Louisville Tourism

06/18/2024

Originating as a General Store and hangout in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood in 1912, Hauck's Corner is a handy store turned community landmark and an iconic Louisville location to grab food, drinks, or hang out on the patio this summer. 🍔🥤☀️

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06/18/2024

A summer sunset cruise aboard the historic Belle of Louisville 😍🌤️

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06/17/2024

Thankful for another incredible weekend in Bourbon City 🥃🌆

06/14/2024

Happy National Bourbon Day, from Bourbon City! 🥃🌆

06/14/2024

Weekend ahead! 🥳 Held at Louisville’s Waterfront Park, the Kentuckiana Pride Parade & Festival has been a tradition for more than 20 years. Start the day with the annual Pride parade down East Market Street toward the Ohio River and iconic Big Four Bridge. 🎉 This year's headliners include Icona Pop, Chappell Roan, and Robin S. with more than 25,000 expected to be in attendance. 🏳️‍🌈

Other Weekend Events
June 14 | Downtown Drive-In 📽️
Thru June 15 | Louisville Juneteenth Festival ✊🏾
June 15 | Downs After Dark 🐎

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06/12/2024

Coming to Louisville for the first time to celebrate Kentuckiana Pride this weekend? 🏳️‍🌈 Our friends at Out Magazine have put together this LGBTQ+ travel guide to help you make the most of your weekend in Bourbon City. 🥃🌆

Sip, savor, and strut your stuff in Bourbon City: The ultimate LGBTQ+ travel guide to Louisville, where every taste, view, and event is a colorful celebration.

06/11/2024

Two high-koalaty additions can now be found at the Louisville Zoo with the arrival of Dharuk and Telowie! 🐨 The two male koalas will now call Louisville home, marking the first time the species has been featured at the Zoo since they were temporarily here in the early 2000s. 🌿

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06/10/2024

Located in the heart of downtown Louisville, Derby City Gaming Downtown is a new historical racing machine venue offering a variety of food, beverage, and entertainment options. 🎰✨

The First Turn Sports Bar & Stage hosts the property’s Race & Sports Book along with a stage for live music, Trophy Bar Bourbon & Ci**rs offers the finest bourbons and hand-rolled ci**rs with a smoking patio, and the Fascinator Wine Bar provides an intimate atmosphere with a refined wine list and small bites. 🎶🥃🍷

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06/09/2024

As the third-largest Historic Preservation District in the U.S., the Old Louisville neighborhood is a hidden gem just minutes from downtown Louisville. ✨

Covering over 40 city blocks, the historic district is known for having the most extensive collection of restored Victorian-era homes, with the majority built between the 1870s and the early 1900s. 🏰

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06/07/2024

You can't spell Louisville without Love! ❤️

06/07/2024

Weekend ahead! 🥳 This Saturday, UFC Fight Night is returning to the KFC Yum! Center for the first time since 2011! 💥 The night will be one to remember, as middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov clash in a bout expected to shake up the 185-pound Top 10, along with bantamweight phenom Raul Rosas Jr. colliding with Ultimate Fighter winner Ricky Turcios. 🥊

Other Weekend Events
June 7 & 8 | | Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Fest 🎷
June 7 & 8 | Louisville GreekFest 🇬🇷
June 8 | La Caja China 🇨🇺

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06/03/2024

Sunsets over the Ohio 🌤

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06/01/2024

From the clifftops of Red River Gorge to the rushing waters of Cumberland Falls, there's no denying the beauty of our home state of Kentucky. 🌤️ The birthplace of Bourbon, disco balls, and the "Happy Birthday" song, we're wishing the Bluegrass State a happy 232nd birthday. 🥃🪩🎉

🔗 Be sure to follow Kentucky Tourism for adventures outside of Louisville or start planning your next trip here: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/. 🧳

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05/30/2024

Weekend ahead! 🥳 The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival is returning to Old Louisville's Central Park for its 2024 season! Holding the title of longest-running free Shakespeare festival in the US, the night-time summer productions will run through August 11th. 🎭

Watch performances of Romeo & Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, or The Tempest, kicking off Wednesdays through Sundays at 8pm starting May 30. 🌳

Other Weekend Events
May 31 | Jake Owen 🎶
June 1 & 2 | Butchertown Art Fair 🎨
June 1-8 | Ali Festival 🥊

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05/30/2024

Waterfront Wednesday 🤩🎶🌤️

05/29/2024

A myriad of musical genres, the return of UFC, and array of celebrations highlighting cultures from around the world will headline this month's diverse lineup of events and festivals. 🎶🥊🌎

Here are 20+ events to mark your calendars for this June. 🎉

Discover the excitement of Louisville in June with over 20 festivals and events. Plan your summer celebration now!

05/27/2024

Established in 1928, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a 16-acre burial ground dedicated to fallen members of the US armed forces. Notable persons include Medal of Honor Recipients & the 12th President of the United States, Zachary Taylor. We remember them this Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

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05/24/2024

Rain, rain, go away 🏙️☔️

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05/23/2024

Long weekend ahead! 🥳 The inaugural GAZEBO Festival takes place this Saturday & Sunday for two days of music at Waterfront Park. 🎶 Headliners SZA and Jack Harlow will take the stage along with two dozen other artists in addition to local food vendors like Pizza Lupo, Foko, Four Pegs, Kizito Cookies, and many other popular Louisville eateries on site. 😋

Other Weekend Events
May 23-27 | Abbey Road on the River 🎵
May 24-25 | Uncle Boojie's Roots R***e 🎙️
May 26 | Mindfest 🧠

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05/22/2024

Catch the Louisville Bats all this week as they take on the Toledo Mud Hens every day through Sunday! ⚾️ Visit the link below for times and nightly specials which include kids day, $4 wine pours, and a post game fireworks show on Friday. 🌆🎇

🔗: https://atmilb.com/44PXylC

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05/16/2024

Weekend ahead! 🥳 The 2024 PGA Championship is underway at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Valhalla Golf Club through this Sunday! ⛳ At what is already teeing up to be an incredible four days of golf, this prestigious event has brought some of the sport's biggest stars to Louisville including John Daly, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods. 🏌🏽

Other Weekend Events
May 17-19 | Poorcastle Festival 🎵
May 18 | Old Louisville SpringFest 🌼
May 18-19 | Norton Commons Art Festival 🎨

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05/14/2024

Happy World Cocktail Day! 🥃

Did you know Louisville's official cocktail is the Old Fashioned? 🍊🍒 It was said to have been invented at the Pendennis Club in downtown in the late 1800s and later popularized when Pendennis member and famous bourbon distiller James E. Pepper, brought the recipe to New York City when visiting the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. 🌆

Find a variety of Old Fashioned Cocktails in Bourbon City, including smoked and 25 floors up at Swizzle Dinner & Drinks or frozen and in slushie form at Frankfort Avenue Liquors. 😋

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05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day! 💕💐🐴

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05/11/2024

The Corridora Barealis ✨😮

Head to Corridor Bar in the NuLu neighborhood for good drinks, a cool vibe, and the next best thing to those illusive Northern Lights. 😎💜

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05/10/2024

Next week 200,000 sports fans will descend on Louisville as the 2024 PGA Championship makes its return to Valhalla Golf Club for the first time since 2014. Be on the lookout for some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Louisville’s very own Justin Thomas. ⛳🏆

🔗 Find a spectators guide, broadcast schedule, FAQs, and more here: www.pgachampionship.com

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05/09/2024

Weekend ahead! 🥳 Kentucky’s largest amusement park, Kentucky Kingdom, opens to the public for its 2024 season this Saturday! 🎢 The list of 70+ attractions includes five world-class roller coasters, live shows & entertainment, and one of the largest selections of children’s rides in the region. 🎡 Also, mark your calendars for May 25 for the opening of the Hurricane Bay Waterpark. 🌊

Other Weekend Events
May 10 | Patti LaBelle 🎵
May 10 | Old Crow Medicine Show 🎙️
May 11 | International Food Truck Festival 😋

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05/08/2024

Yew Dell Botanical Garden's idyllic Castle Gardens are being reimagined with extensive new plantings, added water features, a series of grand staircases, and additional educational opportunities. 🏰 The $5 million project will transform the area and should be completed by 2025. 🌼🌻🌷

🔗 Learn more about the gardens future plans here: https://bit.ly/4b1Qyoi

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05/05/2024

Plans today… 😴

…but then you realize it’s Cinco de Mayo. 🇲🇽🎉

Find afternoon celebrations in NuLu at Guacamole and downtown at Fourth Street Live! 🥳

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05/04/2024

Roses are red,
Something something 'bout Tulips,
Now pass us that Bourbon,
So we can make some Mint Juleps!

Happy Derby Day Louisville! 🏇🏻👒🌹🥃

05/03/2024

The iconic first turn photo through the decades at Churchill Downs 🏇✨

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