2009

July /  August / September
 October  /  November  /  December

JULY 

JULY
2009-2010 Season (TBA)  
734-2389
Ragged Edge Community Theatre, 111 S. Main Street

JULY 3
Picnic in the Park                                          
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
12 noon
Free admission. 

Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree.   

Fourth of July Celebration                              
734-9167
Anderson-Dean Community Park, US 127N

JULY 3-5
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available. 

JULY 10
Picnic in the Park                                           
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
12 noon
Free admission. 

Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. 

JULY 11
Bike Day/Night @ Olde Bus Station
734-4202
227 S. Greenville Street
2 – 6 PM
Free admission.

All bikers are welcome to gather at the Olde Bus Station to enjoy inside or outside dining from a menu of delicious foods. The restaurant offers great prices and superb service. Sponsored by Olde Bus Station, The Kickstand & Central Kentucky Riders.

JULY 11
Summer Entertainment Series                                   
734-6811
Olde Towne Park, Main Street

JULY 17
Picnic in the Park                                            
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
12 noon
Free admission. 

Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. 

JULY 18
Kentucky Shaker Music Day                         
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road

Summer Entertainment Series                                   
734-6811
Olde Towne Park, Main Street

JULY 20-25                                         
Mercer County Fair & Horse Show                
265-0407
Mercer County Fairgrounds, Linden Avenue

JULY 24
Picnic in the Park                                           
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
12 noon
Free admission. 

Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree.

JULY 31
Picnic in the Park                                            
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
12 noon
Free admission. 

Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree.

JULY 31 – AUGUST 2
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available. 

AUGUST 

AUGUST 1
Summer Entertainment Series                                  
734-6811
Olde Towne Park, Main Street

AUGUST 1, 2
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available. 

AUGUST 6-9
US Highway 127 Yard Sale                             
734-2364
450-Miles Sale from Covington, KY to Gasden, AL

AUGUST 8
Bike Day/Night @ Olde Bus Station
734-4202
227 S. Greenville Street
2 – 6 PM
Free admission.

All bikers are welcome to gather at the Olde Bus Station to enjoy inside or outside dining from a menu of delicious foods. The restaurant offers great prices and superb service. Sponsored by Olde Bus Station, The Kickstand & Central Kentucky Riders.

AUGUST 8
Summer Entertainment Series                                   
734-6811
Olde Towne Park, Main Street

AUGUST 8, 9
14^th Annual Pleasant Hill Craft Fair                
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road
Village Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM
Fair Hours: Saturday, 9:30 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, 10 AM – 4:30 PM

REDUCED village admission includes entrance into the craft fair and village tours:  Adults, $6; Ages 6-12, $3; Under age 6, free.  (One-hour excursions aboard the Dixie Belle are reduced to $5.00 per person.)

More than 70 gifted artisans from across Kentucky, the South and Midwest will come together in a casual and historic setting during the 13th annual Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Craft Fair.  This juried event boasts an assortment of crafts including exceptional pottery, jewelry, glass ware, woven rugs, needle craft, basketry, leather goods, floral design and Shaker reproductions. The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Craft Fair has been chosen in the past as one of the Top Five Festivals in Kentucky by participating artisans, and offers a truly unique setting in which to browse and purchase high quality, hand-made crafts. 

AUGUST 14, 15
Mercer County Relay for Life
734-9614
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
7 PM – 7 AM 

This is a team event to fight cancer.  Participants walk at various times throughout a 12-hour period from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.  Food, games and door prizes will be available. In addition, a live auction will be held. 

AUGUST 15
Summer Entertainment Series                                   
734-6811
Olde Towne Park, Main Street

AUGUST 22
15^th Annual Motorcycle Meet & Downtown Cruise-In
734-6811
Downtown, Main Street
5 – 9 PM
Admission:  Free 

All car and bike lovers are welcome!  All models, now, old and specialized will be on display.  Enjoy music and refreshments, as well as the popular Fashion Show.   

SEPTEMBER  

SEPTEMBER (TBA)
Fall Truck/Tractor Pull
613-8343
Mercer County Fairgrounds, Linden Avenue

SEPTEMBER 4-6
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available. 

SEPTEMBER 11-13
3^rd Annual Burgin Fall Festival                        
748-5220
Main Street, Burgin

Festival features live music, various vendors, crafts, parade, food, games, corn hole, motorcycle ride, cruise-in and more!    

SEPTEMBER 12
Bike Day/Night @ Olde Bus Station
734-4202
227 S. Greenville Street
2 – 6 PM
Free admission.

All bikers are welcome to gather at the Olde Bus Station to enjoy inside or outside dining from a menu of delicious foods. The restaurant offers great prices and superb service. Sponsored by Olde Bus Station, The Kickstand & Central Kentucky Riders

SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 23
The Journey to Kentucky Play
734-9614
James Harrod Conference Center
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
10 AM
Admission, $7  (Includes tour of fort) 

Teachers, students, and visitors will love this interactive play about the first step towards western expansion.  Audiences will go back in time and meet a fictional family who is taking the brave journey to Kentucky. Your students will be led on the ultimate adventure through the Cumberland Gap.  Audiences will even get a glimpse into what everyday life was like in the late 1700’s.  The kids will have a blast while getting involved in the account of the capture of the Boone and Calloway girls.   Filtered throughout this 40 minute production will be song and dance from the early days on the frontier. After the play, the audience will get a chance to ask the actors questions.

SEPTEMBER 18, 19
6^th Annual James Harrod Trust Cemetery Tour         
734-7829
Spring Hill Cemetery, N. Greenville Street

Local actors and volunteers bring history to life with guided tours through the Springhill Cemetery with stops at headstones of characters from the community’s past. 

SEPTEMBER 26, 27
Apple Harvest                                    
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road
Village Hours:  10 AM – 5 PM
Admission: Adults, $14; Ages 12-17, $7; Ages 6-11, $5; Under age 6, free. 

Enjoy the autumn's bounty at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Hands-on activities with apples, including cider pressing, apple butter-making and apple drying, are a perfect way to greet autumn. Take a guided walk through the orchard and learn about small orchard management.

OCTOBER

OCTOBER (TBA)
Fall Brawl Demolition Derby                            
366-4200
Mercer County Fairgrounds, Linden Avenue 

OCTOBER 2-4
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available.   

OCTOBER 3
Harrodsburg Homecoming
734-9167 or 366-4362
Anderson-Dean Community Park, US 127N
12 noon – 6 PM
Admission:  $5 

Features Bluegrass & Country Music Concert, Classic Car Cruise-In, Motorcycle Poker Run and Veteran’s Flag Dedication.

OCTOBER 31
Night of the Great Pumpkin
734-6811
Downtown, Main Street
6 – 8 PM
Admission:  Free 

Enjoy trick or treating in a safe environment, compliments of downtown merchants, area businesses and Harrodsburg First.   Free candy, games, and prized for children ages 12 and under.  Costume contest starting at 6:30 p.m. 

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 6-8

Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  

608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available.   

NOVEMBER 13, 14
Fort Harrod Holiday Special               
734-9614
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
5 - 8 PM
Admission:  Adults, $3; Children, $2. 

Old Fort Harrod State Park is hosting its annual Holiday Special on November 13 – 14, 2009.  Stroll through the front grounds of Old Fort Harrod State Park where over 1000 luminaries will guide your way.  Step back in time and enjoy a candlelit tour of the 18th century fort replica that is complete with furnished cabins, blockhouses and a unique state park gift shop stocked with great items.  Santa Claus will await all visitors, young and old, and your visit will not be complete without enjoying the sounds of holiday music, hot apple cider and homemade cookies. 

NOVEMBER 27-29
Harrodsburg Downtown Shopping Weekend
734-6811
Main Street & Downtown Historic District
Friday & Saturday, 9 AM - 8 PM; Sunday, 1 - 4 PM

Forget fighting the crowds at the mall and walking a mile in the cold weather to find your car. Save on gas and time by shopping and dining downtown.  Support your local businesses and shop and dine downtown where you’ll enjoy refreshments, caroling and visits from Santa.

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DECEMBER

DECEMBER 1-30

Holiday Teas at the Inn   (Reservations required.)        
734-5411        
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road
Tea Times: Monday – Saturday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 PM
Cost:  $9.95 per person 

Indulge in the season at the Trustees’ Office Dining Room with tasty teas and assorted goodies, including orange spiced tea, assorted tea breads and muffins, tea sandwiches and biscuits, and miniature desserts. 

DECEMBER 4
Christmas Parade                                           
734-4394        
Route:  Mercer County School’s E. Lexington Campus to Main Street
6:30 PM

DECEMBER4, 5
Christmas Tea Room                          
734-5985        
Harrodsburg Historical Society, 220 S. Chiles Street
Friday, 11 AM – 2 PM; Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM 

Menu features a variety of soups, sandwiches, desserts and hot spiced tea. 

DECEMBER 4-6
Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show                  
608-3232
745 Cane Run Street
Friday - Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Free admission. 

Antique dealers exhibit quality antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment.  Concessions and plenty of parking are available. 

DECEMBER 5
18th Annual Holiday Homes Tour                        
734-5985
Harrodsburg Historical Society, 220 S. Chiles Street

Pleasant Hill Craft Store Holiday Open House           
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road 

10% discount on all purchases made in our craft stores today! Refreshments, visiting craftspeople and seasonal music offer a warm and delightful atmosphere to accomplish your holiday shopping.

• No admission required
• Craft Store Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM 

Christmas in the Shaker Spirit                                   
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road 

Celebrate a simpler, Shaker-style Christmas. Make paper chains, string popcorn, learn Shaker songs and discover the true spirit of the holiday season. Festivities highlighted by solo music performances and Shaker music choral concerts presented by The Pleasant Hill Singers. 

• Included in regular village admission
• Admission: $7, Adult; $3.50 Ages 12-17, $2.50 Ages 6-11, Free under 6 
• Village Hours: 10 AM – 4:30 PM
• Solo Music Performances: 1 & 3 PM
• Pleasant Hill Singers Christmas Choral Concert: 1:30 & 3:30 PM

Village Christmas Caroling                                          
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road 

Welcome the holidays by caroling along the lantern-lit village road. In the Shaker spirit, the donation of a canned good is the price of admission.

• Admission: Canned Good Donation
• Starting Time: 7 PM