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Things to do near South Lexington
The south side, from Southland and Clays Mill to Lexington Green, Regency Road and Palomar, with the Tates Creek Branch library and a handful of local shops.
This page covers places and groups our catalog lists under South Lexington, Southland, Clays Mill, Lexington Green, Regency Road, Palomar. 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.
- Junior Naturalist: Animal Bones at Raven Run · Sat, Oct 31, 10 am · Raven Run Nature Sanctuary · Free; registration required
- Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 pm · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge
- Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 pm · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge
- Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Fri, Oct 30, 9 pm · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge
- Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Sat, Oct 31, 6 pm · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge
- Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Sat, Oct 31, 8:30 pm · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge
- Lexington Farmers Market: Southland · Sun, Nov 1, 10 am · Lexington Farmers Market · Southland · Admission not listed
- E Pluribus Horror Media Club: Off the Reservation · Sun, Nov 1, 2 pm · Tates Creek Branch · Admission not listed
Eat & drink around South Lexington
Separate places to eat or get a drink, listed alphabetically. Check current hours before going.
Coffee Times Coffee House
A coffee house on Regency Road, with coffee, tea, and goods featured on its official site.
Crank & Boom · Clays Mill
Crank & Boom’s Clays Mill location, for an ice cream stop on the south side of Lexington.
Honeywood
A Kentucky food restaurant at The Summit at Fritz Farm, near Nicholasville Road and Man O' War Boulevard, serving lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, using locally grown meat and produce where it can.
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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 6 pm · John's Run/Walk Shop Palomar group runs · John's Run/Walk Shop Palomar · Free
- Tue 11 am · Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch · Tates Creek Branch · Cost not listed
- 1st Tue 7 pm · Open Mic Night at Comedy Off Broadway · Comedy Off Broadway · $5 at the door, one-drink minimum
- 3rd Wed 9:30 am · Early Bird Book Club at the Tates Creek Branch · Tates Creek Branch · Free
- Wed 11 am · Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch · Tates Creek Branch · Cost not listed
- Wed 6 pm · Fleet Feet Lexington Wednesday Night Fun Run · Fleet Feet Lexington · Cost not listed
- Thu 6 pm · Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch · Tates Creek Branch · Cost not listed
- Fri 11 am · Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch · Tates Creek Branch · Cost not listed
Places
- A+ Comics & Collectibles · Shop · 466 Southland Drive
- Coffee Times Coffee House · Coffee shop · 2571 Regency Road
- Comedy Off Broadway · Venue · 161 Lexington Green Circle #C4
- Crank & Boom · Clays Mill · Ice cream shop · 3101 Clays Mill Road #301
- Fayette Mall · Shop · 3401 Nicholasville Road
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary · Park
- Good Foods Co-op · Grocery · 455-D Southland Drive
- Honeywood · Restaurant · 110 Summit at Fritz Farm, Suite 140
- Jacobson Park · Park · 4001 Athens-Boonesboro Road
- Joseph-Beth · Lexington Green · Bookshop · 161 Lexington Green Circle
- Kelley's Landing · Park · 8949 Old Richmond Road
- Lexington Farmers Market · Southland · Market · 398 Southland Drive
- Lexington Ice Center · Attraction · 560 Eureka Springs
- McLeod's Coffee House · Coffee shop · 376 Southland Drive
- Mondelli's Bakeshop · Bakery · 3120 Pimlico Parkway, Suite 162
- Moondance Amphitheater · Venue · 1152 Monarch Street
- Raven Run Nature Sanctuary · Park · 3885 Raven Run Way
- Redmond's Garden Center · Shop · 4432 Old Nicholasville Rd
- Shillito Park · Park · 300 West Reynolds Road
- Southland Bagel · Bakery · 428 Southland Drive
- Street Scene · Shop · 2575 Regency Road
- Talon Winery · Winery · 7086 Tates Creek Road
- Tates Creek Branch · Library · 3628 Walden Drive
- Tates Creek Community Center · Venue · 3460 Campus Way
- Veterans Park · Park · 650 Southpoint Drive
- Violets Boutique · Shop · 1060 Chinoe Road, Suite 160
- Waveland State Historic Site · Museum · 225 Waveland Museum Lane
- Wellington Park · Park · 565 Wellington Way
Getting there by bus
- Route 13, South Broadway (Lextran lists Palomar Center)
- Route 58, Night, Versailles Road (Lextran lists Palomar Center)
- 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 South Lexington, Oct 27 to Nov 2, from the Around Lex calendar. Sat, Oct 31, 10 am: Junior Naturalist: Animal Bones at Raven Run at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary (Free; registration required). Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 pm: Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway ($35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge). Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 pm: Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway ($35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge). Fri, Oct 30, 9 pm: Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway ($35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge). Sat, Oct 31, 6 pm: Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway ($35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge). Sat, Oct 31, 8:30 pm: Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway ($35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge). Sun, Nov 1, 10 am: Lexington Farmers Market: Southland at Lexington Farmers Market · Southland (Admission not listed). Sun, Nov 1, 2 pm: E Pluribus Horror Media Club: Off the Reservation at Tates Creek Branch (Admission not listed). Regular groups: Tue, Oct 27, 11 am: Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 11 am: Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch (cost not listed). Wed, Oct 28, 6 pm: Fleet Feet Lexington Wednesday Night Fun Run (cost not listed). Thu, Oct 29, 6 pm: Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch (cost not listed). Fri, Oct 30, 11 am: Storytimes at the Tates Creek Branch (cost not listed). Mon, Nov 2, 6 pm: John's Run/Walk Shop Palomar group runs (free). Check each organizer's page before you go. Details and links: aroundlex.com/near/south-lexington
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