Kentucky Apple Festival
kentucky apple festival annual festival held paintsville kentucky first friday saturday october festival originally created way provide market county apple production kentucky apple festival canceled due covid city held paintsville autumn fest kentucky apple festival returned continue time honored tradition first kentucky apple festival held october known apple day guided elmon davis officer citizen national bank apple orchard owner flat gap davis created festival promote county apple production compete johnson county fair held annually since eventually kentucky apple festival became popular two johnson county fair became nonexistent june official decided scrap festival covid pandemic cause although majority festivity occur first friday saturday october many event occur last week september adding fortyfive event traditional event include junior miss apple blossom pageant school competition spelling art penmanship mathematics oldfashion costume contest terrapin trot turtle race multiple concert car show ducky derby rubber duck race paint creek apple festival parade one festival largest popular event prior apple bowl annual football game paintsville high school johnson central high school halted due difference size two school kentucky apple festival official website official kentucky apple festival brochure online version