Planning a trip to Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region? Make room in your itinerary for Danville and Boyle County. Located just 36 miles from Lexington, Danville combines small-town charm with an impressive mix of Kentucky history, bourbon experiences, locally owned restaurants, live entertainment, art and outdoor recreation. Whether you’re planning a weekend getaway, exploring the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, looking for a historic destination or searching for things to do near Lexington, you’ll…
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Art Center to exhibit the work of Stephen Rolfe Powell
A new exhibition at the Art Center of the Bluegrass celebrates the 40-year legacy of Stephen Powell’s teaching and his distinguished career as one of America’s leading studio glass artists. Danville has become synonymous with Stephen Powell, who chose to make Centre College and Danville his home for most of his career. Powell’s lasting influence has helped establish Danville as a hotbed for glass art and as a place where…
Enjoy Your Dose of Danville: A New Guide to Things to Do in Danville, Boyle County
Looking for things to do in Danville, Kentucky, and Boyle County? A new quarterly publication is here to help you discover local events, festivals, live music, arts, history and attractions right in your own backyard. What is there to do in this small Kentucky town? Where can you hear live music? What’s happening this weekend? When is the next festival? And where can you find something fun, interesting, historic —…
Bourbon Chase Bringing 3,000 Runners to Danville, Boyle County
The annual Bourbon Chase relay race will wind its way through the back roads of Boyle County on Friday, Oct. 2, with runners celebrating this year’s “Joy Ride” theme. This year’s race will involve nearly 3,000 runners coming to Kentucky from around the country. They’ll start the race before the sun comes up at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, en route to Lexington, but they will spend several hours…
Let’s Get Spooky This Halloween Season
Halloween in Boyle County comes with options. Want history with your hauntings? Weird stuff and taxidermy? A downtown witch convention? Giant skeletons? Or just a good old-fashioned scare? Pick your poison. Ghost Walks If ghost walks are on your spooky-season to-do list, look to Perryville.A Historic Merchants Row Ghost Walk is coming up Saturday, Oct. 3, offering an evening of stories, local legends and tales from Perryville’s past — much…
55th Annual Forkland Festival Celebrates Appalachian Heritage in Boyle County’s Knobs Region
The 55th Annual Forkland Festival invites visitors to experience the rich Appalachian heritage, history and traditions of southwest Boyle County during this beloved annual celebration in Kentucky’s scenic Knobs region. Held in the Forkland community, the festival brings together regional artisans, local musicians, traditional food and family-friendly activities for a weekend celebrating the people, stories and traditions that make this rural Boyle County community special. Visitors can browse handmade crafts…
Constitution Square Festival Returns this September with Art, Music, and Local Flavor
Step into the heart of Kentucky history for a full day of art, music, food, local makers, demonstrations, and community spirit. The annual Constitution Square Festival brings one of Danville’s most historic sites to life with more than 40 artists and vendors, hands‑on demonstrations, live entertainment, local organizations, Boyle County Farmers’ Market favorites, and plenty of delicious food. Saturday, September 12th 9AM to5 PM Constitution Square Historic Site in downtown…
Get Out and Explore Danville, Kentucky: Tourism Office Launches New Passport Program
Visitors and locals can explore more of Danville and Boyle County, Kentucky, with the launch of the new Danville & Boyle County Passport, a free tourism challenge created by the Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). The passport encourages people to discover 19 attractions, historic sites, museums and other destinations throughout Boyle County, including popular places such as Constitution Square, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site and the Great American…
Norton Center’s 2026–27 Season includes Alison Krauss, Tim Meadows, Broadway and More
Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts in Danville, Kentucky has announced its 2026–27 performing arts season, featuring Grammy-winning musicians, Broadway theater, comedy, acclaimed authors, emerging artists and internationally recognized performers. The new season brings an impressive lineup of entertainment to Danville, including Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Pam Tillis, John Green, Tim Meadows, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, The Peking Acrobats, Skerryvore, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Orleans,…
Art Center has new exhibits opening in August
Art Center of the Bluegrass is presenting two new exhibits in August, with free admission and opening receptions planned. Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky will be displaying artworks from a wide range of member-artists, created in the outdoors. Rhonda Gilliam, an Art Center Studio Artist, will have a solo exhibition featuring her working process. “Observing Light: Painting Outside with the Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky” will include artwork…