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Three weeks out from the largest purebred livestock exposition in the world. 🙌

The North American International Livestock Exposition returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center Nov. 5-19, with the North American Championship Rodeo in Freedom Hall Nov. 12-14.

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1.2 million square feet. 800 exhibitors. 300,000 attendees. 🚜
The 61st National Farm Machinery Show returns February 10-13, 2027, at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

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Congratulations to Bourbon & Beyond and Danny Wimmer Presents on being named the 2026 IEBA Festival of the Year! 👏

📸: Jordan Pantoja

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Congratulations to Mary Kinman (Behind the Scenes Category) and Skyler Jenkins (Event Services Category) for being nominated for the 2026 Louisville ROSE Awards! 👏

Voting is now open through Oct. 16. Visit https://t.co/dMLOSeeH3W to cast your vote!

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Two spaces. Four completely different events. This is what flexible square footage actually looks like at the Kentucky Exposition Center and the Kentucky International Convention Center.

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How construction started vs. how it's going: from February to now. Phase I is coming right along.🏗️

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Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond, two of Danny Wimmer Presents' largest music festivals, wrapped up at the Kentucky Exposition Center last month. Eight days. Two festivals on back-to-back weekends. Hundreds of thousands of fans. 🤩

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What is more Kentucky than rolling hills of bluegrass?

Schmidt Associates Design Team Leader, Ben Simmons, shares design aspects of the Phase I Expansion and Renovation project at KEC that pay homage to our Bluegrass State.

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Pumpkin spice isn't the only thing on the menu this fall! Check out what's coming up this October: https://t.co/8YHPlIOVJZ

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Two weekends. Two festivals. 450,000+ fans. One campus.

Louder Than Life brought the noise. Now Bourbon & Beyond is ready to take over. The Kentucky Exposition Center doesn't slow down. 🎸🥃

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Our expansion at the Kentucky Exposition Center calls for some heavy-duty machinery 🚧 🏗️

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What’s our dream for this room? To fill it.

Swipe through to watch Kentucky International Convention Center transform 👉 Behind every stunning setup is a team that makes it look easy.

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Good events deserve great food. Levy at KICC and Oak View Group at KEC make sure every experience at our venues is one worth savoring.

Because the best connections happen over a great meal 🥗 🍝 🍛

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Behind every beam, every wall, and every detail of the new building at KEC, there's a person who made it happen.

4,000 tradespeople. 2,000 on site. 150 on the design team. All helping build the future of the Kentucky Exposition Center.

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62,000 entries. Six events. All produced right here by Kentucky Venues.

🚜 National Farm Machinery Show
💨 Championship Tractor Pull
🐻 Kentucky State Fair
🐴 World Championship Horse Show
🐽 NAILE
🐂 North American Championship Rodeo

Which one have you entered in?

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Every detail matters. Calhoun Construction Services' Seth Cook shares why the limestone at the Kentucky Exposition Center's new entrances is more than just a design choice, it's a piece of Kentucky. ♥️

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Behind every event, every setup, and every milestone at Kentucky Venues is a team that shows up and delivers. Our employees across KICC and KEC. The thousands of tradespeople building the future of the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Thank you for everything you do.

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The 2026 Kentucky State Fair from August 20-30 was one for the books. Thank you to our team, the families who made it a tradition, and every attendee who came through our gates.

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Events never stop at Kentucky Venues!

September is going to be filled with live music at Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life at the Kentucky Exposition Center, and learning at the nine-day Global Polymer Summit at the Kentucky International Convention Center.

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Meet Ben Simmons, Principle at Schmidt Associates and Design Team Leader for the Kentucky Exposition Center expansion. Stay tuned for more in the series about cool design features, what makes this project stand out, and his experience so far.