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Did You Know
The first Bar-B-Q Festival was held in 1979. It is still an annual event with over 80,000 in attendance. They come to eat barbecued mutton, pork and chicken by the tons. This event is recognized as one of the top 100 events held in the United States each year. Owensboro has become known as "The Bar-B-Q Capital of the World."

Multi-Cultural Festival

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Chinese musician.

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Eastern Indian dancers.

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Chinese woman in a kimono.

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Performer with dulcimer at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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African culture is taught at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Japanese beauties at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Performers with hammered dulcimers.

 

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Craftmen in costume at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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A festival-goer gets a lesson in putting on a keffiyeh.

 

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Children carry flags at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Children at the Multi-Cultural Festival create their own dragons for a parade.

 

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Many tartan patterns are displayed at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Scottish pipers and drummers lead a parade at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Martial arts are demonstrated Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Chinese performers in kimonos at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Native American culture is demonstrated at the Multi-Cultural Festival.

 

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Children enjoy the Multi-Cultural Festival and all its diverse foods.

 

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