Recognized by the International Festival & Events Association in 2018 with the Grand Pinnacle Award, Hopkinsville knows events. Whether you are interested in arts, heritage, music, history , or sampling delicious spirits of the bluegrass, Hopkinsville knows how to celebrate.
March
- International Festival – Planters Bank/Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex
- Edgar Cayce Hometown Seminar – Historic Museums of Hopkinsville/Christian County
April
- Nighttime WHOP’er Egg Hunt – Tie Breaker Park
- Hopkinsville Rotary Auction – War Memorial Building
May
- Take Kids Fishing Day – Jeffers Bend Environmental Center
- Soap Box Derby – Ruff Park Complex
- Spring Into Summer Festival – Oak Grove Memorial Walking Trail
- Touch-a-Truck – Debow Recreation Complex
May – September
- Casey’s ‘Til Late Concert Series – Casey Jones Distillery
June
- 400 Mile Yard Sale – Highway 68
- Western KY State Fair – Western KY State Fairgrounds
- Squealin’ on the Square – Downtown Founders Square
- Juneteenth Celebration – Boys and Girls Club
June – July
- Hoptown Hoppers Baseball – Either Hopkinsville or Christian County High School Baseball Field
- Summer Reading Program and Events – Hopkinsville/Christian County Public Library
July
- Hoptown Hose Down – Various Parks Around Hopkinsville
- Red, White and Oooh! Community Fireworks Show – Ruff Park Complex
August
- Summer Salute Festival – Downtown Hopkinsville
- Lone Star Championship Rodeo – Western KY State Fairgrounds
- Kelly “Little Green Men” Days – Hopkinsville Visitor Center
- Butterfly Festival- Jeffers Bend Environmental Center
September
- Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Trail of Tears Commemorative Park
- Nature Fest – Jeffers Bend Environmental Center
- Hoptown Harvest Festival – Downtown Founders Square
- Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K – Downtown Hopkinsville
- Senior Games – Planters Bank/Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex
September – May
- Live at the Alhambra Series – Alhambra Theatre
October
- Fall Harvest Praise – Christian Way Farm
- Ghost Town & Haunted Hayrides – Copper Canyon Ranch
- Torchlight Tales – Jeffers Bend Environmental Center
- Spooky Strolls – Main Street Downtown Hopkinsville
- Downtown Trick-or-Treat – Downtown Hopkinsville
November
- Hoptown Holiday Hopfest – Alhambra Theatre
- Veterans Honor Parade – Downtown Hopkinsville
- Turkey Trot 5K – Downtown Founders Square
December
- Downtown Nighttime Christmas Parade – Main Street Downtown Hopkinsville
- Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Downtown Founders Square
- Annual Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Various Areas Around the City
- Holiday Historic Homes Tour – Main Street Downtown Hopkinsville