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Live music, local vendors and carnival rides have taken over downtown Hopkinsville for Parks and Recreation’s 9th annual Summer Salute Festival. The festival kicked off at 11 a.m. on Friday with food and retail vendors opening for business. Parks and Recreation Programs Coordinator Pam Rudd says they had steady afternoon traffic, and it’s hard to believe that the festival is in its ninth year. After typically being held in August, […]
As summer continues, Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation is preparing to host a variety of events for music lovers and those wanting to beat the heat. Sounds on the Square and Hoptown Idol will be taking over Founder’s Square in downtown Hopkinsville on Friday. Hoptown Idol is a singing competition that invites residents to show off their voices for the chance to win $500 and receive a two-hour recording session with […]
As the weather warms up, Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation is preparing for the Nighttime WHOP’er of an Egg Hunt and other annual activities. Parks and Recreation Superintendent Toby Hudson and Programs Coordinator Pam Rudd appeared on WHOP to share their plans for spring and summer. Around 20,000 eggs are set to be scattered across Tie Breaker Park for the WHOP’er of an Egg Hunt on April 18. In addition to […]
Summer Salute is Hopkinsville’s largest annual festival and in 2025 it will take over the downtown area in September instead of late August. After receiving feedback from attendees, Hopkinsville Parks Recreation announced the date shift which aims to make the festival more comfortable for event staff, vendors and attendees by avoiding the intense summer heat. According to Parks and Recreation, the heat has created challenges for food truck vendors […]
Hoptown Summer Salute kicked off in downtown Hopkinsville on Friday with food and merchandise vendors. The annual festival got underway at around 11 a.m. and Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Superintendent, Toby Hudson says the weather is perfect for the festival and they have had a great afternoon crowd. The Jimmy Church Band is Friday’s headlining act and the fun continues on Saturday with country artist Tyler Booth at 6:15 p.m. […]
Starting Thursday evening, downtown is going to be transformed into a festival and concert venue for Hopkinsville’s eighth annual Summer Salute which kicks off on Friday. Summer Salute is Hopkinsville’s largest annual festival and Rachel Sanders from Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation appeared on WHOP on Thursday to talk about the weekend festival. On Thursday, Ninth Street from Seventh Street to South Main Street and Bethel Street from Seventh Street to […]
Summer is well underway which means Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation is busy hosting community events and Rachel Sanders, the organization’s marketing and events coordinator, appeared on WHOP to share what the they have planned. On Friday, some country fun is coming to Founder’s Square as Parks and Recreation is hosting its first-ever Hoptown Throwdown. Sanders shared that the event will feature live music from Nashville artist Court Taylor, food trucks […]
Summer Salute is Hopkinsville’s biggest annual festival hosted by Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation who announced that one of their headlining music acts will be platinum-selling country band Parmalee. Parmalee is a four-member band from North Carolina composed of brothers, Matt and Scott Thomas, their cousin Barry Knox and childhood friend Josh McSwain that formed in 2001. The band will perform their most popular hits such as “Take My Name,” “Just […]
Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Superintendent Toby Hudson updated Kiwanians on upcoming events and changes set for Hopkinsville at Thursday’s Kiwanis Club meeting. Hudson says this year’s Summer Salute has been the biggest they have prepared for nearly doubling the number food and merchandise vendors typically set up at the festival. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2023/08/0803thudsonsummersalute.mp3 Along with the increase in vendors, Parks and Recreation will have interactive activities for festival goers to help gauge […]
