And there s continual food and free entertainment. Strassenfest is held Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the first full weekend of August. Admission is free. A combination of local and regional jazz acts, spiked with a few national names, draws a crowd that s diverse in age and ethnic background. It s takes place on the third weekend of the month and all performances are free.
Nothing blends the mundane and surreal so effortlessly.
It s one of the best chances for citybound folk to see pigs, goats and polled Herefords. There s enough fudge for sale to veneer Freedom Hall. The World Championship Horse Show offers the richest purses in the saddlebred world. The Midway will fill your stomach, then yank it halfway to Corbin. It s also comfortable it s the largest air-conditioned fair in the country.