The Mountain Grrl Experience 2026
October 16 – October 17
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Hillbilly Days 2024 Dates Announced
read more >>: Hillbilly Days 2024 Dates AnnouncedHillbilly Days 2023, the annual Spring festival of Pikeville, Kentucky, was a huge success. The festival, which features ridiculous characters and outrageous jalopy cars, raises money each year for the Shriners Hospitals for Children, with over 100,000 visitors attending the event this year. Hillbilly Days 2024 was announced for April 18th through the 20th, with…
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A Must See: Loretta Lynn’s Butcher Hollow Tour
read more >>: A Must See: Loretta Lynn’s Butcher Hollow TourVan Lear, Kentucky is known as the birthplace of two of the greatest legends in country music, Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle. If you are a fan of country music, then Butcher Hollow is a must-see destination for you. This small town is rich in history and is home to the birthplace of these incredible…
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The Hatfields and McCoys: Remembering the 1888 New Year’s Day Massacre
read more >>: The Hatfields and McCoys: Remembering the 1888 New Year’s Day MassacreThe Hatfields and McCoys are one of the most famous feuding families in American history. This infamous feud began in the late nineteenth century in the rugged mountains of eastern Kentucky, along the border of southern West Virginia. These two infamous families engaged each other in a bitter struggle of betrayal, jealousy, and revenge. The…
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Devil Anse Hatfield Descendant Speaks at the McCoy Well – What Did He Have to Say?
read more >>: Devil Anse Hatfield Descendant Speaks at the McCoy Well – What Did He Have to Say?Each September, Pike County Tourism CVB, along with the Pike County government and various community leaders host Hatfield McCoy Heritage Days, a multi-day event that involves many descendants of Hatfields and the McCoys. Descendants of these famous feuding families come to Pikeville and the surrounding area to engage in storytelling, meet and greets, and special…
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The Hatfields & McCoys: The Story You’ve Been Told
read more >>: The Hatfields & McCoys: The Story You’ve Been ToldIn the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the Hatfield and McCoy families’ feud drew national attention and prompted authorities to take control of this chaotic situation, which garnered the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court (1888). Randolph McCoy, who made his home in Pike County Kentucky (Hardy/Blackberry area), and William Anderson “Devil Anse”…
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G Force Rally Visits Pikeville For High Octane Fun
read more >>: G Force Rally Visits Pikeville For High Octane FunOver the past several years, Pikeville-Pike County Tourism CVB has been working with local partners such as Backroads of Appalachia, Pikeville City Tourism and others to bring car clubs to Pike County and the surrounding Eastern Kentucky region. These are no ordinary car clubs, however. Tourism officials have worked to bring exotic cars to the…
