Kentucky Special Events in 2012
Beaumont Inn, Harrodsburg KentuckyAlso see our guide to the Bluegrass Region! January 11 Opening Day.
February 14 Valentine’s Day. Main Dining Room and Old Owl TAVERN open for dinner. Great lodging rates available for this special date!
March 17 St.Patrick’s Day. Special “luck of the Irish” event held in Old Owl TAVERN.
April 6-27 Keeneland Spring Racing. Kentucky Thoroughbred Racing at its best. No racing on Mondays or Tuesdays. Only 30 minutes to the track. This is a must if you haven’t experienced this tradition!
April 26-29 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event at Kentucky Horse Park. Just 50 minutes from the Inn. Excitement!
May 5 Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. World’s most famous horse race. The run for the roses! Most exciting two minutes in sports!
May 20-21 Praying Colonels Invitational Golf Tournament – Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Golfing Alumni – let’s do it!
May 20 Centre College Graduation. Danville, Kentucky.
May 26-27 Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
May 31-June 3 400 Mile Antiques, Collectibles & Stuff Sale. Across Kentucky’s Historic Highway 68. Stop, shop and plop with us along the way!
June 1-2 Fort Harrod Kentucky Beef Festival. Mercer County Fairgrounds. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, beef shows, beef cook-offs and more! Where’s the Beef?
June 7-10 Great American Brass Band Festival. Internationally recognized. Danville, Kentucky. You’ve got to see it to believe it!
June 16-17 Annual Pleasant Hill Antiques Show and Sale. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
June 23-24 Fort Harrod Settlement and Raid. Old Fort Harrod State Park. Native American and Settler re-enactors. Great family fun and entertainment!
June 23 Harrodsburg Festival of Books and Arts. Walk to Main Street from the Inn!
July 4 Fourth of July Celebration. Fireworks, music and festival events. Anderson-Dean Community Park.
July 14 Kentucky Shaker Music Day. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
July 16-28 Mercer County Fair & Horse Show. Oldest fair in Kentucky. One of the best Saddlebred Horse Shows in the country. A classic!
August 2-5 654 mile “127 Corridor” Outdoor Sale. Highway US 127 Kentucky - Alabama. World’s longest yard sale!
August 4-5 Annual Pleasant Hill Craft Fair. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
August 10 Summer Monster Crawl by Arts Council of Mercer County.
August 31-September 2 Burgin Fall Festival. Small town, rural celebration!
September 14-15 James Harrod Trust Cemetery Tour. Spring Hill Cemetery, North Greenville Street. Local actors bring history to life with guided tours!
September 14-15 Salvisa Country Days. Down home fun and entertainment! Even “City Slickers” will enjoy this event!
September 15 Pioneer Classic Cruise-In & Car Show. Sponsored by the Harrodsburg/ Mercer County Tourist Commission. Anderson-Dean Community Park.
September 21-23 Centre College Family Weekend. Danville, Kentucky.
September 29-30 Harvest Weekend. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
October 5-7 Perryville Battlefield Re-enactment. Civil War demonstrations and living history all weekend at Perryville Battlefield, Perryville, Kentucky. Only 12 miles from the Inn.
October 13-14 Fall Arts Festival. Old Fort Harrod State Park.
October 5-27 Keeneland Fall Racing. No racing on Mondays and Tuesdays. The pageantry of horse, paddock and track without rival!
October 19-21 Centre College Homecoming. Centre 6 – Harvard 0 (1921) Go Colonels! Danville, Kentucky.
November 21-25 Thanksgiving Holiday at Beaumont Inn. See Special Packages Page.
November 23 Blessing of the Hounds. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
November 24 Beaumont Inn Gift Shop Christmas Open House. Bargains Galore!
November 30-December 2 Come Home To Christmas Weekend in Historic Harrodsburg. Award-Winning Homes Tour, Holiday Bazaars and Open Houses, delicious Tea Rooms and Holiday fare, Christmas Parade and much more! See Special Packages Page.
December 31 New Year’s Eve at Beaumont Inn. Celebrate with festive friends or quietly with that special someone.
*All dates and events subject to change and/or correction.
More Events:
Harrodsburg Area Calendar of Events
Norton Center Calendar of Events www.harrodsburgky.com.
Beaumont Inn
Historic Bed & Breakfast in the Kentucky Horse & Bluegrass Region
638 Beaumont Inn Drive / PO Box 158
Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330
Near Lexington & Frankfort
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