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Thunder Over Louisville fireworks during the Kentucky Derby Festival

This is a list of visitor attractions and annual events in the Louisville metropolitan area.

Annual festivals and other events

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See also: Events in Louisville, Kentucky

Spring

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Summer

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View of the Forecastle Festival on the Belvedere
Louisville WorldFest 2024 on the Belvedere

Fall

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  • 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
  • Farmington Harvest Festival,[16] held the second Sunday in October at Farmington Historic Plantation
  • Garvin Gate Blues Festival,[17] held in Old Louisville in 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
  • North American International Livestock Exposition, held in 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.

Winter

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Distinctive locales

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The Conrad-Caldwell House at St James Court and Magnolia Avenue in Old Louisville

Louisville Metro

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Southern Indiana

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Historic properties

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The Belle of Louisville still serves as the symbol of Louisville. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 2014.
See also: History of Louisville, Kentucky

National Register of Historic Places listings

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Museums, galleries and interpretive centers

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A giant baseball bat adorns the outside of Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in downtown Louisville
Main article: List of museums in the Louisville metropolitan area
This list may contain repeats from other sections so that a complete list of Louisville area museums can be shown in one spot.

Art

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Regional history

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See also: History of Louisville, Kentucky and History of Kentucky

Bourbon

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Spalding Hall in Bardstown, which houses both the Bardstown Historical Museum and the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History

Cities

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Counties

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More regional historical collections can be found at the Louisville Free Public Library and the University of Louisville.

U.S. and world history

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Front facade of the Frazier History Museum

Other subjects

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Parks and other outdoor attractions

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The Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that connects the downtown area to Jeffersonville, Indiana
Lightning Run, a steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom
See also: City of Parks and List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area

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:

Shows and performing arts

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See also: Performing arts in Louisville, Kentucky; Theatres of Louisville, Kentucky; and Theater in Kentucky
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.

Venues

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Performers

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The Muhammad Ali Center
See also: Sports in Louisville, Kentucky

Miscellaneous

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  • 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".[77]

See also

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References

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