Kentucky's Oldest Festival Kicks Off 221st Year in Mid-October
The oldest festival in Kentucky has its origins at the beginning of the 1800s. (I don't think they had funnel cakes back then, though.)
Kentucky festivals
KY Festival Celebrates Largest Fruit Native to North America
You're not likely to find it in your everyday fruit basket, but it IS the largest fruit native to North America. And Kentucky celebrates the heck out of it.
Who's Up for a KY Viking Festival to Kick Off the Holiday Season?
How about VIKINGS as a way to kick off the holiday season on the first weekend in November?