Dog Days of Kentucky

10/09/2025

DOG DAYS OF KY FANS - We have a limited supply of Dog Days tees printed. These shirts are golden yellow with our logo on a comfort color tee! If you were hoping to get a tee at this years festival this is your chance now! They’re extremely comfortable and you get to promote kentucky’s only hotdog festival in championship! These shirts can be purchased at the Harlan center for $20!!! 

09/10/2025

Dog Days of Kentucky just tag teamed in with Appalachian Mountain Wrestling! Our festival is in their YouTube matches tonight, and we couldn’t be more hyped.

From hot dogs to headlocks, it’s always a main-event when our community shows up strong. 🌭🤼‍♂️

Catch the action here ➡️

AMW SHOWDOWN 017Air Date: September 10th 2025See 4 AMW King of the Mountains Tournament Quarter Finals Matches1. John Noble -vs- Eric Porter2. AMW Southeast...

09/04/2025

The 3rd Annual Dog Days of Kentucky was such a fun celebration of all things Hot Dogs! Check out the video below to see some of the incredible highlights of the festival! From starting the day with the Hot Dog Hustle to Appalachian Mountain Wrestling to crowning the best hot dog in Kentucky (Shout out to Rednecker's II) the whole day was filled with family friendly activities! Be sure to tag all of your friends that you see in the video and share so this annual festival and championship continues to be buns of fun!

Mark your calendar for the 4th Annual Dog Days of KY for the last Saturday in August of 2026 (August 29th, 2026!)

🎥: Vid Monster

08/31/2025

08/31/2025

We had the best time yesterday at the 3rd Annual Dog Days of KY! Check out some of the highlights from the festivities by watching the tik tok from Visit Harlan County below!

Check out Visit Harlan County’s video.

08/31/2025

The best hot dog in Kentucky has been crowned! This year Rednecker's II was crowned the best hot dog in Kentucky at the Dog Days of Kentucky 2025! Congratulations to all winners!

08/30/2025

Some of the dogs that are up for the award of Kentucky’s Best Hot Dog! The competition went ALL out this year!

08/30/2025

Appalachian Mountain Wrestling has started at the Harlan Center for the final event of the Dog Days of Kentucky! Stick around after the wrestling to find out the winner of the “Best Hot Dog in Kentucky!”

08/30/2025

Elvis and the Coupe Devilles have taken the stage at the 3rd Annual Dog Days of KY! In just a few hours the new reigning champ of the “Best Hot Dog in KY” will be crowned!