Past Events

20th Annual Pumpkin Festival

Sep 22, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Here's pumpkin to talk about! Join the UK Alumni Association and the Club at UK’s Spindletop Hall for an exciting afternoon at our 20th Annual Pumpkin Festival. Connect with other UK alumni families and celebrate the beauty of the Bluegrass. There will be something for everyone to enjoy! Activities and attractions include:

Distillery District Walking Food & History Tour

Sep 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Book your tickets on the Family Weekend registration form!

Visit Horse Country

Sep 22, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 AM

Book a tour of a local horse farm or equine facility on the Family Weekend registration form! Thanks to our partners at Horse Country, Family Weekend guests have the opportunity to spend Sunday morning touring one of the many fine equine facilities and horse farms around the Lexington area, including:

Downtown Walking Food & History Tour

Sep 22, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Book your tickets on the Family Weekend registration form!

Bus Tours of the Bluegrass

Sep 22, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Book a tour of the Bluegrass on the Family Weekend registration form!

Banachek: World Renowned Magician and Mentalist

Sep 21, 2024, 9:00 – 10:00 PM

Described as the “cream of the crop” when it comes to entertainers, Banachek is the world’s leading mentalist.

MacAdam Student Observatory

Sep 21, 2024, 8:30 – 10:30 PM

Take a tour of the $1 million MacAdam Student Observatory. Families will have a chance to gaze at stars and planets through the observatory’s robotic 20” telescope (weather permitting). Images of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae (taken from the center of a city of 200,000+), along with information about our outreach programs can be found at www.pa.uky.edu/observatory. Free for all students and guests. Family Weekend registration NOT required.

ThinkFast Trivia: Are You Smarter Than a Librarian?

Sep 21, 2024, 8:00 – 9:00 PM

Join in with your family and friends for this interactive trivia competition and compete against some of UK's best librarians to win cash prizes, UK swag, and more! Limited seating and number of teams available; sign-up is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Parent and Family Engagement and UK Libraries. Free parking will be available in the Cornerstone Parking Garage on South Limestone all day. Family Weekend VIP event buttons are required. No on-site registration sales. Accessibility:

Bowman's Bash

Sep 21, 2024, 7:00 – 10:00 PM

Parent and Family Engagement introduces a new event to Family Weekend - Bowman's Bash! Join us as we celebrate the Cats after the football game in the Gatton Student Center with games, novelties, inflatables, prizes, snacks, entertainers, including:

A Taste of the Kentucky Doughnut Trail

Sep 21, 2024, 9:30 – 11:30 AM

In 2012, The New York Times article “Twists and Turns along a Kentucky Doughnut Trail” brought well-deserved publicity to many of the region’s fine doughnut purveyors and introduced the country to one of Kentucky’s sweetest secrets. Now we are bringing those sweet treats to you in the new and improved Taste of the Kentucky Doughnut Trail event during Family Weekend, featuring doughnuts from N.

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