Calendar of Events

Blitzen's

This holiday season, we’re decking the halls with thousands of twinkle lights and plastering the walls in tinsel. The countdown is on for Blitzen’s, a...

Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Photographs from the Speed Art Museum Collection

Manuel Álvarez Bravo was the leading photographer working in Mexico during the twentieth century. His early works reveal the influence of Modernism, but he...

Miracle on Market

Miracle is a Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar that serves holiday cocktails in a festive setting. With kitschy holiday décor, professionally-developed...

The Old Louisville Ghost Tour: Discover America's Most Haunted Neighborhood!

Did you know that less than 2 miles south of downtown Louisville awaits one of the spookiest neighborhoods in the entire country? Join us and find out more!...

Lavon Van Williams Jr.-Everything Must Change

Based in Lexington, Kentucky, LaVon Van Williams Jr. creates dynamic narratives via carved and polychromed figures and panels, along with paintings on canvas....

Otherworldly Journeys-The Fantastical Worlds of Bosch & Bruegel

The art of Bosch and Bruegel is full of imagination and fantasy. At a time when other artists adhered to tradition, Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel were...

Tinsel Tavern

Immerse yourself in this Holiday pop-up bar decked to the halls- literally, with floor to ceiling decor. Featuring a festive food & drink menu that...

Current Speed: Vian Sora-Outerworlds

Speed Art Museum is proud to announce Vian Sora: Outerworlds, a multi-venue, mid-career survey of painter Vian Sora (b. 1976, Baghdad). Organized jointly with...

Lights on Main

Step into a magical winter wonderland at the sixth annual Lights on Main, a special exhibition the Frazier is hosting in partnership with the nonprofit I Would...

Barn & Backside Tour

Did you know there’s a vibrant community of horses and horsemen who live and work on the Backside of Churchill Downs? (Yes, there’s even a church onsite!) In...

Lights Under Louisville

A Magical Drive-Through Holiday Light Show, Underground! Louisville Mega Cavern and 5/3rd Bank present Lights Under Louisville, a beloved holiday...

Love and Marriage Exhibit

Opening in April 2025, Love & Marriage will explore themes related to courtship, love, and wedding traditions in Kentucky over the last 150 years. This...