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34,000 visitors pour into Paducah for annual QuiltWeek show and contest

The quilters are coming, the quilters are coming... in the friendliest invasion a city could ask for.

The American Quilters Society show is the centerpiece of what has come to be known as QuiltWeek in Paducah. The show is officially scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday at the Schroeder Expo Center, but many of the 34,000 visitors were already arriving over the weekend for workshops and other events, including Tuesday night's contest award presentations.

Judges spent the weekend poring over more than 400 contest quilts, to determine winners of ribbons and even cash awards of more than $120,000, including $20,000 for best of show. 

The show, one of the largest in America, is an internationally recognized event that has caused Paducah to be called "Quilt City USA". Since 1985, the show has featured hundreds of award-winning quilts, extensive vendor malls, workshops, and special exhibits.

The AQS show is a big reason for the founding of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah in 1991. The museum will celebrate its own 35th anniversary during the festivities. Their week will include exhibitions, guided tours, in-person artist talks and book signings.

One familiar quilting side event will not be taking place this year. After three years at Floral Hall, and 38 years of being involved in a satellite event during Paducah QuiltWeek, the pop-up event by the group A Quilters Destination has been canceled, and will not return to Paducah. After the 2025 show, the group went to get their rental contract for 2026 but discovered that someone else had already rented Floral Hall on the quilt show dates. They were unable to find another venue that would fit all their vendors.

You can check out ticket info and more details at the AQS website .


(Photo: Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau)
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