The Kentucky State Fair celebrates all things Kentuckian by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment.

Come and enjoy so many great activities including Marvelous Mutts, the Dennis Lee Show, Wheels of Agriculture, the Largest Pumpkin & Watermelon Contest, Latin Music Fest, and more! For a full list of family-friendly shows and activities, click here. 

Livestock and animals will be at the fair as always for you to check out, pet and observe as they compete! Click here for a full list of animals attending the fair and the Livestock Schedule. 

Don't forget the live music! Enjoy the Texas Roadhouse Free Concert Series featuring performances by Morris Day and the Time, the Oak Ridge Boys, Casting Crowns, Warren Zeiders, and more! Full schedule can be found here. 

Inside hours are:

• Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
• Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Outside hours are:

• Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
• Friday - Sunday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Thrill Ville hours are: 

• Monday - Thursday: 3 to 10 p.m. 
• Fridays: 3 to 11 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday: 1 to 11 p.m.

Details on admission and parking at the Kentucky State Fair can be found here. Get ready to celebrate Kentucky and summer summed up during the Kentucky State Fair! 

937 Phillips Ln., Louisville, KY 40209

Louisville Wing Week is seven days of paying homage to the wing. Each participating Louisville Wing Week restaurant will fry up their own take on the wing - from signature sauces to secret menu specialties and more.

Let the Wing Week App take you on a Louisville exploration; map out your week, try new restaurants, challenge your taste buds, and share your experiences on social with other Louisville wing lovers.

Participating restaurants include Agave & Rye, Dundee Tavern, Fistful of Ale, La Suerte, Spring Street Bar & Grill, Great Flood Brewing Co., and many more! Learn more and check out the full list here. 

Various locations

Search for your new favorite piece of literature at the Locust Grove Book Sale! Shop used, antiquarian, and new books at all prices, all categories, including travel, science, cookbooks, fiction, history, literature, children's, reference, and more!

With books at reasonable prices, you are sure to find a new treasure to add to your bookshelf. Prices start at $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardcovers, with a special section of finer books that are individually priced. Proceeds support the educational and preservation programs of Locust Grove.

Locust Grove Member preview will take place August 24th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Book Sale will open to the general public August 25th through 27th from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. 

561 Blankenbaker Ln., Louisville, KY 40207

Enjoy craft brews from 16 Kentucky breweries in the heart of Old Louisville! Head to the Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival this Friday for great beers, live music with Indie band Bridge 19 and Little Band, local food trucks, and summertime outdoor entertainment.

It's the perfect time to kick back and enjoy the beauty of Central Park with your favorite brew. Family and pet friendly – bring an ID, and a leash for your dog.

Participating breweries include:

• Akasha Brewing Company
• Atrium Brewing
• Falls City Brewing Co.
• Gallant Fox Brewing Co.
• Goodwood Brewing Co.
• Gravely Brewing Co.
• Holsopple Brewing
• Hometown Brewing Co.
• Milewide Beer Co.
• Monnik Beer Co.
• Noble Funk Brewing Co.
• Old Louisville Brewery
• Pivot Brewing
• Ten20 Brewery
• West Sixth Brewing

Participating food trucks include:

• Al Prince Mediterranean Food & Sweets
• Six Forks Burgers
• Celtic Pig

$15 gets you in the gate, get your tickets here. 

1340 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40208

Come ready to dance and enjoy alcohol-free refreshments at the 1st annual Sobriety Sneaker Ball! 

Tickets are $10 in advance and all proceeds go towards Open Door Community Fellowship. Payment can be made via Venmo (@opendoorlouisville) or Cashapp ($OpenDoorLouisville), put a sneaker emoji in the notes. 

This is an 18+ event.

3938 Southern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40214

Bring your family, lawn chairs and pups to Tyler Park this Friday. Olmsted Parks Conservancy and West Sixth Brewing present the 3rd Annual Pop-up Beer Garden Series! Enjoy music, lawn games, food and fresh beer from West Sixth’s draft trailer.

Food trucks include Lil Cheezers Grilled Cheese Truck, Lemon Squeezy, and Happy Belly Bistro. 

This is a free, family-friendly event. 

1501 Castlewood Ave., Louisville, KY 40204

Get ready for Brew at the Zoo with Wine and Food, Too! Enjoy delectable catered food, delicious beverage tastings, animal encounters and special engagements with zookeeper staff.

The event will feature entertainment including live music from MaryMary in the Oasis Field, oversized lawn games, and a silent disco in the Zoo’s shaded Islands habitat area alongside orangutans, tigers and more! Be sure to save room for late-night bites from local restaurants and businesses.

Funds will help support the Zoo’s planned renovation of the MetaZoo education building and Animal Ambassador Program. 

Purchase your tickets here. 

1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213

The Watch Hill Proper American Whiskey Festival is a day of music, food, whiskey, and fun! This event is free to the public with food trucks and concessions where festivalgoers can purchase beer, wine, cocktails, and whiskey. Tickets are available for purchase to access the VIP area and the Whiskey Garden. 

VIP tickets are $150 per person and include:

• Access to Watch Hill Proper
• Comfortable seating and restrooms
• All-inclusive food and adult beverages
• Access to the Whiskey Garden

Whiskey Garden tickets are $35 per person and include:

• Access to Whiskey Garden area
• Samples from all distilleries in attendance
• Tented seating area with shade and rain cover (bring your own chair)

Get your tickets here. 

Live music by Derby City Dandies, Drew Crawley & Band, Billy Lord & Band, Sweet G & The Shine, and Radiotronic! 

11201 River Beauty Loop, Prospect, KY 40059

Join the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum for a night of fun and fundraising at this year's Gatsby Garden Gala. All proceeds will benefit The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum.

Experience an evening of dinner, an open bar, dancing, live swing music, and a few more surprises.

Roaring 20’s costumes are welcomed, but not required. Celebrate the arts, heritage, and a moment in time while helping raise funds to support their window restoration campaign!

Live music and dancing by DJ Syimone and Old Lou Ragtime Band. Dinner provided by Michaelis Events and Catering, open bar with prohibition themed cocktails! 

Get your tickets here. 

1402 St. James Ct., Louisville, KY 40208

Louisville are you ready for this?! The Louisville Mac and Cheese Festival takes over Fourth Street Live! this Saturday! The event will bring together over 15 of the area’s best restaurants, food trucks and chef's cheesy visions into reality!

No matter how you like it - peppery, with ketchup, crispy with breadcrumbs or creamy like butter, you'll find the mac and cheese of your dreams right here!

The event features over 40 styles of mac and cheese, a kid's fun zone with carnival games & activities, Cheese Fry Bar, “Best of” Awards Ceremony, Axe Throwing Expo, live music, and much more!

Get your tickets here. 

411 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40202

Grab your pup and PAWsport and PUPcrawl to PG&J’s Dog Park Bar, Hi-Wire Brewing, and Shop Bar! Get all three stamps in your PAWsport and you will be entered to win prizes from all three bars and Chewy!

The event is free and open to the public. 

This is a 21 and up event. 

800 Baxter Ave. Louisville, KY 40204

Together we can find a cure! Race to Cure Sarcoma with a 5K Run (timed) or 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. 

Create a fundraising team with family and friends and challenge one another to hit your goals. Share your efforts on social media and use the hashtag #RTCSLouisville.

Event timeline:

• 8 a.m.: Registration opens
• 9 a.m.: Morning Ceremony begins
• 9:30 a.m.: 5K Race starts (1 Mile Fun Run/Walk will begin after timed racers depart)
• 10:30 a.m.: Closing Ceremony begins

Register here. 

Have questions or an interest in serving as a volunteer? Contact events@curesarcoma.org.

Big Four Bridge Lawn, Louisville, KY 40206

Head to Vines and Canines Wine Bar for Vino, Bark, and Brew! Enjoy live music by Joe Hanna, several raffles and prizes (including premium bourbon and a charcuterie board), adoptable dogs, and more! 

Indulge in food and treats from Philly Rollup Cafe food truck and Tikiz ice cream and shaved ice truck. Check out the great vendors Bows to Burlap Wreath Co., Fairy Hair by Kaite, and Paint Your Pet! 

This is a free, all ages event. Nonalcoholic beverages will also be served. 

10%of sales including retail at Vines, Great Flood and Tikiz go to the Arrow Fund.

The Arrow fund is a nonprofit that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes animals who have been victims of animal cruelty. This event is one of their fundraisers. Among their expenses is paying veterinary bills for animals that have been abused.

1985 Douglass Blvd., Louisville, KY 40205

AfterGlow is a late-night silent disco that features 3 different local DJs mixing music simultaneously to create a unique dance experience in the basement at Vernon Lanes.

DJs include:

• Bubba: Hip-Hop/House
• Dirty John: Funky Electronic and a little bit of everything
• Mononoken: Tech House and Future Bass

Tickets will be available for $10 both pre-sale and at the door. Pre-sale tickets guarantee you a pair of headphones.

Get your tickets here. 

1575 Story Ave., Louisville, KY 40206

Sensory Friendly No Limits Family Nights offer interactive exploration for families of children with special needs in a sensory friendly environment. No matter the special need, there are no limitations when you’re doing science!

Each No Limits Family Night includes after hours admission, themed activities, a take-home element, and a supplemental activity card for continued learning. To learn more about the sensory-friendly accommodations, click here.

Become a paleontologist while you explore Kentucky Science Center in search of fossils and dig for dinosaur bones. Take family photos and dance with a dinosaur as you enjoy three floors of exhibits in a sensory-friendly environment.

727 W Main St., Louisville, KY 40202

Join the Office for Women in celebrating Women’s Equality Day, an event celebrated around the nation commemorating the passage of the 19^th Amendment and women’s right to vote. The theme of the event is “Our Voices Matter” and will highlight the ways that women and gender diverse individuals champion advocacy and civic engagement. 

Artwork by students at the Georgia Chaffee TAPP school will be on display, the Real Young Prodigys will be performing, Dr. Jabani Bennett will lead a community movement exercise and there will be an opportunity for engagement in a community art project. The panel, “Our Voices Matter” will feature student and community advocates who will focus on gender equity and climate change, transgender rights and advocacy for pregnant and parenting students.

Attendees are encouraged to bring period products to be donated to JCPS schools. The event is open to the public and refreshments and childcare will be provided. Registration is highly recommended, register here.

144 N. 6th St., Louisville, KY 40202

Pitbull is coming to the Waterfront Park Great Lawn! Come dance with Mr. Worldwide this Saturday at this rain or shine event. 

General admission and VIP tickets are available. VIP tickets include an exclusive viewing area, priority entry into the venue the night of the show, access to our VIP lounge area with premium bars featuring specialty cocktails, and exclusive restrooms. Both general admission and VIP are standing room only. 

Gates open at 5 p.m., show begins at 6:30 p.m. Get your tickets here. 

231 E. Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202

Celebrate 20 years of an amazing local art community - Mellwood Art Center!

Kick off the day with the Mellwood Handmade Market in the Van Gogh room and morning yoga at 11:15 a.m. with Ashtanga Yoga at the main stage in the Da Vinci Room. Later catch performances by singer-songwriter Caitlyn Justice, Classic Melodies performance troupe “Top Note”, and others!

The whole family can enjoy carnival games with prizes, community art projects, a silent disco, contra dancing, and more in their two largest event rooms. Close out the night at the main stage with a Karaoke Competition from 6-9 p.m. featuring cash prizes! 

Butchertown Brewing will be serving up a selection of their craft beers at the bar in the Da Vinci Room. Bristol Catering will have a selection of wine and liquor at the bar in the Van Gogh Room. You’ll also find them in the Da Vinci Room serving up “The Mellwood” – a special pork chop sandwich with a twist – and their famous green chili wantons! You’ll also find Danny Mac’s Pizza there (benefitting Harbor House) with some of their award-winning pizza, Soul Hi Vegan with some soulful vegan treats, and Stumps Diner Food Truck, to name a few!

Admission and parking are free! Pets are welcome on-leash.

1860 Mellwood Ave., Louisville, KY 40206

Come out and enjoy an unforgettable evening of jazz under the stars. Jazz in Central Park is hosted by Kim Vaughn and Dawne Gee and presented by Councilman Phillip Baker! 

Enjoy music by Patrick Lamb, Regina Troupe, and two WorldFest performers: Frankie Raymore & the GrooveMasterz and Carly Johnson! 

This annual event is free to the public, no tickets required! Bring your lawn chair or blanket and come ready to enjoy some fantastic jazz artists. 

1340 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40208

Head to PG&J's Dog Park Bar the last Sunday of each month for a Pet-Centric Market with a variety of vendors and food truck, Sungar Rush and Sum.

Vendors include the Berry Cute Shoppe, Feeders Pet Supply, Intuitive Crystals, Derby City Dog Walk, The Arrow Fund: Dog Rescue and Rehab, Mister Moose & Co., Good K9 Training Academy, and Big Bentley’s Pet Supply!

If you are new to PG&J's and are bringing your dog, please register online by clicking "Plan Your Visit". Dogs must be 4 months and older, spayed or neutered and have the following vaccinations: Rabies, Bordetella, Distemper/Parvo, Canine Flu (If available). 

Humans must be 21 and up. 

800 Baxter Ave., Louisville, KY 40204

Join 91.9 WFPK and Waterfront Park for the June concert featuring Deer Tick (9 p.m.), Darlingside (7:30 p.m.) and Anemic Royalty (6 p.m.).

The gates open at 5 p.m., with music beginning promptly at 6 p.m. Waterfront KidsDay, a dedicated area for kids and families to do hands-on activities and fun will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. during each month’s show and is made possible with support from Francis Parker School and Kentucky Science Center.

Also new this year, you can enter to win a reserved parking space at each of the 2023 shows, backstage access and event swag. Click here to enter for a chance to win the Super Fan prize package. 

The free concerts take place on the Big Four Lawn in Louisville’s Waterfront Park. The Big Four Lawn is located next to the Big Four Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge. 

1101 E. River Rd., Louisville, KY 40206

Enjoy the beauty of Iroquois Amphitheatre all summer long during the Iroquois Park Free Movie Night! The upcoming free movie is Goldfinger (1964) rated PG, on August 31st. 

Gates open at 7:30 p.m. for concessions and door prizes.

All upcoming free movie nights:

• September 6: Star Trek: Into Darkness (PG-13) 8 p.m.
• September 13: Pokémon: The First Movie-Mewtwo Strikes Back (G) 8 p.m.
• September 20: Godzilla (NR) 7:30 p.m.
• September 27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) 7:30 p.m.

1080 Amphitheater Rd., Louisville, KY 40214

Nature Connects is an award-winning exhibition showcasing sculptures and exhibits created by artist Sean Kenney, and it is currently being displayed at the Louisville Zoo. His sculptures, made with simple LEGO toys, explore the interconnectedness of our natural world. Sean’s enormous and precise structures offer a playful twist on traditional sculptural art, making it accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. 

The Louisville Zoo provides a unique and stunning backdrop for Sean’s artwork, creating an unforgettable experience for visitors. The exhibition, which features 16 sculptures made from more than 500,000 LEGO bricks, will leave you in awe and inspire a deeper connection to the natural world. Nature Connects encourages visitors to appreciate and understand the complex connections between humans and nature, while also enjoying the playful and imaginative world of LEGO bricks.

Nature Connects at the Louisville Zoo is FREE with Zoo admission. Purchase your Louisville Zoo tickets here.

1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213

Visit beautiful Colonial Gardens this summer during the Summer in the Gardens series! 

The next opportunity to groove on the Patio is August 25th with the "Summer in the Gardens" radio show/live band, 5 to 7 p.m., followed by The Last Band Standing! There are several more to enjoy on the patio the rest of the summer as well as great bands and performers all summer long at Iroquois Amphitheater! 

To view the full list of performances at Summer in the Gardens, click here. 

818 W. Kenwood Dr., Louisville, KY 40214

Each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. experience Food Truck Wednesdays at 4th Street between Jefferson and Market Streets! Louisville Downtown Partnership has curated many amazing food trucks to serve lunchtime patrons each Wednesday!

The street will be closed off to vehicular traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each week. Food trucks will serve food from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come on over to 4th Street and eat some delicious, local food!

S. 4th St. between Jefferson and Market, Louisville, KY

The Food Truck Clinic is a one-stop-shop where food and beverage vendors can get the green light from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Louisville Division of Fire and Jefferson County Fire Service, and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to legally sell food and drinks to the public.

Every Thursday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., from now until Oct. 19, food trucks and other mobile vendors can stop by the alley at Armory Place, behind the Metro Development Center to get their permits to operate.

The Food Truck Clinic not only benefits vendors, but community members, too. Each Thursday, the public is invited to the clinic to enjoy food and beverages after food trucks get the go ahead to open.

444 S. 5th St., Louisville, KY 40202

August

• St. James Community Picnic, August 26th, 401 Robinbrook Blvd.