Colonel Fest will cause partial Main Street closure Friday (April 19), Saturday (April 20)

Be forewarned that if you want to travel in downtown Corbin Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, then you may experience some detours and delays due to the partial closing of Main Street for Colonel Fest.

Colonel Fest will be held Friday (April 19) and Saturday (April 20), and as a result, Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic between Fourth Street and Gordon starting at noon Friday through 8 p.m. Saturday.

The festival will be held from 3 – 9 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday.

Also, the Colonel Sanders 10K race will require a large portion of Depot Street to be closed from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Saturday. In addition, traffic on Kentucky Avenue will be reduced to one lane during this time.

Motorists should expect delays if they travel through the area during these times.

Corbin Tourism officials are encouraging businesses to use this opportunity to promote and advertise their business.

“We invite you all to get involved by handing out coupons or fliers or running specials or promotional offers,” Corbin Tourism officials wrote in an e-mail to local businesses.

Now in its fourth year, this is the first time that Colonel Fest has been a two-day event.

During the Friday portion of the festival, dozens of craft vendors will be on hand as well as a variety of activities for kids and families to partake in, including a Colonel Look Alike Contest, fried chicken eating contest, a petting zoo and more.

An additions to this year’s festival is stage entertainment, which will be available both days.

The few things that attendees can expect to have to pay for include feeding the petting zoo animals and parakeets or rides on the ponies and steer. Feed for the petting zoo will be $2. Feed for the parakeets will be $3. Pony rides will cost $7 and steer rides will cost $10.