Local events we LOVE this month
Keeneland racing, Farmers Markets, the Land Rover 3-Day Event, Central KY Home & Garden Show, Thursday Night Live…we could go on and on (and we will!). There’s no place better than Lexington and Central Kentucky in April!
KEENELAND SPRING MEET 2018
Keeneland’s 2018 Spring Race Meet opens Friday, April 6, and continues through Friday, April 27. No racing will be held on Mondays or Tuesdays. Gates open at 11 a.m. with first post at 1:05 p.m. daily. Highlights of the Spring Meet include the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G2) and $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) on April 7. The races are worth 100 points apiece on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1), respectively.
KY Spring Premier Horse Show
A Spring show to showcase the American Saddlebred horse, along with Hackney ponies, Roadsters and Saddle Seat Equitation.
Home & Garden Show – Central KY
One Place. One Weekend. Projects Solved! See the latest home improvement trends and materials. See gardens and landscapes you’ll want at home and enjoy a day of family fun! We can help you get your Projects Solved! The entire Lexington Center will be completely transformed, for one weekend only, into a Home and Garden Extravaganza. From the front door to the backyard you’ll find it all at the Annual Central Kentucky Home & Garden Show.
Corteo: Cirque Du Soleil
CORTEO will visit Lexington at Rupp Arena for a limited run of five performances, from April 27 to 29, 2018! CORTEO, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The clown pictures his…
LAND ROVER KY 3-Day Event
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park, which developed into the long-standing annual Kentucky Three-Day Event, one of the world’s most prestigious — and popular equestrian events. “The Land Rover Kentucky-Three Day event is a sell-out weekend for Lexington’s hospitality community! It’s always a great pleasure to welcome riders and fans from across the globe to the Kentucky Horse Park every April,” said Mary Quinn Ramer, president of Visit…
The Jungle Book @ Lexington Opera House
Based on a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. See the jungle and its beloved creatures come to life through the eyes of Mowgli. April 14 2:00pm April 14 7:30pm Box Office opens 90 min before performances This Jungle Book ballet premiere brings the stories of English author Rudyard Kipling to life. See the jungle and its beloved creatures through the eyes of Mowgli. Original choreography by Luis Dominguez. Discounts for youth, students, seniors and military may…