UK TreeFest 2026 (feat. UK Sustainability, UK Canopy Cats, Urban Forest Initiative, UK Campus Recreation, and UK Arborists) – Kirwan Blanding Hall Lawn @ 12:00pmRatboys (with Smidley) – The Burl @ 8:00 pm
Thursday 10/15
Open House for Artfarm (local artist co-op and venue) – 1123 Winchester Road @ 5:00pmCaldwell Ridge, Kudzu Mountain, Future Ghost, & FLNDr – Al’s Bar @ 7:30pmJoshua Redman Quartet – Singletary Center @ 7:30pmJosiah & the Bonnevilles (with Max Alan) – The Burl @ 8:00pm
Friday 10/16
R.C. May Photography Lecture Series: Clarissa Tossin – Singletary Center @ 4:00pmOutside the Spotlight #250: Keith Arthur Wecker (aka V. Vecker) – Institute 193 @ 7:00pmCole Chaney & KYOVA (with Sour Cream) – The Burl @ 8:00pm
Saturday 10/17
Lexington’s 35th Annual Arbor Day Celebration – The Arboretum @ 10:00 AM – 5:00pmCentral Music Academy Fall Festival – Central Music Academy @ 12:30pmAn Evening with Jammy Buffet – The Burl @ 8:00pmDeltaRave (feat. Typo Typo, VAMP-3, ELLI3, 404: STAGE NAME NOT FOUND, Nathan Nightstar, and Cherie D. Naughty) – GirlsGirlsGirls Burritos @ 9:00pm
Sunday 10/18
UK Wind Symphony: Dances Across the World – Singletary Center @ 3:00pmLove is Like a Butterfly: A Tribute to Dolly Parton (feat. S.G. Goodman, Mule Haggard, Abby Hamilton, and more) – The Burl @ 3:00pmPoetry Under the Trees – McConnell Springs Park Amphitheater @ 5:30pmUK Symphony Band + UK Concert Band: Radiance Fall Concert – Singletary Center @ 7:30pm
Monday 10/19
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra – Singletary Center @ 7:00pm
Friday 10/23
Bread & Puppet Theater: The Upside Down World Circus – Greyline Station @ 7:30pmLexington Local DJs Present: The Sinister Kiki (feat. DJ NAUTII, UNSOLVED, DJ SULLI, and BABY TEETH) – 804 N. Limestone @ 9:00pm
Saturday 10/24
Extreme Book Makeover: Revision & Structure Workshop with Melissa Scholes Young – Central Public Library @ 10:00am
Sunday 10/25
Hex Lex 2026 (feat. Home Grown Head, Winners, Narcan Barbie, Ivy Rye, Discount Denver, Appalachitari, Vibrolas, and Optics & Design) – The Burl @ 3:00pm
Wednesday 10/28
Modern Systen, Touchdown Jesus, & Valus – The Burl @ 8:00pm
Friday 10/30
WRFL Halloween Show (featuring Killa Kaiju and Foolsmate) – Al’s Bar @ 8:00pm
Saturday 10/31
Home Grown Head: Album Release Party (feat. New Gunk Space Funk, Phoxxxy Grama, Year of October, Sun Dyle, and Mystic Squid) – The Break Room Bar @ 4:00pmHalloween Night House Party (feat. Valus, Foolsmate, and Fredd C) – 103 Hagerman Court @ 7:00pm
Kentucky Book Festival – Joseph-Beth Booksellers @ 12:00pm
Saturday 11/14
MulesGiving: Live Music Food Drive (feat. Mule Haggard, John Lackey, Homegrown Head, & He’s Dead Jim) – LuigArt Studios @ 7:00pm
Wednesday 11/18
Graphite Creative Writing Association & Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society Present: “Live Literature,” A Live Reading of Fiction and Poetry by UK Students and Staff – Cornerstone eSports Theater @ 6:00pm
Recurring Events
Mondays
Music Open Mic Night – Kenwick Table @ 5:30pmTrivia w/ Local Trivia Action – Tin Roof @ 9:00pmTeam Trivia – Burl Brew @ 7:00pm
Tuesdays
Music Bingo with JD Entertainment – Tin Roof @ 8:00pm
Wednesdays
Karaoke Wednesday – The Fishtank @ 10:00pmKaraoke hosted by Jordan English – Tin Roof @ 9:00pmCara-oke – Green Lantern @ 9:00pmTeam Trivia – Mirror Twin Brewery @ 7:00pm
Thursdays
Thursday Night Live (April – October) – Fifth Third Bank Pavilion @ 5:00pmKaraoke – Girls Girls Girls Burritos @ 8:00pm
Fridays
Focus on Lexington Art Exhibit – The University of Kentucky Art MuseumStand up Comedy open mic – Ethereal Slice House @ 8:00pm
Saturdays
Lexington Farmers Market – Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park
Sundays
Sunday Scaries – Darling Wine Bar @ 2:00pmSunday Funday – Tin Roof @ 4:00pmSunday Melancholia w/ Eric MCM – Al’s Bar @ 6:00pm
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