Lexington Pride Festival highlights the 15 best things to do in Lexington this weekend

Here is a Lexington list and guide of the best events for the weekend around Central Kentucky on Friday, Saturday and Sunday if you are bored and need things to do from live music concerts, music festivals, festivals, local garden tours, the beginning of summer and summer solstice celebrations, the Lexington Pride Festival, SoulFeast Week and kid-friendly events like Free Friday Flicks at Jacobson Park, comedy shows.

Music festival: Festival Of The Red in Slade

Regional musicians like Cody Lee Meece, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Sydney Adams, Hunter Flynn and Maggie Noelle will perform at the fifth annual Festival Of The Red at the Daniel Boone Campground in Slade from June 22-24. $111. 90 L&E Railroad Pl, Slade. FestivalOfTheRed.com.

Comedian Rocky Dale Davis at Comedy Off Broadway

TikTok and Instagram comedian Rocky Dale Davis will perform at Comedy Off Broadway on June 23 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and June 24 at 6:30 and 9 p.m. $25. 161 Lexington Green Cir #C4. ComedyOffBroadway.com.

Free Friday Flicks at Jacobson Park

Watch “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” and enjoy a pre-show fencing demonstration under the stars when Friday Flicks returns to Jacobson Park for family fun at this kid-friendly event June 23 at 7 p.m. Free. 4001 Athens-Boonesboro Rd. LexingtonKy.gov.

Summer Nights In Suburbia Concert Series at Moondance Amphitheater

Folk rock band Run Katie Run will perform during the next iteration of the Summer Night In Suburbia concert series at Moondance Amphitheater on June 23 at 7 p.m. Free. 5200 Monarch St. LexingtonKy.gov.

Concentric Dronecult Summer Solstice Celebration at the Loudoun House

The Loudoun House will be transformed into a multi-sensory wonderland led by music from Ghost Affirmation, Everyone Lives Everyone Wins and Eolith during a Fourth Friday and Summer Solstice celebration on June 23 at 7 p.m. Free. 209 Castlewood Dr. facebook.com/events/555020923452187.

Comedian Ross Mathews at the Lexington Opera House

Comedian and co-host of daily syndicated talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show”, Ross Mathews, will bring his “I Gotchu, Girl!” tour to the Lexington Opera House on June 23 at 7:30 p.m. From $34.50. Mathews is also known for being a judge and producer on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and a regular on “Chelsea Lately” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” 401 W Short St. LexingtonOperaHouse.com.

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Arcadian Wild, DeeOhGee concerts at The Burl

Folk and country soundscapes will envelope The Burl on June 23 when The Arcadian Wild and Gabe Lee perform (8 p.m., $15) followed by a rock’n roll storm on June 24 from DeeOhGee, Taildragger and Uncle Sexy & The Nephews (8 p.m., $12). 375 Thompson Rd. TheBurlKy.com.

Emo Night Brooklyn dance party at Manchester Music Hall

Emo Night Brooklyn, a DJ-based dance party pumping out emo and pop punk jams, will take over Manchester Music Hall on June 23 at 8 p.m. $17-20. 899 Manchester St. ManchesterMusicHall.com.

Open Gates to Bluegrass Living Garden Tour

Explore some of the city’s more glamorous gardens during The Lexington Council Garden Clubs’ Open Gates to Bluegrass Living Garden Tour on June 24 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $20. LexGardenClubs.org.

Curbside Garden Tour

The Lexington Chapter of Wild Ones, an environmental advocacy group promoting the use of native plants in private gardens and public landscapes, will host a curbside garden tour of six local pollinator gardens on June 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Lexington.WildOnes.org.

Lexington Pride Festival at the Central Bank Center

The Lexington Pride Festival will celebrate 15 years when it convenes inside at the Central Bank Center on June 24 from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. with live music, drag shows, DJ dance parties, burlesque and more. In years past, the popular event had been held at the Robert F. Stephens courthouse plaza, but organizers say the festival has grown so big they have had to deny participation. because of lack of space. Moving to the Central Bank Center gives them space to spread out. $5-10. 430 W Vine St. LexPrideFest.org.

Music On The Lawn concert series at Shaker Village

Indie folk band Lylak will perform during the Music On The Lawn concert series at Shaker Village Of Pleasant Hill on June 24 at 6:30 p.m. Free. 3501 Lexington Rd, Harrodsburg. ShakerVillageKy.org.

Ashland Lawn Party at the Henry Clay Estate

Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate will host its 26th annual lawn party on June 24. The event will begin at 5:30 with cocktails and appetizers with music from Electria followed by dinner from Selma’s Catering at 7 and a silent auction at 8 p.m. Sold out. 120 Sycamore Rd. HenryClay.org.

Summer Solstice concert at Maxwell Presbyterian Church

The Center for Old Music in the New World will present its spring concert, Sweeter than Roses, featuring performances from Thomas Morley, Michael Praetorius, Henry Purcell, Girolamo Frescobaldi and Maddalena Casulana at Maxwell Presbyterian Church on June 24 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. 180 E Maxwell St. CenterForOldMusic.org.

Soulful Sunday Gospel Brunch at Infinity: Rooftop Restaurant + Bar

SoulFeast Week will conclude with a gospel brunch at Infinity: Rooftop Restaurant + Bar on June 25 from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. with featured chef Damon Heeter, director of Food & Beverage at the Marriott Lexington City Center, and live music from Courtney Campbell. $25. 150 W Main St. SoulFestWeek.com.

Matt Wickstrom is a freelancer covering food, music and more. You can follow him on Instagram at @WickstromWrites .