SAVE THESE DATES in 2025

Wintertime is the best for planning and scheming! We want you all to know everything major happening that impacts Downtown parks, streets, and spaces this year — so we built this HUGE Save the Dates calendar. Bookmark this blog or put these in your calendar right now.

-Winterfest free concerts every Friday night in February at Capitol
-February 21 – Historic RailPark kicks off 100 Years Celebration of the L&N Depot
-March 4 – Mardi Gras Party at White Squirrel Brewery + Mardi Gras at Copper Bar
-March 8 – Line Drive Lager release of special White Squirrel beer with BG Hot Rods
-March 15-17 – St. Patty’s Day parties at Cliffs of Moher and White Squirrel Brewery
-April 8 – BG Hot Rods Opening Day-April 12 – Back to the 80s at White Squirrel Brewery and Big Local Fest at Circus Square Park
-April 19 – Tequila n Tacos at BG Ballpark and 420 Fest at White Squirrel Brewery
-April 24 – City of BG’s Academy for New Americans Downtown Day
-April 26 – White Squirrel Arts Fest at White Squirrel Brewery
-May 9 – June 6 – JB Electric’s Fountain Row Friday free live music on the Square, 4-6pm
-May 22 – Fountain Row night at BG Hot Rods w/biz access to tables on the concourse and tickets
-May 24 – Big Brown Bash at White Squirrel Brewery
-June and July weekly SoKY Marketplace farmers markets every Saturday, 10am-2pm
-Duncan Hines Days – June 2-8; Downtown Kickoff with car show, walking parade, ice cream social on Thursday, June 5; Eats & Beats Music Fest at Circus Square Park on Saturday, June 7
-June 20 – Opening night of Flora Templeton Stuart Concerts in the Park with free live music at Circus Square, 7-9pm every Friday, ends September 5
-August 1-2 – Bigfoot Mini Con returns to Capitol and SoKY Marketplace
-August 8 – October 3 – Fountain Row Friday free live music on the Square presented by Service One Credit Union, 4-6pm
-September 4 – Tentative – Holley LS Fest Drift Cruise-In to Fountain Square from Beech Bend
-September 20 – 2 year anniversary of White Squirrel Brewery
-September 27 – BG International Fest at Circus Square, Oktoberfest at White Squirrel Brewery
-October 5 – Day of Hitchcock at Capitol
-October 10 – Seven Mountains Media Boos & Brews John Carpenter films at Capitol
-October 17-19 – SKy Arts Film Fest at Capitol
-October 18 – Downtown BGKY Harvest Fest
-October 25 – BG Bourbon & Brewfest at BG Ballpark, BG Pride at Circus Square, Bogeyman Ball at White Squirrel Brewery
-November 2 – BG Half Marathon
-November 24 – Downtown Duck Drop at The Frin

-December 1-7 – Light Up BGKY
-December 5 – Downtown BGKY Lights Up
-December 6 – BG/WC Jaycees Christmas Parade
-December 20- Christmas Blitz at White Squirrel BreweryThe Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center  books a TON of shows that we just couldn’t fit them all on here, so visit their website! The Phoenix Theatre is also home to the Public Theatre of Kentucky shows, go visit! Xclaim Theatre is also excellent for families! Unseen BG downtown walking tours and dates have not yet been released, but keep a sharp eye in August when tickets drop! And of course the BG Trolley Tours are running regular schedules. WKU Alumni are determining WKU Homecoming date news soon!