"Mixtape Memories, A Look at the Eighties" is this year's theme for the 53rd Memory Days multiple day celebration that pays homage to times in the past. The schedule features live music, a cruise-in, parade, events, a 5K run, annual Dog Jog, Car Show, Batman & Cinderella, a Fire Department Barbecue ... and lots more!

Schedule of Events

May 18th, 2024

5:00 PM: Miss Memory Days Pageant, East Carter High School Gymnasium. Contact Jordan Goodman at 606-316-9599 or Tiffany Felty at 606-547-7611. Sponsored by the East Carter Cheerleaders. For signup and information material, click here.

May 19th, 2024

2:30 PM: Quilts of Valor Presentation at First Church of Christ (2nd & Pomeroy Street).

May 23rd, 2024

1:30 PM: Business Window Judging, 1980s theme (Mixtape Memories). Judges: Our first responders

3:00 PM Memory Days Gem Scavenger Hunt (Sponsored by Walking on Sunshine Wellness Spa & Shoppe) begins at their location at 207 North Carol Malone Blvd.

4:00 PM - Dark: Vendor Merchants open at the Blue Goose Collective Building (166 E. Main Street) & Food Trucks open (On Pomeroy Street)

5:30 PM: Carter County Poetry Society Slam at The Nook & Cranny Coffee Shop (109 E. Main Street)

6:00 PM: Opening Ceremonies (on the Go Radio stage, Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

6:00 PM: Ice Cream Social at Bayless Memorial Presbyterian Church (108 East 2nd Street) on the church lawn. Free while supplies last.

6:00 PM: Memory Days Cruise-In (visit at First Baptist Church parking lot, Grayson RECC)

6:30 PM Dance with Hope Studio (Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

8:00 PM: City Heat (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

May 24th, 2024

10:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Book Sale brought to you by Friends of the Library at Carter County Public Library (116 West Main Street)

4:00 PM: "Duane Suttles Memorial Day BBQ" at The Grayson Volunteer Fire Department (316 East Third Street), $16.00 for adults, $10.00 for Veterans, Seniors and kids under 5 are FREE).

4:00 PM - Dark: Vendor Merchants open at the Blue Goose Collective Building (166 E. Main Street) & Food Trucks open (On Pomeroy Street)

6:00 PM: Center Stage Studio (Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: East Carter Student Art Show at Grayson Gallery & Arts Center (301 East Main Street). Music & Snacks.

8:00 PM: The Party Bus Band sponsored by Michelle Wilhoit State Farm Insurance (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

May 25th, 2024

7:00 AM: Memory Days Mental Health 5K Run & Walk, preregistration at 6:30 AM (Main Street Gazebo). Contact Kaylee Limings Archie at 606-694-1971.

9:00 AM - Dark: Vendor Merchants open at the Blue Goose Collective Building (166 E. Main Street) & Food Trucks open (On Pomeroy Street & Commercial Bank Parking Lot)

9:00 AM: Memory Days Car Show brought to you by Carter County Cruisers (Prichard Elementary School, 401 E. Main Street), $10.00 entry fee, contact 606-315-0454)

10:00 AM: 23rd Annual Dog Jog brought to you by All Creatures Veterinary Care ( Main Street Gazebo next to Veterans Park ), $15.00 registration includes T-Shirt.

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Book Sale by the Friends of the Library (Carter County Public Library 116 W. Main Street)

11:00 AM: Scavenger Hunt ends, all participants turn in your Scavenger Hunt Sheets the Blue Goose Collective Building (166 E. Main Street)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Batman & Cinderella Meet n' Greet (Main Street Gazebo next to Veterans Park)

1:00 PM: Grayson Memory Days Parade "Mixtape Memories, A look at the Eighties" (Lineup begins at 12:00 PM on Old US 60 near Michelle Wilhoit State Farm Insurance, enter from the west end of town) Grand Marshall: WW2 Veteran & Carter County Businessman; Edgar Everman

2:00 PM: 4:00 PM DjMj Entertainment playing 80s tunes. (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Grayson Fire Department Train Rides (Main Street)

4:00 PM: Grayson's Got Talent (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics), Registration at the bottom of the page.

4:30 PM: Event not yet confirmed (Stay tuned)

6:00 PM: Prichard Reunion at FBC of Grayson's Ministry Center (162 North Court Street). Contact Janie Fankell by Facebook Messenger w/ any questions. Registration begins at 5:00 PM.

Entertainment
7:00 PM: Grayson's Got Talent winner from 2023; Emily Wolfe (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)
7:30 PM: Blue Sky Band (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)
8:30 PM: Dustin Burchett & KY Clear (Go Radio Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics)

May 26th, 2024

1:00 PM: Kiwanis Annual Jeep Show sponsored by Murray's Autoworx (Main Street). Contact Jamie Horton at 606-474-7802

1:00 PM - Dark: Vendor Merchants open at the Blue Goose Collective Building (166 E. Main Street) & Food Trucks open (On Pomeroy Street)

3:00 PM: The Mike Phillips Memorial Bluegrass Show brought to you by Commercial Bank of Grayson, Smithfield Foods & Members Choice Credit Union. (WGOH Stage on the Merchants Parking Lot next to All-Star Athletics) Bring your own chairs
Buddy Adkins
The Willis Twins
Dreyden Gordon
Hammertowne
Appalachian Road Show
Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
The Po' Ramblin' Boys

Date:
Pre_Celebration: May 18-19, 2024
Celebration: May 23-26, 2024

Locations: Various Venues in Grayson, KY

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