Weekend Picks
Weekend Family Events for Louisville parents! Fun things to do with kids this weekend.
Here, you can find your weekend family fun and weekend events around Louisville!
Winter is almost here and this page will focus on recommendations for weekend family fun. We encourage you to also explore other pages and post on our websites for festivals, free fun, holiday fun, and more.
Weekend fun around Louisville is here! Especially heading into fall, there are many things to do with your kids inside and outside depending on the weather. We found many fun options for you.
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Friday
Reading by the Rails is this Friday! From 10–11:30am, you’ll explore stories, play games, and spark imaginations at the La Grange Railroad Museum. Free for babies through Pre-K, crafts, books, trains & more, and all ages welcome.
Saturday
Carmichael’s is excited to host MacKenzie Haley for a special storytime with her two newest books: Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Dances His Heart Out and Arlo. The event is free, but registration is requested. This special StoryTime is on Saturday at 11:00am at the Frankfort Avenue Carmichael’s location (2720 Frankfort Ave).
Join the fun on Saturday for a special edition of Storytellers: Late Night in the Morning at 10am or 11:30am! Their featured stories are children’s books by your favorite late-night hosts! Laugh along with: Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel, I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared by Seth Meyers and Snowball Fight by Jimmy Fallon.
Visit the Louisville Nature Center Saturday for Animals in my Backyard. Children, along with a parent or caregiver, will enjoy a day at the Nature Center learning about plants and animals of Kentucky from our trained naturalists. These 1.5 hour programs include an activity and a hike in their preserve!
Visit KMAC on Saturday from 11am-3pm for Family Fun Day. Families can expect free admission during the event hours, demonstrations from miniature artists, music from UofL Music Therapy, a collage and sculpture project in the education studio, and a special hot chocolate in the KMAC Café!
KMAC
Do not throw away your shot! Celebrate Alexander Hamilton’s birthday by singing your heart out! Join the library for this very special after hours event at the South Central Regional Library. 6-9pm
Sunday
Bernheim is a beautiful and accessible forest, with 40 miles of trails, natural playgrounds, picnic areas, lakes, gardens, art, and more! Dress for the weather and get out to explore.
Take a visit to the Louisville Zoo this weekend. Visitors who bring in one canned food item or non-perishable food item (per person) to donate to Dare to Care may purchase tickets at the Zoo ticket windows for $11 per adult and $8 per child / senior ticket.
READ! There is always a good book to check out at your local library branch and today would be a great day to spend some time relaxing with a good book with your family!
The Main Library and Highlands-Shelby Park Library join South Central Regional with their newly established collection of board games and puzzles now available for checkout! Iroquois Library also has games now to checkout. Puzzles can be checked out for 21 days, and renewed 3 times. Board games can be checked out for 7 days (no renewals). These puzzles and games do not float, so please return them to the Library where they were checked out.
You can also find more ideas for events here.
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Want to see even more? Click here for our winter fun page!
