Lexington arts to Dec. 6: Dracula and White Christmas at the Opera House, LexPhil Nov. 21, the LexArts HOP Nov. 20, COLLAGE Dec. 5-6, free UK Art Museum shows.

The Lexington Opera House has ballet two weekends running: Kentucky Ballet Theatre’s Dracula Oct. 24-25 and Lexington Ballet’s Queen of Hearts Nov. 1. The Lexington Theatre Company’s White Christmas follows Nov. 19-22. The Lexington Philharmonic plays the Singletary Center Oct. 24 and Nov. 21, and the LexArts HOP opens downtown galleries on Friday, Nov. 20. The UK School of Music’s COLLAGE holiday show closes the window Dec. 5-6.

Last checked Oct. 24, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is retitled each month. Every listing links to the organizer or venue; times and prices are as they published them. Sources: the Central Bank Center listings for the Lexington Opera House, the University of Kentucky’s Singletary Center and UK Art Museum, LexPhil, LexArts and the City of Lexington calendar. For everything else, see things to do this month and this weekend.

Exhibitions now showing

  • UK Art Museum, Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St. Free. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Six shows are up:
  • Through Tuesday, Nov. 24: re:museum RE:SCALE; Leon Golub and Ben Shahn: A Report; Capturing the Uncanny: Legacies of Surrealism in Photography; and Jacques Callot: The Miseries and Misfortunes of War.
  • Through Saturday, Dec. 19: Museum of Natural History and Artificial Curiosities, and Clarissa Tossin: When Two Places Look Alike.
  • A free talk, A Conversation on Curiosities, Collection, Collaborations, and Care, is noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in the President’s Room; registration required. UK Art Museum
  • Storied Quilts, Headley-Whitney Museum, 4435 Old Frankfort Pike, through Sunday, Dec. 6. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. $10; free for 17 and under and students with ID. Part of the Breeders’ Cup Festival. Exhibition page
  • Art by Nature: From Concrete to Creek, The Living Arts and Science Center, 362 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. Local artists’ work on how stormwater moves through Lexington, from the city’s Live Green Lexington program. It is open late for the LexArts HOP, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20; free, street parking only. City of Lexington

Theater and dance

  • Dracula, Kentucky Ballet Theatre, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. The company opens its 29th season. Tickets through Ticketmaster. Event page
  • Queen of Hearts, Lexington Ballet, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Lexington Opera House. Event page
  • Annie Jr., SCAPA Bluegrass, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Lexington Opera House. Event page
  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Singletary Center. $35 to $88, more for premium seats. Event page
  • Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Lexington Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Lexington Opera House. Tickets through Ticketmaster. Event page
  • Sesame Street Live! Elmo’s Got the Moves, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, Lexington Opera House. Tickets through Ticketmaster. Event page

Concerts and classical

  • Heroes and Villains: Symphonic Movie Music, Lexington Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Singletary Center. $30 to $80 plus a $5 fee; students and ages 11 to 17 $10 to $20. Themes from Star Wars, Black Panther, Batman and Harry Potter. LexPhil canceled the 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, repeat. LexPhil
  • The Robert Cray Band, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Lexington Opera House. Tickets through Ticketmaster. Event page
  • UK Symphony Orchestra: All American Program, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Singletary Center. Copland’s Rodeo and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. $20, students $10. Event page
  • The Lexington Singers: Common Ground, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Singletary Center. An American choral program. $34, students $12. Event page
  • Bang on a Can All-Stars: 90/90, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Singletary Center. $34, students $21. Event page
  • Faculty Chamber Music Recital: Folklore and Fairytales, UK School of Music faculty, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, Singletary Center Concert Hall. Free. Event page
  • Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras, season opening concert, 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Singletary Center. $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 students. Event page
  • Sounds in Color, Lexington Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, Singletary Center. Stacy Garrop’s CHROMA, a premiere; Kevin Puts’ Flute Concerto with soloist Michael O’Brien; and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. A free talk with Music Director Mélisse Brunet starts at 6:30 p.m. LexPhil
  • UK Wind Symphony: American Icons, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Singletary Center Concert Hall. Free for UK students. Event page
  • UK Symphony Orchestra: All French Program, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, Singletary Center. Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe. $20, students $10. Event page
  • COLLAGE: A Holiday Spectacular, UK School of Music, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Singletary Center Concert Hall. $50, students $22. Event page

The university’s student ensembles also play free or low-cost concerts at the Singletary Center most weeks; the Singletary Center calendar lists them.

Classes and workshops

  • McConnell Masterpieces: Watercolor Fall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, McConnell Springs Park, 416 Rebmann Lane. $10, paid registration in advance, ages 16 and up; supplies provided. Outdoors, weather permitting. City of Lexington

Regular events

  • LexArts HOP, the third Friday of every other month. The next is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Free. More than 30 galleries, museums, studios and pop-up sites open across downtown; pick up a HOP guide at any participating site or at LexArts, 161 N. Mill St. LexArts

Coming next: Lexington Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Opera House, Dec. 12-20, and LexPhil’s Holiday Brass Quintet at Harper Hall on Friday, Dec. 11. See Nutcracker and holiday shows and holiday lights and Christmas events.

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters and ensembles: email hello@lexingtonnow.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo, and we will add it.

Frequently asked questions

What arts events are on in Lexington in October and November 2026?

Kentucky Ballet Theatre’s Dracula is at the Lexington Opera House Oct. 24-25, the Lexington Philharmonic plays Heroes and Villains on Oct. 24 and Sounds in Color on Nov. 21 at the Singletary Center, and The Lexington Theatre Company stages Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at the Opera House Nov. 19-22.

When is the next LexArts HOP?

Friday, Nov. 20, 2026. Official hours are 5 to 8 p.m. and admission is free, LexArts says. The HOP runs on the third Friday of every other month, with galleries, museums and studios open across downtown.

Is the UK Art Museum free?

Yes. Admission is free year-round. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, and closed Sundays, Mondays and university holidays.

Is the Lexington Philharmonic’s Oct. 25 matinee canceled?

Yes. LexPhil canceled the 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, performance of Heroes and Villains. The 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, concert at the Singletary Center goes ahead.

When is COLLAGE at the Singletary Center in 2026?

The UK School of Music’s COLLAGE: A Holiday Spectacular plays the Singletary Center Concert Hall at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Tickets are $50, or $22 for students.