Hopkinsville’s Summer Salute kicks off August 26

Hopkinsville’s Summer Salute is fast approaching, where KC and the Sunshine Band will take the mainstage on August 27.

The party gets started before that however, as the gates open in downtown Hopkinsville at 11 a.m. Friday, August 26 where there will be numerous food, drink and other vendors, activities for kids and families, amusement rides, and then The Jimmy Church Band will take the stage starting at 6 p.m.

Gates reopen Saturday morning and Superintendent Tab Brockman says the Jason Montgomery Band will perform at 4, followed by the opening act and the headline act of KC and the Sunshine Bands kicks off around 7 p.m.

He says they’ll play for a good while, and the rest of the event will still be open for folks to enjoy before they close the Summer Salute down around 10 p.m.

Brockman says they’re expecting this to be their biggest year yet for the festival.

Everything is free to attend at the Summer Salute, and more information can be found on the Hopkinsville Summer Salute Facebook page or website.