Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Weekend
15-17 August, 2025
A full weekend of activities brought to you by the Kentucky SAR and Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. This weekend will include many events full of education and entertainment.
Weekend Registration and Member Meal Payments
To register for the weekend, please use the Google Form Here. Once you have registered, please consider paying for your meals electronically. There will be two meals available during the Blue Licks Memorial Weekend. Both meals will be buffets provided by the Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. Each meal is $20.00 per person if paid early online. These meals will be $25.00 per person if paid during the weekend.
Early Online Payment for meals has now closed. The meals will be $25 at the door.
Sunday's Five-Patriot Grave Marking Service in the Lexington Cemetery
Please join us for a Five Patriot Grave Marking at Lexington Cemetery starting at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday August 17, 2025.
Location: The Lexington Cemetery, 833 W Main St, Lexington, KY 40508
Muster: 9:00 a.m.
To register your attendance and/or participation for this event, please use the Google Form Here.
Combined Schedule of Events for the weekend
Event organizers are noted as "SAR" and in red for an SAR event, or "Park" for an event provided by the Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
In addition to the specific events below, these Park-organized items are going on all weekend:
Historical Records/Photos Room All Day @ Lodge Fri/Sat/Sun
Pioneer Encampment: Fri & Sat 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sun 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, August 15th
3:00 p.m. – (Park) Flint Knapping with Jeff Tyree – Museum Lawn
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – (Park) Dining Room Concert (Bluegrass – Restaurant Patrons Only)
4:30 p.m. – (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution Fife and Drum Presentation – Hunter Shelter
5:00 p.m. - (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution Social
5:30 p.m. – (Park) Heave-A-Hawk – Next to Museum
6:00 p.m. - (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution Dinner
6:30 p.m. – (Park) Rebecca and Daniel Boone Portrayal – Pavilion Room
7:00 p.m. - (SAR) Presentation - Boone Descendant Robert Crum will talk about Daniel Boone's involvement in the Revolutionary War
7:30 p.m. - (SAR) Revolutionary War Bingo and Trivia
8:30 p.m. - (SAR) Compatriots playing music on the Patio (Weather Permitting)
9:00 p.m. – (Park) The Harpe Bros – America’s first serial killers and the Battle of Blue Licks – Fire Pit
Saturday, August 16th
9:30 a.m. – (Park) 18th Century Instrumental Demo – Monument area
10:00 a.m. – (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Ceremony – Monument Area
11:30 a.m. – (Park) Reading of Declaration – Pioneer Museum Steps
11:30 a.m. - (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution Lunch
12:00 p.m. – (Park) 101st Airborne Full Band – Hunter Shelter (Unconfirmed)
1:00 p.m. – (SAR) Sons of the American Revolution - Kentucky State Meeting
1:00 p.m. – (Park) Kentucky Land Deeds with Archivists Travis Horn – Pavilion Room (Unconfirmed)
1:00 p.m. - (Park) Flint Knapping with Jeff Tyree – Museum Lawn
2:00 p.m. – (Park) Colonial Kid’s Crafts – Ranger Station Area
2:00 p.m. – (Park) Genealogy with Jennifer Lynn – Pavilion Room
2:45 p.m. – (Park) 18th Century Concert – Historic Battlefield (Spectators can watch awaiting re-enactment)
3:50 p.m. – (Park) Singing of National Anthem – Historic Battlefield
4:00 p.m. – (Park) Battle Re-enactment
5:30 p.m. – (SAR) SAR Flag Demo
6:30 p.m. – (Park) Heave-A-Hawk – Next to Museum
7:30 p.m. – (Park) Ted Franklin Belue: Finding Daniel Boone book presentation – Pavilion Room
Sunday, August 17th
9:00 a.m. – (Park) Cane Ridge Revival Historical Presentation w/Eddie Price – Covered porch at backside of lodge (Unconfirmed)
10:00 a.m. - (SAR) at LEXINGTON CEMETERY - Five Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony
10:00 a.m. – (Park) Charles Bishop: Thunder on the Frontier book presentation – Pavilion Room
11:00 a.m. – (Park) Colonial Kid’s Crafts – Ranger Station Area
11:00 a.m. – (Park) Battle of Blue Licks w/Eddie Price – Pavilion Room (Unconfirmed)
12:00 p.m. – (Park) Program to be announced at a later date
12:50 p.m. – (Park) Singing of National Anthem – Historic Battlefield
1:00 p.m. – (Park) 2nd Battle Re-enactment
Accommodations
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
10299 Maysville Rd.
Carlisle, KY 40311
Phone: (859) 289-5507
https://guestrez.megasyshms.com/JN39V/blue-licks-battlefield-state-resort-park
Hampton Inn Maysville
3-star hotel
503 Market Place Drive
Maysville, KY 41056
Phone: (606) 759-0600
www.hilton.com
French Quarter Inn
3-star hotel
25 E McDonald Pkwy
Maysville, KY 41056
Phone: (606) 564-8000
Super 8 by Wyndham Maysville KY
2-star hotel
550 Tucker Dr
Maysville, KY 41056
Phone: (606) 375-4751
www.wyndhamhotels.com/super-8
Quality Inn
2-star hotel
1428a US-68
Maysville, KY 41056
Phone: (606) 759-5696
www.choicehotels.com