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Local NewsLive
All news →- UK fans flood State Street to celebrate Cats’ win over Texas A&M
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- Louisville volleyball plays rival Kentucky in Lexington. See photos
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The Restaurant RaceLive
Full rankings →Leading right now
Malone's Hamburg
#1 of 400 · 4.7 stars from 4,642 Google reviews · Steakhouse
Ranked against 400 Lexington restaurants, rescored nightly.
Coming Soon
All openings →Happening This Week
All events →- Sep23Lexington Farmers Market at Greyline Station
4 p.m. · Greyline Station
- Sep24Central Bank Thursday Night Live
5 p.m. · Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Sep24United We Dance: Festival Energy. All Night.
9 p.m. · Manchester Music Hall
- Sep25Bluegrass Youth Ballet presents Alebrijes
7 p.m. · Lexington Opera House
- Sep26Lexington Farmers Market
8 a.m. · Fifth Third Pavilion at Tandy Park
- Sep26Kentucky Wildcats Football vs. University of South Alabama Jaguar Football
12:45 p.m. · Kroger Field
Bourbon Pipeline
All bourbon events →- Oct3Bourbon on the BanksSaturday, October 3, 2026, with events October 1 to 3River View Park, Frankfort
- Oct14Sippin' with Griffin: Burnt Tavern BourbonWednesday, October 14, 2026, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate, 1800 Newtown Pike
- Oct24Boots and Bourbon Nashville Songwriter FestivalSaturday, October 24, 2026, 5 p.m.The Woodford Event Center, Lawrenceburg
- Nov19The Bardstown Collection Release WeekendNovember 19 to 21, 2026Participating distilleries, Bardstown and Nelson County
Things To Do in Lexington
Bourbon Trail
Tour world famous distilleries just minutes from downtown. Kentucky produces 95% of the world's bourbon.
Horse Farm Tours
Visit legendary thoroughbred farms in the heart of Bluegrass Country, the Horse Capital of the World.
Restaurants & Dining
Lexington restaurants ranked live by Google Reviews. Watch the live Lexington restaurant race, updated nightly, to see who is leading right now.
Keeneland
Experience world-class horse racing and sales at one of America's most beautiful racetracks.
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Neighborhood Guides
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What Your Money Does Here
Regional Price Parities measure what the same basket of goods and services costs in one metro against the national average, where 100 is the national price level. Lexington sits at 92.9 overall and 77.1 on housing rents.
Housing rents
31.2% less than Chicago
All items
10.3% less than Chicago
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metro area, 2024 data year, released February 19, 2026. Lexington figures are for the Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan statistical area, not the city limits.