# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Welcome to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site!  The park’s program services staff provides safe and enjoyable outdoor experiences for all park visitors.  Our goal is to enhance the visitor experience by sharing the park’s unique prehistory, interpreting its natural resources, and providing a variety of purely recreational offerings.

All activities are FREE unless otherwise noted ($). 
Children 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult at all activities.
A minimum of three participants are required per program.  
Staff Listing:
Maggie Stephenson, Carissa Beck, Gracyn White, and Lexie Wilson
Bison Coordinator:
Claire Kolkmeyer

*ALL TIMES ARE Eastern Standard (EST)*
All programs start promptly at listed time. 
Programs subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.

Every Day
	
Arrowhead Necklaces ($):  Humans have been coming to Big Bone Lick for 10,000 years to hunt and make salt. Until Europeans came to the area, Native Americans used stone tools to hunt and process meat. Each participant will make an arrowhead necklace to take home.
Location: Museum		
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes		
Ages: All Ages	
Fee: $3.00 per necklace

Lewis and Clark Junior Ranger Badge: Stop by the museum to earn a Junior Ranger badge by completing an activity booklet. Activities will guide you to check out the place you're visiting and to find out why this site is important to the Lewis and Clark Expedition story. As you fill-in-the-blanks, you'll learn about Native lands. As you decode messages, you'll get to know expedition members’ diverse backgrounds and skills.
Location: Museum		
Approximate Time: 45 minutes			
Ages: All Ages	

Big Bone Scavenger Hunt: Do you think you can complete Harlan G. Sloth’s scavenger hunt? Pick up your list at the campground store to find out! Work in teams or lead a solo adventure. Prizes awarded to teams who finish the hunt!
Location: Campground Store	
Approximate Time: 45 minutes			
Ages: All Ages

Mini Golf ($): Play a round of mini golf! Pick up clubs and balls from the campground store.
Location: Campground Store
Approximate Time: 45 minutes			
Ages: All Ages
Fee: $2.50 – children $3.50 – adults 
                                                                                                                    
Friday, May 29

10:00 A.M.	Fossil Hunter: This area is known for being the birthplace of American Vertebrate Paleontology but it is also a premier Ordovician fossil location. We will talk about how this area became a premier fossil site, how the ancient invertebrates that lived here became fossils, and most importantly hone our fossil hunting skills.  Participants will have the opportunity to handle and identify fossils found on the park.
Location: Museum		
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes 		
Ages: All Ages


1:00 P.M.	Leather Stamping ($): Have you ever heard of a tanner, a cobbler, or a saddle maker? These are all people who work with leather! Join Interpretive staff to learn about how leather is made and try your hand at working and stamping your very own piece of leather.   
Location: Recreation Shelter	 
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes 	
Ages: All Ages	
Fee: $5.00 per piece of leather 


3:00 P.M.	Tobacco Hiking Sticks ($): Come decorate your own piece of Kentucky heritage, the tobacco stick.  These sticks were used to hang and dry tobacco on farms all over Kentucky.  Today they make awesome walking sticks!  You can paint, wood burn and feather your own special tobacco stick to take on the trail. 
 		Location: Recreation Shelter	Approximate Time: 1 Hour		Ages: All Ages					Fee: $5.00 per walking stick


5:00 P.M.	Customizable Cedar Tree Cookies ($): Customize your very own tree cookie to make an one-of-a-kind ornament, coaster, or magnet commemorating your visit at Big Bone Lick. A tree cookie is a cross-section of a cedar tree that you can paint, wood burn, color, glitter, and more! 
Location: Recreation Shelter	
Approximate Time: 45 minutes		
Ages: All Ages
Fee: $3.00 per cookie

Saturday, May 30

10:00 A.M.	Fire Starting, the Pioneer way: Would you be able to start a fire without matches or a lighter?  Come discover how to start fire using flint and steel like the pioneers did.  Everyone will have a chance to try their hand at starting a fire.
Location: Recreation Shelter	 
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes 	
Ages: 10+ yrs old


1:00 P.M.	Tie-Dye T-Shirt ($)*: Let your imagination run wild and create a personalized souvenir to take home.  Supplies limited. Purchase your shirts 20 minutes ahead of the program time. 
Location: Recreation Shelter        
Approximate Time: 1 Hour	               
Ages: All Ages
Fee: $15.00 per shirt – Youth sizes (XS-L) and adult sizes (S-XXL) / $5.00 per sale shirt (Youth sizes only)
*certain sizes may be temporarily out of stock

3:00 P.M.	Atlatl, Prehistoric Weapon of Choice*: Prehistoric people came up with a rather ingenious device in order to hunt for large animals and for protection, the atlatl. This device allowed a person to throw a long dart up to several hundred yards. See how far you can throw an atlatl dart.  
Location: Museum		 
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes 	
Ages: *8+ to throw


5:00 P.M. 	Big Bone Bingo*: Come play a few rounds of bingo with the interpretive staff at the Recreation Shelter. Prizes awarded to the winners! 
Location: Recreation Shelter	
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes	 	
Ages: All Ages
		*For campground guests only


Sunday, May 31

10:00 A.M.	Salt Lick Spa Scrub ($): During the 19th century, Big Bone Lick was home to magnificent hotels and spas. People from far and wide came to bathe in the salty springs for its rich health benefits. Make your own Big Bone Lick salt scrub to take home using essential oils, natural coconut oil, organic herbs, and salt from the park’s very own salt springs. 
Location: Recreation Shelter	
Approximate Time: 30 Minutes		
Ages: All Ages
Fee: $6.00 per jar


1:00 P.M. 	Snake Painting ($): Slither or shake your way to paint some wiggly, wooden snakes! Make it your own or try to pattern it after the native snakes of the area. 
Location: Recreation Shelter		
Approximate Time: 45 Minutes 		
Ages: All Ages
Fee: $3.00 per snake


3:00 P.M.	Art in the Park - Ice Age Murals Edition: Ice Age megafauna once roamed the valley here at Big Bone Lick. Using stencils, sidewalk chalk, and your imagination, lets re-create their story. There will be lots of ‘canvas’ to illustrate what the mammoths, mastodons, and ground sloths might have been doing, such a long time ago. 
Location: Museum	
Approximate Time: 1 Hour	
Ages: All Ages
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/union/weekend-activity-schedule-5-29-31/200030146240332
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, art, sports, trekking, bingo, health-wellness, fine-arts, kentucky-derby
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 60

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Union
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3380 Beaver Road, Union, KY, United States, Kentucky 41091
- **lat**: 38.8891
- **long**: -84.7494
- **full address**: 3380 Beaver Road, Union, KY, United States, Kentucky 41091

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31) being held?
  - **A:** Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31) takes place on Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 3380 Beaver Road, Union, KY, United States, Kentucky 41091.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31)?
  - **A:** Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31) is organized by Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Weekend Activity Schedule (5/29-31) is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Union, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 60+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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