“These People Are My Family….These Mountains Are My Home“
September 21-28, 2024
Coverage of the 2024 Mountain Heritage Festival on 103.9 The Bulldog and this schedule of events is presented by:
Double Kwik
TVS Cable
Whitesburg ARH
Four Square Produce
Precision, Inc.
Smokey Water Campground
Circuit Judge Jimmy Craft
The City of Whitesburg and Mayor Tiffany Craft
and the Letcher County Public Libraries
We’ll be broadcasting Live on Location at the Festival at these times:
Tuesday September 24 from 4:00-6:00pm before the talent show
Wednesday September 25th from 10:00am-1:00pm for Whitesburg Day
Thursday September 26 from 3:00-6:00pm at the Vendor Tents and Food Booths
Friday September 27 from 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Vendor Tents and Food Booths-Just before the LCC vs Breathitt County game
Saturday September 28 from 9:00am-12 noon at the Vendor Tents and Food Booths-Just before the UK vs Ole Miss game
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Monday, September 23
5:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Festival Pageants at LCCHS
Tuesday, September 24
4:00 p.m. Mountain Heritage Food Booth will open
6:00 p.m. ARH – WXKQ Talent Show
(Registration starting at 5:00 p.m.)
8:00pm Glow in the Dark Golf Cart/Side By Side/ATV Parade
Contact Chris Caudill 606-634-1615(Registration and Line up at First Baptist Church)
8:30pm Glow in the Dark – Foam Pit – Free (Across from Veterans Museum – sponsored by Festival Committee)
Wednesday, September 25
8:00am-2:00pm Whitesburg Day, Main Street Contact Lee Adams 606-634-5698
Whitesburg Day setup will begin past Brent’s Barbershop, down Main Street, towards the village area and we have also included East Main( City Hall street) this year to accommodate vendors.
Please DO NOT setup in front of the Letcher County Courthouse, out of respect for the tragic events that took place last week.
Food Booths 4:00-9:00 p.m.
Carnival 5:00-9:00 p.m
Pumpkin Painting (Free near the stage) 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Sponsored by MHF Committee, Big Eé) Farms, Farmers Market and Harry M. Caudill Library)
On Stage
5:00 p.m. Kings Creek Praise
6:30 p.m. East Kentucky Dance Kubz
7:00 p.m. Missy Jones
8:00 p.m. Brittany Avery Mullins
Thursday September 26
Vendor Tents 10:00am-9:00 p.m.
Food Booths 11:00am- 9:00 p.m.
Carnival 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet 6:00-7:00 p.m (Free) Come Meet Characters from Magical Moment Character Rentals and take photos with them.
On Stage
5:00 p.m. Mountain Laurels
6:00 p.m. Bill Taylor and the Appalachian Heatherns
8:00 p.m. Midlife Crisis Band
Friday, September 27
Vendor Tents 10:00am-9:00 p.m.
Food Booths 11:00am-10:00 p.m.
360 Photo Booth Noon-4:00 p.m. (Sponsored by MHF Committee)
Carnival 5:00-9:00 p.m.
On Stage
5:00 p.m. Pure & Simple Band
6:30 p.m. Johnny “Pop” Day
8:30 p.m. Corey Michael Harris
Saturday, September 28
10:00 a.m. Highland Cows
10:30 a.m. Pre-Parade Program (Front of Whitesburg City Hall on East Main Street)
11:00 a.m Mountain Heritage Festival Parade Contact Nikki Lucas 606-454-0000
!!! Updated Parade Info !!!
Please read all information!!!
The pre parade ceremony and performances/ judging will be held in front of City Hall!
Absolutely NO performances of any kind will be held in front of courthouse.
Road will be shut down at Mountain Heart Center and entrance to the WMS/ Swimming Pool starting at 9:30am.
If you are in town before 9:30am you are free to park in lower city parking lot below funeral homes, bank parking lot and Southeast Community college Parking Lot.
If you have to be in town after 9:30am you will have two options: be dropped off at the old WHS and walk the steps downtown or walk Tanglwood trail from LCC middle school football field.
The parade route will start on opposite end of town and go the opposite up Main Street and out of town!
They will exit by Everidge Funeral home! To make easier for long floats/ trailers. You will disembark all floats, fire trucks etc at the football field.
Pre parade will begin at 10:45am with Grand Marshall dedication and singing of the National Anthem at Whitesburg City Hall.
We will not be firing the canon this year.
Parade will start at 11:00am.
Parade entries:
All walking units will meet behind Appalshop!!
All performers will meet at Whitesburg First Baptist parking lot
All other floats, fire trucks, cars etc. will line up from church going toward upper bottom around Tunnel Hill road.
Please no sirens!
Vendor Tents 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Food Booths 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m
Carnival Noon- 10:00 p.m.
(Sponsored by MHF Committee) Caricature drawings Noon- 5:00 p.m. (Free)
Meet and Greet Noon- 6:00 p.m. (Free) Come meet The Appalachian Forager, Watch Kitty Shrink and Mountain Cookin’ with Missy Jones
On Stage
1:00 p.m. Parade Awards
2:00 p.m. Chicken Nugget Eating Contest (Sponsored by Whitesburg McDonalds)
2:30 p.m.Maci Smith KY Opry Jr. Pro
3:00 p.m. The Roadhouse Band
4:00 p.m. Kudzu Killers
5:00 p.m. Bek and the Starlight Revue
6:30 p.m. Durt Famous
9:00 p.m. Fleetwood Mac Experience
ALL MUSIC ON STAGE PROVIDED BY MCHC
- Photo Contest Winners will be on display all week in the window of the Pellegrini building downtown.
- Essay and Poster Contest Winners along with the Library Card contest will be on display all week in the Harry M. Caudill Library.
Parade starts at 11:00am on Saturday September 28. Downtown closed at 9:30am.
For complete details on this year’s festival visit the Mountain Heritage Festival Facebook Page.