PossumFest

10/02/2024

Our reorder of Possum Fest Shirts are in!

1️⃣ If you ordered online, they’re hitting the mail. Still a few available: https://bit.ly/possumfest

OR

2️⃣ Pick up at Willing Hearts, Inc. in Cumberland, KY, for $25 + tax (save shipping). ‼️ ONLY open Thu-Fri-Sat 12-6.

09/26/2024

Shirts are on their way soon! We had to order more shirts and there was a delay with the vendor but as soon as they arrive, they’ll hit the mail to all who ordered. Hopefully before sweater weather. 🤞

09/20/2024

$ and free booth space available for artisan demonstrators at the Swappin’ Meetin’ Festival Oct 4-5. Contact [email protected].

We’ve got lots of vendors and a great stage lineup but still need a few more demonstrators for the 60th Annual Kingdom Come Swappin' Meetin' on October 4 & 5 at the SKCTC Cumberland Campus. A small stipend or free booth space is available for demonstrators.

Do you know someone skilled in traditional arts and crafts?

• Broom Makers
• Basket Makers
• Potters
• Shucky Bean Experts
• Blacksmiths
• Woodworkers
• Or other traditional arts and crafts

If you or someone you know can showcase these amazing traditions, we’d love to have you join us! Be part of this beloved event and help keep our culture alive.

Contact Alexia Ault, [email protected]

09/16/2024

Vendors and demonstrators, here’s another great festival in Cumberland, Kentucky! Still accepting vendor apps and still need craft and Appalachian skill demonstrators. See https://southeast.kctcs.edu/community/swappin-meetin.aspx?

We have over 50 vendors for this year's festival!

Swappin' Meetin' will feature a variety of returning and new vendors, offering a mix of food, crafts, and activities for all ages. Highlights include the Cumberland Lion's Club serving authentic Kansas City BBQ, the Harlan County Autism Support Group offering free sensory bins for kids, and Captain Skippy's food truck making a return. The Fern Cornett Memorial Quilt Show will showcase quilts and a live demo by Patsy Parrott. Busy Bee Lemonades will return with fresh squeezed lemonade, and the Harlan County Cooperative Extension Service will provide demos and kids activities. Phyllis Branham will be serving her delicious homemade Appalachian candies and baked goods, and Apple Tree will be on site with your favorite apple varieties and a cider press.

This year's event will also feature a special exhibit from the SKCTC Appalachian Archive on the history of the Kingdom Come Swappin' Meetin.'

"We are excited about the outpouring of interest from returning vendors and new vendors. We have a variety of food vendors, demonstrators, crafters, kids activities, and musicians and storytellers," said Alexia Ault, Academic Program Facilitator for Southeast.

"This year's Swappin' Meetin' has truly been a group effort to revitalize this event, and it wouldn't be possible without the dedication and support of SKCTC faculty and staff and our community members," Ault added.

Come to the 60th Annual Kingdom Come Swappin' Meetin' on October 4 &5! We hope to see you here!

09/13/2024

They may look like an overgrown rat, but these clever nocturnal critters have a lot going for them. They're smarter, cleaner, and more beneficial to people than many of their woodland comrades. And they eat parasitic ticks and garden pests.

09/10/2024

‼️Two ways to still get a 2024 Possum Fest T-Shirt

1️⃣ Have shipped to you for $32 (includes $7 shipping): https://bit.ly/possumfest

2️⃣ Pick up at Willing Hearts, Inc. in Cumberland, KY, for $25 + tax (save shipping). ❌ Don’t come yet!! We’ll make an announcement when shirts are available.

Designed by Art by Lacy Hale, a nationally recognized, award winning fine art artist, mural artist, printmaker, and the creator of NO HATE IN MY HOLLER.

Note: If you want multiple shirts of varying sizes, enter the total quantity with one size and then in the “Notes,” list out how many of each size. 👕 👕 👕

09/09/2024

Precious! Tell us who the artist is behind this cutey. It was found at our host Willing Hearts, Inc. 🫶

09/09/2024

Congrats to the poetry winners and many thanks to Rebecca Caudill Public Library for hosting this contest for PossumFest. We’re all very proud of where we come from.

09/09/2024

You can still order the 2024 Possum Fest T-Shirt at https://bit.ly/possumfest.

Designed by local artist Lacy Hale, a nationally recognized, award winning fine art artist, mural artist, printmaker, and the creator of NO HATE IN MY HOLLER.

09/09/2024

Let’s hear a big round of possum applause for our shuttle drivers! Thanks to our friends at Dione Baptist, Club 180, Cumberland Missionary Baptist, Gilliam Baptist, Meridzo, and Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College. Bless ya for serving our community! 🫶

09/09/2024

‼️ LOST & FOUND at PossumFest!

Lost: A cell phone and a green key ring with several keys on it.

Found: This strange cat. 🤣

🙏 Seriously, tho…if you came across these lost items, email [email protected].

09/09/2024

Congrats to our CONTEST WINNERS!!

🏆 CLASSY TRASH
🥇Jen Reed - pink Tutu Possum ballerina
🥈Lauren Ingram - trash bag dress topped with an ashtray hat

🏆 MULLET CONTEST
Buck Pierson: 0-15 years old
Jackson Williams: 16+

🏆 ART CONTEST: Lance Comer with his rendition of “O, Brother Where Art Thou” version of the characters Everett, Pete and Delmar

👑 POSSUM QUEEN: Whitney Johnson, the Appalachian Forager, received the coveted crown, joined by the 2022 and 2023 queens.

09/08/2024

We set out 3 years ago to have a little block party with a night of food, fun, and games. That we did. Last year gained momentum and turned in to quite the festival. THIS YEAR....you all SHOWED UP. We can't thank enough our festers, vendors, bands, special guests, sponsors, volunteers, planning team, city and regional governments and law enforcement, and everyone who CAME TOGETHER to show what this little part of Kentucky is all about. We still got it! ❤️

📷: Will Major

09/08/2024

Thank you, EVERYONE, for such an amazing PossumFest! Go to sleep, y’all, and we’ll post more pics and gratitudes tomorrow. 💤

09/08/2024

Anyone heading up I-75 be careful and consider an alternate route. I-75 is reported to be closed around London, KY. Be safe, y’all!

09/07/2024

Music, fun, food, family…and possums! 🐾

Everything goes til 8 tonight. Use the shuttles and come on over.

09/07/2024

Keeps gettin’ better. Still time to come enjoy Possum Fest! 🐾

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween!