Welcome!

The Anderson County Burgoo Festival has a lot of exciting events for 2018! Make plans to attend the festival in downtown Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, September 28, 29, and 30. On Saturday, a pancake breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Western Avenue. There will be many other activities throughout the weekend. The festival officially ends at 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Lawrenceburg is located in the heart of central Kentucky on US 127, just miles south of Frankfort.

There will be lots of burgoo, music, and entertainment, as well as vendors of all kinds. Vendors will fill all avenues of the festival with crafts, food, and other assorted goods beginning on Friday morning and will be open during all festival hours.

There are many sponsors that make the Burgoo Festival possible. We thank each of them for their generosity in supporting this annual community celebration.

2018 Winners
Burgoo Scholarship $500 winner was Elissa Akers. This scholarship was given at the Business and Community Expo sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.

Winners of Drawings at Business and Community Expo: Edith Fint, Margie Nash, Beverly Rice, and Bob Smith.

Some Winners from 2018 Burgoo Festival
Motorcycle Show:
1st Place - John Drake - 2016 Street Glide
2nd Place - Darren Johnson - 2011 Street Glide
3rd Place - John Hulker - 2018 Breakout

Burgoo Cook Off Contest:
1st Place - Darnell's Old Tyme Burgoo
2nd Place - Atmos Energy
3rd Place - Team 502

Quilt Block Contest:
1st Place - Peggianna Miller

Ugly Lamp Contest:
1st Place - Max Warren
2nd Place - Luke Warren
3rd Place - Bentley Driskell

Best Decorated Pumpkin Contest:
1st Place - Luke Warren
2nd Place - Max Warren
3rd Place - Madilynn McCoy

Merchants Window Decorating Contest:
1st Place - Chick A Dees

Drawing for Burgoo Pillow:
Tammie Mattingly