Celebrate Earth Day with the City of Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY. (April 8, 2025) – Earth Day may be April 22, but Lexington will celebrate the planet all month long. Join Parks & Recreation and the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works for events and programs throughout April that encourage environmental stewardship and provide opportunities for residents to experience Lexington’s natural areas up close.

Parks and Recreation will kick off this celebration of our planet on National Record Store Day this Saturday, April 12, with a release of nature sounds from a Lexington park. This year, The Natural Sounds of Hisle Farm Park will be available as a flexidisc, a plastic disk to be played on a record player, at local Lexington record stores. This flexi features natural sounds from Hisle Farm Park along with sounds of activities you can find there, such as archery, horseback riding and walking your dog.

Starting on April 12, The Natural Sounds of Hisle Farm Park flexidisc will be available for free, in goldenrod yellow, while supplies last, at CD Central, 377 South Limestone; POPS Resale, 1423 Leestown Road; and The Album, 371 South Limestone.

Whether you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity, a fun craft event, a relaxing walk or even your own tree seedling to plant at home, we have you covered with a variety of events and programs throughout the month.

• Reforest the Bluegrass – April 19, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Jacobson Park, 4001 Athens Boonesboro Road
• Earth Day Volunteer Hour – April 22, 10 – 11 a.m. at McConnell Springs Park, 416 Rebmann Lane
• Earth Day Wildflower Walk – April 22, 1 – 3 p.m. at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 3885 Raven Run Way
• Earth Day Tie-Dye – April 22, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Dunbar Community Center, 545 N. Upper Street
• Earth Week Bingo Blitz – April 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Kenwick Community Center, 313 Owsley Avenue
• Earth Week Crafts – April 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at William Wells Brown Community Center, 548 W. Sixth Street
• Intro to Canoeing – April 25, 5 – 6 p.m. & 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Jacobson Park, 4001 Athens Boonesboro Road
• Jr. Explorers: Wildflowers – April 26, 10 – 11:30 a.m. at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 3885 Raven Run Way
• Bluegrass Birding Festival – April 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at McConnell Springs Park, 416 Rebmann Lane
• Reforest at Home – April 26, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Jacobson Park, 4001 Athens Boonesboro Road; Charles Young Park, 540 East Third Street; and Shilito Park, 300 West Reynolds Road

Some programs may have limited spots. Check lexingtonky.gov/calendar for more information on each. For more information about Earth Day, environmental events and Parks programming, follow @LexKyParks and @LiveGreenLex on Facebook and Instagram or visit lexingtonky.gov/parks and lexingtonky.gov/livegreen.