CRAVE food festival, puppy yoga highlight best things to do this weekend in Lexington
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Here is a Lexington list and guide of the best weekend events and happenings around Central Kentucky on Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you are bored and need things to do including festivals, car shows, live music concerts, comedy shows, free events, foodie events, 5K benefit races,theatre plays and musicals, family-friendly events, arts and craft festivals, art shows and more.
Christmas In July Summer Market at Manchester Music Hall
Lexington Mercantile Co. will host a Christmas in July Summer Market at Manchester Music Hall on July 26 from 5-9 p.m. and July 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Local vendors and boutiques with handmade crafts will be on site for the shopping event in addition to food trucks and a bar. Saturday’s festivities will also include a car show in partnership with Lex Exotics and toy drive in conjunction with the Lexington Fire Department. Free. 899 Manchester St. LexingtonMercantileCo.com.
Parks & Rec Month Beer Collab at Wise Bird Cider Co.
Wise Bird Cider Co. will celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month with the release of Hisle Farm Park blackberry cider, a Stayman apple cider infused with local wild blackberries, on July 26 from 6-11 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will fund planting trees in a local park through Trees Lexington. Free. LexingtonKy.gov.
Comedian Jeff Allen at Comedy Off Broadway
Comedian Jeff Allen will bring his “Are We There Yet?” Tour to Comedy Off Broadway on July 26 at 7 p.m. and July 27 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. $30-$40. 161 Lexington Green Cir #C4. ComedyOffBroadway.com.
Lexington Legends vs. Staten Island at Legends Field
The Lexington Legends will square off against the Staten Island FerryHawks for a three game series at Legends Field on July 26 (Faith & Family Night) and 27 (post-game fireworks) at 7 p.m. and July 28 (Family Fun Sunday) at 2 p.m. $10-$25. 207 Legends Ln. LexingtonLegends.com.
Cody Lee Meece Concert at Chenault Vineyards
Somerset singer Cody Lee Meece will perform during the Between The Vines concert series at Chenault Vineyards in Richmond on July 26 at 7 p.m. $5-$100. 2284 Barnes Mill Rd, Richmond. Eventbrite.com.
Riverboat Theatre at Shaker Village
Explore the “romanticism of the river” through the eyes of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn when Adventure Theatre brings the duo’s stories to life at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg on July 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. $50-$75. 3501 Lexington Rd, Harrodsburg. ShakerVillageKy.org.
Musical theatre: ‘Hairspray’ at the Lyric Theatre
The Lyric Theatre will host performances of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical” on July 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and July 28 at 2 p.m. $5-$10. 300 E Third St. HistoricLyricTheatre.com.
Silverada Concert at Renfro Valley
Austin, Texas based country band Silverada — formerly known as Mike & The Moonpies — will perform at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mt. Vernon on July 26 at 8 p.m. $22.50-$65. 2380 Richmond St, Mt. Vernon. RenfroValley.com.
Studio Players: 10-Minute Play Festival at the Carriage House Theatre
The Studio Players’ 10-Minute Play Festival returns to the Carriage House Theatre, where it will feature seven condensed plays chosen from nearly 300 submissions on July 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and July 28 at 2:30 p.m. $17. 154 W Bell Ct. StudioPlayers.org.
5K Benefit Run: Shepherd’s House Run For Recovery at Keeneland
The Shepherd’s House will host its 25th annual Run for Recovery 5K and Fun Walk at Keeneland on July 27 at 8 a.m. Options to participate as a virtual runner are available as well. $30-$40. 4201 Versailles Rd. RunSignUp.com.
CRAVE food and music festival
There will be plenty of good eats and tunes at Lexington’s local food and music festival. The two-day event will be returning to its original location at the Moondance Amphitheater in the Beaumont neighborhood, where the first CRAVE festival was held in 2013 before the event moved to Bluegrass Fairgrounds at Masterson Station Park. And the festival also is moving to earlier in the summer this year: It will be on July 27 and 28, instead of in August, meaning CRAVE will overlap with the final weekend of another popular Lexington food event, Lexington Restaurant Week. CRAVE will have more than 30 local and regional restaurants, food trucks and vendors participating a wide array of entrees and samples available starting at $3-$5. July 27 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., and July 28 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Moondance Amphitheater, 1152 Monarch St. Tickets are $10 for single day admission or $15 for a two-day weekend pass. Children aged 10 and under admitted free. CRAVE Bucks for food and drink can be purchased in advance or at the event. cravelexington.com
Big changes for Lexington’s 2024 CRAVE food, craft beer & music festival
Hats Off Day at the Kentucky Horse Park
Salute the horse industry when Hats Off Day brings giveaways, pony and horse rides, inflatable obstacle courses, arts and crafts, educational booths, equine demonstration and the Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix to the Kentucky Horse Park on July 27 at 3 p.m. Free. 4089 Iron Works Pkwy. RoodAndRiddle.com.
Java Soul Concert at the Isaac Murphy Art Garden
Java Soul will perform during the Front Porch Concert Series at the Isaac Murphy Art Garden on July 27 from 6-8 p.m. Free. 577 E Third St. LexingtonKy.gov.
Fruit Bats Concert at The Burl
Pacific Northwest based indie rockers Fruit Bats will return to The Burl for an outdoor show with support from Carriers on July 27 at 8 p.m. $30-$100. 375 Thompson Rd. TheBurlKy.com.
Brews For Rescues at West Sixth Brewing
West Sixth Brewing is partnering with the Lexington Humane Society to host a Brews for Rescues event at its flagship Lexington brewery on July 28 at 11 a.m. Activities include puppy yoga, adoptable dogs, animal-themed beer garden trivia, and more. Free-$30. 501 W Sixth St #100. LexingtonHumaneSociety.org.
Matt Wickstrom is a freelancer covering food, music and more. You can follow him on Instagram at @WickstromWrites .
