July 6-12

Gear up for fun! Welcome to our "What's Happening" email, where we share details about events going on this week in and around our own Hot Rod City, USA.

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Celebrate Bowling Green's native son Duncan Hines, the man behind the cake mix, at the 18th Annual Duncan Hines Festivalthis weekend at Chaney's Dairy Barn. Named a Kentucky Travel Industry Association Top 10 Summer Event, the festival runs 4 to 8pm and is followed by Chaney's Ice Cream & a Moovie.

This year's festival features the Adventures in Good Baking Contest, Uncle Duncan's Duck Derby, access to the Chaney's jumping pillow and more. The festival is free to the public. For more information, please check out the official Duncan Hines Festival website in the link below.

Free summer fun comes to downtown Bowling Green this weekend with two events: the BB&T Concerts in the Park night series on Friday night and the Second Saturdays Street Fair the following morning. Bring your lawn chairs to Circus Square Park on Friday night for free live music and entertainment by Poison Karma. The show starts at 7pm and runs until 10pm. Food vendors and children's activities will be set up around the park. See the event Facebook page here for more info.

Then head to Fountain Square on Saturday morning for the Second Saturdays Street Fair, which runs 9am-3pm. The fair features the Cruisin' for a Cure classic car shows, vendors from your favorite downtown merchants and local artists. Live music will be performed by Tyrone Dunn & the Kin Foke! For more info, please see the Second Saturdays Facebook page below.

Ongoing- July 11 American Ranch Horse Association World Championships, LD Brown Expo Center, 606-271-2963, americanranchhorse.net

Ongoing-Aug. 23 New Horizons at Pluto, WKU Hardin Planetarium, free, Tues/Thurs 7pm, Sun 2pm, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

Ongoing-Sept. 13 Moonshine to Finish Line: The History of NASCAR exhibit, National Corvette Museum, 270-781-7973, corvettemuseum.org

July 6-10 Science Curiosity Investigation Camp, Hardin Planetarium, 8am-12pm daily, ages 3-6th grade, $120/registration, 270-745-4044, wku.edu/hardinplanetarium

July 6-10 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Paperworks Visual Arts, registration needed, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com

July 7 Beaver Tuesday Night Street Drags, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 7 Cruisin for a Cure Car Show, Bruster's Ice Cream parking lot, 5-8pm, free, 270-392-0981

July 7 Authors David Bell and Molly McCaffrey, Warren County Public Library Bob Kirby Branch, 6pm, free, 270-782-4882, warrenpl.org

July 7 Weird Al Yankovic Mandatory World Tour, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 10 Casting Crowns, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 10 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, 7-10pm, featuring Poison Karma, free, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

July 10-11 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, "Paddington," free, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 10-12 10/10ths, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

July 10-12 KYASA Going for the Gold 6U & 8U Coach Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

July 10-12 KYASA Free Bash Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

July 10-12 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org

July 10-12 QuickFuel Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash, Big Bucks & Little Bucks Race, Beech Bend Raceway, 270-781-7634, beechbend.com

July 10-12 ,Hilltopper Soccer Academy Elite Individual and Goalkeeper Camp, WKU, wkusports.com

July 11 Second Saturdays Street Fair, Fountain Square Park, including the Cruisin' for a Cure car show hot rods, featuring live music, 10am-3pm, 270-782-0222, bgdowntowndistrict.com

July 11 Duncan Hines Festival, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 4pm, free, baking contest, jumping pillow, Uncle Duncan's Duck Derby, duncanhinesfestival.com

July 11 A Walk to Remember Srebrenica Genocide, 601 State Street, 3-6pm, bring a backpack to donate to Warren County schools, remembering 20 years ago

July 11 Southeastern Paintball Series Tournament, N-tense Sports, 270-796-4120, ntensesports.com

July 11 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 5:30-8pm, free, featuring Ned Van Go, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

July 11 BG Gauntlet Mud Run, Phil Moore Park, $55 registration through July 6 and $75 registration day of, bggauntlet.com

July 11 Dueling Pianos, Lost River Cave, 8pm, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

July 13-18 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Missoula Children's Theatre, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com

July 15-17 Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball vs. Great Lakes Loons, BG Ballpark, 270-901-2121, bghotrods.com

July 16-19 National Corvette Homecoming, Sloan Convention Center and NCM Motorsports Park, corvettehomecoming.com

July 17 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, BB&T Concerts in the Park Facebook page

July 17-18 Santa Gertrudis Show & Sale, WKU Ag Expo Center, 270-287-8629, santagertrudis.com

July 17-19 KYASA Girls Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament, Buchanon Park, kyasa.org

July 17-19 NASA Midwest, NCM Motorsports Park, 800-538-3883, motorsportspark.org

July 18 Junior Naturalist Program, Lost River Cave, 270-393-0077, lostrivercave.com

July 20 Sinkhole Science Summer Camp, National Corvette Museum, 270-467-8852, corvettemuseum.org

July 20-24 Summer Arts Camp, SKyPAC, Visual Arts Mixed Works, 270-904-7009, theskypac.com

July 20-26 ASA Fastpitch Girls A 14-Under Northern National Championships, Buchanon Park, asasoftball.com

July 23 Sounds of Independence Music Festival presented by Independence Bank: The Beach Boys, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 24 BB&T Concert in the Park Music Series, Circus Square Park, free, BB&T Concerts in the Park Facebook page

July 24-25 Ice Cream & a Moovie, Chaney's Dairy Barn, 270-843-5567, chaneysdairybarn.com

July 24-26 KYASA Baseball Tournament, Ephram White Park, kyasa.org

July 24-25 KY Junior Livestock Expo, WKU Ag Expo Center, 502-564-4983, kyagr.com

July 25 Pickin' on the Patio, Boyce General Store, 270-842-1900, facebook.com/BoyceGeneralStore

July 25 Elvis @ 80, SKyPAC, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

July 26 88.1 WAY FM presents: It's a Girl Thing Tour featuring Chonda Pierce, SKyPAC, 7:30pm, 270-904-1880, theskypac.com

Our #gearedforgiveaways contests feature free hotel stays, event passes, seasonal goodies and treats! Keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter to find out how to enter!

Our current contest is Duncan Hines Festival themed and runs now through July 9!

Enter to win! It features a free 1-night stay at Candlewood Suites, a Duncan Hines Festival t-shirt, a Duncan Hines spatula, a $25 gift card to Lost River Pizza, Woodford Reserve Mint Julep bourbon balls, the All Aboard Mini Series on DVD and a water bottle to keep you cool from the BG Area Lodging Association.

For your convenience, a bulletin board of events and a full brochure rack are located on the front porch of the Visitors Bureau if you need information when the main office is closed.