It's time for another Nulu First Friday! Head to East Market Street for extended hours at many art galleries, shops, bars, restaurants and other businesses in the area! 

The first Friday night of the month visit Nulu East Market District and enjoy late night shopping, food and drinks, and fun memories with friends and family! For a full list of participating businesses click here. 

E. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202

The Frankfort Avenue Business Association (FABA), Crescent Hill Community Council and the Clifton Community Council would like to invite you, your family and friends to participate in the 29th Annual Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade! 

The Easter Bunny and Grand Marshall will kick off the parade. "Good Ears" awards will be given out to the most creative floats and participants. Watch as many fun and decorated groups return to the Easter Parade including the Shriners, antique cars, homemade family floats, Hwang's Martial Artists, the Talking Police Car and the Mounted Sheriff's Posse!

This free, family-friendly event will also have plenty of free candy! Make plans to come out and celebrate the return of spring on beautiful Historic Frankfort Avenue!

Stilz to Pope St., Frankfort Ave, St. Matthews, KY

Head to Paristown this weekend as they welcome back over 75 vendors selling plants, shrubs, native plants, gardening tools, vintage garden items, butterfly kits, bugs, mulch, annuals, perennials, free seminars all day, chickens, herbs, fruits and vegetable plants and so much more!

This year is going to be even bigger and better with the Master Gardeners of Louisville selling their plants at the event.

This event is free and open to the public.

720 Brent St., Louisville, KY 40204

It’s a collectors mecca convention located in beautiful Derby City. The LouisvilleCon strives to be Kentucky’s best and truest comic convention featuring fandoms of multiple genres. 

The show will have exhibitors that cater to a wide spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, gaming, video games, movies, records, wrestling, television, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel plus much more.

In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals and fandom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet.

Admission is $20. Kids 11 and younger enter free. Purchase your tickets here. 

1780 Plantside Dr., Jeffersontown, KY 40299

Shop Derby fashions including Derby hats, bowties, dresses and more with MELANnaire Marketplace! Join them this Saturday at Fourth Street Live! for an outdoor market featuring a wide variety of vendors.

Shop local and shop Black-owned businesses!

Interested in being a vendor at MELANnaire Marketplace? Click here.

411 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40202

Welcome spring with the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association and Friends of Shelby Park at the Shelby Park Spring Fling!

The event will include egg hunts, lawn games, face painting, community organizations, music, as well as food & beer for purchase.

This is a free, family-friendly event.

Interested in volunteering to help out with the event? Click here to learn more!

600 E. Oak St., Louisville, KY 40203

All month long in April you can make a difference in our community through Give a Day, the Mayor's Celebration of Service! This program partners with Metro United Way who works every day to lift our community by mobilizing people and maximizing our community’s resources to advance equity and share opportunities for all. 

Check out all the opportunities to volunteer and register for service here! Some volunteer opportunities include giving fresh paint to community buildings, clean-up and landscaping of our shared outdoor spaces, clothing drives for children and babies, food deliveries to those in need, and so much more. 

Any act of service helps! If you are unable to register for a physical act of service but would still love to contribute, donations to the Mayor's Give a Day are accepted here. Your donation will help to keep Give a Day going and provide supplies needed to help the community! 

The region's largest lantern festival comes to the Zoo in a whole new way! Experience the stunning locations, flora and fauna from Around the World as you stroll through the Zoo under the light of enormous, handcrafted, silk-covered lanterns. Don’t miss your Zoo aglow with more than 50,000 LED light bulbs. The wonder of Wild Lights is sure to create glowing smiles and bright, everlasting memories.

Dramatic archways illuminate the way on a magical journey encompassing the famous landmarks, flora and fauna of six continents. Feast your eyes on dramatic cultural displays celebrating the rich heritage and craftsmanship of lantern artisans. Engage with interactive, animated and color-changing displays. Commemorate your visit with awe-inspiring photos at our stunning photo opportunity locations. Kids (and kids at heart) can become part of the magic while swaying on our glowing moonlight swings or exploring the panda game station! The wonder of Wild Lights is sure to create glowing smiles and bright, everlasting memories.

Advance tickets are required and are valid for the date and time listed on your ticket only. Be sure to apply the $7 parking fee to your order, otherwise you will be charged at the Zoo’s admission windows. Purchase your Wild Lights tickets here! 

1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213

Dinos will take over Louisville Mega Cavern again with Dinos Under Louisville! Visitors will venture under Louisville to uncover 80 life-size moving dinosaurs on a gripping 20-minute adventure through more than half a mile of Louisville Mega Cavern’s underground passageways.

As visitors travel through Dinos Under Louisville, they enter a wormhole and are suddenly transported back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth! Guests will enjoy an epic adventure alongside the “live” dinosaurs and experience the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods and the extinction event that ended the time of dinosaurs on the planet.

Right before their eyes, dino lovers of all ages will see dozens of colossal dinosaurs as they take over Louisville like never before.

Get your tickets here. 

1841 Taylor Ave., Louisville, KY 40213

Louisville's pop-up flea market is back for the 2023 season! Come out and enjoy great vendors, food trucks, craft beer and cocktails, live music, entertainment, free admission, and more!

The Flea Off Market features artists, makers, craftspeople, and vendors selling vintage, collectible, and handmade items.

Interested in becoming a vendor at the Flea Off Market? Click here to find out more!

Open Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a free, family-friendly event. 

April 1-2, 8-9, and 22-23:
1000 E. Market St., Louisville, KY 40206

April 15-16:
Location TBD