Mary Breckinridge Festival

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Mary Breckinridge Festival The Mary Breckinridge Festival is traditionally held the first weekend of October each year. This is the birthplace of midwifery and family nursing in America.

We do our best to bring you quality entertainment and good family fun. Hyden, Kentucky, although a small town, has a great history and heritage. Mary Breckinridge, the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service came to Leslie County in 1925 to realize her vision, to establish a healthcare system which provides quality healthcare services to the families of this rural, underserved area, an area with few roads and no physicians, where horseback was the only mode of travel. For the care of the mother and child, she also created the concept of nurse-midwifery in the United States, right here in Hyden. Today, the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is the largest and foremost midwifery educational facility in the United States. The local population is very proud of this exceptional heritage and celebrates Mrs. Mary Breckinridge every year the first Saturday in October with a full day festival, starting with a parade with floats and special vehicles, continuing with multiple educational, cultural, and entertainment events. Not only do local residents enjoy the festival, but visitors from other counties and states travel to Hyden to participate in the events. The festival is always held on the first weekend in October.

10/05/2026
10/04/2026

Mary Breckinridge Festival showed out on Saturday! We sold out of absolutely EVERYTHING! 🍓🍫🤎 Thank you all for the love and support!

Now, show us your treats! 📸 Drop your pictures in the comments and tell us what you got and which items were your favorites!

10/04/2026
10/04/2026
10/03/2026

Be sure to stop 🛑 by our Photo Booth at the Mary Breckinridge Festival this evening (it’s free!), as you enjoy some good music and tasty food!

10/03/2026
10/03/2026

This Friday and Saturday!! Come enjoy our little town and our festival!

10/03/2026

Be sure to get your balloon flower or face painting by Corney Twists in front of The Extension Office tomorrow!

Festival Schedule for Friday and Saturday.
10/02/2026

Festival Schedule for Friday and Saturday.

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Main Street
Hyden, KY
41749

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