Horse Cave Heritage Festival
Horse Cave, Ky Established 1864
SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2025
Annual Horse Cave Heritage Festival
The Horse Cave Heritage Festival consists of craft artisans, games, classic cars and trucks and an array of business and food booths. It is held the 3rd weekend of September. Each year thousand of local and visiting residents come to celebrate the heritage of this small community, often gathering as families and friends to remember a more simple time.
We also have a Pedal Pull, Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, Quilt Show, Car Show and Inflatables for the kids and more. New things are added each year. For more information, call Crystal James - Festival Chairman at 270-786-2680.
Skateboards, hoverboards, razors, bicycles and other motorized vehicles (wheel chairs accepted) are NOT allowed on Main St or Water St. during the festival. Committee volunteers will use golf carts and Kabotas in the festival area.
Pets/service dogs are allowed but MUST be kept on a leash. Service dogs recognized by ADA.
" Thanks To Our 2025 Sponsors"
PRIMARY SPONSOR:
LG&E and Kentucky Utilities, City of Horse Cave, Blue Oval SK, The Medical Center at Caverna
MUSIC/STAGE SPONSOR:
Dart Container of Ky, Hidden River Cave/American Cave Museum, Alvey's Towing & Recovery
CAR/TRACTOR SHOW SPONSOR:
Tri-County Auto & Oil, Neville Family Dentistry
CHATTIN ON THE PORCH SPONSOR:
City of Horse Cave
QUILT SHOW SPONSOR:
People's Bank
SIDEWALK CHALK ART SPONSOR:
The People's Bank
COLOR ME PURPLE BEAUTY PAGENT:
Flora Templeton Stuart, Hart County Party Rentals
The Smile At Me Foundation (In Memory of Carsyn Tucker)
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:
WLOC, Family Medical Center of Hart Co., SCRTC, Houk Insurance Agency
PEDAL PULL SPONSOR:
People's Bank
PANCAKE BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
The Horse Cave Rotary Club
2024 Festival Pictures
" Thanks To All The 2025 Volunteers "
REGISTRATION FORMS / INFORMATION
MUSIC LINEUP
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2025 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
OPENING CEREMONY: FRI 4:00 PM West Stage
BOOTHS OPEN: FRI 4PM-8PM, SAT 9AM-8PM Main St
MUSIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY TILL 9 PM
Water St. Stage (by the stop light):
5:00 Nightfall Reunion
7:00 The Unpredictables
East Main Stage (by Baptist Church):
5:00 Country Strong
7:00 Bad Navigator
SATURDAY TILL 9 PM
Water St. Stage:
10:00 Dave Foster, Masako Jeffers, & Dave Allen
11:00 Debra Lyn
11:30 Song Farmers Reunion
1:00 Perfect Fit Band
3:00 Lane Schlafke and Kaleb Wilson
4:00 Gary Puckett
5:00 Brad Collins Band
7:00 Andy and the Rockers
East Main Stage:
10:00 Miles Stoneman
11:00 Bryant Stockton
12:00 South Union Bluegrass Band
2:00 Happiness Jones
3:00 Leslie Weiler Meng
4:00 Funk N' Blues
6:00 Tommy Womack & Lisa Oliver Gray
7:00 Tyrone Dunn & Kinfoke
******* NO SOUND AMPLIFYING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BULL HORNS. *******
******* NO EXHIBITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, OR PERFORMANCES BY NON-REGISTERED VENDORS.*******
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information, call
Crystal James, Chairman 270-786-2680 day
COMMITTEE CONTACTS
Main St. Vendors - Crystal James 270-786-2680
Commercial, Retail, Business, Fund Raising, Non-Profits, Political, Civic, Government, Art, Crafts, Antiques, Primitives, Food
Car/Truck/Bike/Tractor Show - John Buckingham 270-590-6062
Chalk Art Contest - Jennifer Sims 270-218-0862
Entertainment/Music Lineup - Dave Foster 270-404-1858
Quilt Show - Sheryl Bailey sherylbailey@yahoo.com
or Crystal James 270-786-2680
Pedal Pull - Byron Logsdon 270-218-5014
Crystal James 270-786-2680
Color Me Purple Beauty Pageant/The Smile at Me Playground - Leia Tucker
(In Memory of Carsyn Tucker)
Chattin on the Porch - Brent Bjorkman brent.bjorkman@wku.edu
