The Festival of the Bluegrass is the premier traditional Bluegrass Music Festival in the country where the biggest names in bluegrass will converge at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground in Lexington, KY, June 6-9, 2013.

Since 1974, the Cornett Family of Central Kentucky has been bringing the best bluegrass to the Bluegrass. Still going strong, the festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is the oldest family-run bluegrass festival in the country. This week-long celebration takes place at the Kentucky Horse Park and in downtown Lexington with transportation provided between the two. Features include workshops, music, and more!

There are three stages at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground: the Main Stage, the Homegrown Stage and the Progressive Stage. There is an extensive line-up with different bands playing each day. While there is seating available for some stages, it is wise to bring your own lawn chair. Attended by thousands and the crown jewel of bluegrass festivals in the Bluegrass, their mission is to maintain the roots of Bluegrass music in Kentucky and to honor the community spirit of evenings spent on front porches throughout Appalachia. That same spirit can be found in “villages” around the campground as music spills beyond the stage to individual camp sites.

Camping is a big part of the Festival of the Bluegrass experience. Whether you load up your RV or throw a tent in your trunk, you’ll be joining a few thousand of the closest friends you never knew you had. Every year it’s the same; people come for the music, they stay for the community.  The late night pickin’, the morning smells of coffee and bacon, the trek to the showers and dip in the pool all reinforce that the Festival of the Bluegrass is more village than campground.

The Kentucky Horse Park Campground is a beautiful state park campground that provides campers with access to a bath house, playground, store and swimming pool. If you’re interested in a site, book soon as we fill up. Two ticket purchases are required per campsite.

An important part of the Festival of the Bluegrass is encouraging younger generations to carry on the musical tradition. The Cornett family has supported a non-profit Bluegrass Music Camp for this purpose - kids ages 6-18 come and learn the craft from experienced musicians. The Bluegrass Music Camp for youngsters will be opening the festival at 7 pm on Thursday, June 6.

For more information about the Festival of the Bluegrass or the Bluegrass Music Camp, please visit www.festivalofthebluegrass.com or call (859) 253-0806.

Band Schedule:

Thursday– Lonesome River Band, Coal Town Dixie, Newtown, The Grass Stains

Friday– Dailey and Vincent, IIIrd Tyme Out, 23 String Band, Dale Ann Bradley, Bluegrass Collective, Laurel River Line, Moron Brothers, True Life Travelers, Driving Rain and more.

Saturday – The Masters of Bluegrass featuring Del McCoury, JD Crowe, Bobby Osborne and others, Seldom Scene, Town Mountain, The Boxcars, Blue Highway, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Kentucky Blue and more.

Sunday – Dry Branch Fire Squad, and Kentucky Blue

Dates & Time:

Thursday, June 6, 2013 – 7:00 pm

Friday, June 7, 2013 – 1:00 pm – After Midnight

Saturday, June 8, 2013 – 1:00 pm – After Midnight

Sunday, June 9, 2013 – Gospel Show TBA

Admission:

4-Day Ticket – $85.00

4-Day Ticket w/ Primitive Camping – $105.00

Thursday Ticket – $25.00

Friday Ticket – $40.00

Saturday Ticket – $45.00

Sunday Ticket – $10.00

Youth Ticket – $40.00 (4-Day Ticket w/ Camping for ages 13-17)

Kids 12 and under are free.

Location & Parking:

The Kentucky Horse Park Campground – Parking is included with admission.

The annual Hippity Hoppity Hunt takes place at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground on Saturday, March 30!  Little campers and their parents will enjoy the Easter Bunny, an egg hunt, a petting zoo, crafts, inflatables and a lunch sponsored by Northside RVs. 

The Hippity Hoppity Hunt is open only to campers, so be sure to get your reservation in by contacting the KHP Campground at (800) 370-6416 directly or the reservation system at (888) 4KY-PARK or www.parks.ky.gov or going straight to the campground pages on this website at:

http://kyhorsepark.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=571&Itemid=264

Date and Time:

Saturday, March 30 – 11 am – 3pm

Campground Fee:

$30.00 – Sunday-Thursday per night/1-8 people

$32.00 – Friday-Saturday per night/1-8 pepole

$26.00 per night/primitive with electric

$20.00 per night/primitive

 Come Join Us on the Legacy Trail

WHO:  All Fayette citizens are challenged to come out in support

WHAT:  2^nd Sunday on the Legacy Trail – an afternoon to walk, run, bike, rollerblade, skateboard, push a stroller or walk a pet

WHEN:  Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 2-6 p.m.

WHERE:  Legacy Trail located along the Newtown Pike corridor

WHY:  Since 2008, the University of Kentucky Extension Service has coordinated community wide 2^nd Sunday events by closing downtown streets, airport runways, etc.

In 5 short years 2^nd Sunday has exploded into hundreds of communities across the state.  In Fayette County, permanent infrastructure of trails is becoming assets the community now owns and utilizes. The Legacy Trail is the crown jewel. 

Kentucky is one of the least healthy states in the US.   2^nd Sunday is a prime opportunity for local citizens to display their resolve in remedying this status.  Be there.  Be healthy. 

COMMUNITY HOSTS:  Fayette County Cooperative Extension; Kentucky Horse Park; Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept.; Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government; Lexmark; Spindletop Hall, YMCA of Central Kentucky

ACTIVITIES:

Kentucky Horse Park:

2-5pm: $5.00 adults admission and free for kids under 12 and under along with Free parking. Must present 2nd Sunday sticker for parking and admission (each individual), so be sure to hit the Legacy Trail first. Note: For the safety of our guests, equestrians and horses, BICYCLES ARE NOT PERMITTED on park grounds beyond the main visitor parking lot or campground (without permission of the KHP Mounted Police.)

Spindletop Hall: 

Drinks and Snacks

Coldstream Trailhead:

2-6pm: Fayette County Extension, Chiro One Wellness Center
2-4pm: Cane Run Water Shed Display
3-5pm: Capoeira Volta Ao Mundo

North Lexington YMCA:

2-6pm: Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Hydration Station, Maximized Living, Community Action Council

2-4pm: Kids Bike Races

2-5pm: Rollerblading, Better Bites

2:30-3:30pm: Zumba

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