Lexington, Kentucky Summer Guide 2021: Fests, Music, Movies and More – Ace Weekly

LEXINGTONS ULTIMATE 2021 SUMMER GUIDEDid someone say staycation?

Long before a pandemic entered the lexicon and kept everyone at home, Lexington has always been brimming with summer staycation options.

Once again, the city is anything but sleepy this summer.

From live music to movie series and dozens of Fairs and Fests, Lexington has something for everyone, in every neighborhood, nearly every week this summer.

JUN 1 DiMartino, Osland Little Big Band

JUN 8 Marlin McKay Quintet

JUN 15 Tim Lake and the Jazz Blues Persuaders

JUN 22 Ross Whitaker Jazz Trio

JUN 29 Lexington Summer Concert Band *patriotic concert*

JUL 2 The Metrognomes *patriotic concert, special Friday show*

JUL 6 Dan Brock & Friends

JUL 13 Walnut Street Ramblers

JUL 20 Osland/Dailey Jazztet

JUL 27 Ozone

AUG 3 Brass Impact

AUG 10 DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra (DOJO)

AUG 17 Young at Heart Big Band

JUN 3 Seven Shades of Soul

JUN 10 Rae Camp Band

JUN 17 Band New

JUN 24 Miss Tina Fondren & Big Chill

JUL 1 Tim Talbert Project

JUL 8 Honeychild

JUL 15 Benny J & Friends

JUL 29 One Sound Band

JUN 17 Kenny and Amanda Smith

JUN 24 Ida Clare

JUL 8 Alan Bibey and Grasstowne

JUL 15 Blind Ricky

JUL 22 Hammertowne

AUG 19 Custom Made Bluegrass

AUG 26 Blue Eagle Band

SEP 16 Fenced In

SEP 23 Kentucky Wild Horse

JUN 25 Second Hand News

JUL 23 The Other Brothers

AUG 27 Honeychild

SEP 24 C the Beat

JUN 27 The Wooks, Oleika Temple Great Lawn on Southland Drive

JUL 31 Riders in the Sky, 7 pm

SEP 8 John McEuen and the Mclain Family Band, 6:30 pm

Railbird Festival returns to Keeneland for its second festival on Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29.

The inaugural Midway Music Festival: Off the Rails is on Saturday, July 24.

JUN 4 Frozen 2

JUN 11 The Croods 2

JUN 18 Trolls World Tour

JUN 25 Iron Giant

THU JUN 3 The first official funnelcake of the season must traditionally be consumed at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Country Fair

THU JUN 10 The Bluegrass Fair is June 10 through June 20 at Masterson Station Park. Gates open 5 pm onweekdays & 3 pm on weekends

SAT JUN 12 Franciscos Farm Art Fair in Midway, 10 am

SUN JUN 13 Franciscos Farm Art Fair in Midway, 10 am

CANCELED: Festival of the Bluegrass 2021

JUL 3 Theres no Fourth of July Festival and Parade this year but Lexingtons Fourth of July celebration for this year includes fireworks at 10 pm and a twist on the Patriotic Concert

JUL 9-11 Berea Craft Festival in downtown Berea. Friday/Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday 10am-5pm

JUL 16-18 BreyerFest 2021 (virtual event, no in-person event/activities at Kentucky Horse Park)

SUN JUL 18 Diamond RIngs & Pretty Things Wedding Show, 11am-4pm, Central Bank Center

AUG 21 & 22 Woodland Art Fair, Woodland Park

SEP 10-12 Festival of the Horse, downtown Georgetown. Fri 4pm10pm; Sat 11am10pm, Sun 11am5pm

SEP 11-12 Waveland Art Fair, Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5 pm

The perennially popular Down to Earth Plant sale hosted in May by the Down to Earth Garden Club at the Woodland Christian Church, was CANCELED for 2021 and hopes to return in May of 2022

CANCELED: Kenwick Bungalow Tour

JUN 3 Lexingtons Chapter of Wild Ones presents Hummingbirds at Pollinators, 6:30 pm, St. Michaels Church at Bellefonte

JUN 22 Fayette County Extension Office Gardening Workshops hosts Fall Blooming Perennials. Check ahead to see if the workshop is virtual or in-person. Visit fayette.ca.uky.edu and click the Upcoming Events tab

JUN 26 AND JUN 27 For the 2021 Open Gates to Bluegrass Living Garden Tour, Lexington Council Garden Clubs will host a self-guided tour of eight carefully curated Lexington gardens. This years participants include gardens on Sallee Drive, Meadowbrook Drive, Blenheim Drive, Kingsway, Hart Road, and Walton Avenue. Attendees may also tour the community garden at Ashland Terrace, located at 475 S. Ashland Ave. 1-5 pm both days

JULY 31 The Bluegrass Iris Society hosts their annual club fundraiser Iris Sale, 10 am, the lower level of Lexington Green (They always sell out early. Trust us.)

AUG 5 Wild Ones Picnic, 6:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church at 3564 Clays Mill Road

JUN 26 Paint the Town 2021. Artists will spend the day painting cityscapes throughout downtown Lexington

JUN 27 JUL 17 Kentucky Performing Arts announced Governors School for the Arts (GSA) returns to in-person and traditional instruction at the University of Kentucky this summer

AUG 3-8 Ballet Under the Stars, Woodland Park

SAT AUG 14 Picnic with the Pops

SEP 16-19 An abbreviated version of the typical 10-day Chamber Music Festival of Lexington returns

JUN 5 Lexington Humane Societys Mutt Strut, 8 am, Keeneland

JUN 5 North Lime Donut Dash 3K, 8 am, Wellington Park

JUN 12 Run for the Nun, 8 am, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

JUN 19 27 The Hundred Acre 5K (virtual)

JUN 19 Wild Hearts Fun Run Superhero 5K & 10K, 8 am, Keeneland

JUN 26 No Greater Honor 5K, 8 am, Keeneland

JUN 26 RJ Corman 5K, 8 am, Wilmore downtown

JUL 2-4 Virtual Great Buffalo Chase 5K

JUL 3 Bluegrass 10,000, 8 am, downtown Lexington

JUL 9 Distillery Dash 5k/10k, 7 pm, Masterson Station Park

JUL 16 Crank & Boom Sprint for Scoops 3K, 7:30 pm, Wellington Park

JUL 16-18 BreyerFest 5K Virtual Run/Walk

JUL 24 Christmas in July 6K, 8 am, Coldstream Research Park

JUL 24 Shepherds House Run For Recovery, 8 am, Keeneland

JUL 30 Radler Rush Cross Country 5k/10k, 7 pm, Masterson Station Park

AUG 14 Midsummer Nights Run, 7:30 pm, downtown Lexington

AUG 21 DV8K Life Changing Run, 8 am, Keeneland

AUG 22 Kids Triathlon, 7:30 am, Beaumont YMCA

AUG 27 Cabernet Canter Cross Country 5k/10k, 7 pm, Talon Winery

AUG 27 Cupcake Classic 3K, 7:30pm, Wellington Park

MAY 29 Aquatic Centers at Southland, Tates Creek, Woodland, and Castlewood open

JUN 5 Pools at Shillito and Douglass open

The spraygrounds at Masterson Station Park and Jacobson Park are already open daily, and the Jacobson boat dock is open on the weekends

THU JUL 22 SUN AUG 1 Lexington Restaurant Week

THU JUN 17 SUN JUN 27 SoulFest Week

SAT AUG 7 Kentucky Wine & Vine Festival

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Lexington, Kentucky Summer Guide 2021: Fests, Music, Movies and More - Ace Weekly