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March 6-10, 2023
National School Breakfast Week - Nationwide
School Nutrition Association.  'Make the Grade with School Breakfast.'

March 11-13, 2023
Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo
Louisville, Kentucky
North America’s largest indoor-outdoor living showcase, HPBExpo is where more than 350 leading hearth, patio and barbecue manufacturers and suppliers exhibit and demonstrate their newest innovations, attracting thousands of specialty and mass market retailers and other professionals. Don’t miss this opportunity to get inside the minds of your customers, explore new ways of expanding your business and see what your competition is buying. Strike now while it’s hot and reserve space today.

March 21, 2023 - 'AgDay' National Agriculture Day - Nationwide
A day to recognize & celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.

March 31-April 3, 2023  Annual Tater Day - Benton, Kentucky
The streets of Benton fill with thousands of people, all who have come to the annual celebration of the sweet potato. Tater Day started in 1842 with the trading and selling of sweet potatoes. Participate in this 3-day event featuring beauty pageants, gospel singing, Tater Day Fitness Trot, flea market, cook-off, arts & crafts, food concessions, and a parade.

April 21-22, 2023  Clinton- Hickman County Spring Chicken Festival
Clinton, Kentucky
This annual festival is held on the fourth weekend in April with festivities beginning with a Chicken Idol singing contest on Friday, from 6 pm - 10 pm. The festivities kickoff on Saturday with a 5k/10k race that begins in Clinton and runs through the beautiful countryside of Hickman County. Throughout the day there will be live music by local artists from Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton counties. Of course, it wouldn’t be a festival without delicious food. Other activities include arts & crafts booths, a corn hole tournament, antique farm equipment, fun run for kids, a petting zoo and a Wild-Wing Cook-Off contest.
 

April 22, 2023  Earth Day - Worldwide
More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

April 29-30, 2023  Mountain Mushroom Festival - Irvine, Kentucky
A celebration of Estill County's Appalachian culture. Mushroom theme activities include a morel market, cook-off, cake decorating contest, mushroom hunter interviews, morel/shiitake cooking demonstrations, contest for largest and most mushrooms, Fungus 5K run/walk, parade, and window decorating contest.
 

2018 KENTUCKY: March & April 2018
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
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March 3, 2018 - Annual Wine Walk - Newport , Kentucky
Visit the participating venues at the Levee and receive a taste of both a red and a white wine at each stop as well as a few light appetizers! You'll also receive a commemorative 2018 Wine Walk wine glass! Registrants must be 21+ to participate. Tickets are just $35 and go on sale February 1st.

April 20, 2018  Pork-in-the-Park BBQ Cookoff - Nancy, Kentucky
Pork-n-The Park – Pulaski Co. Park, 1200 Hwy 3189, Nancy, KY 3pm-7pm Friday and all day Saturday. Come out and enjoy some delicious food at this BBQ Cook Off at the Park. Steve Taylor in concert from 12pm-3:30pm, BBQ tastings 1pm-3:30pm with Best BBQ Awards at 4:30pm. Info and detailed times 606-636-6450.
 

2017 KENTUCKY: March & April 2017
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
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March 25, 2017  Kentucky Bourbon Festival Sampler
Bardstown, Kentucky
A fun-filled evening of sampling a variety of Kentucky bourbons and foods from area restaurants. The theme for September's Festival will be unveiled.

March 31-April 3, 2017 - The 174th Annual Tater Day
Benton, Kentucky
The streets of Benton fill with thousands of people, all who have come to the annual celebration of the sweet potato. Tater Day started in 1842 with the trading and selling of sweet potatoes. Participate in this 3-day event featuring beauty pageants, gospel singing, Tater Day Fitness Trot, flea market, cook-off, arts & crafts, food concessions, and a parade.
 

2016 KENTUCKY: March & April 2016
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April 28-May 8, 2016  17th Annual Herb Festival
Bowling Green, Kentucky
South's Largest Herb Festival!  Wild Bird and Nature Store’s annual Herb Festival! Choose from herbs, perennials, antique and knock-out roses, fountains, bird baths, antique garden art and more.