Editing Barbourville, Kentucky (section)

==Arts and culture==
Each year in early October, Barbourville hosts the [[Daniel Boone]] Festival, commemorating the pioneer who explored the area in 1775. The festival features open-air concerts, carnival attractions, a beauty pageant, a parade, and other events.<ref>{{cite web | title = Daniel Boone Festival | publisher = Daniel Boone Festival | url = http://www.danielboonefestival.com/ | access-date = June 15, 2014}}</ref>

Starting in 2005, the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association began sponsoring the Springtime [[Redbud]] Festival. The first celebration was at [[Pine Mountain State Resort Park]], {{convert|20|mi}} south of Barbourville, but the celebration is now held on the campus of [[Union College (Kentucky)]]. The Redbud Festival in April first featured a quilting workshop and now includes other traditions and crafts, including storytelling, art shows, dulcimer workshops, and a cooking school.<ref>{{cite web | title = Union College Redbud Festival of Appalachian Culture | publisher = Union College | url = http://www.redbudfestky.com/ | access-date = June 15, 2014}}</ref>

Voters in Barbourville in 2015 approved alcohol sales in the city after 82 years of prohibition established by local law in 1933. The measure won in a special election in December 2015, by a little more than 60 votes. This approval came three and a half years after voters rejected alcohol sales in another special election. The measure will allow alcohol sales in both stores and restaurants.<ref>{{cite web | title = Voters Approve Alcohol Sales | publisher = WKYT | url = http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Yes-or-No-Barbourville-set-to-vote-on-alcohol-sales-363692241.html | access-date = December 18, 2015}}</ref>