That should grow to 20,000 next year, Calitri said, and to 32,500 in 2024. Tim Ross, the city's public events director, said this week that it will be several months before more information is released.īourbon tourism growingCalitri said Green River Distilling had around 3,000 visitors last year on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. We want to draw more people from outside the area." We want to attract a national audience by bringing in big names. He's talking about adding a component to the International Bar-B-Que Festival to increase room nights.Īllen Payne, festival chairman, said in April, "Next year, we want to bring in some nationally-known entertainment and barbecue teams. There's the Great American Bluegrass Jam in January, "a time when we need increased occupancy" Cars & Guitars, a twice-yearly event with the Hall of Fame and Green River Distilling and something Calitri is tentatively calling "O Brother Fest."Ĭalitri says he's also working to create a master plan "to introduce ROMP and the Kentucky Fiddle Championship to a new audience." Joe toy expo and an arcade convention.Ĭalitri said he is working with the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum for new events.
He's talking about things like a Lego convention, a G.I. "Those are our bread and butter."Ĭalitri is also hoping to create more events like OMG!con, the anime, cosplay and gaming convention that typically brings around 4,000 people to town each year. "Our biggest opportunity is state association conventions," he said this week.
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