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2012 Calendar of Events

March 16 - 18
ST. PATRICK’S WEEKEND – Annual Event
Everyone is Irish this weekend.  We will have scheduled times for a shamrock hunt, camper decoration contest, treasure hunt, NCAA basketball on the big screen satellite TV, free putt-putt, free historic tours, and lots more. There is a free continental breakfast on Sunday. This event is for registered campers only.  For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

 March 29 – April 1
EGG-CITING EASTER FEST – Annual Event
Join us for our Easter celebration with lots of activities. We will have scheduled times for bingo, Easter crafts, an Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny, free putt-putt and tours, camper decoration contest, and a whole lot more. There is a free continental breakfast on Sunday. This event is for registered campers only.  For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net

April 14 - 15
ICE PACK CAR CLUB SPRING MINI-NATIONALS – Annual Event
This is the sixth annual show to benefit Kentucky Cystic Fibrosis Services. For more information please call (859) 749-7042

 April 26 – 29
CAMPER APPRECIATION WEEKEND – Annual Event
Pay for Friday night and get Saturday night FREE.  We have so much fun that we start the weekend early on Thursday night with bingo, and then the fun continues with scheduled times for bonfires, free putt-putt and tours, hikes, entertainment, and lots more activities. There is a free continental breakfast on Sunday. This event is for registered campers only.  For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

 May 4 - 6
KENTUCKY DERBY WEEKEND – Annual Event
Enjoy a Derby party with games and activities all weekend. Join us for a traditional burgoo dinner on Friday evening and a Derby breakfast on Saturday morning. We will watch the race on the big screen satellite TV and if you pick the winning horse in our Kentucky Derby Contest, you might be the weekend’s big winner. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

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May 11 - 12
SPRING CAMPER’S YARD SALE – Annual Event
Clean out your closets and let your junk or arts and crafts become a fellow camper’s treasure. Set up and sell right on your campsite. A $10.00 set up fee will be charged in addition to the regular camping fee. This event is for registered campers only to sell.

The sale is advertised in local newspapers and the general public is invited to shop. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

May 24 - 28
NASCAR FAN WEEKEND – Annual Event
Join us for our annual weekend devoted to NASCAR. We will have scheduled times for a camper decoration contest, favorite driver contest, crafts, and lots more race themed activities. We will show the Indy 500, the Busch Race, and the Coca Cola 600 on the big screen satellite TV. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

May 26
BLOOD DRIVE – Annual Event
The Kentucky Blood Center will be conducting a blood drive in the Recreation Hall of the campground from 10:00am – 5:00pm. All donors will receive a tee shirt, a gift, and be entered into the door prize drawings for gift certificates from the park and area businesses. Open to the public. Give blood and save a life! For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net

June 8 - 10
BIRTHDAY PARTY WEEKEND – Annual Event
A weekend devoted to everyone’s birthday. We will have scheduled times for crafts, entertainment, free tours and putt-putt, and lots more. Saturday afternoon we will have a Birthday Party with cake, ice cream, and presents. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

June 15 - 17
KENTUCKY RIVER HERITAGE WEEKEND – Annual Event
June is Kentucky Rivers Appreciation Month in the state of Kentucky. We will be acknowledging the Kentucky River, its value, history and heritage, throughout the weekend. We will be having scheduled activities such as games, tours, hikes and historic presentations all weekend. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

June 29 – July 8
FOURTH OF JULY FEST – Annual Event
Come celebrate our nation’s birthday with over a week of patriotic activities. We‘ll have scheduled times for a camper decoration contest, crafts, free tours, hayrides, a parade, NASCAR on the big screen TV, and lots more. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

July 13 - 14
SUMMER CAMPER’S YARD SALE – Annual Event
Clean out your closets and let your junk or arts and crafts become a fellow camper’s treasure. Set up and sell right on your campsite. A $10.00 set up fee will be charged in addition to the regular camping fee. This event is for registered campers only to sell.

The sale is advertised in local newspapers and the general public is invited to shop. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

July 19 - 22
SANTA’S HOLIDAY OF FUN WEEKEND – Annual Event
Bring out those Holiday decorations and join in the fun of decorating in the summer sun instead of the cold of winter. We will have scheduled times to make Holiday crafts, have a campsite decoration contest, a Holiday parade with a very special guest and lots more. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131. ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

Aug. 3 - 5
BACK TO SCHOOL WEEKEND – Annual Event
A weekend of fun for kids and adults before school starts back. We will have scheduled times for activities, games, hikes, free tours and putt-putt, and lots more all weekend. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

Sept. 1
BLOOD DRIVE – Annual Event
The Kentucky Blood Center will be conducting a blood drive in the Recreation Hall of the campground from 10:00am – 5:00pm. All donors will receive a tee shirt, a gift and be entered into the door prize drawings for gift certificates from the park and area businesses. Open to the public. Give blood and save a life! For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net

Sept. 14 - 15
FALL CAMPER’S YARD SALE – Annual Event
Clean out your closets and let your junk or arts and crafts become a fellow camper’s treasure. Set up and sell right on your campsite. A $10.00 set up fee will be charged in addition to the regular camping fee. This event is for registered campers only to sell. The sale is advertised in local newspapers and the general public is invited to shop. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

Sept. 21 - 23
AUTUMN FUN WEEKEND – Annual Event
Enjoy the cooler weather of fall with scheduled times for nature hikes, free putt-putt and tours, a bonfire and lots more. This is event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

Oct. 12 - 14
BOONESBORO BOOGIE NATIONALS CAR SHOW – Annual Event
There will be over 1000 vehicles participating in this large three-day car show. In addition there will be lots of vendors and live entertainment. For more information please call (502)-863-3960.

Oct. 16 - 28
HALLOWEEN FEST XVIII – Annual Event
Come early and join us for our biggest Halloween Party yet as we celebrate with THIRTEEN days of fun and frights. We will have scheduled times for pirate putt-putt, camper decoration contests, costume contests, ghost walks, bean supper, pancake breakfast, Halloween parade, crafts, Pumpkin Express hayrides, Pirate hikes, live entertainment, trick or treating and lots, lots more. This event is for registered campers only. For more information call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

Nov. 9 - 11
A CAMPER’S THANKSGIVING – Annual Event
Come and join us for a weekend of fun and games in our heated recreation room. We will have scheduled times for games, free tours and putt-putt, a large screen satellite TV, and a potluck dinner with deep fried turkeys and ham. This event is for registered campers only. For more information please call (859) 527-3131, ext. 218 or email booncamp@bellsouth.net.

 

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