Editing Owensboro, Kentucky (section)

===Events===
[[File:BBQfestival2008.jpg|thumb|alt=Owensboro Bar-B-Q Festival|Owensboro BBQ Festival, 2008]]

*Owensboro is the "Barbecue Capital of the world"; it holds its [[International Bar-B-Q Festival]] and competition every second weekend in May.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cissell |first=Brian |last2=Onyett |first2=Travis |date=May 12, 2023 |title=BBQ and Barrels Festival kicks off in Owensboro |url=https://www.14news.com/2023/05/12/bbq-barrels-festival-kicks-off-owensboro/ |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=www.14news.com |language=en}}</ref>
*Owensboro hosts "ROMP", "River of Music Party", a [[bluegrass music]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rompfest.com|title=Home|website=ROMP Fest 2018 - June 27–30, 2018}}</ref> ROMP has grown to 25,000 visitors a year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival |url=https://visitowensboro.com/listing/romp-bluegrass-roots-branches-festival/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Visit Owensboro, KY |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Lanham Brothers Jamboree is an event held every second Saturday from April through September at the Diamond Lake Resort Theater in Owensboro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanhambrothersjamboree.com|title=Lanham Brothers Jamboree – Fun, Family, Entertainment}}</ref>
*During the summer, the city offers "Friday After 5", a free 16-week series of outdoor concerts on the downtown riverfront, which resumed after a pandemic break.<ref>{{cite web| title=Friday After 5 | publisher=Downtown Owensboro, Inc. | url=http://www.fridayafter5.com | access-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Birgy |first=Barb|date=March 6, 2023 |title=Friday After 5 Announces Epic 2023 Lineup |url=https://wbkr.com/where-the-weekend-begins-in-western-kentucky-friday-after-5-announces-2023-lineup/ |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=WBKR |language=en}}</ref>
*The "Owensboro PumpkinFest" is held each September at the Sportscenter/Moreland Park complex. The festival includes food vendors, crafts people, carnival rides, children and adult activities and games, and contests using pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web| title=Owensboro PumpkinFest | url=http://www.owensboropumpkinfest.org | access-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref> The event was started by the [[Glenmary Home Missioners|Glenmary Sisters]] to raise awareness and funds.<ref>{{cite web| title=Glenmary Sisters | publisher=Glenmary Home Mission Sisters of America | url=http://www.glenmarysisters.org| access-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref>
*Owensboro Multicultural Festival is held each year to celebrate diversity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Josh |date=August 14, 2022 |title=Multicultural Festival returns Saturday with theme of 'We're better together' |url=https://www.owensborotimes.com/entertainment/events/2022/08/multicultural-festival-returns-saturday-with-theme-of-were-better-together/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=The Owensboro Times |language=en-US}}</ref>