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Halloween Sunrise Trackside at Keeneland

A free Halloween-themed Saturday morning at Keeneland with a Headless Horseman visit and children’s activities under the grandstand.

The details that matter

Selected date
Saturday, October 24
8 am – 10 amEastern Time
Where
Keeneland
4201 Versailles RoadGet directions
Admission
Free admissionBreakfast items and concessions are sold separately.
Registration
See About this event for what the listing says, and ask Keeneland about sign-up
Who to ask

Questions about this event go to the organizer, Keeneland. Ask them through the official event page.

The empty grass and dirt track at Keeneland Race Course under a hazy early-morning sky, with the grandstand and red-and-white furlong poles in view, September 2005.
Keeneland race course, . Historical photo.Photo: Jason Phillips · CC BY 2.5 · Credits & changes

Quick answers

When was Halloween Sunrise Trackside?

Saturday, October 24, 2026, and it has ended. Keeneland's page still lists the Halloween morning with the Headless Horseman for that Saturday, with children's activities from 8 to 10 am.

Keeneland's page gives the date as Saturday, October 24, without a year.

Source: keeneland.com, checked .

Is there another free morning at Keeneland this week?

Yes. Sunrise Trackside: Breeders’ Cup Edition runs Monday to Thursday, October 26 to 29, from 7 to 10 am, and Keeneland says it is free with no ticket needed.

Source: keeneland.com, checked .

Before you go

Arrive before 10 am through Gate 1 on Man O’ War and park in the lower rows of the Green Lot; Keeneland says cars must be moved by 10:30 am or they will be towed. The page names Saturday, October 24 without a year; that is the closing Saturday of the 2026 Fall Meet, so recheck the page that morning.

About this event

Keeneland lists a Halloween-themed Sunrise Trackside on Saturday, October 24, with a visit from the Headless Horseman. Children’s activities run 8 to 10 am under the grandstand, and families can pet a horse in the paddock from 8:30 to 9 am. Games, tours and concessions do not begin until 8 am; morning workouts run from about 6 am to 10 am. It is free and no ticket is needed, but everyone must leave at 10 am. Race ticket holders re-enter at 11 am.

Before you book

Tickets
Keeneland says Sunrise Trackside is free and open to the public, with no ticket needed. Guests must leave the event at 10 am.From keeneland.com, checked October 21, 2026

Access details we have checked

At Keeneland, only what the venue's own pages say. Anything not listed here has not been checked, so ask the venue about it.

Accessible parking
OfferedOn race days, free accessible parking is in semipaved Rows 17 to 21, with no reservation needed. Enter at Gate 1. Golf cart shuttles take anyone who needs mobility help to the South Entrance.From keeneland.com, checked October 21, 2026

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