4th Street Live! Summer Send-Off Concert: Eli Young Band
Fourth Street Live! and 97.5 WAMZ presents Eli Young Band, in concert on the Live! stage at 8:00 p.m. Eli Young Band is an American country music band that has charted eight times on the Billboard country charts, with three of their singles reaching number 1: "Crazy Girl","Even If It Breaks Your Heart" and "Drunk Last Night". Attendees must be 21 and up after 7 p.m.
September 12, 8 – 10 p.m.
4th Street Live
400 South Fourth Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
www.4thstlive.com
no number given
$5 presale, $10 day of show
Louisville Dragon Boat Festival at Louisville Waterfront Park
For the first time ever, dragon boats will paddle on the Ohio River! This race introduces Louisville to a historical practice within the Asian culture, yet, it marks the beginnings to a long-lasting tradition within the city. Crane House with have an info booth open throughout the day, and hands-on activities will include origami, Chinese opera masks, fabric design, and much more!
September 13, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Louisville Waterfront Park
129 E River Rd,
Louisiville, Ky 40202
www.louisvilledragonboat.com/
502-561-3440
Free!
McQuixote Books & Coffee Grand Opening
Get a cup of coffee and buy a book at McQuixote's Books & Coffee's Grand Opening this Saturday! There will be music and poetry performed by John Sheckler, Jake & Jake, Eli Keel, Jalonda JD Green, Christina Howard, and Dan Hardin.
September 13, 11 – 5 p.m.
The Time Faulkner Gallery
1512 Portland Avenue Suite 1
Louisville, Kentucky 40203
www.facebook.com/pages/McQuixote-Books-Coffee
(502) 530-9658
Free!
Germantown Shotgun Fest at Nachbar
The 8th Annual Germantown Shotgun Festival is a day of local live music, food trucks, vendors and artists. This year’s fest will also feature a square dance, live music from bands including King Kong, and we’ll end the night with a dance party! Join us as we celebrate the spirit of our neighborhood and shotgun houses. The event is family friendly, so come on down.
September 13, 2 – 9:30 p.m.
Nachbar
969 Charles Street
Louisville, KY 40204
www.facebook.com/pages/Shotgun-Fest/109030319127911
502-681-8605
Free!
Arts Festival at Josephine Sculpture Park
Create your own art at the Fall Arts Festival, featuring printmaking, community sculpture, pottery wheel, fabric dyeing, scavenger hunts, Yoga walking tours, Paint Rockets and more. Make and take a cast aluminum relief sculpture at the hot metal pour, blow a glass ornament, forge a decorative steel hook on the anvil. Explore walking paths and over 40 sculptures or enjoy a hot air balloon ride above it all!
KECU music stage presents live local musicians all day including Jeri Katherine Howell & Nat Colten, Karin Pulliam, Lions of Mercury, The Louisville Steel Leopard Percussionists, HamidouKoivogui (Guinea) with special guests Gregory Acker & Jeff Ellis, and V & the dirty pretty (MN). Food vendors include Staxx BBQ, La Fiesta Grande, Squeeze (smoothies), Genius in a Box, Redhead cupcakes & JSP popcorn and ice cream!
Sunday, Sep. 14th, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fall Arts Festival
Josephine Sculpture Park
3355 Lawrenceburg Rd
Frankfort, KY 40601
info@josephinesculpturepark.org
josephinesculpturepark.org/content/fall-arts-festival
Event Parking $5
Outdoor Antiques and Uniques Market at Farmington Historical Home
Come to this fabulous outdoor antiques and uniques show at Farmington Historic Home! Over 75 vendors from three states will be onsite selling their vintage, antique, collectible and re-purposed goods. There will be food trucks, local BBQ, Maryland crab cakes, a farmers market, an alpaca show, fiber goods, flowers, house tours, and much more, included mums, pumpkins and gourds for sale!
Come celebrate the beginning of the autumn season with us!
Sunday, September 14, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Farmington Historic Plantation
3033 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
www.facebook.com/RockCreekMarket
Free!
SoBro ArtWalks Crosswalk Painting and Street Festival
This FREE event will feature: -crosswalk painting-live music -face painting-food trucks -bike raffle (one for a child, and one for an adult!) -outdoor yoga classes (at 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm - bring your own mat!!) -history tours -garden -tree-a pop-up bike -a pop-up health clinic-a pop-up nutritionist -a pop-up coffee-arts and crafts for kids and adults -a giant checkers game -a photobooth -chalk art -environmental education booths for kids and adults -and much more!
September 14, 2 – 7 p.m.
4th Street, between Broadway and Kentucky
900 S Fourth St
Louisville, KY 40203
www.facebook.com/events/1480564712183292/
502-574-4211
Free!
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