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Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2008

Category: Attractions, Day Trips, Events, Food & Drink, Travel, Videos – Bob Stovall – Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 8:12 am

This is a “can’t miss” event for us as it has been for several years. The mid-September weather has usually been beautiful and the festival offers all sorts of delights for young and old alike. This year’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival will be September 16-21, 2008 in Bardstown, Kentucky – the Bourbon Capital of the World™


Some events new to the Bourbon Festival this year include the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Cornhole Classic, Toasting the Spirit of Kentucky and Tour The Kentucky Bourbon Trail. They join the traditional Backstreets of Bardstown Historical Tour, Bourbon, Cigars and Jazz, Barrels of Country Music Concert, Bourbon-Style Cooking School™, Ghostly Spirits of Bardstown, Kentucky Bourbon Breakfast, Kentucky Arts & Crafts, Foods, Distillery Booths, Kentucky Displays and Retail Booths, Kentucky Bourbon Festival Horseshoe Pitch, Kentucky Bourbon Festival Poker Run, Music on the Lawn, the Spirit Garden, the Whiskey City Cruisers Vehicle Show, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay™ and much, much more…

And, of course, the biggest event of all, The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting & Gala™. Folks from all over America and the world wil be attending the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this year – how about you?


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