Tri-Fest

Tri-Fest is an annual charitable festival held every April in Henderson, Kentucky. Established in 1988, it's one of the largest annual festivals held in Kentucky and generates over $100,000 in annual direct and indirect support to charities in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. The Henderson Breakfast Lions Club originated and continues to organize the festival as a means to raise funds for local charities. Tri-Fest raises funds for local charities in two ways:

1. The Breakfast Lions Club generates revenue from the sale of tickets and concession booth fees to for-profit businesses. A portion of these funds are allocated to organize the following year's Tri-Fest. The bulk of this revenue, however, is donated to local charities.
2. The organizers welcome local not-for-profit charities to set up food and educational booths. These charities keep 100% of their profits to support their organizations. Charities have included local schools, churches, an HIV care group, a local hospital, and other service, civic, and faith groups.{{cite news |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/features/2005/04/02/ky_1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724080107/http://www.courier-journal.com/features/2005/04/02/ky_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-24 |title=2005 Scene Festival Guide |last=Reed |first=Gege |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |accessdate=2007-02-08}} Food items offered to Tri-Fest patrons have included pork chop sandwiches, lemonade, apple dumplings, corn dogs, hamburgers, and the dubious deep fried Twinkie.

Tri-Fest primarily takes place over one weekend in downtown Henderson with much of Main Street and Central Park converted into a pedestrian festival site. A range of live entertainment usually centers on the Central Park stage. Through the years, however, the event has expanded to events throughout the preceding weeks and now include sports tournaments, a 12K/36K bike ride, a beauty pageant, and an art contest. The event culminates with fireworks over downtown Henderson on the Ohio River.{{cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_4624741,00.html |title=Tri-Fest Fun Almost Here |last=Stinnett |first=Donna B. |publisher=Evansville Courier and Press |date=2006-04-16 |accessdate=2007-02-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Tri-Fest took a hiatus in 2020 and 2021, making its usual annual return April 22–24, 2022.