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Things to do near Distillery District
Home to The Burl on Thompson Road for live music and a Crank & Boom on Manchester Street for ice cream.
This page covers places and groups our catalog lists under Distillery District. Times are Lexington time.
Next 7 days: Oct 27 to Nov 2
Free things first, then the rest, each in date order. Check the event page before you go.
- Breeders' Cup Festival Week ft. Purple Experience: A Prince Tribute · Thu, Oct 29, 8 pm · The Burl · free
- Halloween Pop-up Market at Dark Arts Whiskey House · Sat, Oct 31, 2 pm · Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab · Free RSVP
- Modern System, Touchdown Jesus, and Valus · Wed, Oct 28, 8 pm · The Burl · $15 general admission, before fees
- Bash at the Breeders' Cup · Fri, Oct 30, 6 pm · Manchester Reserve · Ticket price not listed on TCA's page
- Back 2 Mac: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute · Fri, Oct 30, 8 pm · The Burl · $20 general admission, before fees
- Melanin, Magic, and Mischief, Oh My! · Fri, Oct 30, 8 pm · Wise Bird Cider Co. · $10 ticket listed on Eventbrite
- Shakey Graves · Sat, Oct 31, 8 pm · The Burl · $38.50 advance; $41 day of, before fees
Eat & drink around Distillery District
Separate places to eat or get a drink, listed alphabetically. Check current hours before going.
Barrel House Distilling Co.
A small craft distillery in the Distillery District offering tours and tastings.
Crank & Boom · Distillery District
An ice cream stop on Manchester Street. Pair a visit with a look around the Distillery District.
Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab
A whiskey house and tasting room in Lexington's Distillery District on Manchester Street.
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Places
- Barrel House Distilling Co. · Distillery
- Crank & Boom · Distillery District · Ice cream shop · 1210 Manchester Street
- Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab · Distillery · 1170 Manchester Street, Suite 190
- Ethereal Brewing · Brewery · 1224 Manchester Street
- James E. Pepper Distillery · Distillery
- Manchester Reserve · Venue · 903 Manchester Street
- The Burl · Venue · 375 Thompson Road
- Wise Bird Cider Co. · Winery · 1170 Manchester St, Suite 140
Getting there by bus
- Route 24, Old Frankfort Pike (Lextran lists The Burl, the Distillery District and Manchester Music Hall)
- All Lextran routes and schedules
- Lextran trip planner
Look up your ride home before you go, not only your ride there. Lextran posts separate weekday, Saturday and Sunday schedules for each route, and some routes run at night under their own numbers.
Links from Lextran, checked . Check Lextran for detours and holiday service on the day you ride.
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Coming up around Distillery District, Oct 27 to Nov 2, from the Around Lex calendar. Thu, Oct 29, 8 pm: Breeders' Cup Festival Week ft. Purple Experience: A Prince Tribute at The Burl (free). Sat, Oct 31, 2 pm: Halloween Pop-up Market at Dark Arts Whiskey House at Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab (Free RSVP). Wed, Oct 28, 8 pm: Modern System, Touchdown Jesus, and Valus at The Burl ($15 general admission, before fees). Fri, Oct 30, 6 pm: Bash at the Breeders' Cup at Manchester Reserve (Ticket price not listed on TCA's page). Fri, Oct 30, 8 pm: Back 2 Mac: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute at The Burl ($20 general admission, before fees). Fri, Oct 30, 8 pm: Melanin, Magic, and Mischief, Oh My! at Wise Bird Cider Co. ($10 ticket listed on Eventbrite). Sat, Oct 31, 8 pm: Shakey Graves at The Burl ($38.50 advance; $41 day of, before fees). Check each organizer's page before you go. Details and links: aroundlex.com/near/distillery-district
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