Growing Greenup - Old Fashion Days

Growing Greenup - Old Fashion Days

Anne Stephens

For The Greater Ashland Beacon

Downtown Greenup will be hustling and bustling again for Old Fashion Days beginning on Thursday, Oct. 2 and continuing through Saturday Oct. 4. I am hoping that we will get some cooler fall air to mix with the smells of vendor food and the sounds of music and laughter. Second only to Christmas, it is the most wonderful time of the year! 

Please visit www.greenupoldfashiondays.com for the schedule and all registration forms. You can find print schedules at the Greenup Library, Greenup FoodFair, Greenup City Building, Greenup County Extension Office, and Greenup Courthouse.

I will share the schedule here too so that you can look through the fun events and make a plan for your family and friends to visit downtown Greenup and have some fall festival fun!

THURSDAY, OCT. 2.  Don’t forget to visit the Lions Club

for a pancake breakfast—early morning!

MAIN STAGE

9:00 a.m. OPENING CEREMONY— Includes the National Anthem and My Old KY Home by the GCHS Band, contest winners, thank you to sponsors, recognizing volunteers, a time of memorial, announcements, introduction of 2025 Grand Marshal, special guests and events. Chairs will declare OFD 2025, OPEN!

10:00 a.m. Greenup County High School Band, Choir, and combined Orchestra with GCSI

11:00 a.m. Raceland Independent High School Band and Dance Team

11:30 a.m. Greenup County School of Innovation seventh and eighth grade Band and Choir

12:00 a.m. McKell Middle School Band and Choir

12:30 p.m. GCHS band will return with the GCHS Cheerleaders

Gospel Soloists will perform from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Gospel Night concert

6:00 p.m. Bended Knee (band)

7:00 p.m. The Rose Family (band)

8:00 p.m. Fred Spencer Band

FIRST & PEOPLES BANK STAGE

10:30 a.m. Argillite and McKell 5th grades

12:00 p.m. GCSI preschool—4th grades

12:30 p.m. Greysbranch Elementary

5:30 p.m. Old Fashion Costume Contest

6:30 p.m. Children's Pageant

* Spelling Bee—County Finals, 10 a.m. at the library.

* Movie, popcorn, candy, drinks FREE at the library 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

* Pumpkin Chunkin’ Launch 12 p.m. 3 p.m. on the river behind the courthouse. One for $2 or three for $5.

* Tri-State Racer organized 5K starts at 6 p.m. near the courthouse

* Southern Ohio Axe Throwing (located beside courthouse) open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.—buy tickets at the GAZEBO

* FREE inflatables, kid’s activities, and Art Show at the Greenup Library—open the entire event

* Visit food and craft vendors all day! Don’t forget the GOTEM Tractor Show is at the fairgrounds

 FRIDAY, OCT. 3—FAMILY FUN DAY!  Come and celebrate fall break from school with us.

MAIN STAGE

4:00 p.m.  Lane & Mike Moore

5:00 p.m.  Wheelhouse

6:00 p.m. Hannah Wheeler & The Heartaches

 7:00 p.m. HAPPYTOWN THROWDOWN

This is an interactive, audience participation event with PRIZES!

Happytown Studios will bring their custom game show from Chicago to Greenup

with loads of fun for all ages! Prizes will be on display all day. Don’t miss out! 

* 10:00 a.m. Greenup County Quilt Guild Quilt Show opens in the courthouse—fiscal courtroom

* Pumpkin Chunkin’ Launch 12noon—3pm on the river behind the courthouse. One for $2 or three for $5

* Southern Ohio Axe Throwing (located beside courthouse) open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.—buy tickets at the GAZEBO

* FREE inflatables, kid’s activities, and Art Show at the Greenup Library—open the entire event

* Visit food and craft vendors all day! Don’t forget the GOTEM Tractor Show is at the fairgrounds

Meet MOUNTAIN MAN from Duck Dynasty and BayouBelle 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Are you one of her 52K Facebook followers? This fisherwoman and sons have survival, homesteading, and country life skills to share. She also makes jewelry out of the scales from her giant gar catches!  Find them all on the riverbank behind the courthouse.

SATURDAY, OCT. 4 — Be sure to check times and locations ALL DAY!

MAIN STAGE                                 

11:00 a.m. Rail City Dulcimer Society

2:00 p.m. Talent Show—Youth Division

3:00 p.m. Talent Show—Adult Division

4:00 p.m. PARADE

5:00 p.m. (or directly after the parade)

Talent Show WINNERS perform again!

5:30 p.m. Mason & Taylor Band

7:00 p.m.  Addie—Special guest of Bobby Cyrus and JoLeigh

JoLeigh in concert

FIRST & PEOPLES BANK STAGE

10:00 a.m. The Studio of Dance KY

1:00 p.m. Scarecrow Costume Contest

2:00 p.m. Kids Bike Race

8:15 a.m. Kayak & Canoe Race registration at the Racoon Bridge

10:00 a.m. Quilt Show, hosted by the Greenup County Quilt Guild

10:30 a.m. Mutt Strutt Dog Show at the City Park

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Jack-O-Lantern craft & Planetarium Experience at the Library

11:00 a.m.  Registration deadline for Apple Pie baking contest at gazebo

11:00 a.m. Car Show registration and parking on Main Street close to the Greenup Christian Church

12:00 p.m. WATER WARS located behind the courthouse

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Car Show hosted by AK Street Rods

For more information, contact Anne Stephens, Agent for Community Arts and Development in Greenup County. 606.836.0201 anne.stephens@uky.edu 35 Wurtland Avenue, Wurtland, KY 41144 Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Kentucky counties, cooperating.