Holidays
Halloween and Thanksgiving, Frankfort style
The short version. For the full calendar, see Things to Do.
Halloween
- Thriller Trick or Treat, Sat., Oct. 24, 5–8 p.m. Kids trick-or-treat at downtown businesses along Broadway from 5 to 6:30, and the Thriller Parade heads down St. Clair and Broadway around 6:45. Downtown Frankfort Inc.
- Black Cat Chase, Fri., Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Costumes encouraged. YMCA of Central Kentucky
- Halloween-eve ghost tours, Fri., Oct. 30: Haunted by History at the Old State Capitol and the Gray Lady Tour at Liberty Hall. More on the Spooky Frankfort page.
- Trick-or-treat hours: as of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, we hadn’t seen official city or county hours posted. Watch frankfort.ky.gov, and we’ll put them in the Thursday email once they’re out.
Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving WALK of Awareness, Thu., Nov. 26, 8 a.m., starting at VFW Post 4075. It raises money for the ACCESS soup kitchen. The route changed after the Singing Bridge closed. $30, or $35 closer to the day; register by Nov. 9 to be sure of a T-shirt. RunSignup
- Get your sides Saturday: the Franklin County Farmers Market’s last regular Saturday of the season is Nov. 21, and the Winter Market is that afternoon, 1–5 p.m. Franklin County Farmers Market
- Closed for the holiday: City of Frankfort offices are closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26–27. Buffalo Trace Distillery is closed on Thanksgiving Day. City of Frankfort · Buffalo Trace
- Holiday season starts early: Candlelight Weekend downtown is Nov. 12–14, two weeks before the turkey. Downtown Frankfort Inc.