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Free + Fun in Frankfort
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Looking for free activities in Frankfort? Here’s a few of our favorites. These Frankfort venues offer youth and family programming and are open to the public.
Check their websites and/or social media for up to date activities and times.

Josephine Sculpture Park
Explore nearly 70 works of art throughout 40 acres of native meadows and newly forested areas. Enjoy picnic areas, native plants, wildlife habitat and a rotating exhibit of contemporary art that is fun for the entire family. The best part? The Park is FREE to visit, sunrise to sunset every day of the year. Josephine Sculpture Park also accepts Yes Cards for their paid programs and events. Visit their website to learn more.

Paul Sawyier Public Library
Located in downtown Frankfort, the library offers awesome programming for all ages!

Cove Springs Park
Cove Springs has hiking trails, waterfalls and plenty of space to move. It’s free and open daily.

Frankfort Public Art Tour
Walk around downtown and find public art on every corner. Use the Visit Frankfort map to find them or explore on your own.

Capital City Museum
The Capital City Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. There’s no admission fee. Exhibits cover a variety of Frankfort history and fun.

Daniel Boone’s Grave
It may seem odd to visit a cemetery, but this is a historic spot! The Frankfort Cemetery overlooks the Kentucky River and the Kentucky State Capitol.

Switzer Covered Bridge
If you need to get outside and explore, check out Frankfort’s covered bridge. Built by George Hockersmith c.1855, this historic bridge is 120 ft. long, 11 ft. wide, and of Howe truss design. Each entrance has a saw tooth edge. Rebuilt in 1998, the bridge is on the National Historic Register. Hours are dawn to dusk.

Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill
Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill features two Civil War earthen forts, the Sullivan House visitor / interpretive center, the Gippy Graham picnic pavilion, a scenic downtown Frankfort overlook and several hiking trails, paved and natural single track surface. Free guided tours are available. Visit their website for more information.

Be a Frankfort Tourist
Tour your own town! Visit Frankfort offers walking tours and self guided digital tours. Visit their website to find times and locations for guided tours as well.

4H: Cloverbuds
2024-03-25 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY, 40601, United States
Cloverbuds is open to youth ages 5-8 years old. Cloverbuds explores all areas of 4-H throughout the year. Creating crafts, and doing different educational activities together at the extension office. Meets the last Monday of the month.
Contact Austin Brewer at abrewer8@uky.edu for more information.

Free.

4H: Jr. Bee Club
2024-03-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY, 40601, United States
Ages Kindergarten through fifth grade.
This club will teach youth about beekeeping, bee boxes, pollinator gardens, honey tasting and much more!
For more info, contact 4-H Agent MacKenzie Preece at mackenzie.preece@uky.edu.

Free.

4H: Sr. Cooking Club
2024-03-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY, 40601, United States
The 4-H Cooking Group is open to youth in 4th to 12th grade. If you want to learn to cook and try new recipes, the Cooking Club is the group for you! The program is designed to teach youth cooking skills such as techniques, utensil use, and basic culinary skills.
Senior club is for ages 14-18. They will work on their advanced skills, practice more complex recipes and work towards the 4-H culinary challenge.
Contact Austin Brewer at abrewer8@uky.edu for more info.

Pokémon Art Academy
2024-03-27 17:00 - 18:00 | Yes Arts, 317 W 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY, 40601, United States
Wednesdays • 5-6pm • 3rd-8th graders

Calling all Pokémon lovers!
This multimedia weekly academy includes a special PokéArt project featuring step-by-step guided drawings of your favorite characters, needle felted Pokémon pals, clay trainer gear and more! Participants will have time to create their masterpieces before enjoying social time with their PokéPeers. A perfect way to help your kiddo get off the screen and make new friends with shared interests!
Book one week or many!

Radio Control Car Club
2024-03-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Rosenwald Center for 4-H Development, 315 Maryland Ave, Frankfort, 40601, United States
This is a 4-H Club in Partnership with Kentucky State University and Paul Sawyier Public Library

4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H’s represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.
Head Managing, Thinking
Heart Relating, Caring
Hands Giving, Working
Health Being, Living
