Events

Dec 12 2023 | 7:30pm

Warm up with hot jazz music at Singletary Center as UK Jazz Studies presents the UK Jazz Studies and Bluegrass Area Jazz Ambassadors’ “Jazzy Christmas.” The concert will begin 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Singletary Center Recital Hall.

The Bluegrass Area Jazz Association (BAJA) is a nonprofit organization committed to the promotion of jazz education and the performance of jazz in the Bluegrass area. BAJA consists…

Singletary Recital Hall
ADULT: $11.00; STUDENT: $5.00 (plus additional fees)
Dec 15 2023 | 7pm, Dec 16 2023 | 2pm

Bluegrass Youth Ballet presents "The Nutcracker in One Act" in the SCFA Concert Hall.

This shortened performance of The Nutcracker (presented in a single, family-friendly act) was created with younger audiences in mind, condensing the enchantment to capture the attention of kids.

ALSO - Enhance your experience with attendance at the Sugar Plum Tea Party after the performance. This is your golden opportunity to mingle with beloved…

$28 ADULTS / $23 STUDENTS
Dec 22 2023 | 7:30pm

TICKETS: 
Save $5 when you purchase before the day of the show! 

$25 VIP (includes admission to the performance and reception)
$15 Adults
$10 Students/Seniors
Children 5 and under can enter for free - please contact the SCFA Ticket Office at (859) 257-4929 to reserve 

The African American Ballet Troupe (AABT) of Lexington, KY is excited to bring you the Ebony Nutcracker which is their…

Singletary Concert Hall
$ 10 - $25
Jan 20 2024 | 4pm

Featuring Men’s Chorus and acoUstiKats with area high school boys choirs

Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Jan 25 2024 | 7:30pm

Jeff Parker is recognized as one of contemporary music’s most versatile and innovative electric guitarists and composers. With a prolific output characterized by musical ideas of angularity and logic, he works in a wide variety of mediums - from pop, rock and jazz to new music - using ideas informed by innovations and trends in both popular and experimental forms. He creates works that explore and exploit the contrary relationships between…

Singletary Recital Hall
$25 ADULTS / $10 STUDENTS
Feb 2 - 4 2024

Honor Band Weekend features two fantastic bands and lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and share in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with giants of the wind band world and other band students.

Entrance into the Honors Concert Band is based on high school director recommendation and all names must be submitted by director and not by student. Entrance into the Honors Wind Ensemble will be based on a personal application and…

Singletary Center
Audition/Nomination Required
Feb 3 2024 | 7:30pm

University of Kentucky Wind Symphony with Lafayette High School Wind Symphony
Singletary Center for the Arts | Concert Hall 
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 | 7:30PM

UK Wind Symphony, Dr. John Cody Birdwell, Conductor

Singletary Concert Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
Feb 6 2024 | 7:30pm

UK Symphony Band KMEA Preview Concert featuring Beaumont Middle School 

Singletary Center
Free
Feb 13 2024 | 7:30pm

UK Chorale Winter Concert
Singletary Center for the Arts | Recital Hall
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 | 7:30PM

Singletary Recital Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
Feb 14 2024 | 7:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
$14 adults, $7 students
Feb 16 2024 | 7:30pm

MENDELSSOHN MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM STRAUSS EIN HELDENLEBEN

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
University of Kentucky Treble Choir
John Nardolillo, conductor
Lori Hetzel, director

Mathilde Wantenaar: Prélude à une nuit américaine (Kentucky premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn: music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)

Singletary Concert Hall
$11 Adults/ $5 Students (all tickets subject to additional processing fees)
Feb 24 2024 | 7 - 10pm

Presented by the UK Art Museum

We are thrilled to gather for a memorable fund-and-friend-raiser honoring Wendy and Dan Rowland for their many years of engagement with art and culture on our university campus and in the Lexington community. All proceeds support the Museum’s year-round programs and Free Admission policy.  Together and separately, the Rowlands are passionate advocates for scholarship and creativity. Wendy is an established…
Singletary Center
$125, tickets available soon
Feb 27 2024 | 7:30pm
Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Mar 1 2024 | 7pm
TICKETS: 
$39.75 - $59.75 by location 
PLATINUM: $99.75 (platinum seats are not VIP tickets, and no additional benefits outside of prime seating are included) 

ABOUT JOE:
Joe Gatto is a comedian best known from the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” He has toured with the Jokers live comedy show to sold-out crowds across the world, including legendary arenas, such as Madison Square Garden in…
Singletary Concert Hall
$39.75 - $59.75 by location 
Mar 2 2024 | 7pm
Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 | 7PM
Singletary Center for the Arts

TICKETS: 
$39.50 - $49.50 by location 
PLATINUM: $69.50 (platinum seats are not VIP tickets, and no additional benefits outside of prime seating are included) 
ROAST ZONE: $75 / GUARANTEED ROAST ZONE: $200

ABOUT NATE:
Nate Jackson has exploded as one of the fastest-growing comedians through his…
Singletary Concert Hall
$39.50 - $49.50 by location