To get the full experience of Edgewater resort, be sure to identify what events are happening around or near Taylorsville, Shelbyville, Frankfort, Bardstown, Louisville, and Lexington. The big Annual Events like the “Kentucky Derby” and “Thunder Over Louisville” are always booked at least a year out. So, don’t wait to reserve your cottage. If you notice that Cottage 37 is already full you may be able to book another cottage by going to the Edgewater Cottage Map and clicking on any other cabin that may still be available for your desired dates.
The National Farm Machinery Show offers the most complete selection of cutting-edge agricultural products, equipment and services available in the farming industry. Business professionals from around the world gain knowledge and hands-on access to various technological advancements needed for the upcoming farming season during the four-day show.
In just 29 years, what started as a better than average fireworks display has become the pinnacle of pyrotechnics. Thunder is the nation’s largest annual fireworks event and fifth largest air show. After the 1990 show, the show producers realized what a dynamic impact the fireworks show had made. The sound particularly rolled across the landscape like thunder. Thus, the show demanded a title that adequately reflected its intensity. The airshow is at 3:00pm and the fireworks take place at 9:00pm.
The Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Rolex Kentucky is a CCI***** eventing competition. Five stars is the highest level of competition in the sport, the same level of competition as Eventing at the Olympics and the World Equestrian Games. The event is sponsored by Land Rover. Prize money of $400,000 is distributed among the top placings with $110,000 as well as a Rolex watch awarded to the first place horse and rider.
The First Friday in May, the Kentucky Oaks is held each year the day before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. It’s Americas fourth highest attended horse race featuring 3-year-old fillies (female horses). The stake for the winning filly is $1 Million and has a history reaching back to 1875.
The Fist Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is held 49 minutes away in Louisville Kentucky at Churchill Downs. It is the final finally of a two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.
The Taylorsville Lake Paddle Battle is a paddlesports event for beginning to advanced paddlers of SUP's, canoes, and kayaks, at beautiful Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky. This paddlesports race features 2, 6 and 10 mile races for solo and tandem paddlecraft.
Watch the fireworks over Taylorsville lake from your boat or shoreside at the Marina.
Since 1902, the Kentucky State Fair has grown to amaze and attract an average of 600,000 guests annually for exciting competitions, educational and entertaining exhibits, fun-filled attractions, top-of-the-line concerts and plenty of other shows all designed to create memories for friends and families.
Bardstown, Kentucky is the Bourbon Capital of the World® and the home of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival®, which draws people to our quaint little town for a week of celebrating the storied history and art of distilling America's native spirit. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival® began in 1992 as a Bourbon tasting and dinner, and has grown tremendously over the past 27 years. Today, it is one of the Commonwealth’s leading community festivals, and is not only a celebration of Bourbon, but also the people and the community that have supported the industry for generations.
Annual Taylorsville Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk in beautiful downtown Taylorsville, Ky. This is a flat course and should be an easy run or walk for all ages.