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NIBROC 2021 carnival rides open Wednesday
Popular attractions, such as the Speed XXL carnival ride and the three-day volleyball tournament, will return to Corbin this week for its 69th annual NIBROC festival.
“I think everyone is ready to return to our festival after being off last year,” said Bruce Carpenter, the executive director of the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. “We are just excited to having the festival return this year, and we look forward to a good turnout from folks in our community.”
The festival will consist of more than 40 vendors, carnival rides, live entertainment, and more.
Carnival rides, such as Speed XXL – a 130-foot-tall attraction – are located on or near Depot Street.
Wednesday evening will be $10 armband night, and it will allow participants to ride all they want. The carnival will open at 6 p.m.
On Thursday, more than 40 vendors will open at noon followed by mini games hosted by KD Country/T 107.3 at 4:15 p.m. at NIBROC park.
The Beer Garden will open at Sanders Park beginning at 5 p.m.
Registration for the KD Country/T 107.3 Celebrity Impersonator Contest will begin at 5 p.m. in NIBROC Park.
Armbands for the carnival rides will be $25 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The carnival will open at 6 p.m. each of those days.
Pepsi is the sponsor of this year’s volleyball tournament, which will be hosted at the NIBROC volleyball court from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Thursday and Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
The annual NIBROC parade will begin lining up on Master Street at 6 p.m. on Thursday with the official start time at 7 p.m. on Kentucky Street.
Thursday night’s entertainment includes local performer Sydney Adams.
Adams is a Whitley County native who released her first EP, “Always Home to Me,” on streaming platforms in summer 2019.
On Friday, the NIBROC Cornhole tournament will start at Tomahawks at 6 p.m., and the fastest Kid in Town will start at 7 p.m. followed by the NIBROC 2-mile run.
Registration for the Fastest Kid in Town and NIBROC 2-mile run can be completed online at www.nibroc2miler.com.
Saturday starts early with the volleyball tournament at 8 a.m. and the NIBROC 3 on 3 basketball tournament at 10 a.m. at the Princess Vermillion McBurney Rec Center.
The Corbin Rotary Club’s Bicycle Rodeo is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the corner of Gordon and Depot Streets.
The festival will end Saturday night with another local act – County Wide. County Wide plays a variety of genres including country, rock and the blues. In fall of 2015, the group released their debut album, “Justice in the South.”
