Bowling Green International Festival Entertainment
The festival features a variety of performances and events for all ages.

If you are interested in performing on a stage or in a performance area complete the Performers Application. If you are interested in performing/demonstrating as part of a booth display visit the boothspace section.

Poster Contest | Festival Activities | Featured Performers | Stage Schedules


Poster Contest:

Open to grades K-12. Entries are displayed in the WC Courthouse in downtown Bowling Green mid September through mid October. Posters are judged on creativity, artistic ability and theme.
Drop off entries at the Warren County Attorney's Office at 1001 Center Street, Suite 206 by Friday September 10 at 4 p.m. For more information contact Chairperson Amy Milliken 781-3562.


Festival Activities:

Art workshops, games, passport program and many other free activities for all ages are found at the festival. Many vendors also provide exhibits, demonstrations and activities, some free of charge.


2010 Featured Performers & Demonstrators:

ACHE | Armin Hasanagic | BG High School | BG Junior High Latino Club | Cheryl Pan Performance Troupe | Chiseled Features Studio | Def Leprechaun | Filipino-American Association | H.O.P.E. | Heijra | High Cross Society | HuDost | Johnny Thompson | Joe Marshall | Kback Khmer | Midori Kai | Rachana Pasupuleti | Regional Resource for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | South Vietnamese Youth | Shamrock & Thistle Ceili | Watersprite | Zingara

Stage Production & Management:

Ambush Sound | Armin Hasanagic | Johnny Thompson | Zlatko Dugandzija | Joe Marshall


2010 Performance Schedule:
Diversity Stage: Hosts John M. Thompson, Asst. Joe Marshall, Ambush Sound
  • 9:00AM - 9:20AM - Opening & Awards Ceremony - BGIF President Martha Deputy. Poster Contest Awards presented by Martha Deputy & Johnny Thompson for Chair Amy Milliken.
  • 9:30-10:30 - Heijra
  • 10:35 - 10:45 - Filipino - American Association
  • 10:50 - 11:05 - Rachana Pasupuleti
  • 11:10 - 11:30 - Bowling Green Junior High School Latino Club
  • 11:35 - 12:05 - Zingara
  • 12:20 - 1:20 - Johnny Thompson
  • 1:30 - 1:50 - Kback Khmer
  • 2:00 - 2:45 - FlamencoTALK
  • 2:50 - 3:05 - Rachana Pasupuleti
  • 3:10 - 3:30 - South Vietnamese Youth
  • 3:50 - 5:20 - HuDost
  • 5:30 - 5:50 - H.O.P.E.
  • 6:00 - 7:00 - Def Leprechaun
Heritage Stage: Host Armin Hasanagic Asst. Zlatko Dugandzija, Ambush Sound
  • 9:30 - 10:30 - Watersprite
  • 10:35 - 10:55 - H.O.P.E.
  • 11:00 - 11:45 - Cheryl Pan
  • 11:50 - 12:05 - Rachana Pasupuleti
  • 12:15 - 1:00 - FlamencoTALK
  • 1:10 - 2:10 - Armin Hasangic
  • 2:20 - 3:50 - ACHE
  • 4:05 - 4:25 - H.O.P.E.
  • 4:30 - 4:40 - Filipino-American Association
  • 4:45 - 5:05 - Kback Khmer
  • 5:10 - 5:25 - Bowling Green Junior High Latino Club
  • 5:35 - 7:00 - Heijra
World Performance Area: Host Ambush Sound
  • 10:00 - 10:20 - Barren River Resource for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • 10:25 - 11:25 - Bowling Green High School
  • 11:30 - 12:00 - South Vietnamese Youth
  • 12:05 - 12:25 - H.O.P.E.
  • 12:30 - 12:50 - Bowling Green Junior High School Latino Club
  • 12:55 - 1:05 - Filipino - American Association
  • 1:20 - 2:50 - Heirja
  • 3:00 - 3:55 - Student Associations & Martial Arts Demonstrations [Open - TBA]
  • 4:00 - 4:30 - Midori Kai
  • 4:35 - 7:00 - Student Associations & Martial Arts Demonstrations [Open - TBA]
Shamrock & Thistle Ceili in Celtic Nations: Host Steve Haynes
  • 9AM - 7:00 pm - Open mic, informal jam sessions for Celtic performances and drumming with the High Cross Society.
In the Park:
  • Chiseled Features Studio - Children are invited to bust a beautiful handmade pinata by Ronnie Jaggers every hour on the hour

Visit past lineups: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001


Bowling Green International Festival
P.O. Box 50996, Bowling Green, KY 42102-4296 • 270-904-6339

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