Owensboro is the home of the first African American to win the Pulitzer prize for feature photography - Moneta J. Sleet, Jr. in 1969 for the photo of Martin Luther King's widow and daughter at Dr. King's funeral.

Owensboro Dragon Boat Races

Lot of fun on the Ohio River for the annual Owensboro Dragon Boat Races. Even the capsizing of one boat couldn't stop the fun!

Dragon Boat 1

Dragon Boat-Mayor

Dragon Boats 2

Dragon Boats 3

Dragon Boat 5

Dragon Boat 6

Dragon Boat 7

Dragon Boat 8

Dragon Boat 9

Dragon Boat 10

Dragon Boat 11

Dragon Boat 12

Dragon Boat 13

Dragon Boat 14

2012 Dates

Owensboro Bridal Show 2012
January 29, 2012
Stones & Bones
February 4, 2012
Highway 54 Spring Yard Sale
May 3-5, 2012
International Bar-B-Q Festival
May 11-12, 2012
Friday After 5
May 18-September 7, 2012
Owensboro Soap Box Derby
June 2, 2012
HistoryFest 2012
June 9-10, 2012
International Mystery Writers' Festival
June 14-17, 2012
Bourbon & Jazz Festival
June 15-17, 2012
Dazzling Daylily Festival
June 22-30, 2012
ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival
June 28-30
Family Freedom Fireworks Festival
July 3, 2012
Celebration of the American Spirit
July 4, 2012
39th Annual Dust Bowl
July 20-27, 2012
Dragon Boat Festival
August 4, 2012
6th Annual Street Legends
August 17, 2012
Big O Music Fest
August 18, 2012
Multi-Cultural Festival
August 18, 2012
Smothers Park Grand Re-Opening & Air Show
August 23-25, 2012
Diamond Lake Gran Prix
August 25-26, 2012
East Bridge Art & Music Festival
September 8, 2012
Mt. Saint Joseph Annual Barbecue Picnic
September 9, 2012
4th Annual Patriot Days
September 15, 2012
6th Annual Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff
September 21-22, 2012
Owensboro Pumpkinfest
September 21-23, 2012
Ole Cider Days
September 29-30, 2012
Voices of Elmwood
October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 2012
U.S. 60 Yard Sale
October 5-7, 2012
The Great Pumpkin Fest
October 6-7, 2012
26th Annual Farm Festival
October 6-7, 2012
8th Annual Boo Fest
October 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2012
Monsters on the Ohio
October 13, 2012
Octoberfest
October 13-14, 2012
Reid's Orchard Apple Festival
October 20-21, 2012
A"maizing" Maze Quest
October 20-21, 2012
Fall Square-N-Pumpkin Gobble
October 27-28, 2012
76th Annual Owensboro Christmas Parade
November 17, 2012
Holiday in the Park
November 20-January 2, 2013
Christmas at Panther Creek
November 23-January 2, 2012
Winter Wonderland
November 23-January 6, 2013
Owensboro Dance Theatre's "The Nutcracker"
December 1, 2012
Downtown Holiday Stroll
December 1, 2012
Holiday Pops
December 9, 2012
ICE
December, 2012
Holiday Forest
December 1-31, 2012