Upcoming Events

2024 Dickens Christmas Parade Entry Deadline is November 26 (Parade is on Nov. 29)

2024 Dickens Christmas Parade Entry Deadline is November 26 (Parade is on Nov. 29)

October 22, 2024 – November 26, 2024    
12:00 am
It’s almost that time again! Dickens Christmas is just a few weeks away. This years event is November 29 from 5:30-9 in Downtown Lebanon. We […]
The Henry Lee Bell Sr. Thanksgiving Outreach - Reservations and Volunteer Deadline is November 22

The Henry Lee Bell Sr. Thanksgiving Outreach – Reservations and Volunteer Deadline is November 22

November 18, 2024 – November 22, 2024    
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
This meal is for the community of Lebanon, Ky. On Thanksgiving Day, we provide a Free Thanksgiving meal for those in need, those that are […]
An Evening With Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky's Teen

An Evening With Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky's Teen

November 21, 2024    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for an evening with Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius, and Miss Kentucky’s Teen Mallory Jones. Chapel will mesmerize the audience with her fiddle and […]
Anastasia - Central KY Youth Actors

Anastasia – Central KY Youth Actors

November 22, 2024 – November 23, 2024    
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the […]
Anastasia - Central KY Youth Actors

Anastasia – Central KY Youth Actors

November 24, 2024    
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the […]
Christmas at Graham Memorial Park

Christmas at Graham Memorial Park

November 27, 2024    
6:45 pm – 8:15 pm
Our Annual Christmas in the Park event will include free hot chocolate, cookies, music from 100.9, train rides, and of course Santa will arrive by […]
The Henry Lee Bell Sr. Thanksgiving Outreach

The Henry Lee Bell Sr. Thanksgiving Outreach

November 28, 2024    
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Over the past 21 years our community has served between 250 – 300 meals to individuals from Marion County. We serve members of our community […]
2024 Dickens Christmas in Downtown Lebanon - Parade - Ice Skating - Chili Cookoff - Carriage & Train Rides - Santa and so much more

2024 Dickens Christmas in Downtown Lebanon – Parade – Ice Skating – Chili Cookoff – Carriage & Train Rides – Santa and so much more

November 29, 2024    
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2024 DICKENS CHRISTMAS SET FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 29 from 5 till 9 p.m. IN LEBANON, THE HEART OF KENTUCKY It’s the 2024 Dickens Christmas celebration, […]

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The Heart of Kentucky

Lebanon, and Marion County—this area really is the Heart of Kentucky. And that’s not an empty claim: It really is the dead-drop, U. S. Geological Service-designated center of the state of Kentucky. Lebanon is sandwiched between two major interstates and the Bluegrass Parkway. It’s a defining point of the “Golden Triangle”…about 65 miles from Louisville to Lexington to Lebanon and back to Louisville. This means we’re the perfect destination because of our perfect location—we’re smack in the middle of all the other wonderful Kentucky destinations. 

Lebanon is also the crossroads of Kentucky’s two best Bourbon experiences: The Kentucky Bourbon Trail and The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour. Our 11-mile Marion County Trail is one of the best bargains in bourbon travel. On our trail there’s world-famous Maker’s Mark at one end; the home of world-famous Yellowstone bourbon, Limestone Branch Distillery, in the middle; and at the other end, something you won’t find anywhere else, ISC’s Kentucky Cooperage, where you can tour and see where most of the state’s bourbon barrels are made.  There’s so much to do when you visit Lebanon!

Add to this world-class bourbon experience all the other reasons to visit Lebanon:

• We’ve been a destination for first-class dining for years…and that tradition continues.
• Lebanon downtown adds our mural experience to wonderful shopping options.
• Events, events, events. Including one of the oldest and most established festivals in the state, Ham Days, and year round entertainment and performances at Kentucky Classic Arts at Centre Square. And there’s our Catholic heritage and the Holy Lands Tour, and the Loretto Motherhouse and Farm, and… Well, you get the idea. Start discovering all of it, right here, on these pages.

We welcome you to Lebanon for a unique Kentucky experience!