Lexington's fourth annual month-long celebration of AAPI Heritage Month

In 2022, a group of scrappy AAPI organizers in Lexington got together to put on events for the community celebrating the rich, multi-diverse culture of Asian American Pacific Islanders.

This year, we are happy to bring you a month-long series of events that celebrate the heritage and talents of local AAPI artists, influencers, performers, and creators in Lexington.

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2026 Events are here!

Are you an AAPI artist, performer, or creative? Audition forms are LIVE! Forms are due April 3rd and results will be send out the following week.

Submit your audition here

2026 Get HAAPI Event Line-up

AAPI Art Gallery Opening

A kick-off event to Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May featuring the artistic works of local AAPI visual artists. The event will include a poetry reading by Lisa Low, a Chinese American author, as the perfect nod to National Poetry Month in April + AAPI Heritage Month in May.

📆 Friday, April 24th

⌚Event runs from 5PM-7PM
📍Central Public Library | 140 E Main St. Lexington, KY 40507

✅Entry is free.

AAPI Movie Night

Stay tuned for details about this One Night Only Event at the Kentucky Theatre!

📆 Wednesday, May 6th

⌚ Showing time TBD

📍The Kentucky Theatre | 214 E Main St. Lexington, KY 40507

🎟️This is a ticketed event.

Poetry Reading & International Tea Tasting

Join us for an evening of poetry reading featuring brilliant local AAPI voices sharing original works that reflect culture, identity, and lived experience. You will also get to enjoy music and a short fashion show. Includes international tea tasting and small bites.

📆 Friday, May 15th

⌚5:30PM-7:00 PM
📍Carnegie Center for Literacy | 251 W 2nd St., Lexington, KY 40507

✅Entry is free.