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Harrodsburg/Mercer County  Tourist Commission
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Harrodsburg, KY 40330
 800-355-9192 / 859-734-2364
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Please call the contact number listed to confirm date and time as information is subject to change without notice! 

All phone numbers are 859 area code
unless otherwise noted.

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2010 Calendar of Events 

September / October / November / December

APRIL 1 – OCTOBER 31
Old Fort Harrod State Park
734-3314

100 S. College Street


Fort, Mansion Museum & Gift Shop
Open daily,
9AM – 5PM
Admission: $3 ages 6 to 12; $4 ages 55+; $5 ages 13 to 55.
Children under 6 admitted free. 

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
734-5411 or 800/734-5611

3501 Lexington Road


Village tours daily,
10AM – 5 PM
Admission: $15 ages 13 & above; $5 ages 6-12, free 5 & under

APRIL 2- OCTOBER 31
DIXIE BELLE RIVERBOAT
734-5411 or 800/734-5611

Shaker
Village of Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
 

Daily One-Hour Cruises: 2 & 4 PM
Admission: $10 (13 & above); $5 (6-12), free for children 5 & under.

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SEPTEMBER  

SEPTEMBER 3
Red Milton & Cousin Hethroe performing @ The Barn
748-9689

345 Buster Pike, Burgin

7 – 10 PM

Admission: $7 

SEPTEMBER 3, 4
Mighty Blues Dragon performing at Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
734-3400

180 Lucky Man Way

10 PM – 1 AM

SEPTEMBER 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. 

Twin Hills Drive-In
734-3474

1785 Louisville Road, US Highway 127N

Box Office Opens at 6:30 PM
Adults, $5; Ages 3-10, $2.50 

SEPTEMBER 4
Clementsville Sanctioned Truck Pull
613-8341 or 613-8343

Mercer County Fairgrounds
510 Linden Avenue
7 PM 

SEPTEMBER 10
Alan Hilbert performing as George Jones @ The Barn
748-9689

345 Buster Pike, Burgin

7 – 10 PM

Admission: $7 

SEPTEMBER 10, 11
Southern High  performing at Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
734-3400

180 Lucky Man Way

10 PM – 1 AM

SEPTEMBER 10-12
Twin Hills Drive-In
734-3474

1785 Louisville Road, US Highway 127N

Box Office Opens at 6:30 PM
Adults, $5; Ages 3-10, $2.50
 

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 11
Demolition Derby
270/268-1356

Mercer
County Fairgrounds
510 Linden Avenue

7 PM

SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 22
The Journey to Kentucky Play II
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 16-18
Kentucky Mountain Saddle/Spotted Saddle Fall

Preview Horse Show
734-5546 or 265-0407

Mercer
County Fairgrounds
560 Linden Avenue
 

SEPTEMBER 17
Big Jim Walker performing @ The Barn
748-9689

345 Buster Pike, Burgin

7 – 10 PM

Admission: $7 

September 17, 18
James Harrod Trust Cemetery Tour         
734-7829
Spring Hill Cemetery, N. Greenville Street 
6:30 -10 PM
(Tours depart on the ½ hour.)
Admission: $5 

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. 

Salvisa Ruritan Country Days
865-4476 or 748-9048

Main Street
 

Brat Pack performing @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
734-3400

180 Lucky Man Way

10 PM–1 AM
 

SEPTEMBER 17-19
The Wind in the Willows
7
34-2389

Ragged Edge Community Theatre,
111 S. Main Street
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 8 PM; Sunday, 3 PM
Adults, $8; Children, $6. 

Twin Hills Drive-In
734-3474

1785 Louisville Road, US Highway 127N

Box Office Opens at 6:30 PM
Adults, $5; Ages 3-10, $2.50 

SEPTEMBER 18
Special Garden-Side Supper
734-5411 or 800/734-5611 ext. 1545

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road 

Feast on four courses prepared from the late-summer garden harvest, while meeting Kentucky Proud farmers who cultivated your food.

Time: Appetizers and Garden Stroll - 6:30, Garden-Side Supper Following  
Meal: Four Course Meal with Three Wine Pairings
Inclusive Price: $85
Reservations: Seating is limited. Reservations are required. 

SEPTEMBER 18-20
Bike Trek to Shaker Village
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road 

Join us for the 25th Anniversary of the American Lung Association in Kentucky's Bike Trek to Shakertown and experience some of the best cycling in the United States.  The Bike Trek to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a 3-day mini-vacation on wheels through gorgeous Kentucky countryside and features an overnight stay on Sunday at historic property.  Proceeds benefit the American Lung Association in Kentucky in the fight against lung disease. 

SEPTEMBER 24-25
Trailer Trash performing @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
734-3400

180 Lucky Man Way

10 PM–1 AM
 

SEPTEMBER 24-26
The Wind in the Willows
7
34-2389

Ragged Edge Community Theatre,
111 S. Main Street
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 8 PM; Sunday, 3 PM
Adults, $8; Children, $6.
 

SEPTEMBER 24-26
Central Kentucky Old Iron Tractor, Engine & Machinery Show
748-9333

Anderson-Dean Community Park, 1501 Louisville Road (US HWY 127N)
Friday & Saturday, 8 AM – Dark; Sunday, 8:30 AM – 12 Noon
Admission:  Free 

Features tractor games, antique tractors, hit/miss engines, horse-drawn machinery.  Educational fun for the whole family.  Proceeds benefit Burgin FFA Chapter.   

Twin Hills Drive-In
734-3474

1785 Louisville Road, US Highway 127N

Box Office Opens at 6:30 PM
Adults, $5; Ages 3-10, $2.50 

SEPTEMBER 25
Fall Diesel Truck Pull
613-8341 or 613-8343

Mercer County Fairgrounds
510 Linden Avenue
7 PM 

SEPTEMBER 25, 26
Harvest Weekend                              
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road
Village Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM
Admission: Ages 13 and older, $15; Ages 6-12, $5;
Ages 5 and under, 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.

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 OCTOBER

OCTOBER (TBA)
Fall Brawl Demolition Derby                            
734-0171
Mercer County Fairgrounds, 560 Linden Avenue 

OCTOBER 1-3
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 28-31
Haunted Frontier
734-9614        
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street
7 PM – 10 PM
Admission: 
Free

Come to a haunted house 236 years in the making--actually it's a haunted fort!  One of the most popular events of the year returns to scare the pants off of the brave crowds who dare to enter the Old Fort at night.  Not recommended for children under 6.

OCTOBER 30
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 prizes for children ages 12 and under. 

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NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 5-7

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 26-27
Harrodsburg Downtown Shopping Weekend
734-6811

Main Street
& Downtown Historic District
Friday & Saturday,
9 AM - 8 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:  $10.95 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 1-31
Christmas Teas     (Reservations required.)
734-5050
Aspen Hall Manor,
558 Aspen Hall Drive
Monday – Saturday
Cost:  $20.95 per person 

Savor a five-course luncheon featuring an array of holiday delights.

DECEMBER 3
Christmas Parade                                           
734-4394        
Route:  Mercer County School’s E. Lexington Campus to Main Street
6:30 PM 

DECEMBER3, 4
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 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. 

DECEMBER 4
Salvisa Christmas Parade
748-9048

Main Street

10 AM
 

19th Annual Holiday Homes Tour                         
734-5985
Harrodsburg Historical Society, 220 S. Chiles Street

Burgin Christmas Parade
748-9333
Route:  Ash-Dan Estates, Main to High Streets               
5:30 PM

Simple Gifts of Christmas
734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Road
10 AM - 4:30 PM

$7, Ages 13 & Above; $3, Ages 6-12;  Free, Ages 5 & Under. 


Pleasant Hill Craft Store Holiday Open House
10 AM - 4:30 PM.  10% discount. (No admission required.)

  • Special Music (Included in regular village admission)
  • Solo Performances @ 1 & 3 PM; Pleasant Hill Singers Choral Concerts @ 1:30 & 3:30 PM; Caroling at Shaker Village, 7 PM.  (Admission:  Donated Canned Good)