Experience Diverse Arts At The Kentuck Festival In Tuscaloosa

It’s one of the biggest festivals in America and is starting to gain worldwide acclaim.

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The Kentuck Festival of the Arts for the 54th year begins on Saturday at Snow Hill Park in Tuscaloosa.

It’s a festival that celebrates creativity, culture, and community. This nationally recognized festival attracts over 15,000 people, and this year, expectations are pushing 20,000, which would make it a record year.

It’s a weekend filled with creative, inspiring art, live entertainment, and interactive, hands-on experiences for families.

Kentuck Festival is a renowned art festival recognized both locally and nationally as one of the best in the country.

Let’s examine a few facts of the festival for those who have never attended:

270+ artists with a variety of artistic styles ranging from folk to contemporary arts and traditional craft
live music
spoken word performances
kids' activities like tie dye, clay, drawing, paper marbling, and Chinese calligraphy
craft demonstrations
Food trucks.

There is literally something for everyone at this legendary event, now held in Tuscaloosa.

The fantastic team at Kentuck sent us some other fascinating nuggets about the Kentuck Festival of the Arts:

Named a top ten event to attend by the Alabama Department of Tourism
Voted “Best of Bama” by Alabama Magazine in 2018 and 2024
Featured in popular magazines like Smithsonian, Southern Living, and National Geographic Traveler
Ranked 5th in the nation for classic and contemporary craft shows in 2018 by Sunshine Artist Magazine

Look for many of us from TownSquare Media Tuscaloosa, and our iconic popular radio stations broadcasting LIVE Saturday and Sunday from this great event.

Be careful and have a great weekend, and Roll Tide.

Kentuck Festival is a renowned art festival recognized both locally and nationally as one of the best in the country: