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==Festivals== The city of Jackson and [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]] are host to many local festivals. In Jackson: * '''Breathitt County Honey Festival''' β takes place annually (since 1978) during the Labor Day Weekend. It begins on the Thursday before Labor Day and runs through Labor Day. * '''Breathitt County Heritage Festival''' β A recently formed (2005) festival that originally occurred annually on the first weekend of October, and now takes place in conjunction with the July 4th celebration with "Pig Out in the Park."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breathittcounty.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=54|title=Festivals and Fairs|website=breathittcounty.org|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> * '''Pig Out in the Park/Independence Day Celebration''' β Held at Douthitt Park; July 4 celebration * '''Downtown Christmas''' β Parade and festivities held around the first weekend of December. Other festivals that occur outside the city but in [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]]: * '''Morris Fork Crafts Fair''', one of the oldest fairs in the area * The '''Crockettsville Charity Concert and Ride''', hosted by the band [[Halfway to Hazard]] (Unfortunately, this event has not occurred the last couple years and the hosts announced in 2016 they will secure a new venue for this concert and trail ride in the future.)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hesterberg|first1=Tanner|title=Vandalism partly to blame for cancellation of Crockettsville concert, trail ride|url=http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Vandalism-partly-to-blame-for-cancellation-of-Crockettsville-concert-trail-ride-383899961.html|access-date=13 April 2017|publisher=WYMT|language=en}}</ref>
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