Labor Day Weekend: 3 Things To Do In Lexington

The unofficial end of summer has finally arrived and it’s important to savor every last minute of it. The Lexington, Kentucky area has plenty of options to help make your Labor Day weekend one to remember.

Enjoy some country music, play some golf for a good cause, or get out of the city for a campout under the stars.

Take advantage of all that Lexington has to offer and be sure to take a look at the Lexington Patch calendar here.

Red, White, & Boom Music Festival

Country music fans will absolutely love this festival. The shows begin on Friday and the entire festival ends on Sunday evening, making Red, White, & Boom the ideal music festival for Labor Day in Lexington. Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, and Blake Shelton are just some of the names scheduled to entertain the crowds this weekend in Lexington. Single day general admission tickets start at $69.50 and a full three day pass will run you $199. Tickets can be purchased here.

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PGA Hope Golf Tournament

Interested in hitting the links this weekend? Would you also like to help out a great cause? The Griffin Gate Golf Club is hosting a tournament on Labor Day to benefit PGA Hope, a charity dedicated to helping Veterans with disabilities “enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.” For $125, participants will play 18 holes of golf as well as enjoy a continental breakfast and gourmet lunch. Prizes are awarded for longest drive, closest to the pin, most accurate drive, and hole in one!

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Labor Day Celebration Campout

For all the animal lovers out there, the Labor Day Celebration Campout is worth checking out. The campout is held in conjunction with the Bluegrass Classic Dog Show. Many of the four legged participants and their owners pitch tents and “ruff it” (pun intended) for all of Labor Day weekend. The whole family can enjoy activities like free pony rides, movie nights, free lunch and even NASCAR races.

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Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We want you to, too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar.

Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it:

1. Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.
2. Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly, have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.
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