Music, food, bourbon and cars: Time for Kentucky’s 2025 spring season

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) —Kentucky is less than a month away from spring, which means allergies, warmer weather, tulip poplars, and red buds.

No matter how you’d like to escape your cabin fever, Kentucky has something for everyone: food festivals, car shows, and the Kentucky Derby. The next few months are packed with events to help you make the most of the spring.

Here is a snippet of what the Bluegrass State has to offer this spring.

March

• 3/1—KY Meat Shower Festival—Owingsville
• 3/2—Donut Fest Louisville—Louisville
• 3/8-3/9—Kentucky Crafted Market—Lexington
• 3/15—St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival—Lexington
• 3/15—Tails and Ales—Lexington
• 3/15-/3/29—Burger Mania in Woodford County—Woodford County
• 3/21-3/23—Vintage Market Days of Lexington—Lexington

April

• 4/12—Annual Cruising on the Farm Car Show—Junction City
• 4/15—Taste of Derby Festival—Louisville
• 4/18—Pine Mountain Hillclimb Festival—Pineville
• 4/19—Foodstock—Somerset
• 4/19—Tequila N’ Tacos—Bowling Green
• 4/24—Open Barn and BBQ—Lexington
• 4/24-4/26—Hillbilly Days—Pikeville
• 4/26—Derby Dog Festival—Lucas
• 4/26-4/27—Bluegrass, Brew and BBQ Fest—Grand Rivers
• 4/16—Kite Fest—Lexington
• 4/26—Ken-Ducky Derby Festival—Louisville

May

• 5/2—Kentucky Oaks—Louisville
• 5/3—Kentucky Derby—Louisville
• 5/3—Kentucky Derby at Keeneland—Lexington
• 5/10—International Food Truck Festival—Louisville
• 5/10—Mayfest Arts Fair—Lexington
• 5/17-6/1—Poppy Festival—Paris
• 5/29-5/23—Great American Brass Band Festival—Danville
• 5/31-6/1 – Railbird Festival – Lexington