Events/Schedule of Activities

Run for the Hills 5K

The Run For the Hills 5K will take off from the Harlan County Courthouse on Saturday June 6, 2020 at 8 a.m.

Registration forms will be available in the information box beside the front door of the Harlan Center. Registrations with payment may be returned to the box Monday-Friday from 9 p.m.-5 p.m. Participants may also register the day of the event. The cost is $15.

Each participant will receive a t-shirt. Join us for this challenging tradition!

Schedule of Activities

Monday June 1 through Saturday June 6th

Poke Sallet Festival Scavenger Hunt - Clues to be released June 1st!!!

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Wednesday June 3, 2020

11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. - Virtual 4H Kids Fun Day on Facebook Live—More Information to come related to how to pick up                                              your Kids Activities Packets for 4H Kids Fun Day!!!

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Thursday June 4th, 2020

7:00p.m. - Miss Harlan County Pageant (To be held Virtually, Streamed on YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

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Friday June 5th, 2020

10:00a.m. - Ringing of Bells at Harlan Presbyterian Church in Honor & Memory of COVID-19 Victims streamed via Poke                            Sallet Festival Facebook Live

11:00a.m. - 4:00pm. - Poke Sallet Meals available at Sports Café 119 Eversole Street 573-1271

11:00a.m. - 8:00p.m. - Food Court Open for Walk-Up Service in Harlan Center Parking lot-Food Vendors and Menus will                                              be announced very soon!

1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. - Most Creative Mask Competition Voting through Facebook! Awards at 4:30p.m.

5:10p.m. - 5:30p.m. - Bradley Halcomb Virtual Concert (Streamed Through YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

5:30p.m . -6:00p.m. - Shyla Blevins Virtual Concert (Streamed Through YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

6:00p.m. - 6:30p.m. - Brooklyn Collins Virtual Concert (Streamed Through YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

6:30p.m. - 7:00p.m. - Mandela Virtual Concert (Streamed Through YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. - The Voice of Poke Semi-finals (To be held Virtually, Streamed on YouTube/WTUK 105.1 FM)

9:00p.m. - Trolls World Tour 2020 Drive-In Movie at Harlan Center Bicentennial Stage presented by Harlan Christian                               Church-Vehicles may enter parking lot beginning at 8:30p.m.

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Saturday June 6th, 2020

8:00a.m. - Run for the Hills 5k 

10:00a.m. - Ringing of Bells at Christ Church Episcopal in Honor & Memory of COVID-19 Victims streamed via Poke Sallet                       Festival Facebook Live)

10:15a.m. - 11:00a.m. - Poke Sallet Festival History via Zoom (Streamed Through Facebook & 105.1 WTUK FM)

11:00a.m. until the Poke runs out! - Poke Sallet Meals available at Sports Café 119 Eversole Street

11:00a.m. - 12:30p.m. - Car Show (Photos Submitted to pokesalletcars@gmail.com Entries accepted now through June                                                 4th at 5:00p.m.-Voting Takes Place through Poke Sallet Festival Facebook page) Awards at                                                         12:55p.m.

11:00a.m . - 9:00p.m. - Food Court Open for Walk-Up Service in Harlan Center Parking lot-Food Vendors and Menus will                                             be announced very soon!

1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. - Virtual Gospel Stage (Concerts streamed on YouTube /WTUK 105.1 FM)

1:00p.m. - Deric Jeffers

1:30p.m. - Tammie Chapman

2:00p.m. - Keyla Fields

2:30p.m. - Lawana Blevins

3:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. - Pine Mountain Settlement School Cooking Class, “Preparing a Poke Sallet Meal” (Streamed through                                         YouTube Page/WTUK 105.1 FM)

4:00p.m. - 4:50p.m. - Virtual Pet Show (Photos Submitted to pokesalletpets@gmail.com Entries accepted now through                                             June 4th at 5:00p.m.-Voting Takes Place through Poke Sallet Festival Facebook Page) Awards                                                     Announced at 5:55p.m.

5:00p.m. - 5:50p.m. - Virtual Photo Competition (Best Poke Sallet Festival Memory Photo Category/Best Harlan County                                            Spirit Photo Category/Best Quarantine Photo Category, Photos Submitted to                                                                                pokesalletphotos@gmail.com  Voting Takes Place through Poke Sallet Festival Facebook Page)

                                      Awards Announced at 6:00p.m.

6:05 - 6:30p.m. - Shiloh Turner

6:30p.m. - 7:00p.m. - Pheobe White, opening the Voice of Poke Finals

7:00p.m. - The Voice of Poke Finals streamed via Facebook Live, YouTube and WTUK 105.1 FM

7:30p.m - Laci Deaton

8:00p.m. - Kudzu Killers

8:30p.m. - Virtual Concert-To Be Announced

9:00p.m. - Poke Sallet Festival Scavenger Hunt Champion Announced & The Voice of Poke Champion Announced via                             Facebook Live & WTUK 105.1 FM

9:30p.m. - Fireworks!!!