W.C. Handy Festival Sponsors
Below are the 2026 W.C. Handy Festival corporate and private sponsors. Without them the music stops! Please thank them and patronize their businesses.
Are you interested in being a sponsor? If so, download the 2026 Sponsor Packet here.
Presenting Sponsor
Stage Sponsor
Headliner Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Kathryn J Hodges Charitable Trust
Rookies Sports Bar & On Deck
City of Henderson
Gold Sponsors
Beaven Family Foundation
Henderson County Fiscal Court
Henderson County Tourist Commission
Downtown Henderson Shopping District
Schnucks
Century Aluminum
John and Dawn Kelsey
Silver Sponsors
Hometown Roots & Roast Coffee Bar
Anonymous
LG&E and KU
Festival Friends
Amcor
Henderson City Lions Charitable Trust
Jersey Mikes Subs
Kemper CPA Group – Joy Ries, CPA
Steve, Holly, Meredith & Nate Gold
Edward Jones – Katie Goins
Space Rental
Stonebridge Press Ltd
Gale & Gail Myers
Tacoholics
David & Christi Dixon
The Watkins Family
Rockhouse on the River
Edward Jones – Henderson
Standard Sales Co. LP
Head’s Construction
Maldonado’s Construction LLC
Home Oil & Gas Company Inc.
Dianne & Dick Wham (via Com Found of W KY)
Charlie & Will Curry
Jan Greenwood-Markle
Rivervalley Behavioral Health
Preferred Construction
Handy Helpers
Henderson Rotary
ATA
Braco Inc
Best Insured
On-Time
Hazex Construction Company
Agriselect
Henderson Brewing Co LLC
Kemper CPA Group LLP
Park Machine & Supply Co
Deitz, Shields & Freeburger LLP
Dorin & Betsy Luck
Ervin Cable Construction, LLC
Rocket Oil Co. LLC
Royster’s Machine Shop LLC
Service Tool and Die
X R Royster
Robbie Williams Farms/Clark Kincaid
Bill & Peggy Fidler
A Friend of A Friend
Square Yard Carpet
Women’s Health Care P.C.
Jim Gibson & Sally Finley
Thomas Mioduszewski
Anonymous
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, LLC
Stone, Meredith & Andrew Powell
Thrasher Boyd Insurance Agency, Inc.
Agaves Mexican Grill, Inc
Henderson County Public Library
Blues Backers
Andrew Eckert
Bill Doss
Wathen Accounting & Financial Service
Shirley Cates “In memory of Clem Brown”
Gabbi’s Boutique
Susan McCormack
Donna Hatfield
Kenny Perkins
Roger Brown Landscaping
Beverly Farmer
Metzger’s
Meuth Flooring
The HW Collective LLC
Handy patrons
Angela Short
Separate designation
In Memory of Bruce Farmer
In-kind sponsors
Bruce Woodring
Faupel Automotive
W&W Seeds
J’Petals
Brown Bag Restaurant
City of Henderson Public Works
First Christian Church Men’s Fellowship
Property Management
First Christian Church
Henderson Chamber of Commerce
On-site video screen
Beer tent
Half pot
Own a night
Media sponsor
WFIE Channel 14
WIKY 104.1 FM
Hot 96
93.5 The Lloyd
107.5 WABX
Street Strut
Thomason’s Barbecue
Premier Aesthetics
Core Chiropractic Henderson