Berea Tourism

Forest Families: Thursday Morning Hikes
2025-07-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-17 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, 2047 Big Hill Road, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
🌿 Forest Families: Thursday Morning Hikes

Looking for a safe and welcoming way to enjoy the woods with (or without) your kids? Join us every Thursday at 9am at the Berea College Forestry Outreach Center. This is a community hike for moms, dads, grandparents, guardians—everyone is welcome! Come with your little ones or on your own.

💚 All families are welcome!

🗣 Bilingual program – Spanish-speaking participants welcome!

📍 Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, 2047 Big Hill Rd. Berea, KY

🕘 Thursdays at 9:00 AM
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🌿 Familias del Bosque: Caminatas los Jueves por la Mañana

Jueves a las 9 AM

Centro de Extensión Forestal de Berea College

Una caminata semanal para cualquier persona que cuide a niños pequeños y quiera disfrutar del bosque con compañía. Ya seas mamá, papá, abuelo/a, tutor/a o parte de una familia elegida, puedes venir con tus hijos o solo/a. Este es un espacio seguro para caminar y conectar con otras personas.

💚 Todas las estructuras familiares son bienvenidas

🗣 Crea comunidad, conéctate y respira naturaleza

¡Programa bilingüe!

📍 Dónde: Centro de Extensión Forestal de Berea College, 2047 Big Hill Rd. Berea, KY

🕘 Cuándo: Jueves a las 9:00 AM

Wine Down Wednesday
2025-07-23 17:00 - 20:00 | Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant, 100 Main Street, Berea, KY, 40403
Every Wednesday at Boone Tavern is Wine Down Wednesday! Stop by the Boone Tavern Restaurant between 5 pm and 8 pm, for $2 off glasses and $5 off bottles of wine. Relax on the beautiful porches or sip inside. 🍷

Made in the Shade 😎
2025-07-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Russel Acton Folk Center, 212 W Jefferson Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Sunglasses decorating for ALL AGES!!
Folk Center
3-5 pm

Woodcarver Wednesday
2025-07-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Berea Welcome Center, 3 Artist Circle, Berea, 40403, United States
Every Wednesday, our talented woodcarvers from around the local area come together from 10:00AM – 12:00PM to demonstrate their skills on the back platform of the historic L&N train depot in Old Town Berea. Come on down and listen to some live fiddle music! Watch them work, ask questions, and learn about their intricate craft!

Monday Live Team Trivia
2025-07-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge, 440 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Weekly on Mondays. Hosted by Drew of Questionable Activities. Trivia inside Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge.
Bring a team or join on when you arrive. All ages! Free to play! Prizes for winners!
Doors open at 6pm.
Trivia begins at 7pm.
Cash bar + food truck available.

Squirt Gun Tie Dye
2025-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Memorial Park, Jefferson Street, Berea, 40403, United States
Join us as we Tie Dye T-shirts with Water Guns!!
**Must Pre-Register: Call 986-9402***
Memorial Park
6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Foundations of Furniture Making with Rob Spiece
2025-07-21 09:00 - 2025-07-26 17:00 | Pine Croft, 1865 Big Hill Rd, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
In this course, we’ll dive deeply into the techniques and fundamentals of solid wood furniture making. We’ll use all the tooling available in the modern home shop and the hand tools that have been used in woodworking forever. I don’t ascribe much to the concept of being a “hand tool woodworker” or a “power tool woodworker”. I’ll use the best option at hand to produce the finished results I’m looking for. The reality is those decisions are often made by what tooling is available to you – or sometimes the mood that strikes you. You’ll be working in a well-equipped shop, but we won’t rely on high priced equipment exclusively. There are many ways to cut a mortise – we’ll take you through the process of laying out and chopping by hand, using a plunge router, a mortiser, a drill press, and a domino. It’s my goal that when you leave this course, you can adapt what you’ve learned to your own shop. We’ll spend a lot of time on the table saw, with routers, jointers & planers, an array of hand-held power tools and then we’ll fine tune joinery at the bench with hand tools.
From Scratch
No parts will be prepped for you in this course. We’ll begin with rough sawn material and finish with a completed piece of furniture. Learning the craft of woodworking is far more than fancy tools and techniques. A deep knowledge of the material is at the core of this class. Hundreds of decisions are made throughout the initial phases of material selection and milling that have a direct impact on the finished quality of the work and you won’t miss out on any of it. You’ll start the week with a pile of rough sawn boards and end it with a piece ready for finish.
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Whether you are an absolute beginner or even an advanced woodworker, you’ll leave this course with a renewed sense of ability and inspiration. For those just starting, you can learn how to safely and efficiently operate woodworking machinery and design furniture built upon traditional joinery techniques. For advanced woodworkers, a week spent with a professional furniture maker will boost your efficiency, productivity, and bag of tricks – allowing you to make a greater impact in the limited time you may have in your home shops. There will be plenty of one-on-one time in this course, and we’re happy to tailor the experience to you.
The Project
The project pictured is a Shaker-inspired riff on the hall table. While we’ll all be working on a hall table, the design is up to you. We’ll give you several options, but I’ll also encourage you to bring some of yourself to the table. We’ll discuss what makes a successful design and why, then help you to realize your own ideas. This project is an ideal piece for a thorough grounding in furniture making techniques.
All material costs and daily lunches are included in the course fee at Pine Croft.

Bagel Boogie 2-Miler
2025-07-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Tillie Dog Park, 131 Harrison Ct, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Join us for the yummiest summer race in Berea! Come boogie for bagels on Sunday July 20th at 8 AM for the inaugural running of the Bagel Boogie 2-Miler, hosted by Native Bagel Company and Berea Runners!
This timed race on Berea’s paved Stephenson Trail is perfect for testing your speed or enjoying a leisurely ramble with friends. After the race, enjoy an epic bagel party hosted by Native Bagel Company featuring special flavors created just for the event, along with coffee and other treats.
Our race benefits the Madison County Animal Shelter, so bring your furry best friend along for a run/walk! Please note all dogs MUST be kept on a fixed length leash at ALL times during the event, except inside the fenced enclosure at the Dog Park.
Race T-shirts are custom designed by a local artist and trust us you’ll want to wear this one everywhere! Special prizes will be awarded for top finishers including Bagel King/Bagel Queen.
Swag bags include coupons for local restaurants/shops and local trail maps – Berea is perfect for exploring so plan to spend the day adventuring in town or at the Pinnacles!
Can’t wait to see you in Berea on July 20th for the inaugural running of the Bagel Boogie 2-Miler!

Shuffle and Groove - DJ Dance Party
2025-07-19 22:00 - 23:59 | One Eyed Jacks Social Club, 107 Clay Dr., Berea, KY, 40403, United States
This a DJ Dance Party to wrap up the evening with our house DJ after the Karaoke Kings and Queens have been crowned 👑👑
Our DJ Dance parties will be a mix of various music and genres.
Keep an eye out for special THEME NIGHTS like Jazz, Disco, Pop, and more!

Night Hike at the Pinnacles
2025-07-19 20:30 - 22:00 | The Berea Pinnacles, 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, 40403, United States
Join our ecologist for a slow-paced, 1 mile loop walk through the woods to see and hear what we can! There is uneven terrain with minimal elevation change.
Please bring your own flashlight/headlamp.
Cancelled in case of rain heavier than sprinkle or thunderstorms.

👑👑Karaoke Kings and Queens👑👑
2025-07-19 20:00 - 22:00 | One Eyed Jacks Social Club, 107 Clay Dr., Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Come Sing your HEART out with us at One Eyed Jacks!
Win Cash Prizes for your amazing singing ability.
Winners selected by votes placed by the Audience participation.
The Audience will select the winner by placing votes
1 dollar = 100 votes
All vote funds go to the prize pool
The nights top performer (by placed votes) wins the prize pool!
It’s not always the best singer that wins, you have to win the audience over…top performance matters!

Silent Disco Experience
2025-07-19 19:00 - 22:00 | HomeGrown HideAways, 500 Floyd Branch Road, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
HomeGrown HideAways is excited to present a Silent Disco Experience dance party on the 3rd Saturday of each month for the Summer of 2025!
Attendees receive a wireless headset with three channels of music so you can groove to your own vibe.
Onsite camping and lodging are available. Please see details using the ticket link.

Singo
2025-07-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Russel Acton Folk Center, 212 W Jefferson Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Join us for Musical Bingo!! 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Folk Center 3:00pm-5:00pm

Nature Hikes at the Pinnacles
2025-07-19 10:00 - 12:30 | Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, 2047 Big Hill Road, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Want to make new friends? Worried about hiking alone until you gain your confidence? Want to learn about the local wildlife?
Then join a group hike at the Pinnacles in Berea!
Every Saturday at 10:00am this summer, FOC staff and Berea College students will be ready to hike with you! The group that attends will decide on the destination together. We can also split groups (if there is ample staffing) if there are different wants/needs of hike difficulty.
Please bring water and any medications you might need (i.e. inhaler). Dress for the weather.
*The hike will be cancelled in the case of inclement weather including thunderstorms or high winds*
Group hikes are offered year-round.
Hike times:
*May-August, 10:00am
*September-April, 1:00pm
No hikes the weekends of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years

Interwoven: T-shirt Yarn, Part 2!
2025-07-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Berea Arts Council, 444 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Upcycled Yarn Workshop: Part Two – Level Up Your Skills!
Ready to transform your T-shirt yarn (whether you made it in Part One or are joining us for the first time!) into something amazing? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn simple yet satisfying techniques to create fun projects like unique coasters or eye-catching wall hangings. No prior experience is necessary – we’ll guide you every step of the way. We’ll have extra yarn and T-shirts on hand, but feel free to bring your own stash of old tees to give them a vibrant new life!

Weaving with Medicine Herbs (ages 7-14)
2025-07-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Berea Urban Farm
Learn about native habitats and growing conditions for specific herbs from community herbalist Joana Amorim of Sylvatica Forest Farm. Hands-on propagation methods by seed, cloning and root division, and a tour of the BUF medicinal herb beds. Cost of the workshop is $10.

Berea Farmers Market
2025-07-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Chestnut Street Pavilion, 635 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Know Where Your Food Comes From — Shop Small and Support Local! Fresh items every Saturday🌱
Visit the market for baked goods, fresh produce, greens, eggs, cheese and meats, hand crafted items, and more!

Forest Meditations
2025-07-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, 2047 Big Hill Road, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Come join us each Saturday from 9-10am at the Forestry Outreach Center for Forest Meditations!
This is an opportunity to connect with ourselves, each other, and the world. All are welcome. We will meet in the classroom until the weather gets warmer at which time we’ll switch to the pavilion. Bring your mats or cushions if you like. Chairs will be provided.
We will start with a short introduction to the sit, meditate for about 20 minutes, and then invite you to reflect on your experience in any way you wish. It could be through writing, drawing or quiet contemplation. We would then welcome anyone who would like to share from their experience. We would love to have you linger afterwards for coffee and conversation.
This event is hosted by Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, Wendy Zagray Warren, Jane Mecham and Pat Gailey.

Berea's Bikes and Brews Ride
2025-07-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Get Outside Kentucky, 204 Estill St. Suite C, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Riders meet up at GOKY HQ at 6pm for a 10-mile casual ride ending at one of or local beer vending establishments for some suds and conversation.

This ride happens every other Friday, so if you can’t join this one, we hope to see you on the next.

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Superman Trivia Night at Just Love Coffee ☕
2025-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Just Love Coffee Cafe, 636 Chestnut St., Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No….. it’s Superman Trivia Night at Just Love Coffee! From Krypton to Metropolis, we’re putting your knowledge of the Man of Steel to the ultimate test.

CLUB23 - Wine Tasting Event
2025-07-18 18:00 - 19:00 | One Eyed Jacks Social Club, 107 Clay Dr., Berea, KY, 40403, United States
CLUB23 was developed by Great Spirits and Superior Events to bring you a unique tasting experience with the Drinks To Be Remembered Series. One Eyed Jacks is proud to Host this event in our Card Lounge.
Our 3rd First Friday of the Month events will be Wine tastings featuring a Small Blind and Big Blind Tasting as a nod to our Poker Games. It will also include a tasting of a rare, vintage, or Limited Edition Wine that isn’t found on any old liquor store shelf. In addition you will get to sample a cocktail made using the Small Blind tasting as well.
Event Tickets can be purchased in advance at Great Spirits in Berea or by contacting staff at One Eyed Jacks. Seating is limited so we recommend pre-purchasing your tickets to lock in your seat for the tasting.

Music In The Garden
2025-07-18 16:00 - 19:00 | Tillie Dog Park, 131 Harrison Ct, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
The Berea Pollinator Gardens Present MUSIC IN THE GARDEN 🎶💐🎵🌻🎶
Friday, July 18, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Featuring local acoustic music by:

Al & Alice White
Chip Sullivan
Steve Emery
Glen Dandeneau
Jesse Wilhite
Kim Kobersmith
The Kentucky Cabaret Trio
and More

Food Truck: Lexington Artisan Pizza
Bring your own chair!
Park at the Tille Dog Park next to Berea Utilities Building and walk around on the bike path to the south side of the building.

Fire Truck Friday
2025-07-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Berea Skate Park, 400 North Broadway, Berea, 40403, United States
Berea Parks and Recreation presents Fire Truck Friday 🚒☀️🚒
Spray and Play with the Berea Fire Department
Berea Skate Park 1-3pm

Jammin’ on the Porch at the Pavilion 🎶🎵🎶
2025-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Chestnut Street Pavilion, 635 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Thursday, July 17, you can catch Jammin’ on the Porch at the Pavilion on Chestnut Street
🎵🎶 Bring your instrument and join in the jam session, or feel free to just sit and tap your toes. Father and daughter duo, Lewis and Donna Lamb host the free event from 7:00-9:00pm.🎶🎵

Summer Swifty Social
2025-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Memorial Park, Jefferson Street, Berea, 40403, United States
Join us for Friendship Bracelets, Bedazzled Sunglasses, and a Dance Party! 🎶🎵🎶
Memorial Park
5:00 pm-7:00 pm

Humpday Social
2025-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Get Outside Kentucky, 204 Estill St. Suite C, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Join us for a casual social ride for all ages!!

Wine Down Wednesday
2025-07-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant, 100 Main Street, Berea, KY, 40403
Every Wednesday at Boone Tavern is Wine Down Wednesday! Stop by the Boone Tavern Restaurant between 5 pm and 8 pm, for $2 off glasses and $5 off bottles of wine. Relax on the beautiful porches or sip inside. 🍷
Reservations are required due to renovations at Boone Tavern at this time.

Sip and Spark
2025-07-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge, 440 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 40403, United States
Tired of Facebook groups and Dating Apps when trying to meet new friends, neighbors, or love interests? We’ve got you covered!!
Join us for Sip & Spark: A Casual Meeting Space – A Rebel Social!
Forge connections, curate experiences, and celebrate the success of putting yourself out there to meet new friends.
We will provide color coded bracelets to showcase your interest, whether that be to meet new friends or spark a romance.
This event will be an open space to mingle. Free entry.
