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What's
Going on in the County:
Wildflower Weekend is at Pine Mountain
Settlement School in Mid April. Hikes as well
as nature lectures, photography, etc. for nature enthusiasts.
Beautiful wildflowers.
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Car and Truck Show
is the first Saturday in May.
Kentucky Black Bear Festival is held in mid
May. Activities are held at Kingdom Come State
Park and the Cumberland Rotary Park in Cumberland.
Poke Sallet Festival is the first weekend in
June. It is countywide. Activities are held in
Harlan, the Tri-City area and the Evarts area.
Harlan Invitational Golf Tournament is the
first weekend in June at the Harlan Country
Club.
Tri-City Grand Reunion in Cumberland the second
weekend in June.
Freedom Celebration in Cumberland on
July 4. A spectacular fireworks show.
Shriner's Horse Show and Fair at Putney the
first weekend in August.
Pine Mountain Settlement School Fair Day is the
last Saturday in August. Crafts, baked goods,
homegrown vegetables are brought to the fair.
Kingdom Come Swappin' Meetin' is at Southeast
Community College in Cumberland the first weekend in
October. Appalachian culture is celebrated during this
event. There's craft and food vendors.
Coal Miners Appreciation Day is the second
weekend in October. It is held at the Portal 31
in Lynch, Kentucky for the families of coal miners who worked in
the coal mines at Benham and Lynch.
Fall Color Weekend is held at the Pine Mountain
Settlement School the third weekend in October.
Hikes and photography workshops are held during this event.
Family Elk and Outdoor Celebration is the third
weekend in October at Camp Blanton on Watts
Creek. Various outdoor recreational activities, food, games, as
well as information concerning the elk restoration project.
The Festival of the Mountain Masters is Friday
and Saturday Thanksgiving Weekend at the
Village Center Mall. Mountain craftsmanship is
demonstrated and displayed by artisans.
Downtown Tree Lighting and Caroling is the first Friday
in December in Harlan.
The Harlan County Christmas Parade is the first
Saturday in December.
Nativity Play at Pine Mountain Settlement
School is the second Sunday in December (also
they may have a performance on the third Sunday in December).
For more information concerning this, contact the Pine Mountain
Settlement School.
The City of Evarts Christmas Parade is the
first Sunday in December.
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