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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).

*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. 

March 18 – City Hall closed 12:30-3:30 for training.
​March 19-Community Lenten Lunch at Calvary Hill Baptist Church at 12:00 pm.
March 20- Jenny Maloney will be leading a discussion about Festivals, Music 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 #3.
March 20-Program by Doris Settles, Author of Kentucky and the War of 1812 at the LCPL at 6:00 pm.  See flyer. 
March 26- Community Lenten Lunch at Freedom Baptist Church at 12:00 pm.
March 27- Spring Job Fair & Expo from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm at The Showroom in Danville.
March 29- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event at the LC Recycling Center from 9:00am- 1:00pm.
March 29-New Home Buyer Workshop presented by Bluegrass Realty 9:00 am-12:00 pm at Veterans Park Office Building.
March 29-UFTA Bird Dog Trials- Kentucky Open (Club/pointing Only Event) at Cedar Creek Quail Club.
March 31 – April 11 – City Wide Spring Clean-up.
April 2- Community Lenten Lunch at Hebron Lakeside Church at 12:00 pm.
April 8-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
April 9- Community Lenten Lunch at the Stanford Christian Church at 12:00 pm.
April 12- Easter Egg Hunt at Veteran’s Park from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
April 13-Wildflower Walk led by Eric Comley at Logan-Hubble Park at 2:00 pm.
April 16-Community Lenten Lunch at New Beginnings United Methodist Church at 12:00pm
April 17-Jessica Whitehead will present a program on The History of the Kentucky Derby in 10 Objects.  The program will be at the Lincoln County Public Library at 6:00 pm. 
April 18-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
April 18 – Good Friday – City Hall will close at noon.
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- Siege of the Jeeps at Logan’s Fort.
April 26-Earth Day Event at Constitution Square in Danville.
May 3- Derby Brunch Fundraiser to support the William Whitley House Endowment, Inc. from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Tickets will be available on https://wildernessroad.events beginning March 15th.
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-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
May 16-18-Siege of Logan’s Fort Re-enactment.
May 24-Wilderness Road Music Fest from 1:00- 9:00 pm with food trucks, music, shopping, etc.
May 26 – Memorial Day City Hall Closed 
June 6 & 7-Hustonville Heritage Days.
June 7- Community Shredding Event in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse from 9:00-12:00.
June 7-LCPL Summer Reading Program Kick-off from 12:00-2:00 pm.
June 10- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
June 14-Second Saturday 250 History Program TBD
June 14-Flag Day and Retirement of Flags Ceremony at 4:00 pm at Logan’s Fort led by members of the Logan-Whitley DAR Chapter and Veteran’s Post 18.
June 20-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
June 21-Wilderness Road Music Fest from 1:00- 9:00 pm with food trucks, music, shopping, etc.
June 27 & 28- Kentucky American Institute of Architects meeting in Stanford.  (Request of tours at local sites tentatively on Saturday afternoon, June 28th )  
July 1-5- Lincoln County Fair Week.
July 3-5- Whitley Family Reunion & Celebration
July 4th-Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 9:00 am at the Courthouse. City Hall Closed.
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 12-Second Saturday 250 History Program.
July 18-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
July 19- Wilderness Road Music Fest from 1:00- 9:00 pm with food trucks, music, shopping, etc.
July 26-End of Summer Reading Program.
August 9-Second Saturday 250 History Program.
August 12- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
August 15-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
September 1 – Labor Day, City Hall Closed.
September 9- Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
September 11-Patriot Parade at 6:00 pm.
September 18-20-Weekend date for the 250th Celebration of Stanford and the Wilderness Road.
September 18-Dinner on Mainstreet/Memories on Main Exhibit
September 19-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.  Shopping, Food Trucks, music….
September 20- Wilderness Road Music Fest from 1:00- 9:00 pm with food trucks, music, shopping, etc.
 September 20-John Fox Dudderar Day at the L & N Depot.  Programs & Activities TBD.
September 27- Relay for Life Tractor Ride. Veteran’s Park at 10:00 am. 
September 27- Distinguished Young Women (DYW) Program
September 28 – Kentucky Wilderness Road Marathon 
October 3-4- Bourbon Chase 
October 14-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
October 17-Wilderness Trail Car Cruise-In on Mainstreet from 5:00-8:00 pm.
October 18- Wilderness Road Music Fest from 1:00- 9:00 pm with food trucks, music, shopping, etc.
October 25-Household Hazardous Waste Event from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm at the LC Recycling Center.
November 11-Stanford-Lincoln County Tourism Meeting at 2:00 at the L & N Depot.
November 21-Pink Friday- Shop Small First.
November 27-28 – Thanksgiving Holiday, City Hall Closed.
November 29-Shop Small Saturday
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.
December 25-26 – Christmas Holiday – City Hall Closed.

​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