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Best Family Shows This Spring

in Lexington

Dog Man - The Musical at Lexington Opera House

Dog Man - The Musical

A weird and wonderful world awaits audiences in Dog Man - The Musical, the riotously funny new production based on the best-selling children's cartoon series by surrealist genius Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies). Praised for being a family show that makes adults laugh as much as the kids, discover just what it is audiences love about this cult classic!

The Addams Family at Lexington Opera House

The Addams Family

The Addams Family are back, taking their mysterious and spooky lives on tour across the United States to share their story with the nation. After the Tony-nominated musical's premiere in Chicago in 2009, it moved on to Broadway and then the international stage. The Addams Family features a brand new story, with a book written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Maybe after you'll join Morticia and Gomez in their avowed thrice weekly tangos!

Monster Jam at Rupp Arena

Monster Jam

Going strong since the early 1990s, this bone-crunching, fuel-injected motor show gathers together the best drivers and monster trucks in the world to face off in the hopes of making it to the finals in Las Vegas. Expect to see amazing tricks, incredible stunts, and stunning pyrotechnics when this full-throttle show blazes into your town!

May 17, 2025

Rupp Arena

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Cirque Mechanics at EKU Center For The Arts

Cirque Mechanics

Cirque Mechanics unveils the all new circus spectacular Zephyr - A Whirlwind of Circus! A visionary marriage of the high flying art form, the company's trademark steampunk aesthetic and innovative storytelling. Perfect fun for the whole family (including the little ones) the mesmerizing show features a host of daring strongmen, acrobats, aerialists as well as a celebration of wind power and how as humans, for thousands of years, we've used wind to create machines.