# Around Lex

> A local guide to things to do in Lexington, Kentucky: checked events, local places, recurring groups and guides. Every listing links to its official source and records when it was last checked.

Generated 2026-10-27: 369 upcoming events, 163 places, 35 recurring groups and 36 current guides.

Event dates and times are Lexington time (America/New_York); checkedAt timestamps in the API are UTC. Plans change, so check the organizer before you go. When a date or detail has not been published, the listing says so instead of guessing.

## Main pages

- [Events](https://aroundlex.com/events): Every checked upcoming event, with filters for dates, category, area and free admission.
- [This weekend](https://aroundlex.com/this-weekend): Checked events for this weekend, Friday through Sunday.
- [Free things to do](https://aroundlex.com/free-things-to-do): Events with confirmed free admission.
- [Things to do with kids](https://aroundlex.com/family-things-to-do): Family events and places, with age and admission notes.
- [Festivals and markets](https://aroundlex.com/festivals): Upcoming festivals, community celebrations and markets around Lexington.
- [Every week](https://aroundlex.com/every-week): Group runs, storytimes, trivia and other recurring groups, each checked against the group's own page.
- [Places](https://aroundlex.com/places): Parks, venues, libraries, museums and local shops, with official links.
- [Guides](https://aroundlex.com/guides): Local guides and dated plans. A dated guide says when it was last checked and how long it applies.
- [Listing standards](https://aroundlex.com/standards): What gets listed, where each fact comes from and how listings are checked.
- [About](https://aroundlex.com/about): What Around Lex is and how it publishes.

## Towns near Lexington

- [Frankfort](https://aroundlex.com/towns/frankfort): Upcoming events and places in Frankfort, Franklin County, from its official calendars.

## Current guides

- [Where to park for Rupp, Kroger Field and the Opera House](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-venues-parking-guide)
- [Rupp Arena parking and bag policy](https://aroundlex.com/guides/rupp-arena-parking-bag-policy)
- [Kroger Field parking, shuttles and clear-bag rule](https://aroundlex.com/guides/kroger-field-parking-gates)
- [Keeneland parking, bags and dress code](https://aroundlex.com/guides/keeneland-parking-bags-dress-code)
- [Lexington Opera House parking and bag policy](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-opera-house-parking-bags)
- [Manchester Music Hall parking and house rules](https://aroundlex.com/guides/manchester-music-hall-parking)
- [Memorial Coliseum parking and bag policy](https://aroundlex.com/guides/memorial-coliseum-parking-bags)
- [Kentucky Horse Park parking, admission and pets](https://aroundlex.com/guides/kentucky-horse-park-parking-admission)
- [Brunch in Lexington, KY: 14 places and their brunch hours](https://aroundlex.com/guides/brunch-lexington-ky)
- [Ice skating in Lexington, KY: Triangle Park rink and the Lexington Ice Center](https://aroundlex.com/guides/ice-skating-lexington-ky)
- [Use the library: free rooms, a podcast studio and makerspaces in Lexington](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-library-rooms-studios-makerspaces)
- [Where can I just go? Free places to sit, read or work in Lexington](https://aroundlex.com/guides/free-places-to-sit-read-work-lexington)
- [Lexington food trucks and where to find them](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-food-trucks)
- [Live music in Lexington this month](https://aroundlex.com/guides/live-music-lexington-this-month)
- [Free Lexington weekend ideas: October 30–November 1](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-weekend-october-30-november-1-2026)
- [A quiet Saturday at Central Library](https://aroundlex.com/guides/central-library-saturday-october-31-2026)
- [Breeders’ Cup 2026 in Lexington: a local’s guide](https://aroundlex.com/guides/breeders-cup-2026-lexington)
- [Halloween week in Lexington: October 23 to 31](https://aroundlex.com/guides/halloween-week-lexington-2026)
- [Happy hour in Lexington: who has what, and when](https://aroundlex.com/guides/happy-hour-lexington)
- [Big days in Lexington: closures, parking and shuttles](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-big-day-traffic)
- [Ways to volunteer around Lexington](https://aroundlex.com/guides/volunteer-lexington)
- [Christmas lights around Lexington, 2026](https://aroundlex.com/guides/christmas-lights-lexington-ky)
- [Trick-or-treat hours in Lexington, 2026](https://aroundlex.com/guides/trick-or-treat-lexington-2026)
- [Fayette County Schools calendar 2026-27: days off, breaks and what to do](https://aroundlex.com/guides/fcps-school-calendar-2026-27)
- [Pumpkin patches and corn mazes near Lexington](https://aroundlex.com/guides/pumpkin-patches-corn-mazes-lexington)
- [New in Lexington: openings and closings](https://aroundlex.com/guides/new-in-lexington)
- [What's open in Lexington on Thanksgiving 2026](https://aroundlex.com/guides/open-on-thanksgiving-lexington-2026)
- [Winter break camps and classes in Lexington, 2026](https://aroundlex.com/guides/winter-break-camps-lexington-2026)
- [Lexington farmers markets this winter, 2026-27](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-farmers-markets-winter-2026)
- [A birthday party at a Lexington park shelter](https://aroundlex.com/guides/kids-birthday-party-park-shelters-lexington)
- [A half day in Frankfort: three museums on one ticket](https://aroundlex.com/guides/frankfort-half-day-three-museums-one-ticket)
- [How to actually get allocated bourbon in Lexington](https://aroundlex.com/guides/allocated-bourbon-lexington)
- [Lexington Bourbon Week 2026: the cocktails, the bars, the app](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-bourbon-week-2026)
- [Fall around Lex](https://aroundlex.com/guides/fall-around-lex)
- [A good day for less](https://aroundlex.com/guides/a-good-day-for-less)
- [Get to know downtown](https://aroundlex.com/guides/get-to-know-downtown)

## API

- [This weekend as plain text](https://aroundlex.com/this-weekend.txt): This weekend's checked events as a short text list.
- [Developer page](https://aroundlex.com/developers): The JSON API, the MCP server, the feeds and the reuse terms in one place.
- [Plan with your AI](https://aroundlex.com/ai): Copy-paste prompts for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini that point at these pages, and what the listings cover.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 description](https://aroundlex.com/api/v1/openapi.json): Every API endpoint, parameter and field.
- [Events as JSON](https://aroundlex.com/api/v1/events): Upcoming events with every listed date, its status, the official source and when it was checked.
- [Places as JSON](https://aroundlex.com/api/v1/places): Every place in the catalog.
- [Guides as JSON](https://aroundlex.com/api/v1/guides): Guide summaries.
- [Recurring groups as JSON](https://aroundlex.com/api/v1/organizers): Published meeting schedules and the next few meetings.

MCP server (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no key; POST only): https://aroundlex.com/mcp. Tools: search_events, get_event, search_places, get_weekend, get_guide. Answers are short facts with sourceUrl, pageUrl and checkedAt.

## Optional

- [Calendar subscription](https://aroundlex.com/events.ics): Checked events for the next 60 days, for Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook.
- [Atom feed](https://aroundlex.com/feed.xml): The next 50 upcoming events.
- [JSON Feed](https://aroundlex.com/feed.json): The same 50 events as JSON Feed 1.1.

## Reuse

You can read the API and the feeds and link to any listing. The catalog is not licensed for republishing, so email hello@aroundlex.com before you reuse its facts, like event dates, places, prices and source links, and credit "Around Lex, aroundlex.com" with a link if you do.
The same goes for the summaries and descriptions, which are our own writing. Ask before republishing them.
Photos are not part of the API or the feeds. They keep their own licenses, listed at https://aroundlex.com/credits.
Questions: hello@aroundlex.com