4 Red River Gorge events have a confirmed date on this page, and 16 more recurring festivals are listed with the month they usually fall in. Every date shown was checked; where we could not confirm one, the page says so rather than guessing.
There is no working events calendar for this region. The county tourism calendars are either county-only or offline, one long-standing festival page returns “not found” while still appearing in Google, and the state’s own feed lists a handful of Gorge events in total. This page is the attempt at one, and it is honest about what it does not know yet.
Confirmed dates
| Date | Event | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | Living Archaeology Weekend – Hoedown Island at Natural Bridge State Park – Red River Gorge | Natural Bridge State Resort Park- How Down Island, Slade | details |
| 2026-09-26 | Pet Portraits with Wes Allen Photography at Hop’s Farm to Table Restaurant – Red River Gorge | Hop’s Farm to Table Restaurant, Campton | details |
| 2026-10-02 | Rooted & Real Retreat – Women’s Luxury Glamping Experience | Dappled Light, Beattyville | details |
| 2026-10-25 | Halloween and Dia de los Muertos Gatherin | Firefly Hills Kentucky, Beattyville | details |
Annual festivals — dates not yet confirmed
These run every year. We have not been able to confirm this year’s date with the organiser, so the month is shown rather than a date that might be wrong.
| Event | Usually | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Climbers Festival | mid October — confirm with the organiser | Beattyville, Lee Co. |
| Campton Annual Fall Festival | late October — confirm with the organiser | Campton, Wolfe Co. |
| Fall Trade Days | late September — confirm with the organiser | Frenchburg, Menifee Co. |
| Johnny & Alex Trail Day | late June — confirm with the organiser | Campton, Wolfe Co. |
| Living Archaeology Weekend | third weekend of September — confirm with the organiser | Hoedown Island, Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Slade, Powell Co. |
| Menifee Mountain Memories Festival | early June — confirm with the organiser | Frenchburg, Menifee Co. |
| Natural Bridge Artisan Festival | mid August — confirm with the organiser | Natural Bridge Campground, Slade, Powell Co. |
| Red River Boogie | late October — confirm with the organiser | Beattyville, Lee Co. |
| Red River Gorge Bigfoot Festival | late May — confirm with the organiser | Stanton, Powell Co. |
| Red River Gorge Farmers Market | not a single event — confirm with the organiser | Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, Powell Co. |
| RIAD // Red River Reunion | April — confirm with the organiser | Slade, Powell Co. |
| Rocktoberfest | early-to-mid October — confirm with the organiser | Campton, Wolfe Co. |
| Stanton Corn Festival | late July — confirm with the organiser | Stanton, Powell Co. |
| The Rugged Red Trail Half Marathon | early October — confirm with the organiser | Slade, Powell Co. |
| Wild & Scenic Red RiverFest | May — confirm with the organiser | Powell Co. |
| Woolly Worm Festival | third or fourth weekend of October — confirm with the organiser | Beattyville, Lee Co. |