Hardin County Events: March 11–15, 2026

Key Takeaways

• Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association Home Design & Remodeling Show at Phillips Grove, Radcliff — Sat 9 AM–4 PM, Sun 12–4 PM, $5 admission, $500 cash grand prize drawing
• Neal McCoy in concert at the Historic State Theater Friday night at 7 PM — tickets $59–$129 at thestate270.org
• Flywheel Brewing Chili Cook-Off Saturday at 1 PM — free to compete AND free to eat
• Florida Strawberry Truckload Sale at Strike & Spare Lanes Friday 12:30–12:45 PM — $30 for approximately 8 lbs
• St. Pat Downtown Crawl Saturday 4–7 PM from Public Square — free to attend

Summary

Jon O'Brien brought a genuinely packed week of local events to the table on S2026E11, covering everything from a strawberry sale with a fifteen-minute window to a full weekend home show with nearly forty vendors. The stretch from Friday through Sunday is particularly loaded, with live music, a chili cook-off, a downtown crawl, a cookie class, and a putting tournament all stacking up before Sunday's close.

The centerpiece event of the weekend is the Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association Home Design & Remodeling Show at Phillips Grove in Radcliff — a two-day event that covers everything from landscaping to new construction. It is family-friendly, professionally curated, and capped off with a $500 cash grand prize drawing Sunday afternoon.

Whether you are looking for something to do with the kids, planning a Saturday night out, or genuinely trying to figure out your spring home projects, this is one of those weeks in Hardin County where you will have to pick and choose.

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If you have been waiting for spring to feel like spring in Hardin County, this is the week that delivers.

Jon O'Brien walked through five days of events on S2026E11, and there is something on this list for almost every interest and age group. Jon confirmed what Rachel summed up well at the end: "There's really something for everybody. I haven't had a week yet where I'm like, oh, there's not really that much going on."

Wednesday and Thursday warm up the week

Wednesday evening offers a creative option for those who want to get a head start on Easter decorating. The Spring & Easter Door Hangers Paint Party runs from 6 to 9 PM at Smith's Crossing in Rineyville — $40 per person, $30 for an extra board. Smith's Crossing has built a reputation for these kinds of hands-on, low-key social crafting events, and they tend to sell out.

Thursday brings the St. Patrick's Day Cookie Decorating Night at HubHaus in downtown Elizabethtown at 6:30 PM. Tickets are at krazykookies.net and include all materials and guidance from the Krazy Kookies team. Jon has attended one of these before and rates it as a genuine good time — and noted the cookies come out better than you might expect, even if you squeeze icing on everything.

Friday stacks up fast

If you are a fresh fruit person, set a reminder for 12:30 PM Friday. The Florida Strawberry Truckload Sale at Strike & Spare Lanes runs only fifteen minutes — 12:30 to 12:45 — and goes for $30 for approximately eight pounds of fresh Florida strawberries. Pecans and honey are also available at $15 each. It sells out. Get there.

Friday evening kicks off the USPMGA Putting Tournament at Cosmic Golf at 3 PM, continuing through Sunday. Entry is $200 for the Pro Division plus a $25 daily greens fee, and $50 for the Amateur division. Jon mentioned the tournament may have been filmed previously for an ESPN feature airing in August — Elizabethtown on ESPN is always a conversation worth having.

The Historic State Theater hosts Neal McCoy for a 7 PM concert Friday night. Tickets range from $59 to $129 and are available at thestate270.org. The State Theater is an intimate, well-preserved venue and one of the best rooms in the area for live music. The seated-only setup is worth knowing going in — if you want to get up and two-step, plan accordingly.

Saturday is the big day

Saturday opens early. Breakfast Trivia at Chick-fil-A Mall Park runs from 8:30 to 9:30 AM — free to attend with food available for purchase. Can You Dig It? Gardening Day at the Hardin County Extension Office runs 9 AM to 3 PM with a boxed lunch included in the registration fee (details at ukyhardin.pacecommunity.net). The Spring/Summer Clothing Swap at Trail Tots Forest School also starts at 9 AM and runs until noon — free to participate, bring what you have and take what fits.

The Alice in Wonderland Cookie Class at Smith's Crossing kicks off at noon for a second round of cookie creativity this week. Tickets again at krazykookies.net.

Flywheel Brewing's Chili Cook-Off starts at 1 PM. Free to compete and free to eat — and Jon is in it this year. He spent last week sourcing oxtails and beef knuckle from a local butcher, made his bone broth stock, and is planning to cook his chili on Thursday to let it develop before Saturday. "Chili is always better two days later," he confirmed. He plans to abstain from voting for his own — a principle he holds firmly.

The St. Pat Downtown Crawl follows from 4 to 7 PM, starting at Public Square and running through participating downtown businesses including Bill Series, J.R. Neighbors, HubHaus, Flywheel, Straight Narrow, and more. Free to attend — just purchase along the way. Jon's advice: eat chili first, then crawl. The math makes sense.

Saturday closes with the Silent Disco at Social Food Hall at 8 PM. There is a family-friendly early session and a later adult portion — a new addition to the format from their previous events. Check their event page for tickets and details.

Lincoln Trail Home Builders Show anchors the weekend

The biggest event of the weekend is the Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association Home Design & Remodeling Show at Phillips Grove in Radcliff, running Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM and Sunday noon to 4 PM. Nearly forty vendors — local builders, remodelers, landscapers, and home improvement professionals — will be set up for both days. Admission is $5; children 12 and under are free.

Beyond the vendors, the show features a Kids Zone with a bounce house, food and coffee trucks, a photo booth, door prizes throughout, and a $500 cash grand prize drawing at the end of Sunday. Rachel Brantingham and her team will be there. If you have any spring home projects on the radar, this is the place to start your conversations with local professionals face to face.

A full preview of the Lincoln Trail show is in the Event Spotlight article for this episode.

Sunday wraps it up

The Lincoln Trail Home Builders Show continues at Phillips Grove until 4 PM Sunday. The USPMGA Putting Tournament finishes at Cosmic Golf by 2 PM. A full weekend of Hardin County events, front to back.