Kentucky Birthday Bash

Cost: Free

Join us in celebrating both Kentucky’s upcoming birthday, and the nearing America 250 anniversary at the KY Museum. Enjoy children’s activities, history demonstrations, performances, musicians, artisans, and much more.

Enjoy children’s activities, history demonstrations, performances, musicians, artisans, food trucks and much more. 

This project is supported with funding from the America250KY Commission and the Kentucky Historical Society.

Kids Zone  

• Historical Toys and Games 
• Gourd Painting
• Ornament Making
• KY Bingo 

Felts Log House

• Costumed Docents
• Open Hearth Cooking 
• Frontier School with quill writing and more!

First Responders Zone

• BG Fire Department 10-11
• Warren County Fire Department 11-12
• BGPD/Warren County Sheriff 12-1
• Medical Center Ambulance/KY State Trooper 1-2

"Swag"  Zone

These groups support America 250 and are doing great work in our community.

Check out their information and giveaways!

• African American Museum
• Corvette Museum
• George Washington Carver Center
• KY Folklife
• Lost River Cave
• Warren County Public Library
• WKU Folk Studies
• WKU History Department

Kentucky Archaeological Survey 

• Archaeologists with children's activities 

Demonstrations by Master Craftspeople

• Guitar maker Ray Deweese
• Basket makers Scott Gilbert and Anna Greinetz

Performances 

• KY Humanities Chautauqua, Kevin Hardesty portrays Daniel Boone 11-11:30
• KY Thumbpicking with Caleb Coots & the Swing Kings 12-12:30
• KY Gospel with Marylin Hockersmith and Essence of Harmony 1-1:30

Guided Curator Tours of Exhibits 

• Sonic Landscape with KY Museum Director, Brent Bjorkman 10:30-11
• Stitches in Time with KY quilt expert, Sandy Staebell 11:30-12:00
• First Farmers of the Barren River Valley with archaeologist Dr. Gwyn Henderson 1:30-2:00

Duncan Hines Cake Walk 

Museum Scavenger Hunt 

Uncle Sam

Balloon Twisting for the Kids 

Food Trucks next to the Museum 

And More!

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