2025 Kentucky Wood Expo
September 19 & 20, 2025
Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY 

In 1983 the first Expo started in Morehead, KY and was originally known as the Kentucky Logging Show.  The idea was spearheaded by an equipment salesman, a sawmill owner and with a lot of support from the many sawmills in the Morehead area and Morehead State University, the first Logging Show took place at University Farm owned by Morehead State University.  Now over 40 years later we are putting on the 36th show again in Lexington, KY, which has a large population and is in the economic center of activity for the state.  This will be our seventh year in Lexington and the show continues to grow at this venue which has attracted improved industry attendance and exhibitor attendance.  Masterson Station Park is a first-rate facility with plenty of outside exhibit room that will be level and on sod.  

The show features a number of events that not only draw in additional attendees but provides many educational benefits and additional things to do while at the show.  A huge thank you goes out to the University of Kentucky Forestry Extension for all of their efforts to assist with conducting the collegiate conclave competition, educational events and supplying much needed labor for the show and providing a way for Kentucky Master Loggers to obtain 6 hours of continuing education hours.  A shout out also needs to go to the Kentucky Division of Forestry for their support of the Wood Expo by helping with the set-up, tear down and the arena competitions.  The industry is lucky to have such excellent partners to support forestry and the wood industry in Kentucky.  The continued success of the KY Wood Expo is thanks to many of our members and partners throughout the forestry community.

The Kentucky Wood Expo has contracted with the Staybridge Suites in Lexington at 859/233-2300 for room rates of $129/night plus taxes.