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Things to do near Northside
North of downtown, with the Dunbar Community Center, Broomwagon bike shop on North Limestone and the Wednesday evening farmers market at Greyline Station.
This page covers places and groups our catalog lists under Northside. 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.
- Northside Day of the Dead Festival · Sun, Nov 1, 2 pm · Castlewood Park · free
- Queer Line Dancing at West Sixth: Halloween Edition · Fri, Oct 30, 7 pm · West Sixth Brewing · $10, includes your first beer
Eat & drink around Northside
Separate places to eat or get a drink, listed alphabetically. Check current hours before going.
Bespoken Spirits
A spirits maker with a tasting room and cocktail bar at Greyline Station on West Loudon Avenue. It also builds private-label and barrel-pick bottlings, and its visit page lists tasting room hours and Thursday cocktail classes.
Doodles Breakfast & Lunch
A locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant at the corner of North Limestone and Third Street, open since 2008. Eat inside, on the patio or take food to go.
Smithtown Seafood
A counter-service seafood spot on West Sixth Street, next door to West Sixth Brewing. Order at the counter, online, or from a table at the brewery.
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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.
- Mon 11 am · Preschool storytime at the Northside Branch · Northside Branch · Free
- Mon 6:30 pm · Old Time Jam at Old North Bar · Old North Bar · Cost not listed
- Tue 7 pm · Adult line dancing at the Black & Williams Center · Black & Williams Center gym · Cost not listed
- Tue 7 pm · Open Stage with Lucy Becker at Old North Bar · Old North Bar · Cost not listed
- Wed 10 am · Legacy Trail easy ride, Bluegrass Cycling Club · Legacy Trail parking lot at the North Lexington Family YMCA · Cost not listed
- Wed 4 pm · Lexington Farmers' Market at Greyline Station · Greyline Station · Admission not listed
- 3rd Wed 6 pm · Cult Classics Book Club · West Sixth Brewing · Free
- Wed 7 pm · Live Team Trivia at Old North Bar · Old North Bar · Free to play
- 1st Thu 6 pm · Northside Mystery Book Club · Northside Branch · Free
Places
- Bespoken Spirits · Distillery · 101 W Loudon Ave, Suite 136
- Black and Williams Center · Venue · 498 Georgetown Street
- Broomwagon · Bike shop · 800 N. Limestone
- Castlewood Community Center · Venue · 201 Castlewood Drive
- Castlewood Park · Park · 209 Castlewood Drive
- Doodles Breakfast & Lunch · Restaurant · 262 N Limestone
- Dunbar Community Center · Venue · 545 N. Upper Street
- Greyline Station · Market · 101 West Loudon Avenue
- LEF Climbing · Attraction · 916 N Broadway
- Living Arts & Science Center · Museum · 362 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard
- North Lexington Family YMCA · Venue · 381 West Loudon Avenue
- Northside Branch · Library · 1733 Russell Cave Road
- Smithtown Seafood · Restaurant · 501 West 6th Street
- West Sixth Brewing · Brewery · 501 West Sixth Street
Getting there by bus
- Route 6, North Broadway (Lextran lists the Northside Branch Library)
- Route 17, Northside Connector (Lextran lists the Northside Library)
- 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.
Paste this into your neighborhood newsletter
One paragraph with the next seven days and a link back here. Select it and copy.
Coming up around Northside, Oct 27 to Nov 2, from the Around Lex calendar. Sun, Nov 1, 2 pm: Northside Day of the Dead Festival at Castlewood Park (free). Fri, Oct 30, 7 pm: Queer Line Dancing at West Sixth: Halloween Edition at West Sixth Brewing ($10, includes your first beer). Regular groups: Tue, Oct 27, 7 pm: Adult line dancing at the Black & Williams Center at Black & Williams Center gym (cost not listed). Tue, Oct 27, 7 pm: Open Stage with Lucy Becker at Old North Bar (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 10 am: Legacy Trail easy ride, Bluegrass Cycling Club at Legacy Trail parking lot at the North Lexington Family YMCA (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 4 pm: Lexington Farmers' Market at Greyline Station (admission not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 7 pm: Live Team Trivia at Old North Bar (free to play). Mon, Nov 2, 11 am: Preschool storytime at the Northside Branch (free). Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 pm: Old Time Jam at Old North Bar (cost not listed). Check each organizer's page before you go. Details and links: aroundlex.com/near/northside
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