Spring Egg Hunt and Petting Zoo

Join us for this fun event featuring spring crafts, an egg hunt and a petting zoo. The hunt will take place at 1pm. Admission is $10/child and adults are free when accompanying a child. Please visit the website to purchase tickets online.

Ode to the Irish Dinner

Join us as we bring a little of Ireland home to Woodford Reserve. Experience an evening of distillery tours, Irish cocktails cash bar, and a plated four-course Irish-inspired dinner featuring the freshest local ingredients. Guests must be 21 and over to attend.

Shamrock Shuffle 3K

Kick off the running and racing season in downtown Lexington at the 12th Annual Shamrock Shuffle 3K presented by Lexington Furniture and Stantec. Please join us to walk, shuffle, or run in this annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition! This year, the race is taking place on St. Patrick’s Day! The Shamrock Shuffle 3K is locally organized, and 100% of the proceeds stay local benefiting Lexington Habitat for Humanity.

Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival

Join us in downtown Lexington this St. Patrick’s Day!Lexington’s St. Patrick’s parade is the city’s longest-running annual civic event. The parade and festival are part of an all-day celebration that begins at 8 a.m. with the 12th annual Shamrock Shuffle to benefit Lexington Habitat for Humanity. At 11 a.m., the “Blessing of the Keg” at the Alltech tents at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse kicks off the free festival. The parade begins at 1 p.m., rain or shine!

Schedule
11 a.m – Blessing of the Keg
11 a.m. – Bluegrass Ceili Academy
11:30 a.m. – Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers
noon – Drunk & Sailor
1 p.m. – 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
2 p.m. – William Sutherland Reid Pipes & Drums
2:30 p.m. – Liam’s Fancy
3:30 p.m. – Lexington Irish Dancers
4 P.m. – Kentucky United Pipes & Drums
5 p.m. – The Bold Roberts