Friday through Sunday April 25-27, 2025
North Central 4H Camp, Carlisle KY
(45 minutes north of Lexington - close to Cincinnati)
Dozens of workshops - Old time, Appalachian Heritage and Earth Skills. The 10th was canceled in the year of covid and now the organizers are regrouping and determining what is possible for us and when where how who. The old announcement below shows the character of the festival past…
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Join us for the 10th annual Whippoorwill Festival - Skills for Earth Friendly Living. The goal of the Whippoorwill Festival is to promote sustainable living in Appalachia by sharing earth-friendly living skills with one another in a joyful, healthy, family-friendly atmosphere. Join us as we celebrate Appalachian Heritage and traditions while working to build more resilient communities, in the face of a troubled environment, social injustices, and uncertain energy future. There will be workshops and activities for children as well as adults, and evening entertainment. This year's Whippoorwill Festival is July 13--15th, and is going to be held in the gorgeous Lago Linda Hideaway, near the Red River Gorge, Beattyville, Kentucky. Lago Linda has a bit more room and more modern amenities including flush toilets and hot showers, plenty of parking, gravel roads, a lake, and improved campsites with water and electric hookups. Lago Linda also has six beautiful modern lakeside cabins for rent during the festival - we expect them to fill up quickly - you can learn more about Lago Linda and make cabin reservations at http://lagolinda.com/
Tickets are not yet on sale. Our tickets are priced as affordably as possible, to make this event accessible to our whole community, however the future success and improvement of the festival necessitates more income. If you are able to give more, please donate generously and know that 100% of your money goes to improving the festival - better workshops, music, food, demonstrations. The work trade application may be found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bgPc22kH1Qe6bcvFvdmkAJsVaL__teikFl-3Fc/viewform?edit_requested=true
Your ticket cost includes parking, tent camping, and meals (breakfast and dinner only) There will also be on site vendors. We are accepting applications for workshop leaders. Do you have a skill to offer? This could be a great opportunity to share it with a receptive community. Workshops and Entertainment will be posted as they are confirmed. If you would like to apply to lead a workshop or activity, the application form may be found here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/105xhCgaupQpCZolaPag3lHm87Q8Y_CqaDvV5Wl9jUW4/edit?mc_cid=56a86af066&mc_eid=8521f6cd91
This is a family-friendly festival and alcohol use is discouraged
