# Ask Lex  
**Published:** 2026-05-11T06:00:00.000Z  
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I saw that Lexington Clinic is offering parking for Railbird Festival. How does that work, and are there other local businesses that typically provide festival parking during big events at Keeneland?

That's actually a great deal they've set up. Lexington Clinic has eight hundred thirty-one parking spaces available at their South Broadway location, which is less than a mile from the Red Mile where Railbird's happening. If you buy your spot in advance, it's twenty-five dollars per day, but if you wait until day-of, it jumps to thirty-five dollars and they might sell out. The lot opens up each morning before the festival gates at ten a.m.

So it's not just random lots, they're actually organizing this as a business thing?

Exactly. They're selling advance passes online through Eventbrite, and they even have premium spots for fewer than sixty cars that are positioned closest to Red Mile to cut down on the walking distance. Now, you asked about Keeneland events, but here's the thing - Railbird actually moved from Keeneland to Red Mile a few years back. It was originally at Keeneland when it started in twenty nineteen, but moved to The Infield at Red Mile in twenty twenty-three.

Ah, so the festival parking situation is different now than it would have been at Keeneland?

Right. When big events happen at Keeneland itself - like during racing season or special events - they have free parking available on The Hill and in the Meadow areas that don't require reservations, plus they sell limited premium spots in their Green Lot for people who bought race day tickets. But for something like Railbird at Red Mile, you're dealing with downtown Lexington parking dynamics, which is why businesses like Lexington Clinic are stepping in to help festival-goers out.

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