Hardin Local Weekly This Week in Hardin County

🎃 Glow-O-Ween, the Glendale Crossing Festival and the Parade of Homes · October 12 – 18, 2026

Hardin County Events

Your full week of things to do, brought to you by Hardin Local Weekly.

🎃 All Week: Haunts & the Saturday Market

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    Dark Hallow Creek Haunted Trail

    📍 2080 Main St., West Point

    Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 PM, through October 31 (this week: Friday, Oct 16 and Saturday, Oct 17) · $25 general admission, $30 Extreme (18 and up). Tickets at darkhallowcreek.com.

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    The Woods at Thomas Dairy Farm

    📍 Thomas Dairy Farm and Market, 4625 Leitchfield Road, Cecilia

    Friday and Saturday nights through October 30 · $22 includes the haunt plus the farm’s fall fest.

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    Sinister Tombs Haunted House

    📍 3246 Meeting Creek Road, Eastview

    Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 – 11:45 PM, through November 7 · Adults $17.50, ages 5 – 12 $13.50. sinistertombs.com

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    Hardin County Farmers Market

    📍 200 Peterson Dr., Elizabethtown

    Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, through October 31 (this week: Saturday, Oct 17).

Monday, October 12 Loaded!

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    Tinkering Tots

    📍 Fort Knox MWR, Fort Knox

    Monday, Oct 12, 10:00 AM · Up to age 5 · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

  • ✈️

    Elizabethtown Airboard Meeting

    📍 1828 Kitty Hawk Dr., Elizabethtown

    Monday, Oct 12, 12:00 PM · Public meeting

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    Games for Grownups

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Monday, Oct 12, 1:00 – 3:00 PM · Free, ages 18 and up

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    Elizabethtown City Council Work Session

    📍 City Hall, 212 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown

    Monday, Oct 12, 4:30 PM · Public meeting

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    Radcliff City Council Work Session

    📍 Radcliff City Hall, Radcliff

    Monday, Oct 12, 5:00 PM · Public meeting · Streamed on the City of Radcliff Government Facebook page.

Tuesday, October 13 Loaded!

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    Advanced Ukulele

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 10:00 AM · Ages 8 – 18, registration required

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    Story Time

    📍 Barr Memorial Library, Fort Knox, Fort Knox

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 10:00 AM · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

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    $2.50 Tuesday Bowling

    📍 Houston Bowling Center, Fort Knox, Fort Knox

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

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    Business & Innovation Day in Elizabethtown

    📍 Hardin County Chamber of Commerce (venue on the Chamber listing), Elizabethtown

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Details at hardinchamber.com.

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    KCC Manufacturing Job Fair

    📍 Kentucky Career Center Lincoln Trail, 233 Ring Rd., Suite 100, Elizabethtown

    ⚠️ From our community list, not independently confirmed · Tuesday, Oct 13, 1:00 – 4:00 PM · Free · Bring resumes. Also Thursday, Oct 15, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

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    Transferring Property After Death

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 4:00 PM · Free, registration requested

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    Radcliff Code Enforcement Board

    📍 Radcliff Fire Department, Radcliff

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 5:00 PM · Public meeting

  • ♟️

    Teen Chess Club

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 4:00 – 5:30 PM · Ages 13 – 18

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    Elizabethtown Planning Commission

    📍 City Hall, 212 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown

    Tuesday, Oct 13, 6:00 PM · Public meeting

Wednesday, October 14 Loaded!

  • ⭐

    Glow-O-Ween Candy Booth Deadline

    📍 Malibu Jack’s, 1704 N. Dixie Hwy., Elizabethtown

    Wednesday, Oct 14 · Businesses, churches and schools: grab a candy booth for Glow-O-Ween ($50, includes a ticket). Contact [email protected] or 270-600-7585.

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    Bubbles & Babies

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 10:00 AM · Ages 0 – 2

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    Tai Chi

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 1:00 PM · Free, weekly

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    Create: Jar Lid Pumpkin

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 3:00 PM · Free, registration required

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    Pedal Fort Knox for Beginners

    📍 Fort Knox MWR, Fort Knox

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 5:15 PM · Pre-register · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

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    Stardust Squad Pokemon GO Meetup

    📍 Behind Brown-Pusey House, 128 N. Main St., Elizabethtown

    ⚠️ From our community list, not independently confirmed · Wednesday, Oct 14, 6:00 – 7:00 PM · Free · The weekly community meetup.

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    A Night at The Blue Door

    📍 The Blue Door, 237 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 6:00 – 8:00 PM · $45 · Terracotta pumpkin workshop, fall dessert and a Halloween movie. Reserve at thebluedooretown.com.

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    55 Cent Boneless Wings

    📍 Fort Knox MWR, Fort Knox

    Wednesday, Oct 14, 4:00 – 9:00 PM · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

Thursday, October 15 Loaded!

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    Toddler & Preschool Storytime

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 10:00 AM · Ages 2 – 5

  • ✂️

    Ribbon Cutting: The Blue Door

    📍 The Blue Door, 237 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 12:00 PM · Hardin County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.

  • 🖋️

    Eerie Poetry Illustrations

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 3:00 PM · Free, no registration

  • 🕊️

    Remembrance Service for Infants Lost During Pregnancy & Childbirth

    📍 Searle Pavilion, Freeman Lake Park, Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 5:30 PM · New location for 2026.

  • 🧠

    Trivia Night

    📍 Samuel Adams Brewhouse, Fort Knox, Fort Knox

    Thursday, Oct 15, 6:30 PM · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

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    Bootox Spectacular

    📍 Ascension Aesthetics + Wellness, 120 Drexler Circle, Suite 4, Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 4:00 – 7:00 PM · Event pricing, treats and giveaways. Book ahead.

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    Lakewood Elementary Fall Festival

    📍 Lakewood Elementary, 265 Learning Place Ln., Cecilia

    Thursday, Oct 15, 5:00 – 7:00 PM · $5 wristband per child (2 and under free) · Inflatables, games and face paint, plus food trucks, vendors, a fire truck and live and silent auctions at 5 PM. Cash, check, Cash App or Venmo; no cards.

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    Decoupage Jack-O-Lantern Workshop

    📍 The Blue Door, 237 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown

    Thursday, Oct 15, 6:00 – 8:00 PM · $35 · Reserve through The Blue Door.

Friday, October 16 Loaded!

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    Friday Night Football: Taylor County at John Hardin

    📍 John Hardin High School, 384 W. A. Jenkins Rd., Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, evening kickoff · Home game. Confirm the kickoff time with the school.

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    Friday Night Football: St. Xavier at North Hardin

    📍 North Hardin High School, Radcliff

    Friday, Oct 16, evening kickoff · Home game. Confirm the kickoff time with the school.

  • 🎮

    Super Mario Hour

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 3:30 PM · Ages 9 – 13

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    Cardboard Nation: One Night Outside

    📍 ECTC campus, 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, check-in from 4:30 PM; open to the public 6:30 – 8:00 PM · Warm Blessings Community Kitchen’s sleep-out fundraiser, with a cardboard advocacy walk and community partner booths. Overnight participants fundraise individually or as teams. Details at warmblessings.org.

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    2026 Parade of Homes

    📍 Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association, 911 N. Mulberry St. (homes around the area), Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 5:00 PM through Sunday, Oct 18, 5:00 PM · Tour new homes from local builders; start at any home. Locations and tickets on the Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association page.

  • 🍺

    Right Arm Night

    📍 Fort Knox MWR, Fort Knox

    Friday, Oct 16, 4:00 – 6:00 PM · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

  • 🎵

    Jonathan Paxton Live

    📍 Cosmic Golf, 850 Pine Valley Drive, Suite 112, Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 6:30 PM · Live music on the Cosmic Golf calendar.

  • 🎬

    Spooky Movies at the State: The Ring

    📍 Historic State Theater, 209 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · $3 · The State Theater’s Halloween movie series continues.

  • 🏃

    Monster Dash to End Domestic Violence 5K

    📍 Severns Valley Baptist Church, 1100 Ring Rd., Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 7:30 PM (packet pickup 6:30 PM) · $25, kids 12 and under free · New this year: a sunset race. Register at runsignup.com.

  • 🚚

    Vine Grove Food Truck Friday

    📍 Optimist Park, 300 Knox Ave., Vine Grove

    Friday, Oct 16, 5:00 – 8:00 PM · Listed on the City of Vine Grove calendar.

  • 🎃

    Malibu Jack’s Glow-O-Ween

    📍 Malibu Jack’s, 1704 N. Dixie Hwy., Elizabethtown

    Friday, Oct 16, 6:00 – 10:00 PM · $24.99 per person · The lights go off and everything glows: an indoor trunk-or-treat with local businesses, costume contests for kids, teens, adults and whole families, DJ James Hummel, four hours of unlimited attractions and a $10 arcade card. Tickets at malibujacksetown.com.

  • 🎳

    Cosmic Bowling

    📍 Fort Knox MWR, Fort Knox

    Friday, Oct 16, 6:00 – 10:00 PM (also Saturday, Oct 17, 6:00 – 9:00 PM) · Fort Knox access: valid military ID or a visitor’s pass (5-Day Fast Pass at pass.aie.army.mil); confirm with MWR before you drive out.

Saturday, October 17 Loaded!

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    Glendale Crossing Festival

    📍 Downtown Glendale, Glendale

    Saturday, Oct 17, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Free · The annual festival: more than 400 vendors, fall food and a 10 AM parade with classic cars, fire trucks and tractors. glendalecrossingfestival.org

  • ⚾

    USSSA Halloween Havoc

    📍 Elizabethtown Sports Park, 1401 W. Park Rd., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Youth baseball tournament.

  • 🧹

    Buffalo Lake Clean Sweep

    📍 429 Commerce Dr., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 8:30 AM · Community cleanup.

  • 📚

    Story Hour at Birdwhistell Books

    📍 110 N. Main St., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 9:30 AM · Free · Stories plus a take-home craft.

  • 🧶

    Fiber Artists

    📍 Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 9:30 AM · Free

  • 🍪

    Hocus Pocus Cookie Decorating Class

    📍 Hardin County Chamber of Commerce, 111 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Ticketed · Hosted by Krazy Kookies. Tickets at krazykookies.net.

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    Kids Pumpkin Pail Workshop

    📍 The Blue Door, 237 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 2:00 – 4:00 PM · $25 · Kids decorate a trick-or-treat pail.

  • 🎀

    Cato Catwalk for a Cure

    📍 Rhema Praise Christian Center, 1639 N. Dixie Blvd., Radcliff

    ⚠️ From our community list, not independently confirmed · Saturday, Oct 17, 3:00 – 5:00 PM · $5 · Breast cancer fundraiser fashion show.

  • 🍲

    Open Door Warm Meals

    📍 Vine Grove United Methodist Church, 306 High St., Vine Grove

    ⚠️ From our community list, not independently confirmed · Saturday, Oct 17, 4:30 – 6:00 PM · Free · A free hot community meal every Saturday.

  • 🍬

    Victory Martial Arts Trunk or Treat

    📍 460 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 5:00 – 7:00 PM · Free · Want to host a trunk? Call 270-234-3386.

  • 🎬

    Spooky Movies at the State: Hocus Pocus

    📍 Historic State Theater, 209 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 7:00 PM · $3

  • 🔥

    Bonfire and S’mores

    📍 Memorial United Methodist Church, 631 N. Miles St., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 7:00 – 9:00 PM · Free · S’mores, yard games and kids activities. Bring a lawn chair.

  • 🎬

    Free Halloween Movie Night: Practical Magic

    📍 Ash-O-Matic Party Planning, 404 College Street Road, Suite 105, Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 9:00 PM · Free · Indoor screening from Ash-O-Matic, SpellBound Blossoms and Fade Mafia. Bring blankets; costumes encouraged.

  • 👻

    Masonic Haunted House

    📍 Morrison Lodge #76, 125 N. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown

    Saturday, Oct 17, 7:00 – 10:00 PM · $5 · Saturdays in October, per Elizabethtown Tourism.

Sunday, October 18

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    Knights of Columbus Drive-Thru Pork Chop Dinner

    📍 Behind the K of C Hall, 312 E. Main St., Vine Grove

    ⚠️ From our community list, not independently confirmed · Sunday, Oct 18, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · $12 per meal

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    Sunday Funday Brunch

    📍 Impellizzeri’s, 14 Public Square, Elizabethtown

    Sunday, Oct 18, opens 11:00 AM · Bloody Mary and bubbly bars.

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