December 28, 2024 8:12 am

Bourbon on the Banks Raises $80,000

The organizers of the annual Bourbon on the Banks Festival in Frankfort, Kentucky recently announced that this year’s event raised $80,000 for local non-profit organizations. The festival includes bourbon tastings, live music, and lots of local art and food for sale. The event has donated $215,000 to the local community since it began in 2019.

The next Bourbon on the Banks Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025 in Frankfort’s River View Park. Tickets will go on sale in March.

Organizations Supported by Bourbon on the Banks 2024:

  • Access Soup Kitchen & Men’s Shelter
  • Betty J. Martin L.I.F.E. House for Animals
  • Capital City Shrine Club
  • Frankfort High Band
  • Franklin County Community Fund (Frankfort Parks)
  • Freddie Johnson Scholarship Fund
  • Simon House
  • South Frankfort Food Share
  • Swim With Purpose
  • The Bourbon Women Education Foundation
  • Walk Bike Frankfort
  • White Oak Initiative
  • Woods and Waters Land Trust
  • Yes Arts
  • Yes Card
Photo credit: Brian G. Miller

"Whisky is liquid sunshine."

George Bernard Shaw

“The light music of whiskey falling into a glass – an agreeable interlude.”

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