Cultural Festival and City Parade Land Tomorrow
Radcliff, KY · September 18, 2026
Dust off your lawn chairs early: tomorrow afternoon turns Lincoln Trail Boulevard into a celebration of world food, music, and colorful floats. Before the crowds arrive, there is plenty on the calendar to get Friday rolling.
The Lead
The annual Radcliff Days Parade and Cultural Festival returns to the grounds of Radcliff City Hall this Saturday, anchoring a weekend that celebrates the town's rich international heritage during its 70th anniversary year of municipal incorporation. Organized alongside community partners and local civic groups, the celebration kicks off Saturday at 4:00 PM with dozens of food vendors showcasing culinary traditions from Korean barbecue to Caribbean fare, reflecting the deep multicultural roots fostered by generations of military families stationed next door.
At 5:00 PM, the annual parade steps off, bringing marching units, civic floats, and youth teams along Lincoln Trail Boulevard. Festivities continue through 9:00 PM with live global performances and family activities across the municipal lawn. Public parking opens around the civic complex early Saturday afternoon, with through traffic diverted along Lincoln Trail just before lineup.
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Today's Outlook
- High 93°F · Low 72°F — Overcast
- Keep hydration handy and expect thick humidity beneath heavy clouds all afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
September Social The Gathering Bakery (728 Knox Blvd), 8:00 AM · Free Relaxed morning coffee and fresh pastries with neighborhood friends.
Heartland of Kentucky Quilt Show Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service (111 Opportunity Way), Elizabethtown, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM · $6 Over two hundred heritage quilts, craft vendors, and artisan displays.
DSAH Buddy Walk 5K Hardin County Schools EC3 (200 University Dr), Elizabethtown, 6:00 PM · Paid Glow-stick evening run and walk celebrating local families.
North Hardin Trojans Football vs. PRP North Hardin High School (801 S Logsdon Pkwy), 7:30 PM · Paid Friday night gridiron action as the Trojans host the Panthers.
Tomorrow
Vine Grove Color Run James T. Alton Middle School (100 Country Club Rd), Vine Grove, 8:00 AM–Noon · Paid
Radcliff Christian Church Annual Cruise-In Radcliff Christian Church (300 S Logsdon Pkwy), 10:00 AM · Free
Kids Mabon Autumn Craft Event 849 N Dixie Blvd, 4:00 PM · Free
Sunday
Fall Bluegrass Super Regional NIT Elizabethtown Sports Park (1401 W Park Rd), Elizabethtown, 8:00 AM · $12
Gospel in the Park Radcliff City Park, 4:00 PM · Free
Wood-Fired Pizza Making Class Social Food Hall (110 S Main St), Elizabethtown, 4:00–6:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Redmar Plaza Site
- Decades before it was cleared in late 2023, this North Wilson Road parcel hummed with military families picking up fresh eclairs at Luzerne Bakery and browsing Murphy’s Mart near Wilson Gate. Today, the vacant ground awaits commercial rebirth along the post’s threshold.
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