By the Numbers
Lexington's Fayette County Fair, also known as the Bluegrass Fair, drew an anticipated 100,000 visitors in 2023, according to fair chairman Mac Ferguson — up from a more typical 40,000 in past years.
Source: LEX18Good to Know
Keeneland Race Course hosts the Blue Grass Stakes and major thoroughbred sales. The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and major equine museum. The Red Mile harness racing track and the bourbon distilleries on the Lexington Bourbon Trail round out the county offerings.
Highlights
Expect horse and livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, equestrian events, carnival rides, live entertainment, local food vendors, and a large fair drawing from the greater Lexington metropolitan area.
Fayette County Fair Overview
Lexington is home to the Fayette County Fair, which celebrates the Horse Capital of the World — the Bluegrass region limestone pastures produce exceptional thoroughbreds, and Keeneland Race Course, the Kentucky Horse Park, and the surrounding stud farms define a county where equine agriculture is the foundation of one of America most distinctive regional economies.
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