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Summer Series: Daycap at Angel’s Envy Distillery – August 6, August 20; 4-6pm; Angel’s Envy Distillery: 500 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 – FREE – It’s time for a Daycap! Join us every other Thursday from June 11 through August 20 as we celebrate summer evenings with seasonal cocktails, rotating food vendors, live music, and good company. Whether you’re closing out the workday or settling into the night, a Daycap is the perfect excuse to slow down, sip something refreshing, and enjoy the season. The series will feature a rotating lineup of local partners, including food vendors POCO and Taqueria Aguila, alongside live performances from DJ Samosa, DJ Deep Space Disco, Casey Powell Band, and Southern Sirens.

Bingo! – Aug 14, 6-9pm, Noble Funk Brewery – FREE – Retro bingo fun that raises funds for Central Louisville Community Ministries! Family friendly, live bingo starts 6:30pm. Food/drink available for purchase, free parking. There’s even an outdoor play area. Nominal charge for bingo cards, winner gets 50/50 split.

The Belvedere Family Picnic – Aug 16, 2-6pm, 141 N 6th St, Louisville, KY 40202 – FREE – Join us for a first look at the new Belvedere design! Explore renderings of the plaza transformation, ask questions and share your feedback. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun featuring a fire truck, hands-on children’s activities, public art tours, and more! Enjoy live music from Scott T. Smith and the Hurricanes. Feel free to bring a picnic or enjoy food & drinks available for purchase from local food trucks.

Friday at Floyds – Aug 21, 5:00 p.m.‒9:00 p.m., Beckley Creek Park – FREE – Join us on August 21 at Beckley Creek Park for a night of late-summer fun with live music, delicious food, local vendors, guided hikes, and more! Jane’s Jazz Addiction takes the stage at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and family-friendly. No outside food or beverages, please.

Art Near Speed Park – Aug 22, 10am-6pm, Speed Memorial Fellowship Hall – FREE – Join us at the 5th Annual Art Near Speed Park! Enjoy this indoor art market where community meets creativity. You’ll see first hand the diverse talents of over 35 local and regional artists from watercolor painting to pottery, glass, jewelry, leatherwork, woodworking, mixed media and so much more. The event is free and open to the public, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite artist!

Heartland Music Together Free Preview Week! – Aug 24-Sept 2 each class is 45 mins and times are between 9-11:15, Middletown, St.Matthews, Highlands, Westport Rd, Lexington, and Bowling Green – FREE, registration required – We invite you to join us at Heartland for a FREE PREVIEW CLASS during out Preview Week running from August 26th through September 2nd. Designed for babies birth to age 5, our 45 minute classes are packed with singing, laughing and bonding, it is the perfect opportunity for families new to Music Together® to experience the magic of our program before our full fall session kicks off.

The Solo/Duo Festival – Aug 28/29, 6:30-8:30pm both days, Ambo Dance Theatre, 812 Clarks Lane, Louisville, KY 40217 – $25 with Pay What You can options –

Ambo Dance Theatre is thrilled to kick off its 26-27 Season of Renewal with the Solo / Duo Festival, an intimate and visceral performance featuring entirely solo and duet works created by Ambo’s company and local guest artists!

There are TWO different concerts as part of this festival! Concert A will take place at 6:30pm each night, and Concert B will take place at 8:30pm each night.

Food Truck Challenge – Music (The Rigbys), Food Trucks, & Cars! – Aug 28, 6-8:30pm, The Commons, 815 Short Street, Charlestown, IN 47111 – FREE – The City of Charlestown’s annual FOOD TRUCK CHALLENGE returns to the City Square on Friday, Aug. 28 for plenty of food truck options, cool cars, and live music! There will be nine food trucks – Driving You Donuts, Frontier Kitchen, Mar Concessions, Pups & Cups, Scotty Jo’s Concessions, The Scoop, Taqueria Hernandez, That’s My Dog, and Yello Sno – vying for all the bragging rights. Food trucks will open at 6 p.m. Providing live music will be “The Rigbys,” jamming The Beatles and more from the pop era. The car show host will be the Backyard Classics.

Jeffersonville Late Summer Craft Market – Aug 29, 10am-3pm, First Baptist Church, 2402 E. 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 – FREE – Late summer craft market in Jeffersonville, Indiana featuring 75+ vendors, food trucks, handmade goods, and free admission.

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Louisville Free Public Library has story time events all around the city. You could go to different ones each week. Sometimes they have crafts and other activities to go along with the story time. It’s one of the best free family fun activities in the city!

Fine Art Fridays – Every Friday excluding holidays, 10:00am – 3:00pm – FREE – Join us for an open house at Jasteka Cultural Center most Fridays between 10am – 3pm. Enjoy the collection of contemporary artworks by more than 70 artists from around the world in a building designed by Kulapat Yantrasast. Free program for all ages. Excludes holidays. (Check the schedule at jasteka.org for observed holidays.) Registration is not required but appreciated.

Early childhood programming (ages 0-5) is back at Speed Art Museum. Baby Playdate is 1^st Wednesday of each month, 10 AM – 12 PM. Toddler Takeover is 1^st Wednesday of each month, 10 AM – 12 PM. Each month we baby-ify a gallery with floor mats, board books, toys, and soft music. Babies (and their adults) engage with the artworks and each other at their own speed. All the programming is included in your ticket to the Museum for that day. Check their website for upcoming dates and themes.

Tiny Art Tales – KMAC Museum, 10:30-11:15am, Join us Friday every month from 10:30-11:15 am for movement, music, and art making. It’s free.

All About Kids has open gym and swim at both their Oldham and Louisville locations. Times and days of the week vary based on location or activity. You can get a punch card if you plan to go often and want to save some money.

LOUISVILLE LOCATION

Monday – Friday: 10am-2pm (Includes Preschool Open Gym Mon-Fri) (Ages 5 & under)
Monday – Thursday: 5pm-8pm (10 & under)
Saturday: 9am-12pm (10 & under)

SIGS in New Albany has several open gym style options that recur. From tot-spot to bounce time. You can go once or get a pass that will basically get you one free visit when you purchase more visits all at once.

ECO Kids Discovery Days at Berheim Forest are offered every first and third Saturday of the month (weather permitting) 1-4pm. E-C-O stands for Every Child Outside, which is the best way for children of all ages to connect with the natural world. $15 per car recommended.

Kentuckiana Parkour in Clarksville, IN has parents night out every Saturday night and you do not have to be a member to send your child. It’s for children ages 5 and up from 6-8pm. Kids can get active in the ninja and parkour courses. $20

Defy has Kid Jump every Monday- Friday from the time they open until noon. It is for kids ages 6 and under and their adult. It is $15 and parents jump free. You select a 90 minute jump spot. Those kiddos will be tired for their naps and you got your exercise in for the day!

Drop in and paint at Whet Your Palette. Leave the mess at home and let your kids get creative. The best deal is Tuesdays, all day canvases are half off.

Saturday Farm Animal Feeding – Blackacre State Nature Preserve And Historic Homestead. The volunteer animal feeders discuss feeding and caring for farm animals, will take place May through September on Saturdays at 9:00am. Visitors are advised to wear appropriate shoes or bring spare shoes for the ride home, as we may get dirty, especially if it has been raining recently. Feed will be provided, but Visitors are always welcome to bring their own treats to feed the animals. Apples, carrots, and bread are farm animal favorites. Meet in the barn for this fun opportunity!

There are some drop-in opportunities at The Little Loomhouse. Isn’t it so great things are opening up for family fun? Get creative with weaving and learn some unique history.

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Wednesday Wonders at The Parklands of Floyds Fork -Every Wednesday, 10:30am-11:30am, Ben Stout House, Turkey Run Park.

Wednesday Wonders are interactive programs designed to spark the curiosity of young children. This session is for elementary aged (recommended ages 5-9) learners. Offering a different natural history wonder each week, we will cultivate critical thinking, scientific literacy, and stewardship of our natural surroundings. This hour long program emphasizes learning through exploration and discovery outdoors combined with science experiments, activities, play, and art. Come prepared for the weather as we go outside for hikes, creekwalks, and activities during all seasons. For a full list of topics go to our website.

*There are occasional dates when they do not have Wednesday wonder events

Free for members / $5 for non-members

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