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Things to do near Downtown

The middle of town, with the Central Library and the Kentucky Theatre on Main Street, plus the Opera House, Rupp Arena, Central Bank Center and Triangle Park.

This page covers places and groups our catalog lists under Downtown. 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.

Eat & drink around Downtown

Separate places to eat or get a drink, listed alphabetically. Check current hours before going.

Brewery · Downtown

Blue Stallion Brewing

A brewery on West Third Street known for German- and English-style lagers and ales.

All food & drink in Downtown · Map food & drink in Downtown

Something to join: group runs, storytimes, trivia and other regular groups across Lexington.

Regular groups

Weekly and monthly meetups, each checked against the group's own page.

Places

Getting there by bus

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 Downtown, Oct 27 to Nov 2, from the Around Lex calendar. Fri, Oct 30, 11 am: Breeders’ Cup Watch Party at Gatton Park (free). Sat, Oct 31, 11 am: Breeders’ Cup Watch Party at Gatton Park (free). Wed, Oct 28, 11:30 am: Tandy Park Takeover at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park (Admission not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 6 pm: Kentucky men’s basketball vs. UCF (exhibition) at Rupp Arena (Tickets via UK Athletics). Thu, Oct 29, 11:30 am: Tandy Park Takeover at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park (Admission not listed). Thu, Oct 29, 6 pm: Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves at Lexington Opera House (ticketed, price not posted). Fri, Oct 30, 11:30 am: Tandy Park Takeover at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park (Admission not listed). Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 pm: STEAM Lab Maker Station at Central Library (Confirm admission with the library). Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 pm: The Robert Cray Band at Lexington Opera House (ticketed, price not posted). Fri, Oct 30, 8 pm: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds: Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour at Rupp Arena (ticketed, price not posted). Fri, Oct 30, 10 pm: Freaky Fridays: Cannibal Holocaust at The Kentucky Theatre ($6.50). Sat, Oct 31, 8 am: Lexington Farmers Market: Main Street at Lexington Farmers Market · Downtown (Admission not listed). Sat, Oct 31, 2 pm: Horror Murder Movie Club: The Haunting (1963) at Central Library (Confirm admission with the library). Sat, Oct 31, 2 pm: Mister E of Imagination: Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at Lexington Children's Theatre ($17 to $27; $15 for members). Sat, Oct 31, 8:30 pm: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Double Feature at The Kentucky Theatre (Special event price not listed). Sun, Nov 1, 12 am: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Double Feature at The Kentucky Theatre (Special event price not listed). Sun, Nov 1, 2 pm: Paws To Read at Central Library (Confirm admission with the library). Sun, Nov 1, 7 pm: Lexington Ballet presents Queen of Hearts at Lexington Opera House (ticketed, price not posted). Regular groups: Tue, Oct 27, 11 am: Storytimes at Central Library (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 11 am: Storytimes at Central Library (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 7 pm: Trivia at Ethereal Brewing Public House (cost not listed). Sat, Oct 31, 7 am: Frontrunners Lexington Saturday run and walk at Lussi Brown Coffee Bar (cost not listed). Sat, Oct 31, 8 am: Frontrunners Lexington Saturday run and walk at Lussi Brown Coffee Bar (cost not listed). Check each organizer's page before you go. Details and links: aroundlex.com/near/downtown

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