2026 IMPORTANT DATES

Want to volunteer, get involved, or sponsor an event to help save lives? Check out our 2026 dates – with updates and additions throughout the year, so keep refreshing!

• February 14 – National Donor Day
• March 17 – Heart of the Motor Film Campaign launch in Kentucky Schools (statewide)
• March 21 – Donate Life Month Kickoff at Cincinnati Zoo
• March 26 – Second Chance at Life Trivia Night in Louisville
• April (all month) – Donate Life Month (events all month long!)
• April 6 – Scholarship Application Deadline
• April 19 – Donate Life Month Tree Walk in Louisville
• April 30 – Donate Life Day at the Races (at Churchill Downs)
• May 13-15 (Final Date TBA) Scholarship Awardee Celebration in Bowling Green
• July 24-25 Wide Open – No Fear Rodeo to benefit Wyatt Cole Memorial Scholarship Fund in Owenton
• Late-August – Statewide Donate Life Symposium in Louisville
• September (dates TBA) – Spath Family Fundraiser in Louisville
• September 17 – 20 – Gaslight Festival & Parade
• September 21 – Wilkins Family “Drive Fore Life” Golf Scramble at UL Cardinal Club
• September/October – Bass Fishing Tournament in Western KY
• October 11 – Dignity Memorial “Every Life Remembered” Walk in Louisville
• October 24 – Amelia’s Run – 10K and more in Western KY
• October/November (date TBA) – Fall Day at the Races (Keeneland or Churchill Downs)
• November (all month) – Gift of Life Challenge (statewide)