For over 30 years the Roots and Heritage Festival has been a pinnacle of regional diversity providing entertainment & education for all ages. We invite you to join us and celebrate our rich heritage at our month-long events.

The colorful pageantry of the festival, combined with its high-quality offerings of cultural and educational programs, has earned its recognition as one of the Top Twenty Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.

 

Contributions like yours help us continue our commitment to celebrating history, education, diversity, and community togetherness.

In the summer of 1989, a group of African American community activists and leaders came together to coordinate a festival of cultural and educational programming in an effort to highlight and celebrate the historic East End neighborhood. Within its 37 years, the festival has earned recognition numerous times as one of the ‘Top Twenty Events in the Southeast’ by the Southeast Tourism Society and a ‘Top 10 Festival’ by the Kentucky Tourism Council.

 

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