Marigold Day

09/27/2025

The Bluegrass Festival is going on until 11pm!

09/26/2025

Can’t get enough of these great Williamstown events! Get ready for the Bluegrass Festival! Tomorrow starting at 3pm.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19LwaS2kiM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

09/23/2025

We want to express our gratitude to the Grant County Tourism for supporting and sponsoring Marigold Day! Don’t miss out on the Bluegrass Festival this weekend downtown Williamstown!

🪕Join us THIS Saturday, September 27th from 3:00-10:00 PM in downtown Williamstown for Grant County Tourist & Convention Commission’s Grant County Bluegrass Festival! We have great music scheduled, loads of vendors, delicious food, fun for the family, and so much more!

🎶LIVE MUSIC is No Charge to the public.

SCHEDULE OF ARTISTS:
3:00 PM- Cedar Valley Bluegrass
4:00 PM- The Kinman Family
5:00 PM- Curnie Wilson & Fenced In
6:00 PM- Edgar Loudermilk Band
7:30 PM- Kevin Prater Band
9:00 PM- Volume 5

Mark your calendars and spend the day with us!

09/22/2025

Marigold Day Memories are now featured at the Grant County Library! Check out the rich history of Marigold Day, enjoy an audio documentary provided by a Pictures Worth.

https://marigoldday.org/history

09/20/2025

Watch the Heart and Sole Skipper jump rope team at 2 PM. If you think you’ve seen jump rope, you’ve seen nothing!

09/20/2025

Parade starts in 15 minutes!! See you soon!

09/19/2025

🤣 MARIGOLD DAY IS ONE DAY AWAY! 🤣🌼

Williamstown, KY — Forget your Friday night plans, because tomorrow is the day Williamstown goes full Super Bowl mode — except instead of touchdowns, we’re serving fried dough, tractors, and goats with more personality than your neighbor’s Facebook rants.

🎉 Saturday, Sept. 20 — Main Street takes over!

🚜 Parade at 10AM — Where tractors shine brighter than your cousin’s engagement ring and candy rains down like a sugary thunderstorm.

🚗 Car Show 11AM–5PM — Chrome so polished it’ll expose how much powdered sugar is on your face.

🎶 Main Stage Madness — Marty Brown Band, TopthisBand, cloggers, jump ropers… basically a variety show on caffeine.

🐐 Petting Zoo — Watch goats serve up more side-eye than your mom when you go back for thirds at Thanksgiving.

🔥 Vendor Specials You Can’t Miss 🔥
🍩 Bailey & Jane’s Marigold Donuts — like edible flower crowns.
🍰 Funnel Cakes — practically the size of a hubcap (bring a friend or a forklift).

🥤 Rajun Ricky’s Marigold Tea — a sip of pure sass.
🍖 His famous ribs — so good they might cause a family feud at the table.

🌭 Noah’s Hot Dog Stand — These dogs aren’t just food, they’re a festival experience.
• Toppings piled higher than your uncle’s fishing stories.
• Buns so fluffy they make dinner rolls jealous.
• Rumor has it, eating one might qualify as cardio (if you walk back for seconds).

🛑 Road Closures: 8AM–6PM. Translation: Don’t test the barricades unless you’ve always dreamed of being escorted by the Williamstown PD.

💡 Festival Survival Kit:
• Lawn chair ✅
• Stretchy pants ✅
• Appetite of a small army ✅
• A sense of humor (mandatory) ✅

🎟️ FREE ADMISSION — That’s right, Williamstown doesn’t charge you to have this much fun.

📢 ONE. DAY. AWAY. People. Tomorrow, Main Street will smell like BBQ, powdered sugar, and victory. Don’t miss it!

👉 For updates, parade gossip, and snack strategies: marigoldday.org

09/18/2025

🌼🤣 MARIGOLD DAY IS TWO DAYS AWAY! 🤣🌼

Williamstown, KY — If you thought you could just cruise into the weekend without fried food, live music, and flower-shaped donuts… think again. The Marigold Day Festival is THIS SATURDAY, Sept. 20, and Main Street is about to bloom harder than your grandma’s front porch planters.

🎉 Here’s the Game Plan:

🚜 Parade at 10AM sharp — Where tractors sparkle like prom night and candy flies faster than you can duck.

🚗 Car Show 11AM–5PM — Cars so shiny you’ll see your reflection and instantly regret that second funnel cake.

🎶 Main Stage Lineup — Marty Brown Band, TopthisBand, cloggers, jump ropers, and more high-energy entertainment than your uncle on his third energy drink.

🐐 Petting Zoo — Come for the animals, stay for the comedy show starring goats with attitude.

🔥 BIG Vendor Specials! 🔥

🍩 Bailey & Jane’s Marigold Donuts – so pretty you’ll hesitate to eat them (but don’t, they’re delicious).
🍰 Funnel cakes so big they double as a pillow after you eat them.

🥤 Rajun Ricky’s Special Marigold Day Tea – guaranteed to make you feel fancy while you chow down on…
🍖 His legendary ribs – smokier than a bonfire at a tailgate.

🛑 Road Closures: 8AM–6PM. Translation: don’t test the barricades unless you want to become the surprise grand marshal.

💡 Festival Survival Guide:
• Lawn chair ✅
• Elastic waistband pants ✅
• Sense of humor ✅
• At least one hand free for food at all times ✅

🎟️ Admission = FREE. That’s right, FREE. So grab the kids, grab your appetite, and grab your spot on Main Street.

📢 TWO DAYS AWAY, Williamstown! This is our Super Bowl — but with tractors, donuts, goats, and BBQ. Don’t miss it.

👉 For updates, parade details, and food truck strategies: marigoldday.org

09/18/2025

⏰🌼 COUNTDOWN ALERT: 3 DAYS ‘TIL MARIGOLD DAY! 🌼⏰

That’s right, Williamstown — in just 3 short days our little town is about to transform into the Times Square of Grant County (minus the giant ball drop, plus way more tractors). 🚜✨

Here’s what’s about to go down:

👉 Parade – 10 a.m. Saturday
Candy will be passed like your favorite QB. Stretch now — nobody wants to pull a hamstring dodging Tootsie Rolls.

🚗 Car Show – 11 to 5 p.m.
Come see shiny cars, pretend you know what horsepower is, and say “Nice paint job” 47 times.

🎶 Live Entertainment All Day
Clogging, jump ropes, country music, and a band that claims you can’t top them. Spoiler: they’re right.

🐐 Petting Zoo & Kids’ Zone
Because who doesn’t want their kid to fall in love with a goat 48 hours before asking you to adopt one?

🍔 Food Trucks
3 DAYS LEFT to mentally prepare your stomach for funnel cakes, corndogs, and fried… well, everything.

💡 Pro Tip: Bring a lawn chair and maybe some sun screen, your skin will thank you.

🎟️ Admission = FREE.
😂 Excuses for missing it = LAME.

👉 Mark it down: This Saturday, Sept 20. 3 days. Be there. Or risk being the only person in Williamstown who didn’t see a goat wearing a bow.

Our annual festival includes colorful marigolds, great food, live music, parade, car show, dancing, inflatables, family fun!

09/17/2025

You deserve some fun this weekend!
Parade starts 10am
Festival starts at 11am
Free Admission, live music, dancing, car show, kids zone inflatables, petting zoo, face paint and more!

🌼 Williamstown Marigold Day 🌼
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Get ready for a day full of fun and tradition at Williamstown Marigold Day! Main Street in Historic Downtown Williamstown will be blocked off and transformed into a community celebration.

Enjoy:
A festive parade, classic car show, live music & entertainment, delicious food & unique shopping from vendors, local stores & restaurants, and bouncy houses for the kids!

There’s something for everyone at Marigold Day in Downtown Williamstown!

For details, visit Marigoldday.org

09/17/2025

Congratulations to all the Marigold Day Pageant Contestants! All participants will get the opportunity to ride in the Marigold Day Parade and winners will be announced at the 3PM awards ceremony on Saturday, September 20! www.MarigoldDay.org

09/17/2025

Join the Marigold Day Parade this Saturday, September 20!
Cash Prizes for 1, 2, 3rd Place along with "People Choice Award" for best Marigold decor.

FREE DECORATIONS AVAILABLE:

*Floral Cafe Parade Sponsor providing Marigolds and float
decorations while supplies last on 9/20/25 (7:30am-9:30am)

LINE UP BEGINS AT 9:00AM & PARADE STARTS AT 10:00AM

LINE UP FLOATS:
City of Williamstown City Offices 400 N. Main St. Williamstown, KY!

Learn more about pre registration and parade guidelines https://marigoldday.org/parade-registration