The Merchants & Music Festival in Fort Thomas’s Tower Park is back for 2022, and it’s expanded to two days. The free event features food, beer, art and more from local vendors, kids’ activities and, of course, live music. In fact, it’s now the largest music festival in Northern Kentucky with 13 bands playing on […]
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2018 Merchants & Music Headliner is Announced
10,000 Maniacs highlights the return of the Merchants & Music festival. Fort Thomas celebrates the return of one of the region’s premiere family festivals, Merchants & Music, with the announcement that multi-platinum alt rock favorites 10,000 Maniacs will perform. This year, the event date is Saturday, September 22. The event returns to Tower Park and […]
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Blues Festival Could Replace Merchants & Music in 2017
Could the amphitheater host a Blues Festival in Fort Thomas to replace Merchants and Music in 2017? FTM file. by Mark Collier and Kara Gebhart Uhl The 150th anniversary of the founding of Fort Thomas will culminate in a weeklong celebration in July of 2017 and a large music act during that week will take […]
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Fort Thomas Planning “First-Class” 150 Celebration in 2017
A painting of General George H. Thomas, the namesake for Fort Thomas, hangs in the Fort Thomas Museum. FTM file. By Jennifer Kohl In 1967, Fort Thomas celebrated its’ Centennial. A week-long celebration took place commemorating the 100 year anniversary of when the city was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky on February 27, 1867. […]
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Mark Your 2016 Calendars – Fort Thomas City Event Calendar (Summer Concert Series, Art Around Town, Fourth of July Parade, Holiday Walk)
Merchants and Music festival. FTM file. Summer concerts, Fourth of July parade and Merchants and Music festival. Get your calendar out now and do it once. March 19 – Easter Egg Hunt, noon. 10 a.m. Breakfast with the Bunny, 10:30-1145 a.m., pictures with the Bunny April 6 -Tiny Tots Registration Opens April 6 – Summer […]
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Merchant and Music MOAB Style
Everybody knows Fort Thomas is an incredible place to raise your children. However, when it comes to this year’s Merchants and Music Festival, you may be thinking that “Every Rose has its Thorn” and that the city really struck out for kids in bringing the former “Rock of Love” star, Bret Michaels, to our community […]
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Merchants and Music Food and Drink Vendors
Merchants and Music Festival. FTM file. Here are the food and drink vendors so far for the 2015 Merchants and Music Festivals: 15 North Fort Thomas Pizza and Tavern Southern Smoke BBQ Snappy Tomato Pizza
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NKY Music Scene: Merchants & Music Second Stage Bands
On September 26th, Tower Park will be filled with music from six different bands on the Second Stage beginning at 2 p.m. with Brad Sparks. A regular at Bobby Mackey’s Music World, Sparks is a driven musician that loves performing traditional country music, classic rock and oldies. Brad Sparks At 3:10, Josh McIntosh & Company will […]
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Economic Development Annual Report 2014
The 2014 Merchants and Music Festival. FTM file. The Economic Director and Main Street Manager of Fort Thomas, Debbie Buckley, presented her annual report at the last city council meeting. “When I am asked what makes our city so successful, I answer, ‘volunteers. Renaissance is made up of several committees of about 75 folks who […]
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BREAKING: 2015 Merchants and Music Headliner Announced
“Emojis are MOAB’s thing” The 2015 headlining music act has been announced for the 2015 Merchants and Music Concert in Tower Park. The concert will be Saturday, September 26. Past headliners include Edgar Winter, Jo Dee Messina, John Michael Montgomery and Dustin Lynch last year.