Annual Festivals & Events
From an award-winning festival city
Louisville knows how to party (and host a festival)!
In fact, the whole world knows.
In addition to hosting the longest running annual sporting event in America (the Kentucky Derby), Louisville became one of the first cities in the world to be recognized as a TOP festival and event city.
The International Festivals & Events Association named Louisville a "best festival city" for its various events and how the community supports them.
Find out yourself by exploring one of the many happenings going on throughout the year.
Annual Festivals & Events
- Abbey Road on the River
- Ali Festival
- Americana World Festival
- The Big Stomp
- Jeffersontown Beer Festival
- Kentuckiana Pride Festival
- Kentucky Craft Bash
- Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
- Kentucky State Fair
- Mayor’s Hike, Bike & Paddle
- NSRA Street Rod Nationals Plus
- Old Fashioned Fortnight
- Old Lou Craft Beer Festival
- Waterfront Independence Festival
- World Championship of Dainty
- World Championship Horse Show
- Belknap Festival
- Boo at the Zoo
- Bourbon & Beyond
- Garvin Gate Blues Festival
- Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular
- Louder Than Life
- Louisville’s International Festival of Film
- Louisville Pride Festival
- Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- North American Livestock Exposition & Championship Rodeo
- NuLu Festival
- Pumpkins at Kentucky Kingdom
- St. James Court Art Show
- Urban Bourbon Half Marathon
- WorldFest
Upcoming Festivals
9/11 Memorial
706 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130
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Louder Than Life
937 Phillips Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
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Get your tickets to Louder Than Life, America's largest FOUR-night rock festival with over 160 bands! This year's top acts include Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold,...
Water Lantern Festival
231 E Witherspoon St
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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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...
Gospel of Grain Bourbon Fest
600 E. Market St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Experience Gospel of Grain, an unforgettable bourbon festival set inside The Last Refuge, a beautifully restored historic church in Louisville’s lively NuLu...
The Gospel of Grain Bourbon Fest
600 E Market St
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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The Gospel of Grain Bourbon Fest
Experience Gospel of Grain, an unforgettable bourbon festival set inside The Last Refuge, a beautifully restored historic church in Louisville’s lively NuLu...
Annual Muster
706 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130
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Parade on Spring Street (11:00), Pumping at the Ohio River (2:00). Events at the Museum from 10:00 to 5:00; those events include celebrating the success of the...
NuLu Fest
616-618 E. Market St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Tamales & Tequila
1241 Gilmore Ln
Louisville, Kentucky 40213
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There’s a quiet magic to Louisville. It’s found in the way the morning light touches red brick buildings, in the sound of laughter from neighborhood porches,...
Fall Antiques Market
561 Blankenbaker Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
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Celebrate the season with a day of antique shopping at Locust Grove’s Fall Antiques Market! Explore an incredible selection of furniture, decor, and rare finds...
St. James Court Art Show
1402 St. James Ct.
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
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Named #2 “Best Fine Art and Design Show” in the country in 2025 by Sunshine Artist magazine! The St. James Court Art Show® is a juried fine arts and...
Bourbon & Belonging: Kentucky's Queer Bourbon Week
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Bourbon & Belonging: Kentucky's Queer Bourbon Week
Queer Kentucky, a diverse LGBTQ+ run non-profit, is proud to introduce "Bourbon & Belonging,” Kentucky’s Queer Bourbon Week, a state-wide LGBTQ+ inclusive...
Bourbon and Wine Experience 2025
6220 Old La Grange Rd.
Crestwood, Kentucky 40014
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Bourbon and Wine Experience 2025
Unlimited bourbon, wine and liquor tasting with all you can eat barbecue when you come to the 13th annual Bourbon and Wine experience, by South Oldham Rotary,...