Community Calendar

Celebrate the season with Art on the Town!

Shop with 20+ local artists for original and handmade holiday gifts—jewelry, ornaments, wooden bowls, metal sculptures, paintings, and more!

Explore free hands-on, art-making activities, and create your own ornaments, gift tags, and holiday cards!

Enjoy live music and holiday treats and drinks from local vendors!

The City of Lexington's Art on the Town program is presenting a new Holiday Market, featuring dozens of local artists, treats and warm drinks, and free arts activities.

Meet and shop with 24 local artists for handmade, one-of-a-kind paintings, wood turnings, jewelry, fiber art, holiday décor, sculptures, and more.

Free art-making activities will be available for all ages and include making your own snow globe, upcycled ornaments and gift tags, handmade cards, and needle felting run by the Living Arts and Science Center, Lex Center for Creative ReUse, Bluegrass Printmakers, and the Lexington Fiber Guild.

Live holiday music will be presented by Warren Byrom and Chris Sullivan, Bryan Station Performing Arts Ensembles, and more.

And, there will be holiday treats and drinks from Olive's Apron, Wild Lab Bakery, Beans and Brews, Leestown Coffee House, Funky Rooster Coffee, and The Flying Waffle.

"The Magi's Dream" is a Christmas concert brimming with love, hope, peace, and joy. It includes two works by J S Bach (the cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” and the a cappella double motet "Komm, Jesu, Komm"), along with shorter works by Victoria, Lauridsen, Wilberg, Biebl, Whitbourn, Rutter, and Dove. Dr. Kirk M. Rich is guest conductor.

Discounted ticket prices (advance online) are $30 (general); $25 (seniors 65+); $10 students at https://tinyurl.com/KYBachDec2024 or, at the door, $35/$30 (general admission and seniors, respectively - save $5 per ticket by purchasing online, vs. at the door).

LexPhil and The Lexington Singers return to the beautiful Cathedral of Christ the King for this beloved holiday tradition! For the first time, we have added an additional night of Cathedral Christmas in a program of timeless orchestral and choral works. Choose between Friday, December 13 or Saturday, December 14 at 8PM for an awe-inspiring musical experience that evokes the spirit of the holiday season. Don’t wait, buy your tickets today at lexphil.org/cathedral-christmas

The Center for Old Music in the New World and Musick’s Company present A Handefull of Christmas Delights – Music from Northern Europe, Monday Dec 16th at 7:30 pm at our NEW location – Crestwood Christian Church. Join us for a celebration of sacred and secular holiday pieces from the 13th through the 19th century including Scottish, Irish, and Danish music as well as works by Buxtehude, Byrd, Weelkes, and others. Admission by minimum donation of $15/adults, $10/students. 1882 Bellefonte Dr. Lexington, KY.

Windborne Productions presents The Music of Pink Floyd with the Lexington Philharmonic on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30PM! Experience the kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd featuring the Dark Side of the Moon album and other highlights at the Singletary Center for the Arts. Don’t wait, buy your tickets today at lexphil.org/pink-floyd