Tourism is big business in Danville and Boyle County, with 2022 economic impact figures recently released by the Kentucky Department of Tourism showing exactly how much of an impact visitors have on the community. While the numbers directly reflect tourism’s important role in the local economy, they also show the post-Covid growth that continues to…
Great American Brass Band Festival
Pro tips for attending the 2023 Great American Brass Band Festival
About GABBF The Great American Brass Band Festival gears up for their 33rd year this June. With the mission to preserve and share brass band music and its cultural impact, the festival has brought some of the most talented brass artists from around the country to play right here in Danville, Kentucky. Where to stay…
Free live music coming up April-October during Downtown Downbeat concert series
The Great American Brass Band Festival – in cooperation with the Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce and the Danville-Boyle County Tourism Office – is proud to announce a new concert series coming to downtown Danville. Presented by Farmer’s National Bank, the City of Danville, and the Boyle County Fiscal Court, Downtown Downbeat (as it is…
Back in Brass: Danville strikes up the band
Trumpets, trombones and tubas and the soaring sounds of hundreds of brass musicians – it’s the Great American Brass Band Festival, marching into Danville on Thursday, June 2, for four days of performances, plus parade, picnic and America’s favorite pastime. The free, family-friendly event celebrates its 32nd year in 2022 of bringing brass bands from…
