Friday Night Thunder each Friday of Somernites Cruise weekends , 5 to 9 pm . See hundreds of hot rods , cool rides , classics and customs . Bring your lawn chair to enjoy live bands , contests , great food and people-watching at its ’ best . Co-sponsored by Don Franklin Somerset Family of Dealerships and Somerset Mall . Free admission ! Info 606-678-4157 .
August 27th
Somernites Cruise Super Cruise Weekend & Mustang Alley August 27 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Somernites Cruise Super Cruise Weekend & Mustang Alley – Downtown Somerset – Join us every 4th Saturday , April through October , in Somerset “ The Car Cruise Capital of Kentucky ” for Somernites Cruise . Enjoy a relaxed , family oriented atmosphere throughout downtown Somerset . The featured car for August will be the Ford Mustang with the Annual Mustang Alley and SuperCruise Weekend ( sponsored by Holley Performance Products ). This year SNC will be attempting to set the “ Longest Mustang Parade World Record ” so come and , maybe , be a part of history . The “ Show and Shine ” portion of the event lasts from 12 p . m . to 6 p . m . “ Cruising the Strip ” begins at 6 p . m . Info about the Cruise or related weekend activities visit www . somernitescruise . com or call 606-872-2277 .
September 2nd
Thunder Over the Island Fireworks Show and 2-Day Festival September 2 @ 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Thunder Over the Island Fireworks Show and 2-Day Festival – Cole Park , 7929 S Hwy 27 , Downtown Burnside , KY , 4:30pm-10pm Friday and 4:30pm- 10pm Saturday . Join Burnside Tourism for Thunder Over the Island . Both days include food trucks , vendors , a Beer Garden , live music and more for the entire family . Friday ’ s headliner is “ Exile ” at 8pm with “ Tone Control ” opening at 6pm . In addition to the
Fireworks , Food Trucks , vendors and Beer Garden , Saturday also includes a Kid ’ s area with inflatables . The music begins with “ Radiotronic ” at 6pm then Walker Montgomery headlining at 8pm . Fireworks begin after the concert . Info , tickets and schedule call 606-561-7117or https :// www . visitburnside . com / thunderover-burnside /
September 23rd
Friday Night Thunder September 23 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Friday Night Thunder – Somerset Mall , S . Hwy 27 , ( stoplight # 23 on US 27 ), 5pm-9pm . Somerset Mall , S . Hwy 27 , ( stoplight # 23 on US 27 ), 5pm-9pm . The best cruisin ’ party on the block is Friday Night Thunder each Friday of Somernites Cruise weekends , 5 to 9 pm . See hundreds of hot rods , cool rides , classics and customs . Bring your lawn chair to enjoy live bands , contests , great food and people-watching at its ’ best . Co-sponsored by Don Franklin Somerset Family of Dealerships and Somerset Mall . Free admission ! Info 606-678-4157 .
September 24th
Somernites Cruise Car Show Corvette Showcase September 24 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Somernites Cruise Car Show Corvette Showcase – Downtown Somerset – Join us every 4th Saturday , April through October , in Somerset “ The Car Cruise Capital of Kentucky ” for Somernites Cruise . Enjoy a relaxed , family oriented atmosphere throughout downtown Somerset . September will feature the Corvette Summer Showcase featuring America ’ s Sports Car . Dennis Gage , host of “ My Classic Car ”, will be the special guest . Also this weekend will be the 4th Annual “ Campin the Cumberland ” vintage camper rally . In addition , the Lake Cumberland VW Jamboree will be joining Somernites for the show . The “ Show and Shine ” portion of the event lasts from 12 p . m . to 6 p . m . “ Cruising the Strip ” begins at 6 p . m . Info about related weekend activities visit www . somernitescruise . com
Friends of Lake Cumberland Fall Clean Up 2022 September 24 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Lake Cumberland Fall Clean Up – Waitsboro Recreation Area , Burnside Island State Park , Conley Bottom Resort , Grider Hill Marina , Halcomb ’ s Landing and Lake Cumberland State Resort Park , 8am-noon LOCAL TIME . The cleanup is sponsored by Eastern KY PRIDE , NEEF and USACE Lake Cumberland office . Bags , gloves , etc . will be distributed at all locations beginning at 8am . Groups are encouraged to pre-register to be assigned a cleanup area by contacting PRIDE at 606-677-6150 or pride @ centertech . com , info 606-679-6337 .
November 19th
Sheltowee Artisans 28th Art Fair November 19 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Sheltowee Artisans 28th Art Fair – The Center for Rural Development , Somerset , 10am-5pm Sat . and 11am-4pm Sun . More than 60 of the finest Southern and Eastern Kentucky artists will join together to display and sell their wares at the 28th Annual Sheltowee Art Fair on Nov . 19-20 at The Center for Rural Development . Everything from baskets , pottery , quilts , nature and wildlife photography , to contemporary furniture , jewelry , and musical instruments will be featured in the exhibit . Free Admission . The exhibit is presented by the Sheltowee Artisans , a group of regional artists and craftspeople who work in different mediums . Info : 606-219-0759 , 606-677-6000 or https :// www . sheltoweeart . com / fair / php .
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