The threat of inclement weather forced the Festival of the Bells committee to rearrange the schedule Saturday night, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of concertgoers who saw country music band Ricochet and other artists close out the 2025 event at the Highland County Fairgrounds.
The inaugural “Rock the Bell” night at the Festival of the Bells, sponsored by Hillsboro Eagles 1161, proved to be a hit Friday night at the Highland County Fairgrounds with concerts by Journey tribute band CAPTURED Louisville and Queen tribute band Simply Queen.
The 2025 Festival of the Bells is officially underway, with Christian artist Austin French kicking off the annual concert series Thursday night at the Highland County Fairgrounds.
The 2025 Festival of the Bells is less than a month away, with the committee finalizing all the plans for three days of summer fun July 10-12 at its temporary location at the Highland County Fairgrounds this year.
The 2025 Festival of the Bells will see changes in both entertainment and venue this summer, according to an announcement by Festival of the Bells committee president Tom Zile and vice president Tiffany McCoy Friday.
The Festival of the Bells 5k is a longstanding tradition that has offered a variety of courses over the years. This year’s event took place on Saturday, July 6.
Three days of music, activities, rides, food and mostly favorable weather concluded Saturday night, as the 2024 Festival of the Bells wrapped up with the annual auction and concerts by Lecade and Tyler Braden.
Around the corner from the Festival of the Bells at Crossroads Park, over a hundred athletes and their family members gathered at the Railroad Street Park Saturday morning for two different sports tournaments.
After rain during parts of the day Friday, July 5 the skies cleared and the weather cooled to 79 degrees for another beautiful evening at the Festival of the Bells at Crossroads Park in Hillsboro, which included a concert by country artist Shane Profitt.
A patriotic and enthusiastic crowd attended the first night of the 2024 Festival of the Bells Thursday, July 4, with a concert by Christian artist Riley Clemmons among the highlights of the night at Crossroads Park in Hillsboro.
