Category: Community Events
Coverage of festivals, fundraisers, public gatherings, seasonal activities, family events, workshops, and community happenings across the Berea area.
EKU CityFest 2026 Brings Richmond to Life on Thursday Night 🎉
When the sun sets over the Intramural Field, a wave of color and sound rolls across Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. On Thursday, September 10, 2026, the university will open its gates to the city for its annual CityFest, a street-fair-style celebration that turns campus space into a marketplace of local business stalls, student-run activities, and…
Miss Spoonbread and Miss Berea Pageants Set for Saturday, September 5, at Berea Community Gym 👑
Every town has its own way of picking the young women who will wear its name for the next year. In Berea, we do it out in the open, on a gym floor, in front of everybody. This year that day is Saturday, September 5, 2026, when the Miss Spoonbread Festival and Miss Berea pageants…
Berea Arts Council marks 40 years with Stepping Out for Art on Sept. 5 🎨
Berea has been making room for artists for a long time, and on Saturday, September 5, the Berea Arts Council will mark four decades of that work with its annual Stepping Out for Art fundraiser. The event runs from 5 to 10 p.m. at Churchill’s, 100 Churchill Drive in Berea. The Berea Arts Council is…
Lexington Comic & Toy Con Adds a Fall Weekend at Central Bank Center, Sept. 4-6 🥶
If you have a kid who has worn the same superhero mask to Richmond Road all summer, or a closet bin of action figures you have been meaning to sort, this one is for you. Lexington Comic & Toy Con is adding a fall edition for the first time. It runs Friday through Sunday, September…
64West Brings Free Live Music to Griffin Gate’s Mansion Lawn Friday, September 4 🎷
Food vendors, a Lexington variety band, and an outdoor concert on the grounds of a 19th-century estate. If you have been looking for a free Friday night out that does not require a ticket or a reservation, Music at The Mansion has one for you. 64West takes the stage on the Mansion lawn at the…
Free Live Music Returns to Moondance Amphitheater with Honeychild 🎤
Free live music returns to the Moondance Amphitheater this September, offering a reliable, no-fuss Friday night tradition for residents of Madison County and the surrounding communities. On Friday, September 4, 2026, the Summer Nights in Suburbia concert series brings the high-energy local band Honeychild to the stage. The event runs from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.,…
Meet the Forest Reptiles of Madison County at the Forestry Outreach Center 🐢
If you have spent any time hiking the wooded hollows around Berea in late summer, you know the quiet rustle of dry leaves usually means someone small is on the move. Most often, it is a reptile going about its daily business. These cold-blooded neighbors are an essential part of our local ecosystem, yet they…
Free Concert: Lexington Legend Tee Dee Young Brings Blues to Berea College 🎸
Thursday, September 3, is a good night to clear your calendar. The Berea College convocation series is bringing Tee Dee Young to campus, and if you know anything about Kentucky blues, you already know his name means serious music. Young is a Lexington institution: 50-plus years of playing, singing, and leading bands in blues clubs…
A Disney Classic Opens the Door to the Stage With The Aristocats KIDS Auditions in Berea
Some movies belong mostly to one generation. Disney’s The Aristocats belongs to several. Many grandparents first met Duchess, Thomas O’Malley, Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz when the animated movie arrived in theaters in 1970. Parents may remember watching it during a later theater release, on television, or over and over at home. Today’s children are still…
There Is Still Time for Free Weekday Lunches at the Berea Library 🥪
Summer has a way of moving faster than expected. June programs begin, the Fourth of July passes, and families start thinking about school supplies before they realize several weeks of summer remain. One useful Berea program is still available throughout that final stretch. The Madison County Public Library’s Berea branch is offering Lunch Bunch To-Go…
Seussical Opens Spotlight Acting School’s 24th Season With Two Casts and a Senior Send-Off 🎭
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” That simple idea sits at the heart of Seussical the Musical. It also fits the work Spotlight Acting School has been doing in Berea for more than two decades: every student matters, every role matters, and every young person deserves an opportunity to be heard. Spotlight Acting…
Bluegrass Players Seek the Living and the Undead for Zombie Night! The Musical 🧟
Some people join community theater because they love to sing, some want to act, and others simply want to meet new people or try something they have not done since high school. There is, however, a unique group of people who may have a strange talent for walking slowly, groaning loudly, and looking as if…
Wolves of Sherwood Brings Robin Hood’s Next Generation to the Spotlight Stage 🐺
Most Robin Hood stories end while Robin is still the center of the legend. He remains the fearless outlaw in Sherwood Forest, forever frustrating the Sheriff of Nottingham, protecting the public, and gathering loyal followers around him. Chelsea Frandsen’s action-filled drama Wolves of Sherwood asks a more interesting question: What happens after the legend grows…
Business Brew: Where Berea’s Local Entrepreneurs Meet Over Coffee ☕️
Business Brew brings Berea-area entrepreneurs together over coffee at Just Love, offering a simple monthly place to trade leads, solve problems, and build local business connections.
Mid-Week Pickups: Tuesday Evenings at the Berea Farmers Market 🥕
The Berea Farmers Market runs a quieter Tuesday evening market from 4 to 7 p.m., giving local shoppers a mid-week way to buy fresh food, artisan goods, and Kentucky Double Dollars-eligible staples.
When the Studio Meets the Street: Berea’s Interdependence Art Parade Brings Art Into Motion 🎭
Berea’s Interdependence Art Parade brings giant puppets, costumes, brass music, and collaborative neighborhood creativity into the street on Sunday, July 5.
Film Acting Camp Gives Berea Students a Chance to Step in Front of the Camera 🎬
The Spotlight Playhouse’s Film Acting Camp gives Berea students a practical introduction to on-camera performance, self-tapes, and digital acting reels before the June 29 start date.
Community Wealth and Hand-Drums: Looking Back at the Junebug Festival 🥁
The Junebug Festival brought music, vendors, food, and community connection to Old Town Berea, showing how local events keep both civic trust and neighborhood spending alive.
Bug Safari Gives Berea Kids a Real-World Nature Hunt Close to Home 🐞
Children are usually better at finding bugs than adults are. Adults walk through the yard thinking about schedules, errands, dinner, and whether the laundry ever actually ends. Children crouch down. They notice the beetle on the sidewalk. The ant trail near the porch. The tiny thing moving on a leaf. The bug that looks strange…
Feeding Berea While School Is Out: Training the Next Generation of Growers 🌱
SUN Meals and the Sprouts Youth Market are feeding Berea families this summer while teaching local youth how to grow, sell, and support their community.