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title: "Lexington events this week: Northside Day of the Dead Festival, Balinese Gamelan Concert and more"
description: "More things to do in Lexington this week, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2026: Northside Day of the Dead Festival; Balinese Gamelan Concert; Kentucky Men's Soccer."
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# [Lexington events this week: Northside Day of the Dead Festival, Balinese Gamelan Concert and more](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/lexington-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026-part-3)

 Written by [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/author/jarvis) | Oct 27, 2026, 3:20:31 AM

Lexington has even more going on this week. Here are 3 more events happening Oct. 27 to Nov. 2.

## 1. Northside Day of the Dead Festival

**When:** Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 to 7 p.m.  
**Where:** Castlewood Park

A community Día de los Muertos celebration. [Event details](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-weekend-october-30-november-1-2026).

## 2. Balinese Gamelan Concert

**When:** Sunday, Nov. 1, 6 to 8 p.m.  
**Where:** Singletary Center for the Arts

University of Kentucky's gamelan ensemble performs. [Event details](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-weekend-october-30-november-1-2026).

## 3. Kentucky Men's Soccer

**When:** Halloween weekend  
**Where:** University of Kentucky

The Wildcats play at home. [Event details](https://aroundlex.com/guides/lexington-weekend-october-30-november-1-2026).

*Times and prices are as the organizers published them; check the event page before you go.*

**Looking for something fun to do?** [See what's on in Lexington this week on Evvnt](https://evvnt.com/events/?towns=Lexington).

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*Header photo: US Treasury Dept., [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/), via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lexington_Kentucky_post_office_circa_1901.jpg) (cropped)*

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