This weekend in Lexington (Oct 30 to Nov 1): 10 free things and 29 more.

Fri 9:30 am · Breeders’ Cup World Championships · Keeneland · Friday trackside GA from $85; Saturday GA unavailable on official page · Checked Oct 20
Fri 11 am · Boo Bash at Beaumont Branch · Beaumont Branch · Confirm admission with the library · Checked Oct 25
Fri 11 am · Breeders’ Cup Watch Party · Gatton Park · free · Checked Oct 23
Fri 11:30 am · Tandy Park Takeover · Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park · Admission not listed · Checked Oct 25
Fri 3:30 pm · STEAM Lab Maker Station · Central Library · Confirm admission with the library · Checked Oct 25
Fri 5 pm · All Treats No Tricks at Kenwick Community Center · Kenwick Community Center · free · Checked Oct 25
Fri 5:45 pm · Graveyard Gallop 5K Run/Walk · Coldstream Park · 5K $30; Kid's Dash free · Checked Oct 25
Fri 6 pm · Bash at the Breeders' Cup · Manchester Reserve · Ticket price not listed on TCA's page · Checked Oct 25
Fri 6:30 pm · Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge · Checked Oct 25
Fri 6:30 pm · Jack-o-lantern Trail · McConnell Springs · $6; ages 12 and under free · Checked Oct 21
Fri 7 pm · Kentucky Men's Soccer vs. Georgia Southern · Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex · free · Checked Oct 25
Fri 7 pm · Queer Line Dancing at West Sixth: Halloween Edition · West Sixth Brewing · $10, includes your first beer · Checked Oct 25
Fri 7:30 pm · The Robert Cray Band · Lexington Opera House · ticketed, price not posted · Checked Oct 21
Fri 7:30 pm · UK Symphony Orchestra: All American Program · Singletary Center for the Arts · $20 adults; $10 students; free for UK students · Checked Oct 20
Fri 8 pm · Back 2 Mac: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute · The Burl · $20 general admission, before fees · Checked Oct 21
Fri 8 pm · Fright Nights Horror Park 2026 · Fright Nights Horror Park · $30 listed for one haunt; both-haunt upgrade $10 extra · Checked Oct 23
Fri 8 pm · Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds: Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour · Rupp Arena · ticketed, price not posted · Checked Oct 21
Fri 8 pm · Melanin, Magic, and Mischief, Oh My! · Wise Bird Cider Co. · $10 ticket listed on Eventbrite · Checked Oct 25
Fri 9 pm · Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge · Checked Oct 25
Fri 10 pm · Freaky Fridays: Cannibal Holocaust · The Kentucky Theatre · $6.50 · Checked Oct 25

Sat 8 am · Lexington Farmers Market: Main Street · Lexington Farmers Market · Downtown · Admission not listed · Checked Oct 23
Sat 9 am · Breeders’ Cup World Championships · Keeneland · Friday trackside GA from $85; Saturday GA unavailable on official page · Checked Oct 20
Sat 9 am · Hallowhinny at the Kentucky Horse Park · Kentucky Horse Park · $28 adults; $14 ages 5–17; ages 4 and under free · Checked Oct 21
Sat 10 am · Junior Naturalist: Animal Bones at Raven Run · Raven Run Nature Sanctuary · Free; registration required · Checked Oct 25
Sat 10 am · KHSAA State Cross Country Championships · Kentucky Horse Park · Spectator ticket price not listed · Checked Oct 25
Sat 11 am · Breeders’ Cup Watch Party · Gatton Park · free · Checked Oct 23
Sat 2 pm · Halloween Pop-up Market at Dark Arts Whiskey House · Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab · Free RSVP · Checked Oct 25
Sat 2 pm · Horror Murder Movie Club: The Haunting (1963) · Central Library · Confirm admission with the library · Checked Oct 25
Sat 2 pm · Mister E of Imagination: Tales of Edgar Allan Poe · Lexington Children's Theatre · $17 to $27; $15 for members · Checked Oct 25
Sat 6 pm · Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge · Checked Oct 25
Sat 8 pm · Fright Nights Horror Park 2026 · Fright Nights Horror Park · $30 listed for one haunt; both-haunt upgrade $10 extra · Checked Oct 23
Sat 8 pm · Shakey Graves · The Burl · $38.50 advance; $41 day of, before fees · Checked Oct 21
Sat 8:30 pm · Billy Gardell at Comedy Off Broadway · Comedy Off Broadway · $35 reserved; $45 VIP, plus a $5 service charge · Checked Oct 25
Sat 8:30 pm · The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Double Feature · The Kentucky Theatre · Special event price not listed · Checked Oct 25

Sun 12 am · The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Double Feature · The Kentucky Theatre · Special event price not listed · Checked Oct 25
Sun 10 am · Lexington Farmers Market: Southland · Lexington Farmers Market · Southland · Admission not listed · Checked Oct 23
Sun 1 pm · Kentucky Women's Soccer vs. Arkansas · Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex · free · Checked Oct 25
Sun 2 pm · Composting 101 at McConnell Springs · McConnell Springs · Free; registration required · Checked Oct 25
Sun 2 pm · E Pluribus Horror Media Club: Off the Reservation · Tates Creek Branch · Admission not listed · Checked Oct 25
Sun 2 pm · Northside Day of the Dead Festival · Castlewood Park · free · Checked Oct 25
Sun 2 pm · Paws To Read at Central Library · Central Library · Confirm admission with the library · Checked Oct 25
Sun 3 pm · Lexington Community Orchestra: Symphonie Fantastique · Bryan Station High School Auditorium · free · Checked Oct 25
Sun 3 pm · The Lexington Singers: Common Ground · Singletary Center for the Arts · $34 adults; $12 students · Checked Oct 20
Sun 6 pm · A Very Halloween Killer Good Drag Show · The Willow · About $19 per ticket on Eventbrite, which may include fees · Checked Oct 25
Sun 6 pm · UK Balinese Gamelan 10th Anniversary Concert · Singletary Center for the Arts · free · Checked Oct 21
Sun 7 pm · Lexington Ballet presents Queen of Hearts · Lexington Opera House · ticketed, price not posted · Checked Oct 21

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