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LouGrass: A Celebration of Kentucky Music

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Kids Pirate Cruise

Sep202025

Ahoy mateys! We can’t promise to sail the seven seas, but we will cruise the Ohio River during this family-friendly event! Featuring sword-fighting shows,...

Water Lantern Festival

Sep202025

Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you'll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be...

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show

Sep202025

Looking for a night of laughter, suspense, and great food? The Dinner Detective brings an award-winning murder mystery dinner show to Louisville. Unlike...

Louisville Bats vs Nashville Sounds

Sep202025

Promotion: Team Photo Giveaway. Game Highlight: RiverBats/Fan Appreciation Weekend Game Highlight: Game of Giveaways Each inning, we will be giving away a...

LouCity vs. Las Vegas Lights

Sep202025

Cheer on Louisville City FC as they push for a championship! Since starting play in 2015, Louisville City FC has quickly established a reputation for winning...

Louisville Bats vs Nashville Sounds

Sep212025

Game Highlight: Fan Appreciation Weekend Game Highlight: Kids Club Day All 2025 Kids Club Members are asked to join us for every Sunday home game for Kids Day...

Rick Bell Historic Walking Tours - Lincoln Memorial & Big Four Bridge

Sep212025

Please join author and historian, Rick Bell as he returns to Waterfront Park for monthly walking tours. Bell will be hosting a FREE 1.5-mile historical walking...

Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls

Sep232025

For more than three decades, Melissa Etheridge has been one of folk-rock’s most resonant voices, offering comfort and solace to listeners while also serving as...

LouGrass Sessions: Cane Run Bluegrass

Sep252025

LouGrass: A Celebration of Kentucky MusicEnjoy free Bluegrass by the Cane Run Bluegrass Band on Thursday, September 25th 3-6pm at the Waterfront Botanical...

The Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture Series Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America

Sep252025

As relevant as it is comprehensive, Red Scare tells the story of McCarthyism and the Red Scare—based in part on newly declassified sources—by an award-winning...

Pumpkins At Kentucky Kingdom

Sep262025

The annual family friendly fall festival, Pumpkins at Kentucky Kingdom is returning this fall! Look forward to over 1,000 bright orange pumpkins appearing all...

LouGrass Sessions: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys

Sep262025

LouGrass: A Celebration of Kentucky MusicEnjoy free Bluegrass by Whiskey Bent Valley Boys on Friday, September 26th from 6-9pm at Corner Flavors of Kentucky at...