28th Annual Roots & Heritage Festival

Join the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center for our annual presented programming hosted during Roots & Heritage Festival. We are thrilled to join the Festival in its 28th year. For a schedule of activities happening on the official Roots & Heritage stage, visit rootsfestky.com

All are welcome and activities are FREE & OPEN to the public.

Full Schedule (activity location, all activities listed take place inside the Lyric):

SATURDAY 9/10:
12:00pm-3:00pm: Arts and Crafts presented by Sisohpromatem Art Foundation (Main Lobby)
1:00pm-3:00pm: Live musicial performance by FluteJuice (Gallery)
1:00pm-5:00pm: Book reading and reception by Terry Foody on “The Pie Seller, The Drunk, and the Lady: Heros of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky” Complimentary light refreshments and snacks provided (Museum)

SUNDAY 9/11:
Doors open at 4:00pm: Annual Gospel Fest (Theatre)

Activities made possible by the generous sponsorship of Fifth Third Bank. We thank them for their continued support of our presented programming.

Japan Summer Festival

JASK’s annual summer festival, celebrating all things Japanese!

Enjoy Japanese performers, food, games, and vendors!

Lexington Jewish Food Festival

First-ever Lexington Jewish Food Festival featuring a sampling menu that includes traditional dishes such as matzo ball soup, kugel, latkes, knishes, borscht and Israeli salad.

Separate bake shop will offer homemade goods such as challah, rugelach, strudel and honey cake.