BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29330@lexfun4kids.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260717T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260717T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T220621Z URL:https://lexfun4kids.com/events/lexarts-hop-071726/ SUMMARY:LexArts HOP DESCRIPTION:\nDuring the LexArts HOP\, thousands of locals and visitors ali ke converge on downtown Lexington to celebrate art throughout the evening with new gallery exhibitions and special arts events. With dozens of galle ries and non-traditional exhibit spaces\, the LexArts HOP is arguably Lexi ngton's most anticipated visual arts celebration\, and it happens on the t hird Friday of every other month.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 Dates\n\n\n\nJAN 16 | MAR 20 | MAY 15 | JUL 17 | SEP 18 | NOV 20\n\n\n\nThat’s LexArts HOP n ight\, eagerly anticipated\, enthusiastically attended\, a choose-your-own -adventure event designed to put you in the rooms with a stimulating cross -section of local visual art.\n\n\n\nOn HOP night\, dozens of galleries\, museums\, artists’ studios\, and creative spaces conventional-and-un\, c ollectively throw open their doors. And everyone\, from seasoned Hoppers t o arts newbies to just-lookers\, to collectors\, to people simply wanting to make the scene\, is welcome to wander in.\n\n\n\nHOP has something for locals and visitors alike. A chance to encounter the visual arts up close and personal. To expand horizons\, cultivate taste\, open eyes and minds. To browse venue after venue of unique\, affordable works in a dizzying spe ctrum of media\, materials and genres. To socialize with friends and stran gers. To put faces to the artists who envision and create these works. And to maybe start a new collection or add the perfect piece to an existing o ne.\n\n\n\nHOP happens six times a year\, because it’s more than even th e most ambitious can take in on a single Friday night. And because Lexingt on’s vibrant visual arts scene never stands still — new exhibitions an d new sites rotate in and out of an ever-changing roster — there’s alw ays something new to experience.\n\n\n\nSome HOP sites are pop-ups\, but m any have regular hours that you can find in the OFFICIAL HOP GUIDE.\n\n\n\ nOfficial HOP Guides will be available at LexArts on Mill\, 161 N. Mill  and at all participating sites.\n CATEGORIES:Age Range,Arts,Babies,Elementary,Free,Parents,Preschoolers,Teens,Toddlers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR