All 2025 Events

2 – 4 p.m. 
Free 
Alumni Commons | Lexington, KY 
Kick off Homecoming Week in true Wildcat style! Join us in the heart of campus for an exciting block party featuring live music, fun games and homecoming giveaways. Food will be available for purchase from local vendors. This free event is open to everyone – current students, alumni, families and friends are all welcome to celebrate together as we launch our week of Big Blue festivities. 
 

Various locations and times throughout the week
Catch the Swag Cab on campus during 2025 Homecoming Week! We’ll be cruising through campus with special guests each day to provide lucky students with a ride to class and a chance to win prizes if they can correctly answer trivia questions – Cash Cab style! Flag us down for your chance to win!

Various locations and times throughout the week
Catch the Swag Cab on campus during 2025 Homecoming Week! We’ll be cruising through campus with special guests each day to provide lucky students with a ride to class and a chance to win prizes if they can correctly answer trivia questions – Cash Cab style! Flag us down for your chance to win!

Various locations and times throughout the week
Catch the Swag Cab on campus during 2025 Homecoming Week! We’ll be cruising through campus with special guests each day to provide lucky students with a ride to class and a chance to win prizes if they can correctly answer trivia questions – Cash Cab style! Flag us down for your chance to win!

Various locations and times throughout the week
Catch the Swag Cab on campus during 2025 Homecoming Week! We’ll be cruising through campus with special guests each day to provide lucky students with a ride to class and a chance to win prizes if they can correctly answer trivia questions – Cash Cab style! Flag us down for your chance to win!

2-4 p.m. 
The Hilton Lexington Downtown | 369 W. Vine Street 
Come check in and grab your welcome bag for the weekend! Whether you’re staying at the Hilton Lexington Downtown or another location, we’ll be in the lobby passing out nametags, welcome bags, itinerary, and any physical tickets you may have purchased. Come say hi! 

6-9 p.m. 
Longship Club | Kroger Field | 1540 University Drive 
Join us for a reception, delicious dinner, and recognition ceremony! Members of the Class of 1975 will receive their pins and be inducted into the Golden Wildcat Society. 
 

6 – 8 p.m.
Location: The Campbell House Hotel
We are excited for you to join us for a welcome reception at The Campbell House Hotel on Thursday evening. The reception will take place from 6 – 8 p.m. Click here to register and for more information. 

Various locations and times throughout the week
Catch the Swag Cab on campus during 2025 Homecoming Week! We’ll be cruising through campus with special guests each day to provide lucky students with a ride to class and a chance to win prizes if they can correctly answer trivia questions – Cash Cab style! Flag us down for your chance to win!

9:30 – 11 a.m.
Limit one guest per person 
Location: The Campbell House Hotel
Enjoy breakfast with your classmates and learn about the new things that are happening in the College of Medicine from Dean Griffith at the Campbell House Hotel. Click here to register and for more information. 
 

7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast in Atrium of Pavilion A 
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Annual Alumni Meeting and Scholarship Announcement (Dr. Higginbotham) 
8:15 – 8:30 College Update from UKCD Dean Jeff Okeson – Karpf Auditorium 
8:30 – 9:00 Alumni Board Panel for Class of 2026 – Karpf Auditorium 
9:10 – 10:10 CE led by UKCD Faculty TBA – Karpf Auditorium 
10:10 Tour leaders to take groups over to college for tours (Starts in Pavilion A) 

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Gatton Student Center | Grand Ballroom
Avenue of Champions
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The University of Kentucky Alumni Association’s Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Constituency Group will continue the tradition of hosting the 34th annual awards luncheon in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom during Homecoming Week. Join us in honoring alumni and students from each academic college who embody the spirit and accomplishments of Lyman T. Johnson and have positively impacted the lives of others and their community. 

This event is open to all alumni and friends of UK. Individual tickets are $50 and reserved tables are available for $600. Additional sponsorship opportunities are also available. Proceeds will benefit the Lyman T Johnson Scholarship Fund. Click here to register.
 

Free General Admission 
Keeneland Race Course  
4201 Versailles Rd. |Lexington, KY 40510 
Join us for a day of racing and UK pride! Enjoy performances by the UK Alumni Band, cheerleaders and dance team. Look out for appearances by UK legends and special Winner's Circle events. Click here to register/purchase tickets.

Time: Gates open at 11:00 a.m. Post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m.  
Limited Reserved Tickets for Phoenix Room available; includes lunch – Limit 2 per alum
 

11:30 a.m.
On the Hill at Keeneland
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11:30 a.m.
On the Hill at Keeneland
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Please choose one of the following options. These events all take place at the same time, and you will only be able to attend one of these events. Click here to register and for more information. 

Option 1: Afternoon at the Races
11:30– 4:30 p.m.
$125/per person Keenland Racecourse
Limit one guest per person
This is a wonderful opportunity to mingle with your classmates, bet on the ponies and enjoy the beautiful landscape that is Keeneland. Tickets are in the Phoenix dining room. Dress code per Keeneland’s website. Click here to register and for more information. 

Transportation to Keeneland
$35/per person
Limit one guest per person
If you need transportation to and from the racetrack. Please be in the lobby by 11:15 a.m. if you are not attending the breakfast. Click here to register and for more information. 

Option 2: Castle & Key Bourbon Distillery tour and lunch
12 – 5 p.m.
$70/per person
Limit one guest per person
This distillery re-opened in 2012 and has become one of the favorites to visit. This one-hour guided tour takes guests on a journey through time, detailing how we rediscovered the Castle's key after decades of neglect and disrepair. Guests will see 20th-century distillation equipment with modern updates, as well as the flourishing flowers of our Sunken Garden. The tour concludes with a guided tasting in our speakeasy tasting room.

There are two different tastings at 2:30 and 3:00. We will assign which tasting you will be on when you arrive. We will be stopping for lunch on the way to the distillery in downtown Frankfort. This cost for lunch is included in the price. 

Click here to register and for more information. 

Transportation to Castle & Key Distillery tour and lunch
$35/per person
Limit one guest per person
If you need transportation to and from the distillery. Please be in the lobby by 11:45 a.m. if you are not attending the breakfast. Click here to register and for more information. 

Option 3: Thoroughbred Horse Farm Tours
12 – 5 p.m.
$70 / per person
Limit one guest per person
We will have box lunches from the hotel to take with you on the shuttle. We will make 2 stops, Mill Ridge Farm and McPeek Racing at Magdalena Farm

Mill Ridge Farm: We will be led by a UK graduate as we drive through the farm. The 2024 Preakness winner Seize the Grey was born and raised here. Guests will see stallions, mares, weanlings and yearlings and you will be able to pet the horses at the end of the tour.

McPeek Racing at Magdalena Farm: Owned and operated by UK alum Kenny McPeak. He trained the 2024 Kentucky Oaks and Derby winners, and his daughter is a current graduate student at UK. Mystik Dan and Thorpedo Anna were trained at McPeek Racing. Guests will see horses of all ages and stages in their life, including training and guests will be able to pet the horses at the end of the tour.

Click here to register and for more information. 

Transportation to the horse farm tours
$35/per person
Limit one guest per person
If you need transportation to and from the horse farms. Please be in the lobby by 11:45 a.m. if you are not attending the breakfast. Click here to register and for more information. 

5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Goodwood Restaurant
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Join fellow nursing alumni for a relaxed evening of connection and celebration as we kick off homecoming weekend! Whether you graduated last year or decades ago, this casual gathering is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with classmates, meet recent graduates, and share stories from your nursing journey.

What's Included:

· Dinner buffet and dessert (compliments of the College of Nursing)
· One complimentary drink ticket for registrants 21 and older
· Flexible drop-in format—come and go as your schedule allows

Bring Your Loved Ones! Family and friends are welcome to join the celebration. Please register all attendees to ensure we have an accurate food count.

Dress Code: Casual attire recommended

6:30 – 9:00 pm 
Location: Spindletop Hall 
Full Dinner Buffet Included 
Class Photos taken here
Distinguished Alumni Awards Presentation

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Campbell House Hotel Lexington
All classes are invited to join your friends and classmates for your class reunion dinner, provided by the College of Medicine. The evening will be filled with old and new faces, and guest speakers. The dinner will be held at the Campbell House Hotel Lexington. Click here to register and for more information. 

8:30-10 a.m.
The Campbell House Hotel
Join us for an informal breakfast to learn more about how to support scholarships, medical education, and other important initiatives in the College of Medicine, including custom giving priorities you are interested in. Our Philanthropy Directors will be attending to have small groups or one-on-one giving conversations or simply providing general information on ways to support the college and our students. Click here to register and for more information. 

9 – 11 a.m. 
Free 
Hilton Lexington Downtown | 369 W. Vine Street 
King Alumni House | 400 Rose Street 
Sit back and relax as you view the transformation of campus. The tour will include visits to W.T. Young Library, Gatton Student Center, Wildcat Alumni Plaza as well as many of the newly renovated colleges and buildings across campus. A bus will pick up and drop off at the Hilton Lexington Downtown and King Alumni House to start and end the tour. Click here to register. 

9:30 – 11:00 am 
Hosted by Dean Okeson at UK College of Dentistry 

3 hours prior to kickoff 
Gluck Equine Research Center Lawn | Corner of Nicholasville Road and Farm Road
RSVP
Join Dean Ana Franco-Watkins for tailgate food and drinks, games, and A&S giveaways! All College of Arts and Sciences alumni, family, and friends are welcome to attend.

3 hours prior to kickoff 
$30 per person 
Tobacco Research Lawn | 1401 University Drive 
Get ready to cheer at our Tailgate Tent Party as the Wildcats take on the Texas Longhorns! Enjoy tailgate food, along with exciting games, entertainment, giveaways and performances by the UK Cheerleaders and Pep Band. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the Hilton Lexington Downtown. Click here to register.  

Tailgate will be 3 hours before kickoff (TBA) 
Hosted near Kroger Field 
Includes food and soft drinks 
Cash bar available 
Kids under 12 free

3 Hours prior to kickoff
Gluck Equine Research Building Lawn (corner of Farm Rd. and Nicholasville Rd.)
It’s Football Time in the Bluegrass! Join the Pigman College of Engineering for our only home football tailgate of the 2025 season! Before the CATS face off against the Texas Longhorns, come enjoy live music, great food, cold drinks, and the chance to reconnect with old friends. Football tickets are limited — secure yours today! And don’t miss out on our exclusive tailgate tee — available for pickup at the event. Click here to register.

7:30 p.m.
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7:30 p.m.
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3 hours before kick-off
$50 / per person
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of great food, cold drinks, and memories! We’ll have tailgate classics, school spirit and plenty of fun to go around. Be sure to wear your team colors and bring your game-day energy! We will be located outside of gate 9 and beside the red lot. A map will be sent with your confirmation email. Click here to register and for more information. 

$150 per ticket 
Kroger Field 
1540 University Drive | Lexington, KY 40506 
It's Longhorns vs. Wildcats in this SEC matchup against Texas for the 2025 Homecoming game! Don't miss halftime at Kroger Field for the crowning of the 2025 UK Homecoming King and Queen! Bus transportation will be provided to and from the Hilton Lexington Downtown, and golf carts will be available to take you to the stadium from the tailgate. Click here to purchase your tickets.  

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
$90 per person
Location: Malone’s Banquets Lansdowne Shoppes
Enjoy an unforgettable evening as you celebrate the legacy, friendships, and memories of the Class of 1980. Reconnect with classmates, share stories from your med school days, and enjoy each other’s company as you wine down your reunion weekend together. Transportation options from hotel are Uber and Lyft. Click here to register and for more information. 

9 a.m. 
Magnolia Room at the Hilton Lexington Downtown | 369 W. Vine Street 
Say goodbye to your fellow Class of 1975 alumni during a breakfast buffet!