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Things to do near the UK campus
The University of Kentucky side of town, with Kroger Field, the Singletary Center, the UK Art Museum and The Arboretum.
This page covers places and groups our catalog lists under University. 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.
- Kentucky Men's Soccer vs. Georgia Southern · Fri, Oct 30, 7 pm · Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex · free
- Kentucky Women's Soccer vs. Arkansas · Sun, Nov 1, 1 pm · Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex · free
- UK Balinese Gamelan 10th Anniversary Concert · Sun, Nov 1, 6 pm · Singletary Center for the Arts · free
- UK Symphony Orchestra: All American Program · Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 pm · Singletary Center for the Arts · $20 adults; $10 students; free for UK students
- The Lexington Singers: Common Ground · Sun, Nov 1, 3 pm · Singletary Center for the Arts · $34 adults; $12 students
Eat & drink around UK campus
Separate places to eat or get a drink, listed alphabetically. Check current hours before going.
Tolly-Ho
A burger and breakfast restaurant on Foreman Avenue, open since 1971, with breakfast served all day and late hours.
All food & drink in UK campus · Map food & drink in UK campus
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
- Briggs Theatre · Venue · 127 Fine Arts Building, 465 Rose Street
- Gray Design Building · Venue · 349 Scott St
- Guignol Theatre · Venue · 465 Rose Street
- Historic Memorial Coliseum · Venue · 201 Avenue of Champions
- Kentucky Proud Park · Venue · 510 Wildcat Ct.
- Kroger Field · Venue · 1540 University Drive
- Lancaster Aquatic Center · Venue · 416 Complex Drive
- Michler's Florist, Greenhouses & Garden Design · Shop · 417 E Maxwell Street
- Singletary Center for the Arts · Venue · 405 Rose Street
- The Arboretum · Park · 500 Alumni Drive
- Tolly-Ho · Restaurant · 350 Foreman Ave
- University of Kentucky Art Museum · Museum · 405 Rose Street
- Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex · Venue · 570 Wildcat Court
Getting there by bus
- Route 14, UK Blue and White Routes (Lextran lists Kroger Field and UK Main Campus)
- Route 27, UK Yellow Route (Lextran lists Kroger Field and UK Main Campus)
- Route 5, Nicholasville Road (Lextran lists the University of Kentucky)
- Route 15, Red Mile (Lextran lists the University of Kentucky)
- Route 16, Southland Drive (Lextran lists the University of Kentucky)
- 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 the UK campus, Oct 27 to Nov 2, from the Around Lex calendar. Fri, Oct 30, 7 pm: Kentucky Men's Soccer vs. Georgia Southern at Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (free). Sun, Nov 1, 1 pm: Kentucky Women's Soccer vs. Arkansas at Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (free). Sun, Nov 1, 6 pm: UK Balinese Gamelan 10th Anniversary Concert at Singletary Center for the Arts (free). Fri, Oct 30, 7:30 pm: UK Symphony Orchestra: All American Program at Singletary Center for the Arts ($20 adults; $10 students; free for UK students). Sun, Nov 1, 3 pm: The Lexington Singers: Common Ground at Singletary Center for the Arts ($34 adults; $12 students). Regular groups: Thu, Oct 29, 8 pm: Karaoke Thursdays at girlsgirlsgirls Burritos (cost not listed). Check each organizer's page before you go. Details and links: aroundlex.com/near/university
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