KHP Campground
Memorial Day Campout (Campers only)
Come visit the Kentucky Horse Park Campground to enjoy the kick off of Summer. The junior-sized Olympic pool will open Friday May 26th at 10:00 a.m. During the five night stay, campers will be treated to an ice cream social, crafts for the kids, live music, a free lunch sponsored by Northside RV and much more!
Festival Bluegrass
The Festival of the Bluegrass is the oldest Bluegrass festival in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. This 4-day event provides numerous Bluegrass music performances as well as kids camps and activities for all ages. This year’s lineup features Lonesome River Band, Russel Moore & Illrd Tyme Out, Flat Lonesome, The Grascals, and more! The festival will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground, and campsites are available for the event. For tickets and more information, visit www.festivalofthebluegrass.com or call (859) 253-0806.
4TH July Campout (Campers Only)
Come to the Kentucky Horse Park to cool off during the balmy days of summer. Over the five night Fourth of July holiday, we will offer lots of family fun to help you keep you cool, including swimming, ice cream, movies, Nascar races, pony rides and much, much more!
Labor Day Campout (Campers Only)
During the dog days of summer, the Kentucky Horse Park Campground will offer families many activities to appreciate. The Kentucky Horse Park will be hosting the annual Bluegrass Classic Dog Show and many of the participants (two legged and four legged) stay at the campground. If you love animals, the Labor Day Campout is for you. We will be offering family friendly activities such as movie nights, free pony rides, free lunch sponsored by Northside RV , Nascar races and much more.
Halloween Campout I (Campers Only)
The Halloween Campout returns for its annual fright with two great weekends in 2017! It will include an ice cream social, games and crafts for the kids, live entertainment, trick or treating, a costume contest and much more. This is the perfect way to send the camping season out with a bang.
Halloween Campout II (Campers Only)
The Halloween Campout returns for its annual fright with two great weekends in 2017! It will include an ice cream social, games and crafts for the kids, live entertainment, trick or treating, a costume contest and much more. This is the perfect way to send the camping season out with a bang.
Memorial Day Celebration
Memorial Day events for campers only.
July 4th Celebration - Kentucky Horse Park Campground
Come to the Kentucky Horse Park to cool off during the balmy days of summer. Over the five night Fourth of July holiday, we will offer lots of family fun to help you keep you cool, including swimming, ice cream, movies, pony rides and much, much more! (Campers Only)
Labor Day Celebration - The Kentucky Horse Park Campground
Family friendly weekend includes activities such as movie nights, pony rides, complimentary refreshments, and much more.
Halloween Camp Out-1
Halloween Campout-II
Lexus Smooth Jazz Fest
It's time to make your plans to visit Kentucky's destination for Smooth Jazz! Each year in August, Smooth Jazz fans from across the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond... make their way to Lexington for an experience like no other!
We hope you will join us in 2021 for three (3) days of Smooth Jazz, at three (3) distinctly different venues... beginning on Thursday, August 12th and wrapping up with the SUMMER BREEZE SATURDAY All Star Jazz Showcase at the Kentucky Horse Park, that will celebrate contemporary American Jazz, complemented by fine cuisine and Kentucky culture.
Tickets are on sale now! Visit http://aafinc.com to purchase your tickets!
AUGUST 14, 2021 SUMMER BREEZE SATURDAY CONCERT AT THE KENTUCKY HORSE PARK CAMPGROUNDS
• The concert is outdoors; event is rain or shine unless the forecast of severe weather threatens the safety of presenting the event as scheduled.
• A rain jacket, hat and/or umbrella are highly recommended if there is a chance of rain.
• NO OUTSIDE BEVERAGES (alcoholic or otherwise) PERMITTED.
• NO PICNIC BASKETS PERMITTED and other carrying containers are subject to search, if brought on Kentucky Horse Park grounds without advanced permission.
• Personal coolers filled with ice (that don't exceed 14-quarts) will be permitted to keep beverages purchased at the event cold.
• Food and beverages (of all types) are available for purchase at the show.
• All patrons must have a ticket for entry at the Campground Primitive sign just past the Campground Road entrance. If tickets are purchased for a group, please distribute these tickets prior to your arrival.
• Will Call tickets are available at the Campground Primitive sign entrance only. Proper photo identification is needed to obtain your tickets.
• All VIP tickets are reserved at a table that accommodates ten (10) guests. VIP tickets reserved parking along with a pre-show catered dinner, in addition to the concert.
• All ADA Wheelchair, Patron Lawn Chair tickets are for the concert only.
• CONCERT TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE and valid only for the concert for which they were purchased.
• Pets are not allowed, with the exception of Seeing Eye dogs or other service animals.
• No recording or transmission of any description, account, picture, or reproduction of event permitted.
• You consent to our use of your image, likeness, actions and statements in connection with any live or recorded audio or photograph or other transmission or publication of event. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We look forward to serving you and/or your guests and making your experience memorable!
Learn more at...
http://aafinc.com
Horse Capital Marathon
The race will start at 7:30am from the Kentucky Horse Park Campground Area. A short section (beginning and end of the race) will be on the Legacy Trail with 98% being in scenic Central Kentucky country roads passing by 50+ Central Kentucky horse farms.
This race will be staged in Lexington, Kentucky, commonly referred to as the Horse Capital of the World. Our Marathon/Half Marathon will begin together at 7:30am and will have a 6 hour maximum duration (per our city permit). This means that those competing in the marathon must keep a 14 minute 30 second pace or better to complete the race in time.
For more information please visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/Lexington/HorseCapitalMarathonHalfMarathon
Spirit in the Bluegrass Music Festival
The sounds of bluegrass music returns to the Kentucky Horse Park. Join us June 8-10, 2023, for Spirit in the Bluegrass Music Festival.
A Tradition Rekindled
Presented by Whitaker Bank, the 2023 Spirit in the Bluegrass Music Fest is scheduled for Thursday, June 8 through Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the gorgeous Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
Featuring the best in bluegrass music, the event is organized by Sam Karr and Rick Greene, organizers of the IBMA award-winning SamJam Bluegrass Festival in Piketon, Ohio, and the 2023 show will mark the first bluegrass festival at the Kentucky Horse Park since the Festival of the Bluegrass was discontinued.
Bourbon Country Burn
The Burn is a three-day, fully-supported bicycle tour of the bourbon distilleries and Thoroughbred horse farms of Kentucky. Explore quiet country roads and quaint communities en route to world-famous bourbon distilleries nestled amongst the rolling bluegrass hills. Join our friends from all 50 states (plus Canada & Europe) as we cheers to another round of riding bikes and drinking bourbon in our great home state of Kentucky.
Learn more at...
https://www.bourboncountryburn.com
“Over the last 17 years I have participated in many rides and without exception, this is the very best. Beauty, fun, great campsite, bourbon, amazing routes and roads surfaces & low traffic are a just a few of the things that make this a fantastic ride.” — Candace, 2018 participant