Hillbilly Days
hillbilly day annual festival take place pikeville kentucky festival hosted pikeville early th april late st april year brings people across continent north america line street city pikeville year festival raise money local shriners childrens hospital according wymt mountain news hazard kentucky event give hillbilly age chance little funand let embrace hillbilly lifestyle event continuously grows according southeast kentucky chamber commerce hillbilly day bigger better ever hillbilly day first founded group shriners mean raise money shriners hospital two shriners hillbilly clan outhouse howard dirty ear stratton shady grady kinney decided start festival visiting festival portsmouth ohio got group shriners together began festival continued ever since festival able raise shriners hospital people come year experience event culture appalachia participant wear overall rural attire roaming street pikeville help raise money cause planning committee festival usually start meeting around september work plan workday festival begin midapril april first cancellation year career hiatus extended next year odunde festival similar festival philadelphia pennsylvania official website