Mark your calendar for one of Boyle County’s most anticipated summer events. Balloons Over the Bluegrass returns to the Danville-Boyle County Airport on Sunday, August 9, from 4-9 PM for an evening filled with family fun, great food, live entertainment, and, weather permitting, the breathtaking sight of colorful hot air balloons filling the Kentucky sky. Admission is free, parking is easy, and all are welcome. Gather your friends and family…

Pioneer Playhouse zooms into the third play of its historic 77th season with Boeing Boeing, a high-flying farce, originally written in French by Marc Camoletti, and adapted into English by Beverly Cross. Boeing Boeing has been seen on Broadway many times, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most performed French play in the English Language. Boeing Boeing is set in a Paris flat, and…

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville continues its 77th season under the stars with a special Kentucky Voices original play celebrating small town life in Kentucky at the turn of the century in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary. The Iron Baby Angel (June 30-July 18) was adapted for the stage by Robby Henson, artistic director of the historic theatre his father, Eben C. Henson, founded in 1949. The book, published in 1954…

Newly released tourism economic impact data from the Kentucky Department of Tourism shows Boyle County’s tourism industry continued to generate significant economic benefits in 2025, posting gains in visitor spending, labor income, and tax revenue. The annual economic impact study, conducted by Tourism Economics on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Tourism, found visitor spending in Boyle County increased to $84.5 million in 2025, up from $83.5 million in 2024.…

The Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) recently awarded funds to help market three local events, with a focus on attracting visitors to the community. The CVB’s board of directors approved the funding at their January meeting and checks were distributed in May. Funds are intended to be used to help with advertising and other marketing efforts. Those receiving funds include: Pioneer Playhouse, which received $8,000. The playhouse starts…

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville – Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre – is celebrating 77 years in the Bluegrass with a brand-new show time and new dinner menu, as well as new events such as family nights, a Starry Night Studio Under the Stars, photo exhibits, downtown walking tours, and a 1960s-themed opening night costume contest. “We know people love what we do, but we wanted to make this 77th season even…

Hot Sauce Band

Art Center of the Bluegrass will host an opening ceremony for the inaugural firing of an anagama kiln from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. This wood-fired pottery experience is unique in this part of the United States, drawing potters from around the region and beyond to participate. The anagama kiln was built in 1993, settled into a sloping hillside in rural Danville on land once owned by Dr. Mack…

Even if fine bourbon isn’t something you personally enjoy, you may still be familiar with one of the most well-known names in the distilling world – Pappy Van Winkle.This world-famous distiller’s legal name is actually Julian Proctor Van Winkle Sr., the name he went by when he was growing up in Danville, a fact that is not exactly well known in the town where he lived through the age of…

Visitors to Danville and Boyle County will soon have access to a new set of walking and hiking trails, which will also incorporate a mountain bike trail networked designed to attract riders from across the region and beyond. Construction will begin in early 2026 on the Pine Knob Trails at Alum Springs, located a short drive southwest of Danville. The jointly sponsored City of Danville and Boyle County project represents…