Oktoberfest Harrodsburg
Main Street
Saturday, October 1st
2:00pm - 3:59am
Celebrating our 6th year of this Downtown Harrodsburg festival, everything you have come to love will be back and bigger...
Grasstoberfest - A Free Music Festival
Downtown Winchester
Saturday, October 1st
3:00pm - 3:00am
Come for the party, stay for the music!
Alley Fest 2022
Alley on Main
Saturday, October 1st
4:00pm - 6:00am
Three nights of killer artists in historic downtown Paintsville, KY
Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival
Downtown Middlesboro
Saturday, October 1st
4:00pm - 3:00am
Live music, crafts, food and drink vendors, carnival, kid’s area, pageant, car show, and much more!
Bourbon on the Banks
River View Park
Saturday, October 1st
5:00pm - 3:00am
The Bourbon on the Banks Festival is a premier bourbon event that takes place along the Kentucky River.
Festival Latino de Lexington
Downtown Lexington
Saturday, October 1st
8:00pm - 3:00am
Come celebrate Latin American art and culture in the heart of downtown Lexington!
Sour Cream, Champs of the Sun, and Them ...
The Burl
Sunday, October 2nd
12:00am - 6:00am
Indoor, 18+ show | Doors at 7
Harvest Market
Wildside Winery
Sunday, October 2nd
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Wildside is excited to host Farmers, Growers, Makers, Artists, Merchants and food vendors!
Little Shop of Horrors
Woodford Theatre
Sunday, October 2nd
6:00pm - 8:00pm
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS has devoured the hearts of the...
Spotlight Acting School presents: The Gr...
The Spotlight Playhouse
Sunday, October 2nd
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Performed by Spotlight Acting School Students Age 9-14.
UK Opera Theatre presents: The Magic Flu...
Lexington Opera House
Sunday, October 2nd
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Mozart’s timeless classic follows the adventures of Prince Tamino and his accidental sidekick Papageno as they set out t...
Kentucky Great Writers Series: October R...
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Tuesday, October 4th
10:30pm - 12:00am
Join us on October 4th for the latest edition of the Kentucky Great Writers Series!
Makin Cake
Norton Center for the Arts
Tuesday, October 4th
11:30pm - 1:30am
This evening of storytelling connects food and cooking to history, community and culture.
Lunch with the Arts: Glassblowing Demons...
Jones Visual Arts Center
Wednesday, October 5th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Come learn the technique of hot glass with a demonstration by Centre College Glass Instructor Patrick Martin.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Marlene McCarty and Er...
Singletary Center for the Arts
Thursday, October 6th
10:00pm - 11:00pm
artist Marlene McCarty talks about image-making and evolution with author/UK professor Erik Reece and Museum Director St...
PRHBTN 11 Gallery Exhibition Opening
Lexington Art League
Friday, October 7th
10:00pm - 3:00am
Join us for the opening night of the 11th annual PRHBTN Gallery Exhibition!
Bluegrass Players present: The Legend of...
The Spotlight Playhouse
Friday, October 7th
11:00pm - 1:00am
Washington Irving's classic tale of suspense and comedy comes to life on stage.
Blues on the Greens
Irish Hills Golf Course
Sunday, October 9th
5:00pm - 1:00am
The Central Kentucky Blues Society's 1st annual blues festival at Irish Hills Golf Course in Mt Sterling KY October 9, 2...
Chicago
Norton Center for the Arts
Tuesday, October 11th
11:30pm - 1:30am
After 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake.
The Stephen Rolfe Powell Memorial Sculpt...
Norton Center for the Arts
Wednesday, October 12th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Brook White, a friend and former mentee of Stephen Powell, will share his creative process as well as memories of Powell...
It's Complicated: Championing "Self-taug...
Singletary Center for the Arts
Thursday, October 13th
10:30pm - 12:00am
Director Stuart Horodner will moderate a discussion with artist and curator Jonathan Berger, artist and poet Frank X Wal...
Fall 2022 AuthorFest Event – John Irving...
Online Event
Thursday, October 13th
11:00pm - 12:30am
We will feature New York Times bestselling authors John Irving and Jason Reynolds
Vintage Baseball
Waveland State Historic Site
Sunday, October 16th
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Bring your chair and come enjoy a wonderful day of history, food and of course, the good old American pastime, baseball ...
October Maker’s Market
Rock House Brewing
Sunday, October 16th
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Join us alongside scores of talented artisans, the ever delicious 305 Cubano food truck, and Mr. Deep Cut himself, vibem...
Third Thursdays in Downtown Danville
Downtown Danville
Thursday, October 20th
9:00pm - 12:00am
With great restaurants, beautiful parks and green spaces, a thriving arts center, and vibrant businesses, Downtown Danvi...
RADIOLEX Zombie Crawl: Live Radio Drama ...
Downtown Lexington
Saturday, October 22nd
5:00pm - 10:00pm
The Zombie Crawl is a family-friendly fundraiser for RADIOLEX.
Limitless
Singletary Center for the Arts
Saturday, October 22nd
11:30pm - 1:00am
LexPhil takes the stage in the first full-orchestra performance of the season led by new Music Director Mélisse Brunet!
Burn The Mic: Halloween Ediiton
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Tuesday, October 25th
11:00pm - 12:30am
Join us on October 25, 2022 at the Carnegie Center for Burn The Mic. Open mic kicks off at 7pm and the Featured Speaker,...
Literary Lunch with Geraldine Brooks & E...
Palmers Fresh Grill
Thursday, October 27th
3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Literary Lunch is is a one-of-a-kind experience combining elements of the literary and culinary worlds
THE POWER OF COLOR: A STEPHEN ROLFE POWE...
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Saturday, October 29th
2:00pm - 9:00pm
The three gallery spaces at the Art Center will showcase the progression of Stephen’s work and life, which was always ev...
KY Youth Poet Laureate Applications
Remote Event
Monday, October 31st
12:00pm - 12:00am
This prestigious program is designed to honor young writers and leaders in Kentucky between the ages of 13-18, who are c...
Carnegie Classics: The Little Prince
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Saturday, November 5th
11:00pm - 3:00am
Grown-ups (18+) are invited to fly into the pages of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 classic children’s book, The Little...
Aqueous USA
Headley-Whitney Museum
Sunday, November 6th
3:00pm - 9:00pm
A national, juried watercolor exhibition presented by the Kentucky Watercolor Society
Writing Critique Night
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Wednesday, November 9th
10:30pm - 12:00am
Receive feedback on your first page from a panel of authors, editors, and/or agents. This event is for prose writers onl...
Art Center of the Bluegrass Youth Adviso...
Remote Event
Friday, November 11th
1:00pm - 1:00am
The Art Center of the Bluegrass is starting a new initiative to partner with and empower local youth in leadership oppor...
Josh Wardrip Discussing and Signing Foru...
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Friday, November 18th
12:00am - 2:00am
KY native Josh Wardrip reading from and signing his debut novel, Forum
Gallery Hop
Downtown Lexington
Friday, November 18th
10:00pm - 1:00am
On HOP night, dozens of galleries, museums, artists' studios, and creative spaces conventional-and-un, collectively thro...
A Cathedral Christmas
Cathedral of Christ the King
Sunday, December 18th
1:00am - 3:00am
LexPhil and The Lexington Singers return to the beautiful Cathedral of Christ the King for this Lexington holiday tradit...
Terri Albanese: A Garden of Gratitude
UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital Chapel Gallery
Monday, January 9th
5:00am - 4:59am
Created by contemporary glass artist Terri Albanese, A Garden of Gratitude is an exhibition of original glass paintings ...
Continuous Variation
Singletary Center for the Arts
Sunday, February 19th
12:30am - 2:00am
Join the Lexington Philharmonic for Continuous Variation guest violist Jordan Bak!
The Power of Influence
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center
Saturday, April 29th
11:30pm - 1:00am
The Power of Influence explores how artists are affected by external sources and features works by Lexington-born Shawn ...
Bloom
Singletary Center for the Arts
Saturday, May 20th
11:30pm - 1:00am
The 2022 - 2023 Season finale concert, Bloom, marks the arrival of spring with works celebrating the beauty of color and...
Online Resources / Projects
Google Arts and Culture
Remote Event
[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way.
Artist Resources
The Kentucky Arts Council compiled resources to assist artists, arts organizations and other creatives, freelancers and ...
LexPhil Living Room
In the coming weeks, this page will include performances videos, educational videos for your little ones at home, and me...
LexPhil: Just for Kids
Activities and resources to do at home with kids, provided by the Lexington Philharmonic
Artists Thrive
Artists Thrive aims to identify the things that help artists pursue their vision and to enable communities to benefit fr...
Americans for the Arts: COVID Resource a...
Up-to-date news and resources for the arts and culture field
Downtown Danville Public Art Map
Use our Public Art Map to explore 16 pieces of contemporary public art – including murals, sculptures, mosaics, and more...