Events

Cost: $25 Non-Members, $15 Members  

Sip and stroll your way across Historic Downtown Frankfort as we regale you with local tales of drunkenness and debauchery, corruption, and criminal activity – stories not safe for the history textbooks! Learn about the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe’s only written play, stories of the mafia in Kentucky, and connections to the legendary E.H Taylor. Taste the history with special historic drinks available for purchase when we stop in at the local pubs in The Mix District. Come have some fun with history!   

Must be 21 to participate.  Alcohol is optional (of course), and if you prefer to sip as you walk, the local pubs participate in Frankfort’s MIX District. The cost does not include drinks, which can be purchased at the local establishments on the tour.

Meet outside the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Tours require a minimum registration to take place. If that number is not met, an alternate tour date will be offered, or a full refund will be given. For groups of 10 or more, book a private experience here: Tours | Visit | Kentucky Historical Society.

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The Liberty Hall-er America 250 Music Festival is coming to downtown Frankfort on July 3rd 🇺🇸
Live music. Historic vibes. A very big birthday celebration.
Who’s playing?
We’re not spilling just yet… but trust us, you’ll want to be here.
Stay tuned — exciting announcements coming soon!

Downtown Frankfort is the place to be this summer! The 2026 Summer Concert Series features an exciting lineup that will rock your socks off with incredible live music all season long. Enjoy evenings filled with great bands, delicious food, cold drinks, and the vibrant atmosphere that makes downtown Frankfort such a special place to gather. Bring a chair, bring your friends, and experience the sound of summer on the riverfront.

The fireworks display will take place on July 4, 2026. The show will kick off at approximately 9:30 PM and will be held along the Kentucky Riverfront / Downtown area as part of the state's official America 250th birthday celebration.

Downtown Frankfort is the place to be this summer! The 2026 Summer Concert Series features an exciting lineup that will rock your socks off with incredible live music all season long. Enjoy evenings filled with great bands, delicious food, cold drinks, and the vibrant atmosphere that makes downtown Frankfort such a special place to gather. Bring a chair, bring your friends, and experience the sound of summer on the riverfront.

On behalf of the Franklin County Fair Board, we welcome you to the 2026 Franklin County Fair and Horse Show.  We hope you find this year's Fair to be an exciting time to share with your family and friends.

Downtown Frankfort is the place to be this summer! The 2026 Summer Concert Series features an exciting lineup that will rock your socks off with incredible live music all season long. Enjoy evenings filled with great bands, delicious food, cold drinks, and the vibrant atmosphere that makes downtown Frankfort such a special place to gather. Bring a chair, bring your friends, and experience the sound of summer on the riverfront.

Join us for a memorable evening of music, nature, and immersive art that delights all the senses.

Families can explore the sculptures while discovering fruity samples of Ale-8-One along the Fruity Twists Trail, accompanied by live performances from musicians of the Louisville Folk School.

Guests ages 21+ can enjoy the Castle & Key Cocktail Stroll, featuring handcrafted drink samples paired with curated sculptures and live music throughout the grounds.

As night falls, experience a special performance by Ben Sollee. Later wander through illuminated art installations paired with electronic music during our nighttime lite sculpture tour.

Arts activities, a tie-dye station, local beer, and delicious food trucks will be available throughout the evening, creating plenty of ways to relax, explore, and enjoy the night.

Musicians Ben Sollee, M. Lightsmith, na Skylark, Lilianna Fischer, and more will play throughout the evening.

In the past few years Cherry Poppin’ Daddies have become the kind of band that you would want to book if you were throwing a soiree at the Gatsby mansion. Penning elegant, lush, pitch perfect arrangements of much of the great American songbook, from Cole Porter to Frank Sinatra, the Daddies have surprised many- likely familiar with them from the early 90’s- whose limited exposure to the band undoubtedly consists of an image of spray painted vans careening across the US as an  iconoclastic, misfit part of an already marginalized punk/ska scene.

Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe.

Downtown Frankfort is the place to be this summer! The 2026 Summer Concert Series features an exciting lineup that will rock your socks off with incredible live music all season long. Enjoy evenings filled with great bands, delicious food, cold drinks, and the vibrant atmosphere that makes downtown Frankfort such a special place to gather. Bring a chair, bring your friends, and experience the sound of summer on the riverfront.