
Below you will find a list of all the official Kentucky Festival Pageant preliminaries!
There are so many opportunities to represent all areas of the Commonwealth at the upcoming state finals in Lexington this fall!
Just click on the event to find out more, contact the director, or enter online- information and processes for entering vary according to each local director.
If your local festival or fair is interested in becoming an official Kentucky Festival Pageants preliminary, please click the button at right. We hope to see you this fall!
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**Please keep visiting this site to see more preliminary pageants as we regularly update when new ones are scheduled.
Pageant Directory
September 9th, 2023- Miss Black Gold and Miss Perry County
Location: Hal Rogers Center. Click here for details.
September 17th, 2023- Miss World Chicken Festival/Miss London
Location: London Laurel Optimist Sports Complex. Click here for details.
October 14th, 2023- Miss Fall Fest and Miss Tri-County
Location: Richmond Mall. Click here for details.
November 10-12 2023- Kentucky State Finals
Location: Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY. Click here for details.
Events Produced by Kentucky Festival Pageant Association
February 19th, 2023- Kentucky Sweetheart
Location: Richmond Mall. Click here for details.
August 13th, 2023- Miss Bourbon Jam and Miss Madison County
Location: Richmond Mall. Click here for details.
September 10th, 2023- Miss Spoonbread Festival and Miss Berea
Location: Berea Community Gym. Click here for details.

Official KFP Affiliate Preliminary Pageants
Please keep visiting this site to see more pageants as we regularly update when new ones are scheduled.
FEBRUARY
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Miss Pink Panther- 02/12/23
Miss Sweethearts of Somerset- 02/18/23
Miss Liberty Elite- 02/25/23
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JANUARY
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Ring in the New Year with Ballistix- 1/14/23
Miss/Mr. Winter Wonderland of Somerset- 1/15/23
Miss Adair Co. Winterfest- 1/21/23
Miss Winter Wonderland- 1/28/23
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APRIL
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Miss Queen of Hearts- 4/15/23
Springtime of Hope Pageant- 4/15/23
Miss Liberty Springfest- 4/16/23
Little Miss/Mister Spring Classic- 4/22/23
Miss Candy Apple- 4/22/23
Miss Bluegrass Blossom- 04/30/23
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MAY
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Miss Eastern Elite- 05/06/23
Miss Columbia Spring Queen- 05/06/23
Miss South Central KY- 05/06/23
Derby Day- 05/6/23
Miss Heart of the Mountains (Virtual)- 05/06/23
Miss Belle of the Derby- 05/06/23
Miss Flower Power- 05/13/23
Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival- 05/20/23
Bluegrass Dreams' End of School Showdown- 05/20/23
MARCH
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Miss Heart of the Bluegrass/Appalachia- 03/11/23
Miss Redbud- 03/25/23
Miss Heart of Western Kentucky- 3/25/23
Miss and Mr. Easter Bunny Cuties- 3/25/23
Mountain Mushroom Festival- 3/25/23
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JUNE
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Hillview Festival- 06/03/23
Carroll County Fair Pageants- 06/03-06/09
Woodford County Fair Pageants- 06/04/23
Breckinridge Co. Fair- 06/11/23
Miss/Mr. Sunshine of Liberty- 06/11/23
Shelby County Fair Pageants- 06/12/23-06/17/23
Miss Sweetheart of Summertime- 06/17/23
Miss Clark County (Little Miss & Mr.)- 06/24/23
Miss Sunflower Pageant- 06/24/23
Miss/Mister Daniel Boone Days- 06/25/23
Miss Clark County (Miss)- 06/27/23
Miss Clark County (Teen)- 06/28/23
Miss Clark County (PreTeen)- 06/29/23
Miss Crab Orchard 4th of July- 06/30/23
JULY
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Bullitt Blast Festival- 07/01/23
Miss 4th Fest- 07/01/23
Whitley County Fair- 07/08/23
Miss Breathitt County- 07/15/23
Characters for a Cause- 07/22/23
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SEPTEMBER
Click name for details.
Rolling Fork Iron Horse- 09/09/23
Miss and Mr ABC Back to School Bash- 09/09/23
Wool Festival Pageant- 09/09/23
Sweet Owen Day- 09/09/23
Morgan County Sorghum Festival- 09/09/23
Miss Spencer County Octoberfest- 09/16/23
Miss Winchester- 09/16/23
Jacksonian Pageant- 9/16/23
Cow Days Festival- 9/16/23
Miss Corn Festival- 09/21/23-09/23-23
Pumpkin Festival Pageant- 09/23/23
Miss Queen Bee- 09/23/23
Miss Anderson County Burgoo Festival- 9/23/23
​Carroll County Tobacco Festival- 09/24/23
Jr. Miss & Miss Clay Days- 09/28/23
Miss Barbie Belle Pageant- 09/30/23
Miss Casey County Apple- TBA
Clarkson Honey Fest- TBA
AUGUST
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Miss Kentucky River- 08/05/23
Stanton Corn Festival- 08/05/23
Mister Little Miss, and Junior Miss NIBROC- 08/05/23
Back 2 School Pageant- 08/06/23
Miss Swift Silver Mine- 08/12/23
Miss Mckinney- 08/12/23
Jr & Little Miss/Mr Powell County- 08/12/23
Valley Creek Fire Pageant- 08/19/23
Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival- 08/19/23
Miss Railroad Festival- 08/26/23
Miss/Mr Small Town Kentucky- 08/26/23
Buttermilk Festival- 08/26/23
Miss/Mr. Liberty- 08/27/23
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Any preliminary pageant after the 2023 State deadline (October 10) will qualify for the 2024 State pageant!
Please email amerifeststudios@gmail.com or courtneyamerifest@gmail.com about qualifying for 2022 year with pageants AFTER the deadline and BEFORE state.
OCTOBER
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Daniel Boone Festival Pageant- 10/01/23
Miss Court Days/Miss Montgomery Co.- 10/01/23
Miss Mt. Sterling- 10/07/23
Miss Downtown Days- 10/14/23
Miss Liberty Fall Fest- 10/15/23
Miss Tropical Sunset- 10/21/23
Miss/Mr BOO-neville Kentucky- 10/22/23
Mr/Miss Fright Fest- 10/22/23
Miss Red River/ Miss Natural Bridge- 10/28/23
Miss Fall Fest of Somerset- TBA
Jamie's Ghouls Relay for Life Pageant- TBA
Miss Autumn Belle- TBA
SOKY Patriots and Pumpkins- TBA
Miss Kentucky Hallowqueen- TBA
Miss Bell of Hope- TBA
NOVEMBER
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Miss Christmas in the Mountains- 11/18/23
Miss Christmas- 11/18/23
Miss Madisonville- 11/18/23
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DECEMBER
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Miss Candy Cane- 12/02/23
Miss Christmas Carroll- 12/03/23
Miss Liberty Christmas- 12/03/23
Miss Mistletoe- 12/9/23
Christmas Classics Pageant- TBA
Miss Candy Christmas- TBA
Miss Kentucky Winter Blue- TBA
Miss American Winter- TBA
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