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By: Georgetown/Scott County Tourism Bluegrass music's best The Festival of the Bluegrass takes place June 6 to 9 at The Kentucky Horse Park Campground. This family-run festival, now in its 45th year, offers a stellar lineup of musicians, including IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Down a lazy river Swirling, slapping water, colorful floats, food and drink – it's a recipe for one memorable summer day outing and it takes place on Saturday, June 8 during the Elkhorn Creek Float Fest, back for its second year. Bring your most festive float, or rent a single or double tube, to Georgetown's 25-acre Peninsula Park where you can put in and bob along an easy float route on Kentucky's longest and loveliest creek. In addition to floating, the afternoon features food and music. Pre-registration will go live to the public on Monday, May 6 and includes a discounted float rate, tube rental guarantee, and registrants will be entered to win awesome summertime prizes. Rain date: Saturday, June 15. Horse model world gallops to life Known as the world's most realistic and authentic maker of model horses and accessories for play, collecting, customizing and showing, Breyer elevates its act to another level during BreyerFest, a three-day family festival that combines the excitement of a horse fair with model horse activities. Held July 12 to 14 at the Kentucky Horse Park, BreyerFest marks its 30th anniversary in 2019 and promises plenty of activities, workshops, seminars and Hands-On Hobby demos and more. Admission includes lots of free activities like Stablemates painting, where visitors can create their own Breyer model in miniature, plus pony rides, dog agility shows, circus acts, a petting zoo, face painting, magic shows, photo ops with Pal O' Mine (the Breyer mascot) or with one of Pal's real horse friends at the stables, and much more. Additionally, every BreyerFest ticket includes a free Limited Edition Breyer Model, created just for BreyerFest, and each three-day ticket includes a 1:9 scale Celebration Horse model, the star horse of the event. A fete to our four-footed friends Celebrate everything equine at the 39th Annual Festival of the Horse, Sept. 6 to 8, in downtown Georgetown. Horse shows, parades led by showy horses, horse games, live entertainment, arts and craft exhibits, local foods and drinks, carnival rides and more are all part of this festival that commemorates horse heritage in the center of Horse Country. www.festivalofthehorse.org Continue the celebration of the horse at these local attractions: For overnight accommodations, Georgetown has 15 name brand chain hotels, plus a dozen unique stays. For more information about these events and other reasons to spend time in Georgetown, visit www.GeorgetownKy.com. MEDIA CONTACT Natalie Partin, (mailto:natalie@ Georgetown/Scott County Tourism (http://www.georgetownky.com/) 502-863-2547 PHOTO SHOWN Photo: Georgetown/Scott County Tourism HI- and LOW-RES photos available. ABOUT GEORGETOWN, KY (http://georgetownky.com/) End
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