Poage Landing Days
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| Poage Landing Days | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Festival |
| Date | 3-days on 3rd weekend of September |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Locations | Ashland, Kentucky, United States |
| Years active | 1990–present (1990) |
| Attendance | 20,000-30,000 |
| Website | Poage Landing Days |
Poage Landing Days is an annual festival held in Ashland, Kentucky celebrating the city's heritage and founding as Poage's Landing by the Poage family in 1786. The festival is a 3-day event that takes place on the third weekend of September.
The modern Poage Landing Days festival was founded in 1990, after being proposed by city officials as a way to honor the founding family's legacy and to foster civic pride and cultural tourism.[1] Poage Landing Days continues to be recognized as one of Kentucky's leading community events. It has been named a "Top 25 Downtown Festival" by the Kentucky Main Street Program.[2]
In 2024, Poage Landing Days was temporarily relocated from its traditional setting along Winchester Avenue in downtown Ashland due to ongoing construction. Central Park was chosen as the new location and under the branding Poage in the Park. It returned to its traditional name and location in 2025.[3]