FESTIVAL/EVENTS

on Ky. 37, 30 minutes from Danville or Lebanon (see map)
Friday, 9am -10 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

In Forkland we're proud of our rural past! Each fall we remember it at our Festival by celebrating our heritage with historical displays, crafts, music, food and more.
Drawing in the art room is popular with children	Listen to good old-time country music
See artists and craftpeople at work	Watch sorghum molasses being made
Search for your family history -- Complete display open only during the Forkland Festival in October but research help available by appointment at other times during the year
Purchase handmade crafts made by folks from the Fork	Bid on beautiful one-of-a-kind homemade items at the Silent Auction
Enjoy our delicious country food!	Visit the new Abraham Lincoln and Forkland Community Museum, including displays of Abraham Lincoln's connections to the Forkland Community.
Feed the animals at the petting zoo	Examine old tools, engines, and farm equipment
......and there's much more to see both inside & out: Indian arrowheads & relics wildlife display Silent Auction of beautiful handmade items historical log cabin school & servicemen display special booths just for children	crafts galore--some being worked on while you watch exhibits of old-time skills an Indian tepee filled with relics 2nd Annual Forkland Festival Antique Car & Truck Show put on by Forkland's Boy Scout Troop 71 For more information, click here.
And the food: Saturday, pancake breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m. Only $5 for all you can eat. All day each day vendor stands offer meals and take-home treats, such as pork chops, country ham & biscuits, pizza, burgers, fruit cobbler, homemade cake, ice cream, popcorn, & cider, plus packaged sorghum, honey, breads, & cakes.
Our Famous Bean Supper & Drama
The beans start cooking at 6:00 each morning and smell delicious all day. Talented local performers will entertain during the supper served by local youth (all the beans & cornbread you can eat, plus pecan pie & more!). The hilarious Drama follows. A delightful evening!

Tickets for the Old Country Supper Theatre (Bean Supper & Drama) should be purchased in advance to guarantee seating. (Other tickets, including for the Drama only, may be purchased at the Festival.) For reservations, send a check for $15.00 for each person to Janie Drye, 245 Rosewood Dr., Lebanon, KY 40033, and you will be assigned the best possible seats; or call Janie after 6:00 p.m. at 270-692-2732. Time: 7:00 each evening (doors open at 6:30). Drama begins around 8:30 p.m. Please include your name, address, phone number, and which night (Friday or Saturday).

Fox & Hound Race at the Forkland Festival Saturday Oct 10, 8:00am The race will start in the field across the road from the community center. Registration $12 (includes t-shirt & pancake breakfast) Call Jordan Ellis at (859) 368-0242 by Oct 3rd for more information and to register.

FESTIVAL PHOTO CONTEST Prizes will be awarded for the best Forkland community photos—people, scenery, buildings, work, fun. Winning photos will be used for the Forkland 2011 Calendar. Bring up to a dozen of your best shots to the Festival on Friday or mail them by October 2, 2009 to: Forkland Photo Contest, 16479 Forkland Rd., Gravel Switch, KY 40328 (with SASE for return of photos by mail if you can't pick the non-winners up at the Festival late Saturday).

The Forkland Festival is a true folk festival, and everyone who generously volunteers their time is connected to our local community: from the craftspeople, to the kitchen help, to the young people who serve the Bean Supper, to the play writer and actors.
General Admission to the festival: Adults $2.00, Children $1.00, Preschoolers Free
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL 859-332-7146, 859-332-7839, OR 859-332-7606 OR E-MAIL US AT: info@forklandcomctr.org
At last year's festival, during Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, we celebrated the family connection in our community to Lucey Shipley Hanks Sparrow, grandmother of Abraham Lincoln. Lucey, the mother of Abraham Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, settled in Forkland with her second husband Henry Sparrow and raised eight children. Several people living today in the Forkland Community are descendants of Lucey and Henry. Our newly-expanded Forkland Community Center Lincoln Museum exhibits many historical artifacts related to Lincoln, the Sparrow family, and other aspects of Forkland history. The museum is open by appointment during the winter months. Click here for more information. Our book, *Roots Trunk and Branches: Abraham Lincoln's Connections to the Forkland Community through Lucey Shipley Hanks Sparrow*, contains extensive historical information on the Sparrows and debuted at the 2008 Forkland Heritage Festival and Revue. The book is available for purchase at our Gift Shop or you may order a copy by mail by clicking here. You may view other books and CDs available for sale on our merchandise page.
For information about other regional attractions and lodging visit www.danvillekentucky.com
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