) 276-3945

 Fordsville Days
3rd weekend in September
(270) 316-5454

 Octoberfest/Habitat Festival
Hartford Kentucky - Late September
(270) 298-3335

 Jerusalem Ridge Festival
Last weekend in Sept. or first in Oct.
(270) 274-9181

 Rockport Days
September
(270) 274-4219

 Rosine Spring Festival
Rosine Community Park
Bluegrass and other music, activities
2nd weekend in June
Free Admission
Contact: (270) 256-8833

 Rosine Fall Festival
2nd weekend in September
Free Admission
Rosine Community Park
(270) 256-8883

 Sparks in the Park- 4th of July
 Ohio County Park
Free Admission
Contact: 298-3551