KY Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet

02/18/2025

Our Kentucky State Parks are open and ready to assist those displaced by the devastating flooding. Many of our state parks have also been impacted, so please use caution while navigating to our parks.

02/18/2025

Look for the helpers. We are incredibly proud of our Kentucky State Parks team for all the work they've done and continue to do to help their fellow Kentuckians.

02/17/2025

Looking for a way to help those impacted by the flooding and severe weather in Kentucky? ❤ Governor Andy Beshear has established the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund to aid those in need. All donations to the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund are tax-deductible, and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes after donating ➡ https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/stormrelief/

02/16/2025

Kentucky State Parks are offering lodging to displaced families due to flooding. For the most current information, visit website at parks.ky.gov.
Be safe, Kentucky!

Kentucky State Parks are offering lodging to displaced flood victims.

Our hearts are heavy as historic flooding impacts our beloved communities but we will get through this together. Please be cautious when traveling. For the most current information, please see our website at parks.ky.gov.

Note: Cumberland Falls State Resort Park has lost electricity and sewage system functionality.

02/16/2025

Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is open and has rooms available for those displaced by flooding in the Prestonsburg area.

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘💘 Celebrate by taking your sweetheart or Galentine’s group out or treating yourself to a night out on a Kentucky Main Street! Love Your Downtown is in full swing, and Kentucky Main Streets across the commonwealth are offering chocolatey treats, shopping deals and special menus! 🛍🍫🍴Tag us in your photos as you celebrate Valentine’s this weekend.

02/13/2025

*GIVEAWAY ALERT*🎉 Enjoy FREE tickets to Floyd Collins: The Musical on Saturday, March 8 at the Southern KY Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green! 🎫 The Ramsey Theatre Company presents this play, the story of an American dreamer who, in pursuit of turning a Kentucky cave into a tourist attraction, became a tourist attraction himself when he became trapped underground. Hailed as “the original and daring musical of our day” and “the finest work of American musical theater, not excluding opera, to come along since Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd,” Floyd Collins features a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score. 🎼 We have TWO tickets available to give away for ONE winner so you can bring your family or group of friends! ️theskypac.com
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02/13/2025

Celebrate Presidents’ Day with a free Family Event at the Mary Todd Lincoln House! 🎩 On Feb. 17, this event will feature hands-on fun inspired by the childhoods of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln, including writing with quill pens, playing marbles, Abe-or-Mary trivia, and other activities. The interactive event is designed for children ages 5-10, but all are welcome. For more details, visit www.mlthouse.org.
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02/12/2025

As home to two of the most influential African American artists in the history of painting – Helen LaFrance and Ellis Wilson - Mayfield-Graves County lays claim to a special heritage. 🎨 Check out Mayfield’s Dunbar Park for special murals of the artists by Kenneth Burney and Stephanie Say, of the group Art Inc. Also, don’t miss the children’s books about the two artists, She Remembered It All and A Journey in Color, written by Jayne Moore Waldrop and illustrated by Michael McBride. 📚
📸: Mayfield Graves County Tourism Commission

02/11/2025

Visit the Kentucky Black Trailblazers Experience! Governor Andy Beshear, Sec. Casebier and local officials gathered in Shelby County to talk about this multi-county tourism initiative, which uses augmented reality technology to share stories about luminaries such as Muhammad Ali, the Harlem Hellfighters and many other incredible Black historical figures. To find a list of sites, visit ➡️kentuckyblacktrailblazers.com.

02/11/2025

Join the Kentucky Historical Society for lunch and a film screening on Feb. 15 spotlighting the incredible legacy of Nate Northington, the first Black football player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 🎥 🏈 Experience how his groundbreaking legacy and that of his teammates transformed the University of Kentucky and left a lasting mark on the world of sports. The screening will be followed by an insightful discussion featuring Nate Northington, sports historian Gerald L. Smith, Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Derrick Ramsey, and SEC football integration pioneer Wilbur Hackett. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3Q5YJai

02/10/2025

Congratulations to all the award winners at the MLK Jr. Visual Arts, Poetry and Essay Contest! 🎉

02/10/2025

The James Beard Award Semifinalists are out, and we’re not surprised to see multiple Kentucky spots on the list!
👨‍🍳 Best Chef: Southeast Semifinalist- Chef Noam Bilitzer, Meesh Meesh Mediterranean, Louisville
🧑‍🍳 Best Chef: Southeast Semifinalist- Chef Sara Bradley, Freight House, Paducah
🍽 Outstanding Hospitality Semifinalist- Holly Hill Inn, Midway
🍸Outstanding Bar Semifinalist- The Bar at Willett, Bardstown
Congrats to all on the recognition, and we’ll be rooting for you in the finals! For the full list: https://bit.ly/4jHTgE6
📸: , the freight house, Holly Hill Inn, The Bar at Willett

02/07/2025

Did you know that a Kentuckian named Garrett Morgan created the traffic signal and other inventions? 🚦Bring the kiddos to a hands-on workshop, Gadgets & Gizmos of Garrett Morgan, on every Saturday in February at the Kentucky History Center! Kids will learn about Morgan then have a chance to create their own inventions. For more info, visit ➡ history.ky.gov.
Kentucky Historical Society

02/06/2025

My Old Kentucky Home's campground is undergoing some exciting New Kentucky Home renovations! 🎉🏕The $4 million project will update 39 full-service campsites and provide a modern bathhouse. This project underscores Governor Andy Beshear's strong commitment to improving facilities across Kentucky State Parks campgrounds, providing visitors with modern amenities to fit today’s needs. The project is estimated to be completed by late summer 2025. We look forward to sharing the final look with you!

02/06/2025

Black History Month is a great time to visit Camp Nelson National Monument, a critical recruitment and training center for United States Colored Troops and a refugee camp for their families. 🖤❤️💚💛 Check the website for events like Beyond the Battlefield: Women in Community in Civil War Refugee Camps, presented by Dr. Dawn Chitty and Marquette Milton of the African American Civil War Museum on Feb. 8 ➡️ https://www.nps.gov/cane/index.htm

02/05/2025

Great merch options & Valentine's gift ideas at the Kentucky Horse Park!

02/05/2025

Check out the exciting new 2025 Arts & Culture Lecture Series at EP "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville! 🖼 On Feb. 11 at 6:30-8pm, learn about Modern Art & Postmodern Rebellion in America: 1945-1965 with Sawyer Hayes Center Coordinator and former Professor of Creative Arts Shawn Hennessey. Don't miss this fascinating talk! For more details ➡ parks.ky.gov/events Kentucky State Parks