
Please double check all dates/times before you make arrangements to attend an event. Venues may change their plans, and their changes may not be reflected below.
2-4 Civil War Living History,Days, John James Audubon Park
2-4 9th Annual Geocache Event, Lake Cumberland State Park
3 Derby Day Festival, Williamstown, 9 - 5pm
3 Birds of the Bluegrass at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 8am
9-10 Herpetology Weekend, Natural Bridge
10-11 Bluegrass Birding Festival, Jacobson Park
14-18 Bluegrass Classic Stockdog Trial
16-17 Old Louisville SpringFest
16-17 Fountain Run BBQ Festival and 5k Run
17-18 KY Sheep and Fiber Festival, Masterson Station
17 Story Time Marathon at the Morris book shop. 11am-2pm
17 Founders Day, McConnell Springs Park, 10am-4pm
17 Free entry day to the Kentucky Children’s Garden at the Arboretum, 10am-12n
24 Ordovician Fossil Roundup, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
24 Herpetology Program at Floracliff, reservations required, $5
24 Stargazing at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9:30pm
25 Primitive Skills Day, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
29 Dusk Bird Adventure, KY Arboretum, 7-9pm, $4
30- 1 Glasgow Highland Games, Barren River Lake State Park
June
5-8 Great American Brass Band Festival, Danville. Includes the Great American Balloon Race, June 6, 5:30-7pm. Free. Great American Creation Station for kids, June 6, 12-5pm, Free. Concerts and picnics throughout the weekend.
7 Audubon State Park Kids Fishing Derby
7 Introduction to Kentucky’s Dragonflies and Damselflies, Floracliff, reservations required
7 Wooden Spoon Carving, McConnell Springs Park, 10am
7 Kids Outdoor Day, Green River State Park, Free
12-22 The Sound of Music performed under the stars at Old Fort Harrod State Park
14 Family Fun Day at Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
14 Little Explorers Walk at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 10am
15 Creek Stomping, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. Free. 12n - 2:30pm. For families.
20 Creatures of the Night at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9pm
20 Moths and Bats of the Palisades, Floracliff, reservations required, $5
21 Junior Naturalist “Pioneer Skills for Kids” at McConnell Springs, 10am, K-5
21-22 Fort Harrod Settlement and Raid, full scale re-enactment. Huge event.
28 Stargazing at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9:30pm
28-29 Paleolympics. Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
July
3-26 “James Harrod, The Battle for Kentucky” (play), Old Fort Harrod
3 Patriotic Concert with the Lexington Philharmonic and the Lexington Singers at Transylvania University
4 4th of July Festival and Parade, Downtown Lexington
6 Creek Stomping, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. Free. 12n - 2:30pm. For families.
6-13 Jets Over Kentucky
13 Little Explorers Walk at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 1pm
18-19 Twin Lakes National Fiddler Championship & Freedom Festival, Leitchfield, KY. Fireworks, all ages fiddler championship, free carnival rides. Free.
19 Sweet Corn Festival at Evans Orchard
19 Junior Naturalist “What’s in a Wetland?” at McConnell Springs, 10am, K-5
25 Creatures of the Night at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 8:30pm
26 Revolutionary Kids Day. Jack Jouett House Historic Site, Versailles
26 Stargazing at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9:30pm
31 Ballet Under the Stars at Woodland Park
August
1-3 Ballet Under the Stars at Woodland Park
2 Primitive Skills Day, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
2 Countdown to Kindergarten, McConnell Springs Park, 9am-5pm
9 Little Explorers Walk at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 10am
15-17 Lone Star Championship Rodeo, Hopkinsville
15-16 Pioneer Days, Old Fort Harrod
16 Voices in the Night at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9pm
16 Junior Naturalist “Butterflies and Dragonflies” at McConnell Springs, 10am, K-5
16-17 Battle of Blue Licks Commemoration, Blue Licks Battlefield
16-17 Woodland Art Fair at Woodland Park
17 Ice Cream Social and Games at McConnell Springs, 2-4pm
23 Stargazing at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 9pm
29 Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival, Winchester
30 Monroe Co. Watermelon Festival
September
3-6 Fraley Festival of Traditional Music, Carter Caves State Resort Park
6 Camp Nelson Civil War Days
13 Evans Orchard Apple Festival
13-14 Crave Lexington, Local Food & Live Music
14 Raven Run Butterflies at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 1pm
20 Midway Fall Festival
20 Junior Naturalist “Kentucky’s Autumn Trees” at McConnell Springs, 10am, K-5
20 Stargazing at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 8pm
25-26 World Chicken Festival, London