Grab your big hair, rhinestones, and favorite pair of boots because we’re celebrating the one and only Dolly Parton with a drag brunch fit for a Backwoods Barbie!
Come dressed in your Dolly best and get ready for a celebration of drag, country music, bourbon, and belonging…because it costs a lot of rhinestones to look this fabulous!

Sip on Bespoken Spirits cocktails, meet fellow bourbon lovers from across the queer community and beyond, and kick off festival weekend in style.

Lex Lez Books & Lussi Brown are partnering for a Community Book Swap! On Sunday, 10/5 from 1-4 pm, grab a drink at LB and bring some reads you'd like to pass on & trade them for some new publications. We encourage bringing queer books to trade out, but we're happy to accept any genre. Event is free & 21+ (coffee, tea, cocktails, and mocktails available for purchase)

Join Faulkner Morgan Archive for a special weekend edition of Lex Lez Night at Lussi Brown Coffee Bar on Saturday, October 4th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Stop by for coffee or a cocktail and learn more about our organization while exploring some of the remarkable LGBTQ stories we preserve. Everyone is welcome, and the event is free for guests 21 and over.

The evening will also feature a selection of archival items highlighting Kentucky’s lesbian history. Afterwards, continue the celebration at Crossings Lexington with a drag show honoring lesbian icons, with a $5 cover. Proceeds support FMA’s work preserving and sharing Kentucky’s LGBTQ history.

Step into Lexington’s Distillery District and beyond for an afternoon that blends bourbon heritage, local flavor, and stories of belonging that deserve to be told. Along the way, we’ll raise a glass to the city’s queer trailblazers, uncover hidden histories, and celebrate the community that continues to thrive today. We’ll visit Elkhorn Tavern, Barrel House, James E. Pepper Distillery, Goodfella’s, Desperado’s Cantina, Crank & Boom, The Book Club Wine Room, and finally — we’ll roll into the evening at The Manchester’s Lost Palm with a drag happy hour — a sparkling celebration of pride, performance, and community spirit.

Take a deep dive into Lexington’s bourbon entrepreneurs of the late 1800s and today; spend time in the RD1 Forest, learning about our R&D distillery and wood-finishing lab; and enjoy a sensory tasting of our bourbon portfolio.

Lussi Brown & LEX Creative ReUse are partnering to bring you a low-key night to craft, meet new friends, & bitch about whatever is on your mind! Come hang out at Lussi Brown Coffee Bar from 5-8pm on Friday, 10/3 and bring your knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching or any other craft you're working on, or try one provided by LEX Creative ReUse at no cost. Event is 21+ only (coffee, tea, cocktails, and mocktails available for purchase).