Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
Want more creative liberty with your gingerbread house? Use Pop-Tarts® and build your own! We had so much fun creating our very own gingerbread houses. No kits required! With very few ingredients, this project was really inexpensive too. We set out to make pop tart gingerbread houses without any experience. I didn’t know what to expect and honestly, thought we […]
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This playful exhibit invites visitors of all ages to channel their inner architect and engineer as they design, build, and fortify their dream forts. Looking for an engaging family activity that combines creativity, learning, and fun? The Kentucky Science Center’s “Who Forted?” exhibit offers just that—a hands-on building experience where visitors of all ages can design, construct, and test their […]
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There are outdoor ice skating nearby that are open seasonally and indoors locations for year-round fun. You don’t have to be the best skater to have fun! Families with kids of all ages should try out ice skating for great memory-making and also, you will laugh a lot and hopefully not come out with too many bumps from your falls. […]
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Grant’s Giving 3K/5K run walk will take place at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve on November 10 and is open to all skill levels. Grant’s Giving 5k is fantastic was to honor Grant’s memory and people and places he loved. Grant’s Giving 5K is to honor this wonderful boy. Grant Tucker was an athletic, competitive, and good-natured little boy who was […]
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Little Crooked Creek Safari in Shelby County takes the petting zoo to the next level Do your kids love animals and want to get up close to feed them? Little Crooked Creek Safari is a locally owned and operated petting zoo. The best little petting zoo experience around! There is a diverse selection of animals that the whole family will […]
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Lark Ranch is opening a new farm for family fun in Lanesville, Indiana in fall 2024 Louisville families have a new farm to explore this fall that offers so much for one admission fee Lark Ranch Lanesville will be the third farm opened by Matt Lark and his team. The first two are in Greenfield and Loogootee and families absolutely […]
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A playground and park with hiking trails in Prospect, Kentucky Putney Pond and Little Hunting Creek Park in Prospect is right off of US-42 with trails, creeks, picnic spots, and a playground Putney Pond and Little Hunting Creek Park in Prospect does not look expansive from the road but actually, it offers quite a bit of outdoor fun for families. […]
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Berry Bee Acres in Simpsonville offers u-pick blackberries Enjoy some time out at a local farm where you can pop in and out to pick just blackberries! Blackberry picking near Louisville is available at Berry Bee Acres in Simpsonville at 6535 Shelbyville Rd. Take a ride just into Shelby County to find this small, specialty farm that will bring you […]
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Summer is the best time to find the water and enjoy some time relaxing with the family and enjoying a lazy river float. Kentucky has lots of water to enjoy and what better way than floating down a river with the family or in the pool? Looking for a lazy river experience near Louisville? Kentucky has lots of great open […]
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Nashville, Indiana is the county seat of Brown County in Indiana. It’s an amazing town about 1.5 hours north of Louisville. Have a ton of small business shops, restaurants, an amazing wildlife sanctuary, a great state park, and lots of family fun. We headed up to explore things to do with kids in Nashville Indiana. We have heard people talk […]
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Free Fishing Weekend is June 1-2 in Kentucky for 2024 This weekend, no license is required to fish in Kentucky. If fishing is something you have wanted to try, you can find a spot this weekend and not have to worry about the license. We love fishing with our kids. We are by no means experts at it, but everyone […]
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We decided to take a short trip to Knoxville with kids. Knoxville is only three and a half hours from Louisville, so it seemed like an easy trip to take for a long weekend. There’s so much to do in Knoxville. A trip to Knoxville with kids is packed with fun! I had no idea there was a World’s Fair […]
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