Highland Renaissance Festival[3] in Eminence, festivities that reproduce aspects of Scottish life during the Renaissance period, along with highland games, held from late May through early July
Louisville Zombie Attack, where thousands of locals dressed and made up as zombies walk down Bardstown Road to a set location; annual event traditionally held on August 29 at 8:29 pm, but now held on the last Saturday in August at the same clock time
Oktoberfest, held in September (late summer)
St. Joseph Orphans Picnic,[12] held the second Saturday in August
Street Rod Nationals, held from Thursday to Sunday in the first full week of August
WorldFest,[14] a four-day international festival, held on Labor Day weekend
Fall
Asylum Haunted Scream Park,[15] the subject of the documentary Monsters Wanted, this is five haunted attractions in one location; held from mid-September through Halloween
Cropped Out, a multi-venue music festival, held in early fall
Danger Run, from the end of September through the end of October
IdeaFestival,[18] a three-day conference that seeks to engage attendees with innovative thinking, held in early fall
Light Up Louisville & 40 Nights of Lights,[19] begins the day after Thanksgiving
National FFA Organization Convention & Expo,[20] previously held in Indianapolis, Indiana, was moved to Louisville again in 2013 after a 14-year absence, held in late October/early November
Spirit Ball,[21] a Victorian-inspired masquerade ball held annually the Saturday before Halloween at the Conrad-Caldwell House on St. James Court
St. James Court Art Show, one of the top-ranked shows of its kind in the country; held in Old Louisville the first weekend of October
The World's Largest Halloween Party,[22]Louisville Zoo, held 14 nights in October
Big Four Bridge Arts Festival, held on the first weekend after labor day.
Festival of Faiths,[23] a multi-day national interfaith gathering featuring music, poetry, film, art and dialogue with internationally renowned spiritual leaders, thinkers and practitioners, held at The Kentucky Center in November.
Belle of Louisville, the oldest Mississippi-style steamboat in operation on the inland waterways of the U.S. (built 1914–1915 in Pittsburgh for service in Memphis as the Idlewild, renamed Avalon in 1948, purchased by Jefferson County and renamed Belle of Louisville in 1962)
Bray Place, the land and 1796 home, now called the Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast, one of the oldest houses in Kentucky
Whiskey Row, located in the first block of West Main Street, a collection of Revivalist and Chicago School-style buildings with cast-iron storefronts built between 1852 and 1905
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience,[30] located on Louisville's Whiskey Row, featuring bourbon history and tastings, and interprets Louisville's wharf history in the 1790s
Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center[31] (Bardstown)
Louisville is home to many spacious city parks, several designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, as well as forested areas, trails and other outdoor attractions; distinctive examples include:
This list may contain repeats from other sections so that a complete list of Louisville area shows and performing arts venues and events can be shown in one spot.
Rooster Run (Nelson County), a general store well known for baseball caps featuring its logo and a 13.5-foot (4.1 m)-tall fiberglass rooster statue standing in front of the store. According to The Kentucky Encyclopedia, it is "one of the best-known general stores in the country and one of Kentucky's best-known unincorporated businesses".[71]
^"Carlson Campgrounds". Fort Knox Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR). Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^"Lindsey Golf Course". Fort Knox Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR). Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
