Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, is one of the most highly recognized figures in the world. Laurel County, Kentucky, located in the heart of the beautiful Daniel Boone National Forest, is proud to be the home of the Colonel's first and original restaurant established in the 1940's. Lee Cummings, co-founder of Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, also began his career in 1952 with his uncle, Colonel Sanders, in Laurel County.

The Eighteenth Annual World Chicken Festival is a tribute to this heritage.  We invite you to the 2008 international celebration set September 25-28 in beautiful downtown London.  Filled with "egg-citement", more than 250,000 people attend the four-day event each year.

LIVE WEB CAMS during the festival:
www.kywebcams.com
www.kyfestivals.com

We welcome you to browse our web site, get a bird's eye view, and encourage your attendance to our festival.  Add our web site to your "favorites" list and check back regularly for updates!

  This web site will be updated as schedules become available.  

Again, the festival has been voted as one of the Kentucky Tourism Council's "Top Ten" Events and the Southeast Tourism Society "Top 20" Events.  It has also been voted
"Best Festival In State" by Kentucky
Monthly Magazine.

Official Festival Hours are:
Thursday from 5:00 pm until 11:00 pm
Friday from 10:00 am until 12:00 am (Midnight)
Saturday from 10:00 am until 12:00 am (Midnight)
Sunday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm

London and Laurel County have been a crossroads for travelers ever since Daniel Boone led a band of brave pioneers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. The early settlers were forced to battle Indians and dark forests, but today's travelers find it much easier to reach Laurel County. Located at the intersection of I-75, the Hal Rogers and Cumberland Parkways, and U.S. 25, London is still a "Vacation Crossroads". Click on the City of London icon to visit the downtown London web site.

CLICK HERE to visit the London-Laurel County Tourism Commission web site.  Find out what other attractions may compliment your visit to our area! You can also visit www.kyhometown.com/london for all of the area attractions, events, news, weather and various other community links.

WORLD CHICKEN FESTIVAL TRUSTEES:

Festival Coordinator, Ken Harvey.

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