Upcoming Events in our area

Of course, the Garden is having a Saturday Social tomorrow at 7 PM, but here are a few other non-Garden activities that may be of interest for this holiday season (and not everyone reads the newspaper, so hopefully I'm helping to spread the word):

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Parades

Lexington Christmas Parade, Thursday, December 6th.  Starting at 7:30 PM at Main Street and Midland Avenue and traveling down Main to Mill Street.  Food and drink vendors will be at Cheapside Park, Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza, and Phoenix Park.

Richmond Christmas Parade, Friday, December 7th, starting at 7 PM.  I believe this usually runs from Alumni Coliseum down Lancaster Avenue, then up Main Street, ending near Collins Street.  (Has been a while since I have been, but I'm planning on going this year.)  We usually try to find a parking spot along the route well in advance of the roads closing so that us old grumpy people and our littles don't freeze and can watch the parade in relative comfort.

Winchester and Georgetown Christmas Parades, Saturday, December 1st, starting at 6 PM. (Sorry, I don't have more info about these, but of course, I will be at the Social.)

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Nativities

There will be an open exhibit of Nativities from around the world at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2459 Sir Barton Way, Lexington.

This will be on Sunday, December 9th, 2012.  Admission is free, All are welcome.

4 - 5:30 PM:  Nativity Exhibit & Children's Activities

5 - 7 PM:  Nativity Exhibit, Live Nativity, & Music

7 - 8 PM:  Concert

8 - 9 PM:  Nativity Exhibit & Refreshments

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Southern Lights

November 16th - December 31st, the 19^th Annual Southern Lights returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.  The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation presents Southern Lights annually in support of the Kentucky Horse Park - not only is this event a successful fundraiser benefiting the KHP, but it has become a beloved holiday tradition for families from around the Bluegrass and beyond! 

Admission 

Personal Vehicle (Sunday - Thursday) $15.00

Personal Vehicle (Friday and Saturday) $20.00

Complimentary Passes will be accepted Sunday – Thursday ONLY

For more info, check out kyhorsepark.com events.

Personal Note:  Santa Claus does not appear there after a certain date.  You may want to call in advance to see when that is.  We found out, sadly, by arriving on the last day Santa worked last year, and he left early that night... so no pics of the littles with the Jolly Old Elf.  I was upset (to put it politely).  So, if your heart is set on seeing Santa, be there early and as early in the month of December as possible.

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There are way too many events to list here, but I hope this helped you find a little fun for the holidays.

If you are looking for an event in the Bluegrass Area, I can highly recommend checking out the listings at LexGo.com. 

If you know of anything overlooked, please post it in the comments of this blog.

On the eve of December, I bid you all a fair night and a beautiful and love-filled holiday season!