Fifth Annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival Set for April 15, 2017
Saturday festival takes place in the heart of Kentucky Bourbon Country
LEBANON, KY – MARCH, 2017 – The Fifth Annual Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival takes
place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017, near Lebanon in the heart of Kentucky. Selfguided tours, food, cocktail samples and live music are part of the event, which showcases
some of the finest handpicked arts-and-craft vendors set up on the grounds of this National
Landmark distillery. See details at https://visitlebanonky.com/events/makers-mark-handcraftfestival.
Family-friendly festival
All ages are welcome to this family-friendly, free-admission festival. See firsthand how worldfamous Maker’s Mark bourbon is made. Dip a souvenir bottle into Maker’s signature red wax.
Listen to live music. Sample cocktails and delicious treats from local food trucks. Browse the
booths of artisan-vendors
Lebanon is the only place you can see both bourbon making and bourbon barrel making.
Extend your visit to tour the Kentucky Cooperage Company to see staves assembled and fired
into bourbon barrels and to make a stop at the Maker’s Mark Water Tower for a selfie with the
world’s longest bourbon pour as your backdrop.
Other attractions in the area are Limestone Branch Distillery; Jesters, a brand new winery
pouring dry European-inspired and bourbon barrel wines; and the Marion County Heritage
Center, which recently opened an exhibit about bourbon. Lebanon has more than 40
restaurants, including the new bourbon-centric County Seat Kitchen & Bar, and a choice of bed
and breakfast inns and hotel for comfortable overnights.
For more information about the festival, visit www.makersmark.com. To plan your stay in
Lebanon, visit https://visitlebanonky.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Nena Olivier, Executive Director, [email protected], 270-692-0021
Lebanon Tourist & Convention Commission, www.VisitLebanonKy.com
PHOTO
Crowds gather at the 2016 Maker’s Mark Handcraft Festival in Lebanon, KY.
Photo: Lebanon Tourist & Convention Commission
Dip your own souvenir bottle into Maker’s signature red wax.
Photo: Lebanon Tourist & Convention Commission
HI- and LOW-RES photos available.
ABOUT LEBANON, KY │ Lebanon is located in the Heart of Bourbon Country, at the epicenter of
Kentucky barrel and bourbon making. Attractions include Maker’s Mark Distillery, Limestone Branch
Distillery, photo op stop Maker’s Mark/Lebanon Water Tower, the Kentucky Cooperage and Jesters
Winery. For outdoor enthusiasts, Gorley Naturalist Trail presents challenging hiking and biking and the
scenic splendor of 47 bridges. Fagan Branch Reservoir and Sportsman’s Lake beckon canoeists, kayakers
and boaters (non-motorized boats) and fishers and anglers for waters stocked with rainbow
trout, largemouth and smallmouth bass, catfish, crappie and hybrid bluegill. Lebanon is on the Civil War
Discovery Trail and is part of Kentucky’s historic Holy Land, with sites including the Sisters of Loretto
Motherhouse. Visual and performing arts and pop culture and historic treasures are found at the Marion
County Heritage Center, Stillhouse Art Museum and Angelic Hall at Centre Square. Shop for antiques,
collectibles and handmade crafts downtown and dine at your choice of 40 eateries – everything from
casual full-service restaurants to home-style cafes to an old-fashioned soda fountain. Accommodations
options include bed and breakfast inns, golf course lodging and the Hampton
Inn. Facebook.com/VisitLebanon