Old Louisville Farmers Market
Old Louisville's first official farmers market. Coming back summer 2025, join us on select Saturdays for fresh produce, local baked goods, live music, and more!
Watermelon & Water Slides
Join with the St. Matthews neighborhood for an end-of-summer party! “Watermelon & Water Slides” is hosted by Highview’s Beechwood Campus on their front lawn. Bring a lawn chair and a friend! This is a free event, open to the community. They will have inflatable water slides, volleyball, and yard games for all ages.
Shakespeare in Dance: A Midsummer Night's Dream from Louisville Ballet
In the final week of the summer, Louisville Ballet returns for a ninth season to present an original dance piece by choreographer Roger Creel, inspired by Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy.
Nightly Schedule:
6:00 p.m. Food Trucks
7:00 p.m. Kids’ Globe, Will’s Gift Shop, Will’s Tavern
7:15 p.m. Community Pre-show Performance
8:00 p.m. Performance
St. Joe's Picnic for the Kids
Bring your family and friends to our annual St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids continuing August 9th on the St. Joe’s campus in Crescent Hill located at 2823 Frankfort Avenue. The weekend event will feature games, food trucks, family fun, and live music. Picnic is from noon until midnight. More details are available here: sjkids.org/picnic.
Highview Park: FridayFest
Local music, local food trucks, and community socializing every other Friday, throughout the Summer.
Caufield's Creepfest 2025
Whether you’re into spooky fashion, horror art, or just looking for a frightfully fun weekend, Creepfest 2025 is the place to be.
Family-friendly, pet-friendly, and 100% fang-tastic.
Tell your ghouls and goblins — and don’t forget your costume!
Kentucky State Fair
Held annually at the Kentucky Exposition Center, the Kentucky State Fair is a tradition that celebrates Kentucky’s culture, art, agriculture, music and more. Travel the entire Commonwealth and discover what Kentucky has to offer without having to leave the fairground at the Pride of the Counties exhibit or explore Agland, more than an acre of agriculture exhibits highlighting Kentucky’s farm and field heritage.
Connect at Bernheim
Discover the enchanting intersection of live music, arts, science, and nature during CONNECT, Bernheim’s annual electric evening event.
Bold, creative, immersive experiences will transform the 1.3 mile Lake Nevin Loop into a vibrant, illuminated trail. From intricate light sculptures to spontaneous dance, CONNECT showcases the power of art it inspire, provoke thought, and create meaningful experiences. Refreshments from local food trucks, bourbon, and beer vendors will be available.
Purchase Tickets: CONNECT | Bernheim Forest and Arboretum
Free Play Saturdays
Join us at Playcosystem, a 17-acre natural playground, for Free Play on Saturdays, presented by Aetna Better Health of Kentucky. Playworkers will be on-site with special materials (‘loose parts’), fun play challenges (how tall can you build?), and plenty of surprises to spark creativity and connection.
Waterfront Wednesday
Waterfront Wednesday is one of Louisville’s largest live music events every last Wednesday of the Month. Join them for their July 30th concert featuring artists : Sixpence None the Richer, Kashus Culpepper and Roadie'
Make sure to bring a blanket and some lawn chairs to relax and enjoy this amazing night!
WorldFest
The 23nd annual WorldFest, Louisvilleʼs premier international festival, attracts more than 150,000 attendees over the four-day Labor Day weekend. WorldFest celebrates and showcases the international cultures and communities that make up the city of Louisville and neighboring areas. WorldFest is free to attend and open to all ages, featuring entertainment stages, Parade of Cultures, Global Village, and more!
Bluey Night with the Louisville Bats
Bluey is making her way from down under and coming to the Louisville Slugger Field this July!!
Enjoy a fun filled day at the ballpark with a variety of games, their famous playground, and no matter your age you won’t want to miss this extrodinary game.
Grab your tickets today!
Kentucky Renaissance Festival
The Highland Renaissance Festival is a 13th century period festival that offers a wide variety of activities and entertainment.There are 9 stages of continuous entertainment daily, including LIVE Combat Jousting, Period Music, Dancing, Reenactment, Fire Juggling, Sword Swallowing, Acrobatics, Mud Show and much more. We have over 75 merchants and artisans that sell and demonstrate items such a clothing, jewelry, handmade blacksmith wares, soaps, herbals, mugs, children's games and more.
Register ahead time using the link below:
20th Annual Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival in Eminence, KY, May 31, 2025 - Events.com
Blackacre Farms Saturday Morning Farm Animal Feeding
Every Saturday morning, come experience life on a farm and help with feeding the farm animals! The goats, sheep and donkeys are fed by grain bowls in the meadow. They love the extra attention!
$10 per carload once you arrive!
St. Matthews Farmers Market
Fresh produce and hot breakfast. Join your neighbors, purchase plant starts, fresh spring vegetables, pastured meat, and more. Enjoy the sounds of live music and stroll the grounds. Children's seek and find and special events. They can't wait to see you there!
Trolley Hop
All aboard the Trolley Hop! Hop on our charming red trolley for a magical evening exploring the Gaslight District!
Shop, dine, and discover all the treasures that make JTown special. The best part? It's completely FREE and happens every last Friday of the month!
Divine 9: Night at the Park
Kentucky Shakespeare and our Divine 9 team members invite you to our fourth annual "Divine 9 at the Park" at Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park Friday, July 25 - welcoming the National Pan-Hellenic Council and member organizations of Louisville!
Schedule:
6:00PM: Food trucks open from the Louisville Food Truck Association
7:00PM: Free interactive Kids’ Globe tent will open
(7:00PM: For a special backstage tour experience, meet at the C. Douglas Ramey statue/memorial at the back right side of the amphitheater.)
7:15PM: Community pre-show performances begin - Divine 9 pre-show and Tonytopia.
8:00PM: Free performance of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival: Cymbeline
Join Kentucky Shakespeare for their run of the show Cymbeline. Cymbeline is Shakespeare’s inventive fairy tale of love, loss, and legacy, which features an evil stepmother, long-lost princes, a banished lover, dastardly villains, and a lion-hearted princess on a quest to Happily Ever After.
Louisville Zoo Presents: Roarchestra
ROARchestra is back! The Louisville Orchestra and your Louisville Zoo have partnered together again to present a wildly entertaining musical evening. Bring your blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy live music under the stars at the Zoo’s renovated Oasis stage.
Schedule
6:30 p.m. – Gate opens
7 p.m. – Oasis Field Opens
7-8 p.m. – Zoo Opens Before Concert
8:30 p.m. – Concert Begins
9:45 p.m. – Bars Close / Last Call
10 p.m. – Concessions Close*
*Late Night snacks available after the concert at Hillside Gazebo
Buy your tickets today! : Roarchestra - Louisville Zoo
Kentucky Shakespeare: Hamlet
Shakespeare’s unparalleled masterpiece is a haunting tale of corruption, betrayal, and revenge. Follow Hamlet through an electrifying and unforgettable journey into the human soul.
All performances are presented free of charge at Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, the longest-running non-ticketed Shakespeare festival in the United States.
E.C.O Kids Discovery Day
E-C-O stands for Every Child Outside, join this initiative to get your kiddo’s outside and discoverying the beauty of Bernheim Forest!
ECO days my include activities such as Hands-on Discovery Stations, Pop-up Story Cirlces, and a Hike of the Day
Nulu Summer Fest
NuLu's annual summer celebration, NuLu Summer Fest, will return to the 700 & 800 blocks of East Market Street on Saturday, July 19 from 12-7 pm with surf-inspired tunes, a watermelon eating contest, limbo contest, putt-putt, pickleball, summer yard games, local food trucks, 80+ vendors, and a tiki bar from Crowler Catering. Admission is free to NuLu Summer Fest.
The Vendors Markets at The Buechel Train Depot
Join the Buechel Train Depot for a vibrant Vendors Market at the historic Buechel Train Depot! Explore handmade crafts, local artisans, and some delicious food. Bring the family or your friends and enjoy a fun (and free!) weekend outing while supporting local businesses.
Playport Picnic
Join PlayPort for an amazing picnic at Waterfront Park!
Enjoy a day filled with kids’ activities, a touch-a-truck experience, entertainment, giveaways, and more. Come hungry—Gore’s Smokeout BBQ, Frosty’s, and AMiracle-Ade will be serving up delicious food and drinks, or feel free to pack your own picnic.
Let’s bring the community together for a joyful day of connection and play at the park!
Millanova Winery: Family Fun Day
Millanova Winery is kicking off their grand re-opening weekend with a full day of fun for the whole family!
Bring the kids, your friends, and your appetite for an evening packed with:
Inflatables & bounce houses, mobile petting zoo, face painting, fistful of tacos,Black Rock Grille, Kona Ice Slushy Truck, cornhole & family games.
Wine for the grown-ups, fun for the little ones!
Art in the Park
Celebrate National Recreation and Parks Month this July at Art in the Park! They are again partnering with Kentucky Shakespeare to host this event at Central Park on Thursday, July 17 from 6-8 p.m. Find free arts and craft activities under the pergola in the park before the showing of Cymbeline on the amphitheater stage. Make potions, leather keychains, flower crowns, beautiful beaded garden stakes and more. Kentucky Shakespeare will also have food trucks, Will's Tavern, Will's Gift Shop, Kids Globe and other entertainment
Lou vs. Lex Racing Louisville FC Game
Racing Louisville FC will host Lexington SC in a friendly at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 13, from Lynn Family Stadium, pitting Kentucky’s two women’s professional soccer teams against one another for the first time.
South Points Buy Local Fair
Find diversity and adventure in South Louisville with neighborhood independent businesses! Free parking and free admission.
Join us for music, kid’s area, food and local libations, as well as the heart of the Fair: shopping from local businesses!
Middletown Peddlers Mall's Summer Festival
Join our local Middletown Peddlers Mall for an event you don’t want to miss! With over 30 Outdoor Vintage Vendors, Mobile Petting Zoo, Food Trucks, Music, Dog Adoption, Games and Prizes! The list just goes on, they can’t wait for you all to join them this Friday!
Louisville Zoo: Cinema Safari
There’s nothing more classic than a night at movies! Join the Louisville Zoo in the Oasis Field at sundown to catch one of your favorite films on our giant screen under the stars. Gates open at 8 p.m., movie starts at sundown.
$5 for non-members, FREE for members.
Concessions available for purchase. No outside alcohol will be permitted. Don’t forget to pack your blanket or lawn chairs!