09/09/2026
45th ANNUAL KNOTT COUNTY GINGERBREAD FESTIVAL FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• SEPT. 10–12, 2026
LOCATION: Main Street Hindman, Kentucky
PRINTABLE VERSION ATTACHED: We have attached the full schedule flyer below! Save or print the image to keep it handy all weekend.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
🔹 9:00 AM | Vendor Booths Open (City Hall Parking Lot & Courthouse)
🔹 5:00 PM | Streets Close
🔹 5:00 PM | Southern Express Train Rides Begin ($5/ride, kids 2 & under FREE)
🔹 5:00 PM | Opening Ceremony & Recognition of the Mosley Family
🎵 Thursday Live Music:•
• 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM | Hindman Settlement School's Pick & Bow
• 6:00 PM | Escape the Fire / High Frequency
• 7:15 PM | AD ⚡️HD
• 8:15 PM | South of 80
• 9:15 PM – CLOSE (10:30 PM) | Mid-Life Crisis
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
🔹 9:00 AM | Vendor Booths Open for the Day
🔹 9:00 AM | Gingerbread Track & Field Day (KCCHS Football Field)
🔹 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Farmers' Market (Mike Mullins Center)
🔹 5:00 PM | Streets Close & Southern Express Train Rides Begin
🔹 Gingerbread Baking Contest:• 5:00 PM | Bring 5 individual pieces on a disposable plate to the Committee Tent. Include name, phone, and age. (Sponsored by Jamie Hughes)
• 6:25 PM | Gingerbread Baking Winners Announced!
🎵 Friday Live Music:
• 5:00 PM | Still River Road
• 5:45 PM | Middle Fork Grass
• 6:35 PM | Mountain Melody
• 7:20 PM | Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
• 8:45 PM | Jeff Clair & Half Past Lonesome
• 9:30 PM | Stillwater Band
• 10:15 PM – CLOSE (11:00 PM) | West Liberty Boys
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
🏃♂️ 2K/5K Walk/Run:
• 7:00 AM | Registration & Lineup (Gingerbread Stage)
• 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Streets Closed for Race Starts
• 9:30 AM | Awards Presentation
(Sponsored by Treasured Friends / Special thanks to KCC Cross Country Track Team)
🔹 9:00 AM | Vendor Booths Open
🔹 10:30 AM | "The Gingerbread Man Story" by Treasured Friends
🔹 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Streets Closed
🔹 1:00 PM | FESTIVAL PARADE (Lineup 11:30 AM at Hindman Elementary. No entry fee!)
🔹 🎈 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM | FREE Balloon Characters for Kids by Corney Twist (At the Stage)
Sponsored by Hindman Land Auction Co. —
John C. Calhoun, Owner & Broker, and Corey Watson, Auctioneer & Knott County Coroner • www.hindmanland.com
🔹 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Streets Open
🔹 5:00 PM | Streets Close & Southern Express Train Rides Begin
🎵 Saturday Live Music:
• 3:45 PM | Mullins Sisters
• 4:30 PM | Jireh
• 5:30 PM | SDS
• 6:30 PM | Appalachian Overdrive
• 7:30 PM | Red Fox Playa
• 8:30 PM | Mike Wright Blues Band
• 9:30 PM – CLOSE (11:00 PM) | Ben & The Burning Trash Band
Visit us online at www.gingerbreadfestival.net for all your official Gingerbread Shirts and more!
