List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area

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Thunder Over Louisville fireworks during the Kentucky Derby Festival

This is a list of visitor attractions and annual events in the Louisville metropolitan area.

Annual festivals and other events[edit]

Spring[edit]

Summer[edit]

View of the Forecastle Festival on the Belvedere

Fall[edit]

  • Asylum Haunted Scream Park,[15] the subject of the documentary Monsters Wanted, this is five haunted attractions in one location; held from mid-September through Halloween
  • Cropped Out, a multi-venue music festival, held in early fall
  • Danger Run, from the end of September through the end of October
  • Farmington Harvest Festival,[16] held the second Sunday in October at Farmington Historic Plantation
  • Garvin Gate Blues Festival,[17] held in Old Louisville in October
  • IdeaFestival,[18] a three-day conference that seeks to engage attendees with innovative thinking, held in early fall
  • Light Up Louisville & 40 Nights of Lights,[19] begins the day after Thanksgiving
  • National FFA Organization Convention & Expo,[20] previously held in Indianapolis, Indiana, was moved to Louisville again in 2013 after a 14-year absence, held in late October/early November
  • North American International Livestock Exposition, held in November
  • Spirit Ball,[21] a Victorian-inspired masquerade ball held annually the Saturday before Halloween at the Conrad-Caldwell House on St. James Court
  • St. James Court Art Show, one of the top-ranked shows of its kind in the country; held in Old Louisville the first weekend of October
  • The World's Largest Halloween Party,[22] Louisville Zoo, held 14 nights in October
  • Big Four Bridge Arts Festival, held on the first weekend after labor day.
  • Festival of Faiths,[23] a multi-day national interfaith gathering featuring music, poetry, film, art and dialogue with internationally renowned spiritual leaders, thinkers and practitioners, held at The Kentucky Center in November.

Winter[edit]

Distinctive locales[edit]

The Conrad-Caldwell House at St James Court and Magnolia Avenue in Old Louisville

Louisville Metro[edit]

Southern Indiana[edit]

Historic properties[edit]

The Belle of Louisville still serves as the symbol of Louisville. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 2014.

National Register of Historic Places listings[edit]

Museums, galleries and interpretive centers[edit]

A giant baseball bat adorns the outside of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in downtown Louisville

Art[edit]

Regional history[edit]

Bourbon[edit]

Spalding Hall in Bardstown, which houses both the Bardstown Historical Museum and the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History

Cities[edit]

Counties[edit]

More regional historical collections can be found at the Louisville Free Public Library and the University of Louisville.

U.S. and world history[edit]

Front facade of the Frazier History Museum

Other subjects[edit]

Parks and other outdoor attractions[edit]

The Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that connects the downtown area to Jeffersonville, Indiana
Lightning Run, a steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom

Louisville is home to many spacious city parks, several designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, as well as forested areas, trails and other outdoor attractions; distinctive examples include:

Shows and performing arts[edit]

Venues[edit]

Performers[edit]

Sports-related attractions and venues[edit]

The Muhammad Ali Center

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Rooster Run (Nelson County), a general store well known for baseball caps featuring its logo and a 13.5-foot (4.1 m)-tall fiberglass rooster statue standing in front of the store. According to The Kentucky Encyclopedia, it is "one of the best-known general stores in the country and one of Kentucky's best-known unincorporated businesses".[71]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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