Fall Returns to the City of Hyden!
Wonderful Festival planned. Big kickoff for our festival will be at Mary Breckinridge’s Big House
September 23
Dinner at The Big House at 6:00
Janet Scott will be portraying Mrs. Breckinridge
Mountain food will be served at 6:00
Tickets are 25.00 per person. Contact Joel Brashear.
September 24
The 40th annual Mary Breckinridge Festival 5K is September 24 at 7:30 am at Riverfront Park. If you choose not to do the run/walk in person, you may participate virtually. Contact Mollie Sizemore for more information.
Homecoming at Wendover Livery
1:00 Janet Scott performance
2:00 Painting with Nora. Paint your own festival related masterpiece. Paintings will be displayed during the Festival.
Cookies and drinks will be served.
5:00 Cookout on the Livery lawn for everyone.
6:00 Bluegrass Cousins will be performing.
This event is sponsored by The City of Hyden, Mayor Carol Joseph, City Commissioners Bill Napier, Linda Craft, Randall Combs, and Jennifer Campbell.
Our wonderful City staff will also be helping out.
Thanks to Hyden Citizens Bank for co-sponsoring! I’d like to thank the Betterment Committee for providing us with this wonderful Wendover Homecoming venue!
Miss Mary Breckinridge Pageant begins at 12 at the
Stinnett Community Center
September 27 at 6:00
Literary Night at Eagle’s Landing
Renowned author Maurice Manning will be reading!
Local writers welcome.
The Carnival is coming on Wednesday. Yay!
September 28
Story Trail in the Park at 5:00
The featured book is Angel Coming, which is a story
about Midwives and what an impact they made on our community.
Gift bags for kids!
September 30 Friday
All booths will be set up on Main Street and they will remain until Saturday night. Great opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping!
Fantastic music planned for Friday and Saturday night! Schedule is not complete yet but I have booked Midlife Crisis, 8 Daze Sober, Southbound, BlueGrass Cousins, SmokeBreak and Travis Napier Band. I’ll announce the rest tomorrow.
October 1
Get ready for the Amazing Race at 9:00 am on October 1. You have never had so much fun! Teams of two.
Participants choice as they complete the race:
2 UK Men’s Basketball Tickets
Weekend on Pontoon at Carr Fork Lake
Deer Hunting Rights on Private Land
1 year Membership for 2 at Leslie County Fitness.
The Mary Breckinridge Parade lineup will be at 11:00 at the Nixon Center on Saturday, October 1.
The Mary Breckinridge car show will be at the parking structure next to the LKLP office after the parade. Contact Wade Mosley for more information.
We still have some concession spots open for the festival. Applications are available at City Hall or they can be emailed to you if you send your email to us on messenger.
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