Lexington at 250

Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center

Tuesday, January 20th

11:00am - 5:00pm EST

Local photographers showcase Lexington's history, culture, and beauty in celebration of the city's 150th anniversary.

Southern White Amnesia by Zak Foster

Morlan Gallery

Tuesday, January 20th

12:00pm - 5:00pm EST

A collection of work examining the family stories that White Americans tell and choose not to tell about their origins i...

MLK Jr. Celebration at the Carnegie Cent...

Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning

Tuesday, January 20th

6:00pm - 8:00pm EST

Family Fun & Learning Night MLK Jr. Celebration with activities, giveaways, storytime, and free dinner.

FRKO's "Waymin..." at Institute 193

Institute 193

Wednesday, January 21st

11:00am - 6:00pm EST

FRKO's solo exhibition blends bizarre storytelling with raw social commentary on Southern culture and hip-hop at Institu...

The English are Revolting: The History o...

artfarm

Wednesday, January 21st

6:00pm - 8:00pm EST

Learn about the history of English folk songs and maybe learn a tune or two

Session 3: a BYO project art night

artfarm

Wednesday, January 21st

6:00pm - 8:00pm EST

BYO project art night: Open studio time to work on individual projects while mingling with fellow artists.

Swing Shift Dance Festival (Lexington)

Artworks at the Carver School

Friday, January 23rd

7:00pm - 11:00pm EST

Dance festival featuring open swing, waltz, and special dance with Katie Zanders and Hot Coffee Breakdown

Twist & shout: The music of the beatles...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Friday, January 23rd

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

A symphonic celebration of The Beatles' early American success, featuring their iconic hits and authentic concert experi...

Appalachian Shakespeare Center Presents:...

EKU Center for the Arts

Friday, January 23rd

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

A vaguely Elizabethan sketch comedy show.

She Killed in Ecstasy

The Kentucky Theatre

Friday, January 23rd

10:00pm - 12:00am EST

FREAKY FRIDAYS: YOUR MONTHLY FIX OF CULT FILM

Swing Shift Dance Festival (Berea)

Russell Acton Folk Center

Saturday, January 24th

10:30am - 11:00pm EST

Swing & contra dance festival with workshops, open dancing, and special contra dance.

Exhibit: Pt.2 Four Seasons in Watercolor

Mill & Max Contemplative Arts Gallery

Saturday, January 24th

12:00pm - 3:00pm EST

View the newest original watercolors by Mohana!

The Princess Who Lost Her Hair

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, January 24th

2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

After refusing a weaver bird’s request, Princess Kalendi loses her beautiful hair and brings drought upon her kingdom. A...

Grand Opening Kids Place Lex at Studio 6...

Studio 645 Lex

Saturday, January 24th

5:00pm - 8:00pm EST

Grand Opening of Kids Place Lex - nonprofit offering free art classes to at-risk youth in central Kentucky

Battersea Station: An Evening of Pink Fl...

The Burl

Saturday, January 24th

8:00pm - 11:59pm EST

Jan 24: An evening of Pink Floyd music at The Burl.

Singletary Center Presents: Joshua Redma...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Sunday, January 25th

6:00pm - 9:00pm EST

Joshua Redman: Jazz virtuoso creating engaging improvisations that bridge thought, feeling, and emotion.

Discover More Series: Mics and Myths

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, January 31st

6:00pm - 6:45pm EST

Magical evening of stories, spoken word, and community at Lexington Children's Theatre with local authors and voices.

UK Wind Symphony presents "Enigma"

Singletary Center for the Arts

Saturday, January 31st

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

Featuring the University of Kentucky Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Campbell County High School Wind Ensemble

Zach Brock

Lexington Opera House

Saturday, January 31st

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

Lexington Chamber Orchestra premieres "What Remains" with Grammy-winning violinist Zach Brock at the Opera House.

Singletary Center Presents: Mary Lattimo...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Thursday, February 5th

7:30pm - 10:00pm EST

Masterful harpist Mary Lattimore and innovative guitarist Yasmin Williams unite for boundary-pushing musical dialogue

Between Structure and Chaos

UK Art Museum

Friday, February 6th

10:00am - 5:00pm EST

The artists in this exhibition let go of their impulse to control compositions by allowing chaotic elements of chance, c...

Agnes Denes: Fragmentations

UK Art Museum

Friday, February 6th

10:00am - 5:00pm EST

Created in response to the socio-political climate of the late twentieth century, these works reflect Denes's drive to f...

The Mountaintop

Woodford Theatre

Friday, February 6th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

Civil rights icon Dr. King confronts his legacy when a mysterious stranger visits his motel room with surprising news.

re:museum - RE:FORM

UK Art Museum

Saturday, February 7th

12:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Explore art and museum operations through diverse works examining transformation, activism, and reform.

In a Social Landscape: Photography in th...

UK Art Museum

Saturday, February 7th

12:00pm - 5:00pm EST

This exhibition of photography from the United States is installed on the floor above Self and Others: Japanese Photogra...

A (Very) Brief History of Music

UK Art Museum

Saturday, February 7th

12:00pm - 5:00pm EST

A (Very) Brief History of Music takes as a given that any attempt to tell the history of a discipline in one exhibition ...

Galentine's Red Hots Cinnamon Swirls Tak...

Midway Art Studios

Saturday, February 7th

1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Take-N-Bake Hot Cinnamon Swirls for Galentine's Day - 6 oversized rolls with boozy icing and Red Hot crumbles

Second Saturday at International Book Pr...

International Book Project

Saturday, February 14th

10:00am - 2:00pm EST

Shop affordable used books at International Book Project. All $5 or less, supporting global literacy.

Valentine Charcu for Two

Midway Art Studios

Saturday, February 14th

12:00pm - 2:00pm EST

Gather with us to craft the ultimate "love language" on a plate! In this guided workshop, you’ll learn the art of food s...

The Secret Garden

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, February 14th

2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

The Secret Garden isn’t just a story – it’s an awakening. Experience a world where sorrow softens, friendship blooms, an...

Violins of Hope Lecture

Singletary Center for the Arts

Saturday, February 14th

6:00pm - 7:00pm EST

Avshalom Weinstein shares the powerful Violins of Hope project, restoring instruments with Holocaust history.

UK Symphony Orchestra - Violins of Hope:...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Saturday, February 14th

8:00pm - 10:00pm EST

Featuring Nicoletta Moss and Mary-Hollis Hundley

Marlon Wayans

Norton Center for the Arts

Sunday, February 15th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

A true powerhouse of creativity and charisma, Wayans brings the same high-energy hilarity to his stand-up performances, ...

Eric Bolander/Letters of Acceptance/The ...

The Green Lantern Bar

Friday, February 20th

9:00pm - 11:59pm EST

An evening of independent rocknroll with Eric Bolander, Letters of Acceptance, and the Jenkins Twins.

Belly

The Kentucky Theatre

Friday, February 20th

10:00pm - 12:00am EST

FREAKY FRIDAYS: YOUR MONTHLY FIX OF CULT FILM

Ira Glass & Jad Abumrad

Norton Center for the Arts

Saturday, February 21st

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

It's a public radio dream event when two of the most iconic national public radio hosts come together to take you on a j...

Business Etiquette

Woodford County Chamber of Commerce

Monday, February 23rd

9:00am - 3:00pm EST

Business Etiquette starts at the top! This two part series can be a one-time only with the business leader to get the to...

Intro to Strength Training | Beginner-Fr...

Sol Fitness

Monday, February 23rd

5:00pm - 6:00pm EST

Free, beginner-friendly Intro to Strength Training workshop at Sol Fitness in Lexington, KY. Open to all fitness levels ...

The Choir of Man

EKU Center for the Arts

Wednesday, February 25th

7:00pm - 9:00pm EST

The Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit returns to the U.S. for a highly-anticipated national tour

The Screwtape Letters

Lexington Opera House

Wednesday, February 25th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

A demonic battle for souls in a theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis' satirical masterpiece "The Screwtape Letters"

Singletary Center Presents: Turtle Islan...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Thursday, February 26th

7:30pm - 10:00pm EST

Turtle Island Quartet's tribute to jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane blends tradition with innovative interpret...

Free Book Friday

International Book Project

Friday, February 27th

9:00am - 5:00pm EST

Free Book Friday: Hundreds of free fiction, nonfiction, and children's books available at International Book Project.

Louisville Orchestra

Norton Center for the Arts

Friday, February 27th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

Part of the 2026 In Harmony - The Commonwealth Tour

Singletary Center Presents: The Bad Plus...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Tuesday, March 3rd

7:30pm - 10:00pm EST

Jazz legends reimagine Keith Jarrett's American Quartet with melodic nuance and fearless improvisation

Pablo Sainz-Villegas

Norton Center for the Arts

Thursday, March 5th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EST

Internationally renowned Spanish guitarist Pablo Sainz-Villegas invites audiences on a musical journey through Spain to ...

Color Your Inner Landscape

Midway Art Studios

Saturday, March 7th

2:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Join us for a 90-min creative calm workshop designed to help you reconnect with yourself through gentle movement and int...

How Can I Keep From Singing: 35 Years in...

Second Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 8th

5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Collaborative music making with a diverse group of nearly 100 singers

Black & Lit book club March - Black Joy ...

Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning

Monday, March 9th

6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Black & Lit book club discusses "Black Joy" by Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts with Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative

Singletary Center Presents: Immanuel Wil...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Thursday, March 12th

7:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

Immanuel Wilkins presents Blues Blood, a soulful meditation on ancestry featuring his quartet with gospel vocals

Missy Raines & Allegheny

Norton Center for the Arts

Friday, March 13th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Raines is joined by her band, Allegheny, named for the Allegheny highlands of West Virginia where she grew up.

Pinkalicious!

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, March 14th

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Join Pinkalicious on a sweet and silly adventure as she learns that too much of a good thing can lead to Pinkititis! Wit...

The Sleeping Beauty by International Bal...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Sunday, March 15th

3:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Family-friendly ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" with breathtaking choreography, Tchaikovsky's score, and magical sets.

Carbonaro: Lies on Stage

Norton Center for the Arts

Thursday, March 19th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Conjuring up a concoction of unbelievable magic, hysterical offbeat shenanigans and wonder for all ages, Michael Carbona...

Joy Full Gratitude Gathering

Josephine Sculpture Park

Friday, March 20th

5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Joy Full: A Gathering of Gratitude celebrating JSP's community of artists, volunteers, donors, partners, and visitors

Joy Full: A Gathering of Gratitude

Josephine Sculpture Park

Friday, March 20th

5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

JSP invites friends, supporters, and community members to come together for Joy Full: A Gathering of Gratitude on Friday...

Julien Donkey-Boy

The Kentucky Theatre

Friday, March 20th

10:00pm - 12:00am EDT

FREAKY FRIDAYS: YOUR MONTHLY FIX OF CULT FILM

Discover More Series: Naturally Pink

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, March 21st

6:00pm - 6:45pm EDT

Natural food dyeing demonstration by Wild Thyme before Pinkalicious performance - see how plants create brilliant colors...

SCFA Expansive Sounds Series #9: Chuck J...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Saturday, March 21st

7:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

Sonic Landscapes: Johnson & Jensen Blend Pedal Steel, Cello & Electronics in Experimental Performance

Because: Book Discussion and Signing wit...

Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning

Thursday, March 26th

5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT

Vietnam veteran and author discuss multigenerational war impacts and CIA-classified death investigation

Aquila Theatre Presents: The Hound of th...

EKU Center for the Arts

Tuesday, March 31st

6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

This brand-new take on the legendary Sherlock Holmes mystery is a comedy-driven and utterly suspenseful theatrical adapt...

Houston Ballet II

Norton Center for the Arts

Thursday, April 2nd

7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Called "the creme de la creme" by Playbill and "the next generation of ballet superstars" by Broadway Magazine, Houston ...

Singletary Center Presents: Bruce Brubak...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Thursday, April 2nd

7:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

Bruce Brubaker performs solo piano, bringing his visionary interpretations of Philip Glass and Brian Eno's works.

Sal Vulcano - Everything's Fine Tour

Singletary Center for the Arts

Saturday, April 11th

7:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Comedian Sal Vulcano, star of "Impractical Jokers," performs stand-up comedy for adult audiences.

Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Norton Center for the Arts

Saturday, April 11th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

With seven world-class musicians on stage, there are no backtracks here – just high-energy homage to music that defined ...

Pinocchio

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, April 18th

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

From the moment Gepetto creates him from a stick of wood, Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy. But will the all-too-tem...

Serial Killers

Norton Center for the Arts

Friday, April 24th

7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Spend a deliciously chilling evening with renowned criminologist, best-selling author and true crime expert, Dr. Scott B...

Singletary Center Presents: Messthetics ...

Singletary Center for the Arts

Tuesday, April 28th

7:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

Fugazi's rhythm section reunites with guitarist Anthony Pirog and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis in a reimagined power ...

Mariposa/Butterfly

Lexington Children's Theatre

Saturday, May 2nd

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Neighbors discover unity through a butterfly's journey in this interactive theater experience for young children.Two nei...

How Can I Keep From Singing: The Heart o...

Henry Clay Estate

Sunday, June 7th

5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Kentucky music celebration featuring Appalachian songs, Shaker tunes, Shape Note Hymns, and 2026-2027 season preview.

Bike Lex Events Calendar

A calendar of events for cycling meetups around Lexington

Wick + Mortar Studio / Candle Pour Bar +...

OPEN Candle Pour Bar + Cocktail Lounge - Walk ins welcome

The Complete Appalachian Media Institute...

Each of these films was made by Appalachian youth (aged 14–20) as part of AMI's annual Summer Documentary Institute (SDI...

Lexington Public Art Map

The City of Lexington’s Public Art Map is the first comprehensive and searchable GIS map to document public artworks in ...

The Public Art Commission

The Public Art Commission was formed to advise the Mayor and the Urban County Council on developing a long-range plan fo...

Downtown Danville Public Art Map

Use our Public Art Map to explore 16 pieces of contemporary public art – including murals, sculptures, mosaics, and more...

Google Arts and Culture

[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way.

Americans for the Arts: COVID Resource a...

Up-to-date news and resources for the arts and culture field

Artists Thrive

Artists Thrive aims to identify the things that help artists pursue their vision and to enable communities to benefit fr...

Dream Wishes

Dream Wishes is a variety show featuring the most talented folks we can find