SPOUSE/GUEST Program:

 

Lexington and Central Kentucky has so much to offer. We’re excited to plan some fun, interesting, and memorable experiences for you while you’re here. Here’s what we’re working on:

 

Coffee and Crafting: Designing Blinged-Out Horseshoe Souvenirs

Informal activity; sleep in if you’d like and come when you wish to enjoy some refreshments and make your own special horseshoe souvenirs guided by one our favorite fun and creative crafting specialists.

 

Welcome to Lexington Bus Tour & “Southern High Tea” at one of Lexington’s special locations.

(Due to space limitations, pre-registration is required, but no additional fees.)

A fun and lively bus tour of Lexington concluding with a specially curated Southern high tea at The Willow. (50 maximum)

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1:00 pm -5:00 pm

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm  |  Bus Tour

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm  |  Southern High Tea

                       4:30 pm   |  Return to Hyatt

 

Horse Farm Tour with a Kentucky-Style Farm to Table Experience

(Due to space limitations, pre-registration is required, but no additional fees.)

Tour a prestigious Bluegrass horse farm, have lunch at Chef Ouita Michel's Holly Hill Inn, and enjoy shopping at the shops of historic Midway. (50 maximum)

Chef Ouita Michel is a multiple James Beard Foundation nominee and semi-finalist; Holly Hill Inn is a 2025 James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Outstanding Hospitality. Midway, Kentucky is known for its unique boutique shops and is surrounded by some of Central Kentucky’s beautiful rolling bluegrass hills as well as some of the world’s top thoroughbred horse farms.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

   9:30 am – 10:00 am  |  Bus to Mill Ridge Farm

10:00 am – 11:30 am  |  Mill Ridge Farm Tour

11:30 am – 12:00 pm  |  Bus continues to Midway’s Holly Hill Inn

12:00 pm –    2:00 pm  |  Luncheon and tour of Holly Hill Inn’s Gardens

   2:00 pm  -    3:30 pm  |  Shopping in historic Midway

   3:30 pm  -    4:00 pm  |  Return to Hyatt