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!
Summer is 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 summer, there are many things to do with your kids inside and outside depending on the weather. We found many fun options for you.
The Kentucky State Fair has started and goes until August 30th! Enjoy 11 days of unique family fun & see the best of Kentucky in one place.
Join The Parklands at Floyds this Friday for an evening of free, family-friendly fun! Jane’s Jazz Addiction will take the stage at 5:30pm, performing a swing style of jazz music that’s “vivacious, engaging, and uniquely entertaining.”
Saturday
Come explore under the sea at the Under the Sea Preschool Party! Participants will have the opportunity to interact with animal ambassadors from the Newport Aquarium’s WAVE Foundation including meet-and-greets with a shark and tide pool creatures. Other stations will include hands-on activities and each child that attends will receive a free book. 10am-1pm
Get ready to take the wheel at Touch-A-Truck®! Join the Kentucky Science Center, in their parking lot, where you can get up close to explore an incredible variety of vehicles. 10am-2pm
Spend some time Saturday (or Sunday) at Logan Street Market. They are having a Local Vendor Pop Up both days from 11am-4pm.
Join in for a Hollywood Classics Under the Stars this summer at Iroquois Amphitheater! The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is a cult classic musical parody of B-movie sci-fi and horror, following engaged, innocent couple Brad and Janet, who get stranded at a bizarre castle during a storm. Saturday, 7:30pm, movie is rated R.
Sunday
Get ready for an unforgettable evening with V-Groove at Blackacre’s 7th Annual Sunset Music Series as they bring the high-energy funk, soul, and R&B to the preserve! Gates open at 4pm, music starts at 5pm.
Life is different on the water. Come see what it’s all about. Experience an extra-special Sunday onboard the Belle of Louisville with a one-of-a-kind cruise with free Adventure Passports for the kids and delicious food. Turn your Sunday into Sunday Funday aboard the historic Belle of Louisville!
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.
