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==Arts and culture== Owensboro was named an [[All-America City]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allamericacityaward.com/owensboro-kentucky|title=allamericacityaward.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625062023/http://www.allamericacityaward.com/owensboro-kentucky/|archive-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref> Owensboro placed fourth on Area Development's Top 20 Southern Cities, with a 9th-place ranking for its "recession busting factors" among the Top 25 Small Cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://Owensboro.org/about/Owensboro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128231756/http://www.owensboro.org/about/owensboro|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2010|title=Owensboro.org}}</ref> ===Religion=== Owensboro and Daviess County are served by many churches. According to statistics from U.S. Religion Census data<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congregational Membership Reports {{!}} US Religion |url=https://thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=thearda.com}}</ref> from 2020, collected by The Association of Religion Data Archives, approximately 63.9% of the county population is affiliated with a religious organization. Evangelical Protestants make up the largest contingent at 35.1%, with Southern Baptists being the largest single denomination in the county in terms of both number of congregations and adherents. Catholics are the second largest single denomination in number of adherents, representing 22.1%. The following is a breakdown of measurably significant 2020 statistics: {| class="wikitable" |Evangelical Protestant |35.1 |- |Catholic |22.1 |- |Mainline Protestant |5.3 |- |Latter Day Saints |0.5 |- |Jehovah’s Witnesses |0.3 |- |Black Protestant |0.3 |- |Islam |0.2 |- |Other Christians |0.1 |} Owensboro and Daviess County are home to several historic churches. Bethlehem Methodist Church on the east side of the county was organized in 1806, making it the oldest in the county. Nearby Yelvington Baptist Church dates back to 1813, making it the second oldest church in the county. Bethabara Baptist in Philpot dates back to 1825, while Pleasant Grove Baptist in Sorgho traces its origins back to 1835. First Baptist Church in Owensboro also dates back to 1835, as does Fourth Street Baptist Church. St. Lawrence Parish in eastern Daviess County dates to 1822, making it the oldest Catholic parish in the county. St. Stephen Parish dates to 1839, and is the oldest parish in Owensboro. In 1937, [[Pope Pius XI]] established the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro]], which spans approximately the western third of the state. It includes 32 counties and covers approximately 12,500 square miles (32,000 km<sup>2</sup>). The [https://www.dmba.org Daviess-McLean Baptist Association], dating back to 1844, is the regional hub for 50+ Southern Baptist churches in Daviess, McLean, and northern Ohio County. Owensboro is also home to [[Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)|Temple Adath Israel]]. Organized in 1858 and built in 1877, it is among the oldest Jewish synagogues in the United States. Owensboro is also the location of the [[Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary]]. ===Music=== Owensboro is home to the [https://www.bluegrasshall.org/ Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum] (Previously known as the International Bluegrass Music Museum<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum Oral History Project |url=https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt70rx93b876 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=kentuckyoralhistory.org |language=en-US}}</ref>). The museum is dedicated to the history and preservation of [[Bluegrass music]], as well as hosting the [[International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame|Bluegrass Hall of Fame]] to celebrate the best of Bluegrass musicians. The venue also hosts many music events throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum |url=https://www.bluegrasshall.org/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> The [https://www.bluegrasshall.org/ Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum] won the Governor's Award for Community Arts in 2013<ref>{{Cite web |title=KY: Kentucky Arts Council - Governor's Awards in the Arts: Past Recipients |url=http://artscouncil.ky.gov/KAC/Showcasing/gov-awards-past-recipients.htm |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=artscouncil.ky.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=2013 Governor's Awards in the Arts recipient International Bluegrass Music Museum |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUo2yY0nS2Q |access-date=February 25, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ===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> ===Points of interest=== * [[Ben Hawes Golf Course and Park]] * [[Daviess County Public Library]] * [[Owensboro Bridge]] * [[International Bluegrass Music Museum]] * Largest [[sassafras]] tree<ref>{{cite web|title=Owensboro's Sassafras Tree|url=https://visitowensboro.com/listing/owensboros-sassafras-tree/|website=visitowensboro.com|publisher=Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau|access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> (located on Frederica Street next door to the Daviess County Public Library) * Owensboro Museum of Science and History * RiverPark Center * Smothers Park * [[Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)|Temple Adath Israel]], one of the [[List of the oldest synagogues in the United States|oldest synagogue building]]s still standing in the United States<ref>Mark W. Gordon, [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_jewish_history/v084/84.1gordon.html "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues"], ''American Jewish History'' 84.1 (1996) 11–27. [http://www.ajhs.org/rediscovering-jewish-infrastructure 2019 article update.]</ref> * [[Western Kentucky Botanical Garden]] * [[William H. Natcher Bridge]]
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