The Gallery also recognizes all the fine arts and sponsors art education programs. The Winter Wonderland of Lights begins each year the week of Thanksgiving and ends on New Year's Day. The neighboring communities of Ashland, Catlettsburg, Flatwoods, Greenup, Russell, Worthington and Wurtland, Ky., participate in a multi-community collaboration. Through the support of area businesses, organizations and individuals, each city becomes a fairyland of holiday themes. With some 30 displays and more than 600,000 lights, Ashland's Central Park is a focal point of the event.
Thousands tour the displays each year as part of one of the area's most treasured traditions.
The Tri-state's largest Christmas parade kicks off the winter celebration in downtown Ashland. Summer Motion begins a whole range of fun for the area in a series of events. Activities include festivals featuring Appalachian crafts and music, carnival rides, car shows, free concerts by local and world-class entertainers, and a gigantic, riverfront fireworks display. Poage's Landing Days , named after Ashland's founder, features juried arts and crafts, live music, children's rides, railroad handcar rides and antique car and motorcycle shows. Old Fashioned Days, in Greenup, Ky., is held each year, the second weekend in October.