Constitution Square will have a festive feel in late October as dozens (maybe hundreds) of pumpkins are put on display during the first ever Pumpkins in the Park contest. Local students, adults, organizations and businesses are welcome to participate in this pumpkin decorating endeavour, sponsored by the Danville-Boyle County Tourism Office. Anybody is welcome to…
more: Tourism Office sponsoring Pumpkins in the Park Oct. 25-31
Even if you aren’t a runner, you can still have a good time in downtown Danville as the 2023 Bourbon Chase relay passes through town. More than 3,000 runners will participate in this year’s race, which begins at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont on the morning of Friday, Oct. 6 enroute to the finish…
more: Live music, 360 video booth part of 2023 Bourbon Chase stop in Danville
Before the leaves even begin to fully turn, Boyle County goes all in for fall festivals, beginning with September’s nod to Kentucky arts, crafts and music, continuing into October with two commemorations of a major historic event and ending on a nostalgic note at month’s end with good, old-fashioned family fun times. Mark your calendars…
Centre College’s Norton Center, home to a world-class performing arts series of professional touring artists, marks a milestone in 2023 and plans to celebrate turning 50 all season long. A special exhibition, “A Retro Perspective: Revisiting Prints from the Permanent Collection,” opens Monday, Aug. 14. A free community concert by the Louisville Orchestra as part…
more: Norton Center talks 50th anniversary and bringing top-name entertainers to Danville
Pioneer Playhouse, Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre, will end its regular play season with Kosher Lutherans, a modern comedy that playwright William Missouri Downs says was inspired by one word: happiness. “Many years ago, I was looking up a name in the phone book and saw the word ‘Happiness’ and a phone number beside it,” explains…
more: Kosher Lutherans comedy play to close out Pioneer Playhouse’s 2023 season
Pioneer Playhouse of Danville opens the second show of its 74th season, Farce of Nature, with a bang on Tuesday, July 4th. “It’s a little unusual starting on July 4th,” admits Heather Henson, managing director of the theatre her father, Col. Eben C. Henson, founded in 1950. “There will definitely be some fireworks in the background, but that’s…
more: The Second Show at Pioneer Playhouse Opens with a Bang
Where’s Waldo? All over downtown Danville, that’s where. From July 1-20, the iconic character will be hanging out and hiding inside of 26 different downtown businesses, waiting to be found and documented for prizes. Each business will have a 5-inch-tall cutout of Waldo displayed somewhere inside. Stop by Plaid Elephant Books – 116 N. 3rd…
Pioneer Playhouse of Danville will open for its 74th season under the stars on June 9 with the world premiere production of Blood Suede Shoes: A Sergeant Elvis Presley Murder Mystery, written by Robby Henson, artistic director of the historic theatre his father, Eben C. Henson, founded in 1950. Blood Suede Shoes: A Sergeant Elvis…
more: A Premiere Original Opens Season 74 at Pioneer Playhouse
About GABBF The Great American Brass Band Festival gears up for their 33rd year this June. With the mission to preserve and share brass band music and its cultural impact, the festival has brought some of the most talented brass artists from around the country to play right here in Danville, Kentucky. Where to stay…
more: Pro tips for attending the 2023 Great American Brass Band Festival
The Great American Brass Band Festival – in cooperation with the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce and the Danville-Boyle County Tourism Office – is proud to announce a new concert series coming to downtown Danville. Presented by Farmer’s National Bank, the City of Danville, and the Boyle County Fiscal Court, Downtown Downbeat (as it is…
more: Free live music coming up April-October during Downtown Downbeat concert series