The Harrodsburg Kiwanis Club hosts this annual event. The Easter Bunny will be here for pictures, lots of fun games, and of course a lot of sweet treats. This event takes place on the front lawn of Old Fort Harrod State Park. Reduced admission to the Frot and Mansion Museum.
Contact: FORTHARROD@KY.GOV
The Mercer County High School Department of Drama will perform the live play “Journey to Kentucky” in the James Harrod Conference Center. 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 production, the students will get a chance to ask the actors questions. The play begins at 10:00 a.m. sharp and is $7.00 per person.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov
Bring your leashed family pet and enjoy a dog's day out. This will be a festival devoted to the beloved family with a dog and cat show/contest with boothed venders selling and displaying all sorts of animal products.
Contact: fortharrod@ky.gov
For a more laid-back experience, guests are invited to “Picnic in the Park” every Friday during June and July by bringing their own picnic lunch and listening to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. Picnic times are from noon to 1 p.m. and dates are June 4,11,18,25, and July 2,9,16,23,30.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov
For a more laid-back experience, guests are invited to “Picnic in the Park” every Friday during June and July by bringing their own picnic lunch and listening to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. Picnic times are from noon to 1 p.m. and dates are June 4,11,18,25, and July 2,9,16,23,30.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov
On June 14, the Park will offer a Flag Day Retirement Ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. in front of the Fort. Boy Scout troop 127 hosts this event. They will properly retire all old flags and offer a patriotic ceremony.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov
For a more laid-back experience, guests are invited to “Picnic in the Park” every Friday during June and July by bringing their own picnic lunch and listening to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. Picnic times are from noon to 1 p.m. and dates are June 4,11,18,25, and July 2,9,16,23,30.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov
Settlers will be camping inside and near the fort and Natives under the big old tree. Visitors are encouraged to come and walk through the Native American and Settlers camps, stop and speak with the reenactors and get a first hand interpretation of life in 1777, to witness a Ceretery Memorial service and get a front row seat to a Native American attack.
Contact: fortharod@ky.gov
For a more laid-back experience, guests are invited to “Picnic in the Park” every Friday during June and July by bringing their own picnic lunch and listening to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. Picnic times are from noon to 1 p.m. and dates are June 4,11,18,25, and July 2,9,16,23,30.
Contact: DavidL.Coleman@ky.gov