Upcoming Holidays & Highlights in Central Kentucky
This page will be dedicated to a rolling list of upcoming holidays and highlight days. Hoping that keeping it all on one page will make it easier to find & bookmark. For certain larger holidays, I’ll still make a big list post like I typically do, and I’ll link to that here when I do!
Juneteenth (6/19)
Operation Be You 1st Annual Miss & Miss Jr. Juneteenth Pageant | LPL, Central Library | 6/14, 3P-6P
4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration | Holly Hill Inn (Midway) | 6/17, 6P-8P
21st Annual Juneteenth Jubilee | African Cemetery No. 2 | 6/17, 7P-8P
A Sense of Place Juneteenth Celebration | New Vine Baptist Church | 6/19, 11A-1:30P
Say it Loud Juneteenth Celebration | The Lyric Theatre | 6/19, 12P-8P
I Am a Descendant of Nation Builders: A Juneteenth Youth Celebration | The Lyric Theatre | 6/19, 1P-3P
Nicholasville Juneteenth Celebration | Clint Hayden Park (Nicholasville) | 6/19, 5:30P-8:30P
Versailles Juneteenth Celebration | Downtown Versailles | 6/19, 6P-10P
2026 Heart of KY Juneteenth Celebration | West Lane Park (Harrodsburg) | 6/19-6/20
2nd Annual Freedom Day Festival | Camp Nelson National Monument (Nicholasville) | 6/20, 10A-4P
The KY US Freedmen Coalition Juneteenth Celebration | Charles Young Park | 6/20, 12P-8P
SoulFeast Soulteenth Fest | Gatton Park | 6/20, 2P-9P
WiseGuys Urban Uplift Juneteenth Celebration | Douglass Park (Georgetown) | 6/21, 2P-6P
Father’s Day (6/21)
Father’s Day at the Distillery | Augusta Distillery (Augusta) | 6/20, 11A-5P
Vintage Dad’s Day | Shaker Village (Harrodsburg) | 6/20, 12P-4P
Pollinator Week (6/22-6/28)
Pollinator Week Kick Off | LPL, Central Branch | 6/22, 6:30P
Free Pollinator Seed Packets | LPL, Marksbury Branch | 6/22-6/26
Hoe ‘n Hope Pollinator Garden Tour | Beaumont Presbyterian Church | 6/24, 6P-7:30P
Butterfly Walk | Raven Run | 6/25, 9:30A-11A
Bring a Garden Home Day | LPL Eastside Branch | 6/25, 11A
Butterflies of Summer | Floracliff Nature Sanctuary | 6/25, 1P-3:30P
Beetle Discovery | Floracliff Nature Sanctuary | 6/26, 7:30P-10P
Donuts & Coffee with Pollinators | Rotary Club of Lexington Pollinator Garden (Kenawood Park) | 6/27, 9A-12P
Independence Day (7/4)
Friday Flicks: Hamilton Sing-A-Long | Jacobson Park | 6/26, 7P
Stars, Stripes, & Strides | Versailles | 6/27, 6:45P
Patriotic Big Band & Jazz: The Lexington Concert Band | Moondance Ampitheater | 6/30, 7P
America250 Birthday Party & Ice Cream Social | Henry A Tandy Park | 7/1, 5:30P-8P
Southland Jamboree: Patriotic Edition | Moondance Ampitheater | 7/2, 7P
Patriotic Concert | Transylvania University/Gratz Park | 7/3, 5P-9P
Legends Game: America 250 & Boom Bash | Legends Field | 7/3, 7P
50th Annual Bluegrass 10,000 | Downtown Lexington | 7/4, 7:25A
Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence | Historic Lexington Courthouse | 7/4, 10A
Fourth of July Festival & Art Market | Courthouse Plaza, Phoenix Park, & Tandy Park | 7/4, 10A-3P
Fourth of July Parade | Downtown Lexington | 7/4, 12P
Anne Wilson: Faith, Freedom, & Fireworks Celebration | Gatton Park | 7/4, 8P-11:30P
Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular | Downtown Lexington | 7/4, 10P
Summer Nights: Red, White, & Blues | Moondance Ampitheater | 7/5, 7P-9P
