Far from being a normal festival, the Woolly Worm Festival became a tradition rooted in Lee County’s culture. The woolly worm is believed to forecast the weather for the coming winter season. A woolly worm’s body has 13 segments-each corresponding to a week in winter. If a segment is light brown, that means the week will be mild. If a segment is black, that means a harsh, cold week. The worm acted as a weather predictor for many old time farmers who would harvest crop and cut firewood in preparation for the upcoming winter.

Schedule of Events:

Woolly Worm Stage Entertainment:

The Woolly Worm Stage is located at the heart of the Woolly Worm Festival at the beginning of Main Street in Beattyville. Also on site with the Woolly Worm Raceway and the Woolly Worm Barn. ?Be sure to race your woolly worm.

Friday
10:00am - Pet Show
3:00pm - Shelby Marie Davis
4:00pm - Wasper Jaws
5:00pm - Lee County Band
6:00pm - OPENING CEREMONIES
7:00pm - Appalachian Troubadours

Saturday
10:00am - Shelby Davis
11:00am - Bellemy & Brown
12:00pm - Introducing Tragedy
?1:00pm - Woolly Worm Parade
3:00pm - Sturgeon Creek
4:00pm - James Overbee & Roy Lee Centers
5:00pm - Middle Fork Grass
6:00pm - Jack Strong Band
7:00pm - Shefton Kash & The Forever Band

Sunday
9:30am - Car Show (behind elementary school)
1:00pm - Injoy
?2:00pm - Lennie Centers & Centerline
4:00pm - Championship Woolly Worm Race
4:30pm - Closing Ceremonies & Prize Drawings

Tourism Stage at Town Square:

The Tourism Stage is located near the Lee County Courthouse. Sound is provided by WSKVfm 104.9. The stage is sponsored by the Beattyville/Lee County Tourism Commission, WSKV Radio, the City of Beattyville, and the Lee County Fiscal Court. Be sure to join our Master DJ Ethan at the Tourism Stage each night for street dancing!

Friday
11:00am - TJ Howard
?12:00pm - String Roots Trio
?2:00pm- Tom Towson
3:00pm - Sturgeon Creek (sponsored by Citizens Bank & Trust)
4:00pm - Chelsea Nolan
5:00pm -  Lola Ray Griffin
6:00pm -Travis Napier
7:00pm - Jacob Fultz & Monroe Land Way

Saturday
12:00pm - Scott Griffin
1:00pm - Woolly Worm Parade
2:00pm - Shelby Davis
3:00pm - Myron Hogan
4:00pm- Marshull Band
5:00pm - Graham Durbin, Hunter Ross, & Mason King
6:00pm - Jenna Dunaway & Possum Up a Gum Stump Band

Sunday
11am - Church Service by Thompson Chapel
12:00pm - String Roots Trio
?2:00pm - Rob & Deidre Morgan
3:00pm - Patricia Montgomery
4:00pm -Community Pickn' & Grinning' on Town Square

Fest Date: October 20 - 22, 2023

Location: Various Locations in Beattyville, KY

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