My Old Kentucky Home Events

The Stephen Foster Story is performed each summer at the amphitheater in Bardstown and features more than forty songs written by Stephen Collins Foster, including “Oh! Susanna”, “Camptown Races”, “Beautiful Dreamer”, “Hard Times (Come Again No More)”, and “My Old Kentucky Home”.  The musical explores Foster’s struggle with love, family friendships, and his clash with American slavery.  A cast of nearly fifty performers dressed in beautiful costumes brings the story ...

America’s Independence and Stephen Foster’s birthday at the amphitheater in Bardstown!  Free festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. including bounce house, face painting, old fashioned games, cast members in costume, and more!  The evening’s performance of The Stephen Foster Story begins at 8 p.m. and includes a free birthday cupcake for everyone at intermission.  Following the show, sit back and relax as a beautiful fireworks display lights up the night to ...