We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Lexington with posted details yet. In all we found four Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Lexington: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and three Black Friday weekend picks. We also list two places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 4 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Keeneland · Keeneland
For kids: Turkey medals for every child 1–9 with a race bib
With littles: The Bluegrass Runners' Thanksgiving 5K. Strollers are welcome with a stroller bib. Register by Nov. 2 to guarantee a kids' shirt size.
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
Kentucky Horse Park · Lexington, KY
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. Three-mile route; Thursday–Sunday nights have long lines. Holiday Village included.
Kentucky Horse Park, Holiday Village · Lexington, KY
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Photos with Santa, North Pole Mailbox for wish lists (printable Santa's List on site), mini-train rides, Animal Land, model trains. Santa's nightly schedule not specified.
Hamburg Pavilion · 2308 Sir Barton Way, Lexington, KY 40509
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Walk-ups welcome; booking a 15-minute slot online is encouraged (a few families share each slot). Pet photo nights on 2 evenings (Nov 30, Dec 7).
More to come.Tree lightings and holiday openings often post closer to the holiday. We add them every Thursday.Get the Friday emailKeep planning
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Lexington yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Thoroughbred Classic 5K: Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Turkey medals for every child 1–9 with a race bib.
Closed on Thanksgiving: Get Air Lexington and Lexington Public Library (all locations). Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
Southern Lights Holiday Festival, Santa at the Southern Lights Holiday Village and Santa Photos at Hamburg Pavilion. Dates and times are on each card.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
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