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Playhouse in the Park Presents: The Spongebob Musical

Nov 7, 2025 thru Nov 9, 2025 - Various Times
Playhouse in the Park // Gil Hopson Drive - Murray
https://www.playhousemurray.org/

Playhouse in the Park in Murray presents multiple shows of "The Spongebob Musical" - November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16. This show is part of the Penguin Project. The Penguin Project features children with developmental disabilities performing modified Broadway musicals, supported by peer mentors. It proves that disabilities shouldn't limit participation in life's experiences, especially through community theater. For times, visit their website.

MSU Rodeo Fall Barrel Series

Nov 11, 2025 - 4pm-9pm
Cherry Expo Center // 2101 College Farm Road - Murray
https://www.facebook.com/murraystaterodeoteam

Go support our MSU rodeo team at the Fall Barrel Series!

MSU Women's Volleyball v. Belmont

Nov 13, 2025 - 6pm-9pm
Murray State // 333 North 14th St - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

Go cheer on our Racers as they play volleyball against Belmont!

Lunch & Learn

Nov 13, 2025 - 12pm-1pm
Trigg County Chamber of Commerce // 49 Jefferson Street - Cadiz
270-522-0259

Lunch & Learns are a great way to stay in connection with Trigg Chamber. You can network with other members, enjoy a free lunch and learn something about your community and local businesses.

MSU Women's Volleyball v. Northern Iowa

Nov 14, 2025 - 6pm-9pm
Murray State // 333 North 14th St - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule

Go cheer on our Racers as they play volleyball against Northern Iowa!

A Night Under the Stars

Nov 15, 2025 - 5pm
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park // 166 Upper Village Drive - Gilbertsville
270-994-6038

Join Dan Price from Dark Sky Kentucky to explore night sky navigation and interpretation of the planets, stars and even black holes. Learn more about stargazing equipment use and care. Gain in-depth knowledge of the effect of light pollution on the world around us and learn ways you can help.

Murray State Football vs. North Dakota

Nov 15, 2025 - 11am
Roy Stewart Stadium // Gilbert Graves Drive - Murray
https://www.goracers.com

Murray State football takes the field as they begin their third season in the Missouri Valley Conference - the nation's top Division I FCS football conference. For tickets, visit goracers.com.

Holiday Vendor Fair

Nov 15, 2025 - 10am-2pm
Murray Women's Clubhouse // 704 Vine Street - Murray
joetta.kell@hotmail.com

Ready to get into the holiday spirit? Stop by the Holiday Vendor Fair at the Murray Woman's Club!

Murray State Football vs. North Dakota

Nov 15, 2025 - 11am-1pm
Roy Stewart Stadium // 1401 KY-121 - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/football

Cheer on the Racer's at Roy Stewart Stadium as they face off against North Dakota.

Murray State Men's Basketball vs. Nicholls

Nov 15, 2025 - 4:30pm-6:30pm
CFSB Center // 1401 State Route 121 N - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Watch the Murray State men's basketball team take on Nicholls at the CFSB Center.

Murray State Women's Basketball vs. St. Louis

Nov 15, 2025 - 7pm-9pm
CFSB Center // 1401 State Route 121 N - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/

Watch the Murray State women's basketball team take on St. Louis at the CFSB Center.

Grinch & Friends Christmas Breakfast

Nov 15, 2025 - 9am
Patti's 1880's Settlement // 1793 JH O'Bryan Ave - Grand Rivers
270-362-8844

The Grinch and his friends are back. Just in time for Christmas. Enjoy a breakfast of Pancakes, Sausages, Scrambled Eggs, a Cookie and a Beverage. Enjoy visits at your table from Grinch, Santa, Mrs. Claus and more. Making those memories that last a lifetime. Seating is at 9am. We hope to see you there.

Playhouse in the Park Presents: The Spongebob Musical

Nov 14, 2025 thru Nov 16, 2025 - Various Times
Playhouse in the Park // Gil Hopson Drive - Murray
https://www.playhousemurray.org/

MSU Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble

Nov 18, 2025 - 7:30pm-9:30pm
Lovett Auditorium // 1499 Olive Blvd. - Murray
https://www.facebook.com/murraystatemusic

Make sure to go listen to the MSU Band!

Murray State Men's Basketball vs. Little Rock

Nov 18, 2025 - 7pm-9pm
CFSB Center // 1401 State Route 121 N - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Watch the Murray State men's basketball team take on Little Rock at the CFSB Center.

Wicked at Calvert Drive-In Theater

Nov 21, 2025 thru Nov 22, 2025 - 7pm
Calvert Drive-In Theater // 111 Drive-In Lane - Calvert City
270-395-4660

Calvert Drive-In is presenting Wicked at 7pm. Prepare for a fun night with great shows and delicious food!

MSU Rodeo Fall Barrel Series

Nov 22, 2025 - 4pm-9pm
Cherry Expo Center // 2101 College Farm Road - Murray
https://www.facebook.com/murraystaterodeoteam

Go support our MSU rodeo team at the Fall Barrel Series!

Murray State Women's Basketball vs. UAB

Nov 22, 2025 - 7pm-9pm
CFSB Center // 1401 State Route 121 N - Murray
https://goracers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/

Watch the Murray State women's basketball team take on UAB at the CFSB Center.

Mingle & Jingle (Holiday Open Houses)

Nov 21, 2025 thru Nov 22, 2025 - 10am-5pm
Across Trigg County // Multiple Locations - Cadiz
270-522-0259

Join us for Mingle & Jingle, a Open house event across Trigg County. It's a 2 day shopping extravaganza! Shoppers can register at any location for $250 Grand Prize. The first 200 people will receive Love Local Goody Bags filled with great swag, coupons, and more.

MKY Cares Mistletoe Marketplace

Nov 22, 2025 thru Nov 23, 2025 - 11am-4pm
Murray Calloway County ATC // 126 Robertson Road North - Murray
sherry.purdom@murray.kyschools.us

Approximately 40 vendors will be on hand selling their goods to kick-off the holiday season. Student groups from both the Calloway County and Murray Independent School District will sell their items to support their respective school clubs and organizations. Admission is free. However, donations to asisst MKY Cares mission to help non-profits is welcomed.

Quad State Band Festival

Nov 24, 2025 - 8am-9pm
MSU Lovett Auditorium // 1499 Olive Boulevard - Murray
http://www.murraystatebands.com/ms-quad-state---2025.html

Go watch the MSU Quad State Middle School Band Festival!

Free Thanksgiving Buffet & Bowling

Nov 27, 2025 - 2pm-4pm
Corvette Lanes // 1415 Main Street - Murray
https://www.facebook.com/CorvetteLanes

With the holiday season quickly approaching, our family is excited to share that we will again be serving a free buffet with free bowling on Thanksgiving Day at Corvette Lanes. This year, we are proud to partner with SBG Real Property Professionals, enabling us to serve even more members of our community! The event will take place from 2 to 4pm, Thursday, November 27th, 2025. We kindly ask everyone to respect our one game per group policy, allowing more people to enjoy their time with us.

Day After Thanksgiving Hike

Nov 28, 2025 - 11am-1pm
Nathan Bedford Forrest // 1825 Pilot Knob Road - Eva
https://reserve.tnstateparks.com/register/thanksgiving-hike

Join us for a moderate 3-mile hike on the Pilot Knob Trail to get you moving after the Thanksgiving food coma has worn off. We will meet at the trail head at the museum. Make sure to bring water and comfortable shoes.

Grinch & Friends Christmas Breakfast

Nov 29, 2025 - 9am
Patti's 1880's Settlement // 1793 JH O'Bryan Ave - Grand Rivers
270-362-8844

Wicked at Calvert Drive-In Theater

Nov 28, 2025 thru Nov 29, 2025 - 7pm
Calvert Drive-In Theater // 111 Drive-In Lane - Calvert City
270-395-4660

Calvert Drive-In is presenting Wicked at 7pm. Prepare for a fun night with great shows and delicious food!

Turkey Shoot

Nov 29, 2025 - 11am-3pm
Linton Volunteer Fire Department // 6558 Linton Road - Cadiz
270-924-9242

Free Chili Cook-Off. Turkeys & Hams $4 per shot. Money Shoot $6 per shot (Prize is 50% of round's entry fees)

Holiday Open House Small Business Saturday

Nov 29, 2025 - TBD
Benton Court Square // E 12th St - Benton
https://www.facebook.com/BentonPartnership

Start your holiday shopping at Benton Partnership's Holiday Open House weekend. Many local businesses will be participating and offering door prizes. There will also be sales and snacks!

The Christmas Market

Nov 29, 2025 - 9am-3pm
Chadwick Sheep Company // 200 Shadow Circle - Murray
https://www.facebook.com/Chadwicksheepcompany

Meet us at the farm to shop with over thirty local farmers and makers, take holiday pictures with the lambs, and tour the farm decorated for Christmas!

Cranksgiving Bike, Walk, Run Challenge

Nov 22, 2025 thru Nov 30, 2025 - All Day
Doctors Park Sports Complex // 23 Park Rd - Calvert City
https://calvertcityky.gov/calendar/

Hop on the Moneymaker Trail during Thanksgiving week and crank out this fun challenge by running, biking, or walking on a full belly! Beginning November 22nd, the Moneymaker Trail will be marked off with a start line and finish line for a 1.5-mile trail. Ride it, walk it, or run it as many times as you'd like during November 22nd-30th, and mark your time down on the leaderboard (there will be better markers this year). This friendly competition is a way to get out and get active during the Thanksgiving holiday!

Cranksgiving Bike, Walk, Run Challenge

Nov 22, 2025 thru Nov 30, 2025 - All Day
Doctors Park Sports Complex // 23 Park Road - Calvert City
https://calvertcityky.gov/calendar/

Playhouse in the Park Presents: The Last Five Years

Nov 29, 2025 thru Nov 30, 2025 - Various Times
Playhouse in the Park // Gil Hopson Drive - Murray
https://www.playhousemurray.org/

We're thrilled to announce a brand-new addition to our Weaver Challenge Fundraiser lineup at Playhouse in the Park - The Last Five Years - a stunning and emotional musical journey of love and loss, told in a unique and powerful way. TWO SHOWS ONLY! All ticket sales go directly toward helping us reach our $5,000 Weaver Challenge goal by November 30! Let's make it happen together - one unforgettable performance at a time. Tickets go on sale October 6 at 11:00 AM.

The Exile Greatest Hits & Christmas Concert

Dec 5, 2025 - 7pm
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Exile celebrated its 60th anniversary as a band and the 45th anniversary of the hit song "Kiss You All Over." They are currently on tour promoting their most ambitious album project ever, A Million Miles Later, released in August 2023. The Exile Greatest Hits & Christmas Concert features Christmas Classics and #1 Hits by the band! - This is not a tribute, THIS IS EXILE!

Santa Fly-in

Dec 5, 2025 - 6pm
KDV Airport // 441 Airport Rd - Calvert City
https://calvertcityky.gov/

Santa's sled is undergoing maintenance, and he's stopping by Calvert City to check on a few kids before he heads back to the North Pole. Make plans to watch Santa fly into the airport, and enjoy holiday activities before getting your picture taken with Santa, Mrs. Claus, his favorite elf, and one of his reindeer!

Calvert City Christmas Bazaar

Dec 6, 2025 - 9am-4pm
Civic Center // 991 5th Ave SE - Calvert City
https://calvertcityky.gov/calendar/

Find all your unique gifts in one town! Mark your calendar and map out your plan for one of the biggest shows in town! Four shopping locations all around Calvert City!

Calvert City Lions Club Christmas Parade

Dec 6, 2025 - 6pm
Downtown // 5th Ave - Calvert City
https://calvertcityky.gov/

The longest-running Christmas Parade in Kentucky on 5th Avenue. Enjoy a night full of floats from all your favorite local businesses! After the parade, head to the Civic Center for a photo with Santa, hot dogs, and drinks served by the Calvert City Lions Club.

Grinch & Friends Christmas Breakfast

Dec 6, 2025 - 9am
Patti's 1880's Settlement // 1793 JH O'Bryan Ave - Grand Rivers
270-362-8844

A Kenny & Dolly Christmas

Dec 6, 2025 thru Dec 7, 2025 - Various Times
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton are brought together on stage in this fantastic tribute Christmas production you won't want to miss. Relive the heyday of country music with the songs that painted our lives, sung by two of the biggest superstars of their era.

December 6th at 2pm & 7pm
December 7th at 2pm

Bachelor Santa

Dec 7, 2025 - 7pm
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Filmed in Owensboro, Kentucky, and set for future release to Hallmark and Lifetime, the film will debut the weekend of December 5, 2025, in a few select theaters only. On Sunday, December 7, at 7 PM, The Badgett Playhouse is excited and honored to be one of the selected theaters to debut the movie! - One Night Only!

Elvis: Home for the Holidays

Dec 9, 2025 thru Dec 10, 2025 - Various Times
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

The one voice that continues to mesmerize the audiences is the voice of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll. Celebrate the holiday season with The TRUE Voice of Elvis - Doug Church, who will be joined by The TCB Band.

December 9th at 7pm
December 10th at 2pm

Down Home Country Christmas

Dec 13, 2025 - 2pm
Kentucky Opry // 88 Chilton Ln - Benton
270-527-3869

Join us for a little Country Christmas fun! Enjoy all of your favorite Christmas tunes and hilarious skits that will have your whole family laughing! Minihan Productions presents a Down Home Country Christmas, featuring the Minihan band. Listen to all of your favorite classics on a whole new stage at Kentucky Opry!

A Garth & Trisha Tennessee Christmas

Dec 11, 2025 thru Dec 13, 2025 - Various Times
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Shawn Gerhard is one of the longest continually performing Garth Brooks tribute acts in the world. Along with a Trisha Yearwood tribute artist these performers will make this a Christmas to remember.

December 11th at 7pm
December 12th at 1pm & 7pm
December 13th at 2pm

A Benton Christmas

Dec 13, 2025 - TBD
Benton Court Square // E 12th St - Benton
https://www.facebook.com/BentonPartnership

Come to Benton's Court Square to enjoy an array of activities, including a live Nativity, hot chocolate, cookies, ornament decorating, and much more! And we can't forget Santa, of course!

Christmas in Dixie / Songs of the South "Alabama" Tribute

Dec 19, 2025 thru Dec 20, 2025 - Various Times
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Songs of the South a tribute to Alabama formed in 2019. Comprised of 5 members from the Mountains of Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Members include Wayne Kelley on lead vocals/rhythm guitar, Jerry Hanger drums/vocals, Mike Thacker lead guitar/vocals, Chris Kelley bass/vocals, Don Stevens lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle and vocals. This group has been performing together for over 20 years and has played more than 1,500 shows. Our goal is to put on a show that is energetic, upbeat, and takes you back to when you heard these songs for the first time. We want to make you clap, dance, sing along, and leave you wanting more. Your crowd will be on their feet! This show goes non-stop! It Includes many #1 hits with a touch of comedy that lets you get to know the band on a personal level. It will be a night to remember with the ultimate tribute to Alabama! "Christmas In Dixie" features the Christmas Hits of Alabama. Christmas is the first Christmas album by country band Alabama. The album was released on RCA Nashville in 1985. It was certified double platinum for shipment of 2 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 11, 1996.

December 19th at 7pm
December 20th at 2pm

Grinch & Friends Christmas Breakfast

Dec 20, 2025 - 9am
Patti's 1880's Settlement // 1793 JH O'Bryan Ave - Grand Rivers
270-362-8844

Rockin' in the New Year with Terry Mike Jeffrey

Dec 31, 2025 - 10pm
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

Join us for an evening of family entertainment, great music and FUN!! This is our annual New Year's Eve bash with crowd favorite, Terry Mike Jeffrey! The show will begin at 10:00 PM with doors opening at 9:15 PM. A glass of sparkling cider will be brought around to you for the midnight toast, as we bring in the new year with family and friends!! Please note that a dinner will NOT be served for this event, but your ticket price will include sparkling cider and a party favor. Come out and enjoy this one-of-a-kind evening at Badgett Playhouse!

Rockin' New Year with Terry Mike Jeffrey

Dec 31, 2025 - 10pm
Badgett Playhouse // 1838 JH O'Bryan Avenue - Grand Rivers
https://www.thebadgettplayhouse.com

This is our annual New Year's Eve bash with crowd favorite, Terry Mike Jeffrey! The show will begin at 10 PM with doors opening at 9:15 PM. A glass of sparkling cider will be brought around to you for the midnight toast, as we bring in the new year with family and friends!! The ticket includes party favors & cider from Minihan Productions

New Year's Eve Party Package

Dec 31, 2025 thru Jan 1, 2026 - 5pm-8pm
Kenlake State Resort Park // 542 Kenlake Road - Hardin
270-474-2211

Standard lodge room package for two-$249.96 + tax*
*Contact guest services for cottage upgrades and additional occupancy pricing.
Dinner Buffet from 5:00PM-8:00PM
Party favors, cash bar, drink specials and more!

OUTSIDE ALCOHOL PROHIBITED
LIVE MUSIC from 8:00-Midnight featuring REWIND
Includes breakfast on New Year's day
For reservations, call 270-474-2211 (dial 0 for guest services)
Please inform reservations of any dietary needs and other parties you might be seated with.

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