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
- Brew at the Zoo & Wine, Too!
- 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
- Mayor’s Hike, Bike & Paddle
- National Bourbon Heritage Month
- National Jug Band Jubilee
- North American Livestock Exposition & Championship Rodeo
- NuLu Festival
- Pumpkins at Kentucky Kingdom
- St. James Court Art Show
- Urban Bourbon Half Marathon
- WorldFest
Upcoming Festivals
Hotel Takeover Pride Edition After Party
900 Baxter Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Hotel Takeover Pride Edition After Party
The Kentuckiana Pride Foundation is hosting the Official Pride After Party at the Myriad Hotel, featuring renowned Australian DJ and Producer Dan Slater. If...
Love & Pride '25 Neon Fantasy Brunch
900 Baxter Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Love & Pride '25 Neon Fantasy Brunch
The Kentuckiana Pride Foundation is excited to announce for its 25th year celebration Love & Pride ‘25 Neon Drag Brunch and Pool Party Powered by Derby...
Love & Pride '25 Neon Fantasy Swim Party
900 Baxter Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Love & Pride '25 Neon Fantasy Swim Party
Whether you're lounging by the water or showing off your best moves on the dance floor, the “Love & Pride '25 Neon Fantasy Brunch & Pool Party”...
Riesling Riders Festival
214 S. Clay Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Lock your cellars, here come the… We are excited to announce our 3rd annual - “Riesling Riders” festival. Join us on Sunday - June 22nd 2025 @ 1pm to celebrate...
Kentucky Craft Bash
231 Witherspoon Ave.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Ready to embark on a beer adventure? Kentucky Craft Bash is your passport to the most diverse and exciting beer experience in the state! We're talking 50+...
Bluegrass & Booms
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
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Soar, splash, and kick off the Fourth of July weekend with a BOOM! Kentucky Kingdom’s Bluegrass & Booms commemorates Independence Day weekend with daily...
Cymbeline - Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
1340 South Fourth Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
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Cymbeline - Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
“O, for a horse with wings!” Shakespeare’s inventive fairy tale of love, loss, and legacy… An evil stepmother, long-lost princes, a banished lover, dastardly...
Summer Pottery Market
3701 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
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The absolute best in LOCAL ceramic work for over 50 years! The Louisville Potters Pottery Market will be held on Saturday July 5th from 9am to 3pm under large...
South Points Buy Local Fair
5216 New Cut Road
Louisville, Kentucky 40214
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The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will host its annual South Points Buy Local Fair on Sunday, July 13th from 12:00pm-4pm at Iroquois Park....
Louisville Street Food Festival
411 S. Fourth St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Louisville Street Food Festival
The 3rd annual Louisville Street Food Festival is returning to Fourth Street Live & taking over an entire city block on July 19th & 20th, 2025! This...
The Big Stomp
129 E. River Rd.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
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Now in its 10th year, the Big Stomp, formerly known as PeteFest and the nation’s first music festival to focus on mental health, will return in 2025 with a...
56th Annual Street Rod Nationals
937 Phillips Ln.
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
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56th Annual Street Rod Nationals
The National Street Rods Association is excited to host its 56th Annual Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. The event will be held at the Kentucky...