Hardin County Daily Brief: October 2, 2026
Trunk-or-treat season kicks off, Fort Knox collects awards, and John Hardin volleyball keeps winning.
Hardin County Events This Week
Festivals, fairs, concerts, family fun, and community gatherings across Hardin County — rounded up every Wednesday on Hardin Local Weekly with Jonathan O'Brien.
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This Week in Hardin County
Festivals, fairs, family fun, music, and community events — everything Hardin Local is tracking for this week, in one rolling calendar.
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Hardin County Daily Brief: September 30, 2026
A truck and tractor pull, new school labs, and a deer-season heads up for Hardin County drivers.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 29, 2026
A red carpet movie premiere at The State Theater, a Fort Knox Oktoberfest and a Blue Alert follow-up top Tuesday's county roundup.
Hardin Local E39: Etown Tourism, Publix, Halloween Season
A first for the show: Elizabethtown Tourism's new executive director joins us all night. Plus Publix's first week, Halloween season, Green Bamboo, a faster housing market and the money move before house hunting.
Green Bamboo Earns Another Visit From The Experienced Eater
The Experienced Eater revisits Green Bamboo in Elizabethtown for a date night, and Britten McDowell finds the longtime Chinese restaurant still improving.
Money Moves with G: Get Pre-Qualified Before You Shop
Before you tour a single house, talk to a lender. Grafton Sizemore breaks down what a pre-qualification actually checks, and why Rachel Brantingham says agents want buyers qualified first.
Hardin County Housing: Inventory Ticks Up to 4.3 Months
Contract activity actually sped up in Hardin County last week, even as months of inventory ticked up to 4.3. Rachel Brantingham breaks down the numbers by price point.
Spooky Moon Market, Softball, 43 Halloween Events in Etown
The Spooky Moon Market, a PGF softball tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park, and Hardin Local's freshly published Halloween Guide with 43 confirmed events.
Etown Tourism's Krysta Souleyrette on Hardin Local
For the first time, Elizabethtown Tourism came on Hardin Local. New executive director Krysta Souleyrette explains what tourism does for the people who live here.
Publix Is Open in Elizabethtown: What's Coming Next
Publix is open, with an upper deck for everyone and Pub subs already a hit, and the shopping center around it, from Firehouse Subs to Beignets and Brew, is filling in fast.
Hardin County Daily Brief: September 28, 2026
A record-setting charity fashion show and a nail-biter football win headline Hardin County's Monday.
Hardin Local's Halloween Guide 2026: Every Spooky Season Event in Hardin County
Haunted trails, $3 scary movies, trunk-or-treats in every corner of the county and costume parties for the grown-ups. Every confirmed Halloween event in Hardin County this October, day by day. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Hardin County Fair 2026: Night-by-Night Guide + Fair Week Events
The Hardin County Fair runs through Saturday, the Lawn Party moved to Wednesday, and Saturday brings a downtown Night Market. Jon O'Brien has your full week.
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Hardin County 4th of July Weekend Events 2026
Three nights of fireworks, a tennis tradition at Freeman Lake, and a Huey ride over the memorial, Jon O'Brien maps out Hardin County's Fourth of July weekend.
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Come Have Lunch With Us: Hardin Local Goes Live at HubHaus This Tuesday
Tomorrow, Tuesday June 30, the Hardin Local Weekly Podcast goes live and in person from HubHaus in downtown Elizabethtown. Come grab lunch and watch us record live at 1 PM, plus a look at a big July 4th week across Hardin County.
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Hardin Local's Independence Day Events Guide 2026: Every Hardin County Celebration
Every Independence Day celebration across Hardin County this weekend — parades, cookouts, live music and the region's biggest fireworks shows, organized by day and town. Compiled by Nate Bryan for Hardin Local.
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Free Louisville Orchestra Night & a Packed Hardin County Weekend
A free Louisville Orchestra concert at Freeman Lake headlines a packed week of Hardin County events.
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Hardin County Events: Father's Day Weekend 2026
Jon O'Brien's Father's Day weekend rundown — $1 movies, the Freeman Lake Kid's Fishing Derby, Pride & Pints at Flywheel, the E-Town Summer Showdown, and a weekend full of live music.
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Hardin County Events This Week: June 9–14, 2026
Jon O'Brien's rundown of the week Glow Night finally arrives — plus the Freeman Lake Lawn Party, Sweet Baby James, comedy at the Saber & Quill, and a weekend of free family events.
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Hardin County Events June 2–7: Glow Night & More
From Malibu Jack's first Family Glow Night to free movies on the lawn — Jon O'Brien's full Hardin County events rundown for the week of June 2.
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Hardin County Events This Week: May 27–June 1, 2026
Jon O'Brien's full rundown of Hardin County's first full week of summer — food trucks, live music, an oyster pop-up, and a Vine Grove community conversation.
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Memorial Day Weekend Events in Hardin County (May 22–26, 2026)
The full Hardin County Memorial Day weekend events calendar — Tribute Wall, Shakespeare, comedy, bluegrass, the Memorial Day ceremony, and Landon Bagley's hot dog throwdown.
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Hardin County Events May 13–17: SpringFest Glendale Weekend
SpringFest in downtown Glendale, the Spring Fling and Ride for Veterans at American Legion Post 113, a Jimmy Buffett tribute, Brent Terhune at Fort Knox, and a stack of live music — Jon O'Brien's Hardin County weekend rundown.
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Hardin County Mother's Day Weekend Events: May 6–10, 2026
Mother's Day weekend 2026 in Hardin County is loaded — golf for DSAH, free outdoor Shakespeare, the Etown Wine Fest, plus two excused absentee voting windows before the May 19 primary.