This Friday, November 26th, the 41st Light Up Louisville powered by LG&E is happening in magical Downtown Louisville! As always, this is a free, community event thanks to Louisville Downtown Partnership! 

This year, there will be tons of fun for the family including live entertainment, lots of vendors, photos with family in front of a holiday backdrop of your choosing, and the AT&T Santa's Workshop where kids will have the opportunity to take home some fun holiday crafts and write a letter to Santa Claus and U.S. Veterans!

Be sure to register at Santa's Workshop for the chance to win a bicycle, courtesy of our friends at Toys for Tots! 

Toys for Tots will have a drop box set up at Louisville for families who are able to donate a toy to a child this Christmas. Please be sure it is unwrapped and new so that Santa Claus can help us deliver them!

Speaking of Santa Claus... this year the Lots of Lights parade is back which will feature dozens of beautiful floats and vehicles, adorned with hundreds of twinkling lights. Then at the end of the parade, we will welcome the REAL Santa Claus as he makes his second stop on his World Tour in Louisville, KY! 

Santa will help us light up the city with thousands of lights and fireworks! Stick around afterwards to celebrate our city as we close out the night with our headlining band, Eight Inch Elvis! 

Click on the banner above for more information and be sure to share our Facebook Event Page with your friends and family so that we can make this the greatest return to Light Up ever!

First Mate's Market

Nov. 27th, 11:00AM - 5:00PM

Take a trip to the river for the inaugural First Mate’s Market! Climb aboard the historic Belle for a dockside shopping event featuring local small businesses.

This fun shopping and social event is the perfect opportunity to discover unique holiday gifts for friends and family, all while supporting Louisville’s small business community! This event will run from 11AM to 5PM on November 27 as we celebrate Small Business Saturday. No tickets are required for this dockside shopping event.

401 W. River Rd., Louisville, KY 40202

Roots 101 Night at the Museum

Nov. 27th, 5:30 - 8:30PM

Guests are encouraged to wear their holiday PJs & enjoy a family friendly Night at the Museum featuring a special Sankofa Tour for children, hot chocolate, gingerbread house making, holiday crafts, story telling, Santa workshop, & more!

Admission is $20 including photos with Santa. Tickets can be purchased here.

124 N. 1st St., Louisville, KY 40202

Flea Off Market @ Logan Street Market

Nov. 27th & 28th

The Flea Off Market is back at a new holiday location! Head over to Logan Street Market for the next four weekends for great shopping, food & drinks, and entertainment! 

Starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27 & 28) and running through Dec. 18 & 19. Each day will feature a different cast of vendors chosen by The Flea Off Market to pop-up both inside & on the streets outside Logan Street Market!

Vendors can apply to set up at the Holiday Bazaar here!

1001 Logan St., Louisville, KY, 40204

Maker's Mark Holiday Bottle Dipping

Nov. 27th, 12:00 - 2:00PM

Saturday, November 27th, stop by 21C and pick up a custom red and green dipped bottle of Maker's Mark! The perfect gift for a bourbon enthusiast or maybe just an excuse to add to your own collection? 

Enjoy a house aged Maker’s Mark eggnog cocktail by Proof on Main and explore the exhibitions while you wait for the wax to dry. 

700 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202

Family Crafts: Make an Ornament

Dec. 1st, 6:30 - 7:30PM

Kick off December with the kiddos by making a fun holiday craft! Head to the Resource Room to make an ornament. Ornaments will be clear and plastic and can be filled with paint, pom poms, glitter, and more!

Dress for a mess!

Ornament crafts are $10 a child. Get your ticket here.

1860 Mellwood Ave., Studio 182, Louisville, KY 40206

Lights Under Louisville

Nov 12th - Jan. 2nd

Each year the Louisville Mega Cavern is transformed into an underground holiday light spectacular for the Christmas season.

Enjoy a 30-minute ride through 17 miles of underground passageways. Featuring more than 900 illuminated characters with more than four million points of light.

Tickets start at $32.99, get your tickets here.

1841 Taylor Ave., Louisville, KY 40213

Christmas Tree Lane

Nov. 19th - ?

The 18th Annual Christmas Tree Lane returns to Waterfront Park! The Christmas Tree market will be selling Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, White Pine, Scotch Pine, Fraser Fir wreaths, White Pine roping, wooden reindeer and snowmen. 

It will be open daily from 8AM to 8PM, now until trees run out! 

Christmas Tree Lane is located along Witherspoon Street between Preston (near Slugger Field) and Floyd streets. Parking is available for customers along Witherspoon Street, in the Green Parking Lot at Waterfront Park (underneath the 1-64 overpass near the corner of River Road & Preston), and in the surface parking lot across from the Great Lawn, directly adjacent to the market. 

Fete de Noel at Paristown

Nov. 19th - Jan. 2nd

There is so much cheer to be had at Paristown this holiday season! Starting with the crystal ice skating rink, a stunning 100'x50' outdoor ice skating rink is an authentic sheet of ice featuring festive holiday music, skate rentals for all ages and connected concession stand. General admission tickets are $15 per person.

The Brent Street Holiday Market will feature fresh cut trees & wreaths, vinyl, vintage, gift ideas, art, local food and much more from over 20 local and regional vendors.

On top of that, fun activities for the kids include the Santa's Paristown Workshop where they can get their picture taken with Santa. As well as the Spirits of Scrooge Escape Room Experience, tickets on sale soon!

You'll be thinking "Ho-Ho-How do they do it??" 

731 Brent St., Louisville, KY 40204

Lights On Main

Nov. 26th - Dec. 12th

Lights On Main is a display of live Christmas trees in Downtown Louisville to promote community and support a good cause. Each tree is sponsored and decorated by a local corporation, group, or family.

All funds raised will go towards supporting I Would Rather Be Reading; a nonprofit organization providing equitable access to literacy education to students in South and West Louisville.

615 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202

Winter Woods Spectacular

Nov. 26th through Dec. 26th

Winter Woods Spectacular will feature millions of twinkling lights integrated into dazzling holiday displays, set to music, while guests weave their way through the woods. Highlights of the ½ mile drive include an ice castle, gingerbread houses, Bavarian villages and, new this year, an epic drive-thru light tunnel.

The event will be open from 6-10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $35 per car. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. 

4800 New Cut Rd., Louisville, KY 40214