Southsider Magazine, 434 Old Vine Street, Lexington, KY (2026)

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06/05/2026

This weekend, the streets will be alive with the sound of music for Smiley Pete's 2nd annual Lexington Porch Fest! Check out the link below for our guide to more than 40 porches & lawns across town that will be hosting live music on Saturday & Sunday, free & open to the public.

Big thanks to BACK Construction for supporting this unique community event!

Presented by BACK Construction and produced by Smiley Pete Publishing, this 2nd annual community-wide event is a 2-day, “choose your own adventure”-style celebration of Lexington’s neighborhoods and musicians taking place on June 6-7, 2026.

06/03/2026

Our annual SUMMER FUN GUIDE is on the stands now! 🌞 We've outlined more than 100 opportunities to catch a concert, play, outdoor movie, festival or other summer cultural outing in the months ahead. This issue is one to keep around! Grab a copy or check out the guide at the link below 👇

Lexington has long been rich with options when it comes to summer entertainment! We’ve put together a comprehensive list of the best summer festivals, concert series and other fabulous cultural events taking place over the next few months.

04/22/2026

Our Best of Lex FOOD & DRINK section is a great resource to keep around! Whether you're trying to figure out where to grab a cheap bite, have an al-fresco dining experience, where to take a first date, or what the best spots are for any specific niche cuisine type – we've got you covered 🌮🍔🍕🥗🍜

Check it out at the link below (and don't forget to grab a print copy if you haven't already – they're almost gone!)

It’s true — Lexington loves to eat! We love to eat well, supporting a thriving local restaurant scene that rivals that of much larger cities. We here at Smiley Pete would put our culinary scene up against any other. Fortunately for those of us who li

04/16/2026

Lexington is blessed with an incredible array of people, organizations and businesses who create, facilitate and support the world class visual art, performance and other cultural offerings that enrich the lives of all who live in or visit our city!

Check out who & what our readers voted as their faves in dozens of Arts & Culture-related categories!

Lexington is blessed with an incredible array of people, organizations and businesses who create, facilitate and support the world class visual art, performance and other cultural offerings that enrich the lives of all who live in or visit our city

04/15/2026

Y'ALL. The lineup just dropped and we cannot keep quiet about this one.

HOUNDSTOCK is coming to Gatton Park on May 15–16 — and Lexington, you are going to love this.

Fifteen incredible Kentucky artists. Two days of live music. The best BBQ in the Bluegrass. Bourbon. And yes, you can bring your dog.

The lineup:

Bee Taylor & The Lexington Philharmonic String Quartet // Tee Dee Young // Bedford // Stoll Vaughan // Eric Bolander // Treyvon King Band // Sydney Adams // Low Gap // Dead Air Dennis & Bryan Himes // Mash Grass // Corduroy Brown // Lance Rodgers // Samuel James // Cait Justice // Emma Hansman

From blues legends to the next wave of Americana songwriters, this is the sound of Kentucky — right here in our backyard.

We need your help making this thing huge. Share this post, tag your people, and let's show up big for these artists and for Lexington. First-year festivals don't happen without a community behind them, and that's what we do best around here.

Grab your tickets at houndstockfest.com 🎶🐕

A 2-day americana & alt-country music festival at Gatton Park in Lexington, Kentucky. May 15–16, 2026. Live music, BBQ, and more.

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