Lower Town Arts and Music Festival

05/20/2026

Thanks American Songwriter News for this music review of the 2026 Festival! 🎶

“Amidst rising ticket prices and AI-generated art and the sense that things just aren’t what they used to be, the Lower Town Arts and Music Festival reminds us that, actually, things can feel pretty damn good if we all come together and consciously decide to make it so"

"So, what are you waiting for? Paducah might not have the open-air party buses of Nashville (but maybe that’s a selling point) or the powerful skyline of Chicago (hey, at least traffic isn’t as bad). What Paducah, Kentucky, does have is a wellspring of folks making meaningful, inspirational, and authentic, human-made art and music. More importantly, it has a community of people who seek out this art and continue to support it year after year.

All that’s missing next year is you. Y’all come!”

Paducah Creative City - Paducah Symphony Orchestra - The Wheelhouse Rousters - S.G. Goodman - Bawn in the Mash - Mark Evitts - Etcetera Coffeehouse - Time On The String - Aaron Lee Tasjan - Robert Randolph - WKMS - Lucas Wayne - Yapa - King Kaiju - Devin Metzger - Melanie A. Davis - The Luv Locz Experiment - Girl Tones - Family Bags - Missourado - Nathan Brown

The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival is a small city annual tradition, held every May, with a big city sound and spirit.

05/15/2026

What a fantastic year of music at LTAMF 2026!!! 🎶

We want to know - What was your favorite act and who do you want to see next year?!

📷 Dallas Williams

05/14/2026

THANK YOU ❤️

What an incredible weekend.

The 2026 Lower Town Arts & Music Festival was a beautiful reminder of what can happen when a community comes together to create something special.

For one weekend, Lower Town was filled with creativity, conversation, connection, and thousands of people enjoying everything that makes this neighborhood so special.

Thank you to every artist, musician, vendor, volunteer, sponsor, staff member, neighborhood resident, and attendee who helped make this festival possible. We are deeply grateful to everyone who gave their time, energy, support, and encouragement throughout the weekend.

As we begin looking toward the future, we would love your feedback. We’ve created surveys for attendees/community members, vendors, volunteers, sponsors, and staff/organizers to help us continue improving and growing LTAMF for years to come.

https://ltamf.com/feedback/

Thank you for being part of this year’s festival. We’re already excited for what comes next! 🎶🎨

05/10/2026

Feeding an army of hard working production staff and tons of hungry musicians with different dietary requirements is no easy feat, but this year Bleu Oaks Café was up to the task creating and delivering fresh meals throughout the weekend directly to the stage and making sure we were all taken care of.

One of Paducah's best kept secrets, make it a mission to go and visit them this week and tell them LTAMF sent you. 💜

05/09/2026

Music continues until 10:30pm tonite at the 2026 Lower Town Arts and Music Festival

Saturday May 9, 2026

MAIN STAGE

10:00 AM | Paducah Symphony Orchestra Youth & Children’s Choirs

11:00 AM | Jazz Patrol

12:10 PM | King Kaiju (WKMS Battle of the Bands Winner)

1:30 PM | YAPA

3:00 PM | Lucas Wayne & The Cottonmouths

4:15 PM | Devin Metzger & Cane Holler Saints

5:30 PM | Luv Locz Experiment

7:15 PM | Aaron Lee Tasjan

9:00 PM | Bawn in the Mash

Front Porch Stage at ETC Coffeehouse

10:00 AM | Time on the String Student Showcase

3:30 PM | Cody Campbell

4:45 PM | Missourado

6:15 PM | Melanie Davis & The Madness

📷 Dallas Williams

05/09/2026

🤭 Psst… you still have time! The Lower Town Arts & Music Festival is open again all day in Paducah’s historic Lower Town Arts District! The weather is perfect and you don’t want to miss it two days in a row. Come wander through live art demos, get your ears full of great music, browse one-of-a-kind vendors, and eat something delicious while you’re at it. It’s the kind of afternoon that turns into an evening before you even notice. We’ll be here now until 10:30. Come see us!

05/08/2026

🤩 IT’S FINALLY HERE! Lower Town Arts & Music Festival in Paducah, KY is open! We’re so excited to be back. We’ll be here until 10:30. Can’t make it tonight? We’re here again all day tomorrow — 10 AM-10:30 PM. Live music. Local art. Good food. Community.

05/08/2026

The festival is happening because of this community ❤️

Every stage, every song, every family gathered here tonight—it’s all possible because people chose to support something special together.

If you’re enjoying the festival, we invite you to help keep it free and community-powered. Most people give $10–$25 to support the music, the experience, and the moments that bring us together.

Give here: https://cfwk.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2980

Let’s keep this going. Together.

05/08/2026

We are activating the arts! Join us today and tomorrow at the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival for live demos. A huge thank you to our amazing sponsors, Harrah’s Metropolis and Alford Law Office. See you there!

05/08/2026

Many thanks to our production crews who are busy setting the stage for today’s festivities! We will see you in Lower Town for great weather, food, art and an amazing lineup of live music!

Fridays schedule

5:00pm - Louis Michot of Lost Bayou Ramblers
6:00pm - Slap Dragon
7:30pm - Robert Randolph
9:30pm - GirlTones