Enjoy FREE Family Fun this October all around Central KY this month! More will be added throughout the month so check back frequently!
As always – ALL the fun in Central KY can be found on the Lex Fun 4 Kids Events Calendar!
These are my TOP PICKS!! There are lots more on the Events Calendar!!
October 2, 2017
Jump, Baby, Jump Storytime at the Eastside Library 10:30 am & 11 am
October 3, 2017
Teen Advisory Board Meeting at the Beaumont Library 6 pm
October 4, 2017
Teen Space at the Village Branch Library 5:30 pm
Fall Film “Certain Women” at the Lexington Public Library Farish Theater 6:30 pm
October 5, 2017
Fall Leaf Crowns Activity at the Kentucky Children’s Garden 10:30 am, 1 pm & 4 pm
Virtual Field Trip to the Greenville Zoo at the Jessamine Co Public Library 11:30 am
Drop In Craft (Slime) at the Central Library 2 pm – 4 pm
Maker Thursday at the Tates Creek Library 4 pm *Registration Required
Thursday Night Live at Cheapside Park 5:30 – 8 pm
October 6, 2017
Where’s Waldo at the Beaumont Library 9:30 am – 6 pm
Drop In and Build at the Tates Creek Library 2 pm – 4 pm
Youth Poetry Open Mic at Wild Fig Coffee and Books 6 pm
October 7, 2017
Home Depot Kids Workshop “Firehouse Bank” 9 am – Noon
Fall Family Harvest at Wilson Nursery in Frankfort 10 am – 3:30 pm
Pokey Little Puppy Storytime at Barnes and Noble 11 am
Go Hog Wild at Joseph Beth 11 am
Block Party at the Central Branch Library 2 pm – 4 pm
HamilTunes Lex for Kids at Willis Music on Tiverton 3 pm – 4 pm
LEGO Ninjago Make and Take at Barnes and Noble 4 pm
Wall-E Movie Showing at the Hummel Planetarium 6 pm
October 8, 2017
Baby & Me Storytime at Joseph Beth Booksellers 11:30 am
October 9, 2017
Babies Get Down(town) Storytime at the Central Branch Library 10 am
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Mothra vs. Godzilla from 1964” Noon
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Jurrassic Park” 2:30 pm
October 10, 2017
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Blade Runner” Noon
Little Explorers in the Pumpkin Patch at the Tates Creek Library 1:30 pm *Registration Required
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “2001: A Space Odyssey” 2:30 pm
Teen Tuesday: Super Smash Bros Tournament at the Eastside Branch Library 6 pm
BlugrassRockPainters at the Eastside Library 6 pm
Teen New Book Night at the Beaumont Library 6 pm *Registration Required
Fall Film “Dead Poet’s Society” at the Lexington Public Library Farish Theater 6:30 pm
October 11, 2017
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Planet of the Apes” Noon
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Star Trek: Wrath of Khan” 2:30 pm
Story Walk at McConnell Springs 11 am
Little Explorers at the Beaumont Library 1:30 pm *Registration Required
Teen Gaming Tournament at the Jessamine County Public Library 2 pm
Teen Space at the Village Branch Library 5:30 pm
October 12, 2017
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Noon
Robot Party at the Jessamine County Public Library 2 pm
Sci Fi Movie Madness at the Jessamine Country Library “ET” 2:30 pm
Thursday Night Live at Cheapside Park 5:30 – 8 pm
Jazz at the Farish Theater at the Lexington Public Library 7 pm
October 13, 2017
Drop In Craft “Trick or Treat Bags” at the Central Branch Library 2:30 – 4 pm
Teen Night Breakout Room at the Eastside Library 5:30 – 7:45 pm *Registration Required
October 14, 2017
South Elkhorn Fall Festival 9 am – 4 pm
Comic Surge at the Jessamine Co. Public Library 10 am – 4:30 pm
After the Fall Storytime at Barnes and Noble 11 am
Plants Gone Bad Storytime at Joseph Beth 11 am
Drop In Craft at the Eastside Library 11 am – 1 pm
Fall Wildflowers at Raven Run 1 pm
Drop In Craft “Trick or Treat Bags” at the Central Branch Library 2 pm – 4 pm
October 15, 2017
Lexington Area YoYo Club at the Village Branch Library 1 pm – 3 pm
October 16, 2017
Babies Get Down(town) at the Central Branch Library 10 am
October 17, 2017
BluegrassRockPainters at the Eastside Library 6 pm – 9 pm
Kentucky Historical Society Listening Tour at the Northside Library 6:30 pm
October 18, 2017
Teen Space at the Village Branch Library 5:30 pm
LEGO Club at the Jessamine County Public Library 6:30 pm
Fall Film “Wonder Woman” at the Farish Theatre 6:30 pm
October 19, 2017
Meet the Pokey Little Puppy at Joseph Beth 11 am
Little Leonardos at the Tates Creek Library 1:30 pm *Registration Required
October 20, 2017
YMCA Fall Festivals at all Lexington Y locations 6 pm – 8 pm
October 21, 2017
Halloween BOOgie Storytime at the Central Branch Library 11 am
Good Night, Good Day Storytime at Barnes and Noble 11 am
Good Night, Good Day Storytime at Joseph Beth 11 am
Kids Open Mic with John Crissman at Joseph Beth 2 pm
Pumpkinfest at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 5 pm – 7 pm
Stargazing at Raven Run 7 pm
Georgetown Thrilled to Give Thriller Parade 7 pm – 8:30 pm
October 22, 2017
Family Yoga at the Plantory 2 pm
October 23, 2017
Jump, Baby, Jump 10:30 am & 11 am
October 24, 2017
Movers and Shakers at the Beaumont Branch 11 am
PumpkinMania at Transylvania University 6 pm – 7:30 pm
October 25, 2017
Costumes, Pumpkins and Candy Oh My! at the Central Branch Library 10 am
Art Start at the Beaumont Library 1:30 *Registration Required
Teen Space at the Village Branch Library 5:30 pm
October 26, 2017
Halloween Party at the Village Branch Library 4 pm – 5 pm
Richmond Halloween Hoe Down 6 pm – 8 pm
October 27, 2017
Halloween Party Under the Sea at the Tates Creek Library 10:30 am
HallowTween Breakout at the Beaumont Library 5:45 pm – 8 pm *Registration Required
Trick or Treat Night at Safety City 6 pm – 8 pm
October 28, 2017
Little Explorers “Fossils” at Raven Run 10 am
LEGO Lab at the Eastside Library 10 am
Mary McScary and Creepy Pair of Underwear! Storytime 11 am
It’s a Monster Mash at Joseph Beth 11 am
Boo-Wow Walk at the Jessamine County Animal Shelter Noon
October 29, 2017
Lexington Area YoYo Club at the Village Branch Library 1 pm
Zombie Pregame at the Central Branch Library 2 pm – 4 pm
Story Walk at McConnell Springs 2 pm
Downtown Lexington Thriller Parade and Festival 6:30 pm – 9 pm (Parade at 8 pm, Thriller at 8:30 pm)
October 30, 2017
Little Boo Bash at the Eastside Library 11 am
Haunts and History Downtown Walking Tour at the Central Branch Library 6 pm – 8 pm *Registration Required
October 31, 2017
Trick or Treat at the Beaumont Library 11 am
Little Pumpkin Boo Bash at the Northside Library 11 am
Winchester Trick or Treat at Halloween MAINia on Main Street 6 pm – 8 pm
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