Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
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.
The Downtown Hometown Tourist Celebration promotion returns from January 23 – February 8! Celebrate Downtown Louisville and be a tourist in your own hometown all with a huge savings. The event allows anyone with a valid Kentucky or Indiana ID, local college ID, or military ID to receive half-off a regular admission ticket to participating Downtown venues. Other venues are offering other discounts during this promotional period.
Wander the Egg Lawn Signature Trail and read a children’s book page by page as you go. The Winter StoryWalk® is free and open to all from dawn to dusk. It will open on Friday, January 30th, and close on Sunday, February 1st. Their Featured Story is Lost and Found by Kate Banks and Galia Bernstein.
Free Cinnamon Roll at Morning Fork thru Friday, January 30th! Open 7 am to 3pm, free Cinnamon Roll with a $20 purchase, One cinnamon roll for every four people per table.
Saturday
Join the fun at the Louisville Zoo for their January Animal Birthday Bash! This celebration highlights the amazing Zoo animals that have birthdays this month. Activites include keeper chats and unique animal enrichment. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. FREE with admission!
It’s-a showtime! Join Clarksville Parks & Rec for a fun Saturday morning outing to the movie theater as kids enjoy The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) on the big screen. 10am–12pm, free but registration is required.
Head out to Foxing Books on Saturday to shop local and pick up some pastries from Beechmont Bakehouse. You know you need a new book by now!
Sunday
Spend some time on Sunday at Ms. Audrey’s Crafting Emporium. Come in and have fun without having to worry about the mess.
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.
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!
Extras
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.
