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CITY OF STANFORD 2025 Calendar of Events

EVENT FLYERS will be posted on our Facebook page, Stanford City Hall when available.​

*Monday Muster Veterans Breakfast at First Southern Veteran’s Park is every 4th Monday of the month except for holidays (3rd Monday).

*Programs at the Lincoln County Public Library can be found at www.lcplinfo.org.

(Notice:  More events are being planned and will be added when dates/times are confirmed.)
JANUARY
January 14-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
January 20- Martin Luther King Jr. Walk and Celebration Program.
January 23-Jenny Maloney will be leading a discussion about Festivals and Parades celebrating the 250th anniversary of Stanford and the Wilderness Road.  The meeting will be held at the Lincoln County Public Library at 5:00 pm in Community Room #1.
January 30- Pathways to Publishing program led by Becky Nesbitt held at the St. Asaph Room on Mainstreet from 6:00-7:30 pm.  Tickets ($25) are available on https://wildernessroad.events.
FEBRUARY
February 8-Controlled Burn Workshop-8-hour training-held at the Lincoln County Fire Department Training Facility on 309 KY HWY 590, Stanford, KY. Registration cost is $75 on the www.kyfire.org website.
February 11-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
February 15-Craig Potts-Director/State Historic Preservation Officer from the Kentucky Heritage Council will speak at the Lincoln County Public Library at 2:00 pm.
MARCH
March 11-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
March 20-Program by Doris Settles, Author of Kentucky and the War of 1812 at the LCPL at 6:00 pm.
APRIL
April 8-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
April 13-Wildflower Walk led by Eric Comley at Logan-Hubble Park at 2:00 pm.
April 18-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
April 19-Mainstreet Clean sweep from 9:00-12:00 celebrating Earth Day Week.  Please sign up in front of the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Office for trash bags/ grabber (to be returned)/ gloves. Each participant will receive a t-shirt.
April 24- The William Whitley House tours and Gift Shop will be open Thursday-Saturday from 10:00 -3:00 pm.
April 26-Earth Day Event at the Boyle County Extension Office.
MAY
May 3- Derby Brunch Fundraiser to support the William Whitley House Endowment, Inc. from 11:00 am-1:00 pm.
May 6- Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce banquet.
May 13-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
May 16-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
May 16-18-Seige of Logan’s Fort Re-enactment.
JUNE
June 7- Community Shredding Event in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse from 9:00-12:00.
June 10- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
June 14-Flag Day and Retirement of Flags Ceremony at Logan’s Fort led by members of the Logan-Whitley DAR Chapter and Veteran’s Post 18.
June 20-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
JULY
July 3-5- Whitley Family Reunion & Celebration
July 4th-Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 9:00 am at the Courthouse. 
July 5th- Crab Orchard 4th of July Parade begins at 10:00 am.
July 8- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
July 18-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
AUGUST
August 12- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
August 15-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
SEPTEMBER
September 9- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
September 19-Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
September 27- Relay for Life Tractor Ride. Veteran’s Park at 10:00 am. 
September ? -Traveler’s Rest Marathon on the Kentucky Wilderness Road.
OCTOBER
October 14-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
October 17​- Car Cruise In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
NOVEMBER
November 11-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
​DECEMBER
December 5-Christmas Tree Lighting-6:00 pm
December 6-Christmas events at the L & N Depot, Presbyterian Meeting House, Logan’s Fort/Museum.
December 6-Christmas parade at 6:00 pm. 
December 7- Christmas Open House at the Ottenheim Immanual Lutheran Church at 2:00 pm. 
December 7-Jingle Bell Jog begins at 2:30 pm.
December 13 & 14-Christmas on the Wilderness Road Open House at the William Whitley House from 1:00- 4:00 pm.


Please check the following websites for additional information: 

Visitlincolnky.com

Lincoln County Public Library at www.lcplinfo.org

Lincoln County Extension Office lincoln.ca.uky.edu​

Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce