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11/17/2024

🎄2024 Holiday Events in London, KY – Celebrate the Season in the Christmas Capital of Kentucky! 🎄

The holiday spirit is in full swing, and London has a spectacular lineup of events to spread joy and cheer! Here’s a look at just a few things that are happening around town over the next few weeks:

•Thanksgiving Sale at the Farmers Market
Come on down to the London-Laurel Co. Farmer's Market on Tuesday, November 27 from 5p.m.-8p.m. for their Pre-Thanksgiving Sale this season! Find something tasty or crafty and grab a Shop Local coupon worth $10, valid at participating locations during Shop Local Weekend! You’ll also receive a complimentary shopping bag to use for all your holiday finds!

•Shop Local Weekend & Mistletoe Market
Celebrate the holiday season by shopping local in London, KY! Join us for Shop Local Weekend from November 29 to December 3, where you can support small businesses around town and find unique gifts and great deals. Make sure and snag a coupon at the Farmers Market on the Tuesday evening before the event! The coupon will be good at over 3 dozen local businesses! Also, register via QR Code at each participating location for a chance to win a prize package valued at over $1,000! (Prize package of gift cards!)

The Mistletoe Market takes place on Saturday, November 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the London Community Center, offering special items from local vendors and a free gift for the first 100 shoppers through the door. Over 40 crafters and makers will be set up offering a variety of items for your holiday lists!

•Town Center Tree Lighting
Join us as we light up the Christmas tree at Town Center Park on Tuesday, December 3! Festivities start with live music at 5:30p.m. followed by the tree lighting at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the singing Christmas tree, beautiful decorations, and thousands of lights with a dazzling light show every 30 minutes starting at 6:00 p.m. daily until the end of the season. Bring the family to experience the holiday magic!

•Lights Around London Christmas Driving Tour
From December 1 through 31, drive around London-Laurel County to enjoy beautifully decorated homes and businesses. Vote for your favorite display via Venmo to support London’s Shop with a Cop Chapter. To register your home or business visit lightsaroundlondon.com. A full list of participating locations and voting details will be released on December 1!

•Randy Smith’s Christmas on Main
Experience the magic of “A Storybook Christmas” at the Randy Smith Christmas on Main Parade on Friday, December 6. This beloved parade, a 30+year tradition, will feature twinkling lights and joyous sounds to welcome the season. Before the parade, enjoy Live Music at the Court House steps and the Children’s Christmas Book Walk , where local business owners will read holiday stories at stops throughout downtown. Both begin at 5:30p.m. followed by the parade at 7p.m. Festivities continue after the parade at the Farmers Market. Want to join the parade? Registration links can be found at www.VisitLondonKy.com/Christmas It’ll be a night of festive fun for the whole family!

•Christmas Concerts by the London Community Orchestra & Southeast Kentucky Christmas Chorus
Fill your holiday season with music! The London Community Orchestra will perform Christmas classics on Saturday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. The Southeast Kentucky Christmas Chorus, featuring singers from across the region, follows with another beautiful concert on Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 p.m., also at First Baptist Church.

•Lights Over London Christmas Drone Show
Mark your calendars for the Lights Over London drone show on Friday, December 13! Festivities begin at 6:00 p.m., with two drone shows lighting up the sky: the first at 7:30 p.m. and the second at 9:00 p.m. Enjoy the dazzling display from Broad Street or other areas downtown, with Town Center as the main hub of activity featuring food trucks, live music, costumed characters and more!

•New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
Ring in 2025 in style with London’s New Year’s Eve celebration on Main Street! Starting at 9:00 p.m., enjoy live music by Andrew Moore & H***h and countdown to midnight for the thrilling ball drop. Join us downtown for a night of music, fun, and celebration!

More details on the web at www.VisitLondonKY.com/Christmas
Let’s make this holiday season unforgettable in London, KY!

11/13/2024

Dig into something delicious with this week's Where to Eat Wednesdays at Old Town Grill of London!

With all-you-can-eat crab legs on Tuesdays, the award-winning Jammin' Bacon Burger, and the fan-favorite Sinful Chicken, Old Town Grill truly has something for everyone! Whether you’re craving comfort food or something new, you're sure to be greeted with bold flavors and a welcoming atmosphere.

Support local, bring your appetite, and see why Old Town Grill is "the place to be!"

11/12/2024

London Tourism and Parks crews getting the Town Center Christmas tree ready for the season! While the lights will come on the week of Thanksgiving, the tree will officially be lit and start its daily show on Tuesday, December 3!

11/12/2024

Governor press conference

11/11/2024

Galaxy Tours just arrived in London

11/07/2024

Registration is now open for our 5th annual Lights Around London Christmas Light Driving Tour! Homeowners and businesses can participate for a small fee, with all proceeds benefiting local youth through the Cumberland Valley Fraternal Order of Police Shop With a Cop, Inc. Get out those Christmas lights and join the tour to bring holiday cheer to people of all ages! Link to registration can be found at www.LightsAroundLondon.com

11/06/2024

Scoop up the fun in this week's Where to Eat Wednesdays post! If you haven’t been, Moody Cows LLC is a local favorite where every rolled ice cream creation is a little work of art — made fresh, right in front of you! Not only is this shop known for dessert, but they also offer a full breakfast and lunch menu packed with tasty eats.

Stop by to taste something special, soak in the fun atmosphere, and let’s keep showing love to the incredible small businesses that make London delicious!

10/31/2024

Veterans Celebration this Saturday in downtown London. Complete details below.

10/30/2024

Registration is open for Lights Around London! Help spread some holiday cheer and light up London-Laurel County with the annual Lights Around London Christmas Light Driving Tour! This self-guided tour will showcase dozens of beautifully decorated homes and businesses across our community, all while supporting a great cause.
The tour raises funds for our local chapter of Shop With a Cop. Since 2020, community voting on “Crowd Favorites” has helped raise over $15,000! Homes can join the map for $25, and businesses for only $50. Know someone who has a fantastic display? Encourage them to register by tagging them in the comments!
During the tour, guests can vote for their favorite displays for $1 per vote.
Register now at www.LightsAroundLondon.com

10/29/2024

Just added! Jason Crabb at the London Community Center this Sunday! Free Admission!

10/25/2024

Boo On Main is happening this Saturday, October 26!
With over 50 participating organizations offering treats, thousands of little ghosts and goblins are expected to join in the fun at Boo On Main.
This trick-or-treat style event features local businesses and organizations lining Main Street to safely welcome the public and costumed youth. Families can stroll by for youth to collect candy, small prizes, or coupons from the participants. A new official Boo On Main photo station will be added to the Town Center Stage for everyone to capture their family photo.
To help the event run smoothly, we kindly ask for your cooperation in forming lines efficiently. Please use one of the two entrances to access the event:
*The north entrance at Town Center Park
* The south entrance at CVNB
Guests will follow the treat loop and exit from the same entrance they used to enter if they choose to do the complete loop. This year, we are implementing two lines moving both north and south on Main Street to help reduce congestion and speed up the flow of the event.
Special thanks to all city departments, including the London Police Department, London Fire Department, Public Works, and the Laurel County Department of Public Safety/Emergency Management, for partnering with London Tourism & Parks to make this event possible.
As there will be a large crowd, we also ask that you be patient with fellow guests at this family-friendly event and remember to have fun!
Please note that Trick-or-Treat across London-Laurel County will take place on Halloween, October 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

10/23/2024

Discover a fresh, local dining experience in this week's Where to Eat Wednesdays! We're buzzing over to Local Honey, a farm-to-table spot that brings "hip eclectic comfort foods" to London! 🐝

With partnerships with local farms, Local Honey serves up clean, fresh food that not only tastes amazing but supports our community too. 🌱✨ From hearty breakfasts to creative comfort dishes, every plate promises to deliver wholesome goodness with every bite.

Join the hive for a meal and soak in the atmosphere — this is the place where flavor meets community!

10/23/2024

The Taste the Buns Cooking Challenge at Honey Bun Day brought out some seriously delicious creativity, and we’re excited to announce all the winners!

Savory Category:
🥇 1st Place: Piggin out Honey Bun Breakfast Burger
🥈 2nd Place: LaDonna’s Honey Bun Grilled Cheese
🥉 3rd Place: Fully Loaded Honey Bun Outlaw Burger

Sweet Category:
🥇 1st Place: Moody Cows LLC Honey Bun Bread Pudding
🥈 2nd Place: Fully Loaded Honey Bun NY Cheesecake
🥉 3rd Place: Piggin out Honey Bun PB&J

Beverage Category:
🥇 1st Place: Moody Cows LLCHoney Bun Milkshake
🥈 2nd Place: Southern Sips + Sweets Sticky Bun Shaved Ice

🏆 Grand Champion: Moody Cows LLC Honey Bun Bread Pudding

Thank you to all the talented cooks and everyone who came out to make this year’s Honey Bun Day a tasty success!

10/23/2024

10/21/2024

We Did It!
This past Saturday, London made history at Honey Bun Day 2024 by breaking the record for the most people eating a honey bun simultaneously!👏 1,005 of us joined together to set this new milestone, and we couldn’t be more excited! Thank you to everyone who came out and to our wonderful sponsors Wellcare, Flowers Food, London Tourism & Parks, and London Downtown and all City of London Departments who helped to make this day unforgettable.

Be sure to mark your calendars for next year—Honey Bun Day 2025 is on Saturday, October 18! We can’t wait to celebrate with you again!

10/18/2024

The battle of camp wildcat is just around the corner. Camps open at 9 am and battles are 2pm Saturday and Sunday