Editing Salyersville, Kentucky (section)

===Cultural events and fairs===
* Founders' Day, an annual county [[festival]] for the people of Magoffin County, attracts those who have roots in [[Eastern Kentucky]] and others who are interested in the [[genealogy]] and [[history]] of the area. A different family surname is celebrated each year as part of the festival. The festival offers young people opportunities to enter contests and win prize money for excelling in academic subjects such as [[math]], [[spelling]], [[essay]] writing, and [[art]]. Pageants are held for young people from neonates to 14 for boys and girls and for young women from 17 to 26. A [[parade]], drama and fashion shows, pet shows, [[clogging]], other dance exhibitions, and specialty acts are just a few of the festivities that are part of Founders' Day.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymhs/foundersday.htm Founders Days<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Founder's Day Theme<br />by year:'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymhs/|title = Welcome!}}</ref>
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{{unbulleted list|1982 - Patrick|1983 - Arnett|1984 - Conley|1985 - Howard|1986 - Bailey|1987 - Wireman|1988 - Montgomery|1989 - Allen|1990 - Reed|1991 - Minix|1992 - May|1993 - Risner|1994 - Lykins|1995 - Williams|1996 - Helton|1997 - Jenkins|1998 - [[American Civil War|The Civil War]]|1999 - Shepherd|2000 - [[Magoffin County]]|2001 - Vanderpool|2002 - Miller|2003 - Gullet|2004 - Whitaker|2005 - Hammond|2006 - [[Veteran]]s|2007 - Carpenter|2008 - Fletcher|2009 - Mann|2010 - Magoffin County 150th|2011 - Joseph|2012 - Marshall}}
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* Street Dance, a public [[square dance]], is held each year in downtown Salyersville. The intersection surrounding the downtown courthouse is blocked off for the event, which lasts well into the night.
* The Independence Day Festival celebrates [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4]] with a parade and pageants.