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You know the most beautiful thing about Louisville? In one weekend, you could feasibly attend a fitness festival at a brandy distillery, attend the re-opening of a nostalgic roadside attraction, attend Pride and take your dad to all all-you-can-eat seafood boil.

 

 

Louisville Fitness Festival at Copper & Kings
First annual Louisville Fitness Festival for Louisville Girls Leadership! The class will include a warmup from Jeffrey Howard, 30 minutes of the pure barre technique from Karen Mumme, intervals from Jill Helton Wood and buti yoga from Dana McGowan! Several vendors and a cash bar will be located on site for anyone who is not able to get into the class!
June 18, 6:30 – 10 p.m.
Copper and Kings
1111 E. Washington St
Louisville, KY 40206
Learn more here
$10 cash donation
 

 

Emily Bingham is the great-niece of Henrietta Bingham. Henrietta’s audacious physicality made her unforgettable to everyone who met her. Please join us for a reading, book signing, and to learn more about Louisville's own Henrietta Bingham.

 

 

To sum up Gary Clark Jr. is more challenging every day. He's a musical universe unto himself, expanding at a nearly immeasurable rate, ever more hard to define — as a mind-blowing guitarist, a dazzling songwriter and engagingly soulful singer.

 

RYE's Back Porch Sessions is a FREE summer concert series intending to expose local artists and create a place for the community to gather around food and music.

 

 

 

 

Join us for the Grand Awesoming of Funtown Mountain in Cave City, Kentucky on Funday, June 19th!  See the Haunted Hotel, ride the Skylift ride, play some putt-putt and yolo the Yolo rides.  The event will feature music by AC/DC tribute band Riff/Raff and Johnny Berry & The Outliers, followed by a free outdoor screening of "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure!"
June 19, 12 – 5 p.m.
Funtown Mountain
101 Huckleberry Knob Road
Cave City, KY 42127
Learn more here

 

Jim Beam Father's Day Bourbon-que
Jim Beam invites all fathers and bourbon enthusiasts who are of legal drinking age to join 7th generation Beam Master Distiller and Jim Beam’s great-grandson Fred Noe, and his son Freddie, at the Jim Beam American Stillhouse for a VIP bourbon experience. Attendees will enjoy bourbon-inspired food from Fred’s Smokehouse, have an opportunity to participate in a tasting of America’s native spirit led by Fred himself and embark on a guided tour of the Jim Beam distillery.

 

Heaven & Evan: Bourbon + Tasting Tour
Having a well-rounded, palette-pleasing bourbon experience doesn’t have to take an entire day. Bourbon lovers can now sign up for Heaven & Evan, a unique exclusive tour and tasting experience organized by Mint Julep Tours. The experience transports you from downtown Louisville to nearby Bardstown and back in just five and a half hours, making it the perfect option for people looking to maximize their time. Participants visit two staples of The Kentucky Bourbon Trail—Heaven Hill’s Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown, Kentucky, and the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in downtown Louisville. Along the way, you will interact with master distillers and taste some of the world’s finest bourbons, including some that are exclusive to each of the properties.

 

Attend this reception for the artist Sharon Matisoff and Hand-In-Paw Rescue.

 

 

 

Each year on the Belvedere in downtown Louisville, the Foundation holds the Kentuckiana Pride Festival, a place where the LGBT community and its allies can meet and celebrate, enjoying a variety of food, entertainment and showcases from local and regional businesses and organizations. 
June 19 and 20, 5 - 9
Belvedere
485 W. Main Street
Louisville, KY

 

 

“The Boiled Peanut Hour” A Live Cooking Show About Southern Identities
Louisville Chef Edward Lee, of 610 Magnolia and MilkWood, will team up with writers Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of three award-winning cookbooks about the South, to present a live cooking show in the Bingham Theatre. “The Boiled Peanut Hour” is an hour-plus-long cooking, storytelling, and trash-talking show that sees the three Lees cooking favorite dishes from the Southern canon that illuminate strongly-held beliefs about what it means to be a southerner. Bourbon tastings are included during the show, and afterward, a reception featuring a selection of the recipes from the show, prepared by MilkWood, will take place in the Sara Shallenberger Brown Lobby of the Theatre. The reception will offer an opportunity to meet the players and purchase autographed cookbooks. 
June 19, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
$45 and include the show, food and wine reception, and book-signing. 

 

Hot Brown Smackdown is a bluegrass/folk/newgrass band from Louisville, Ky. Playing the brownest covers you've ever heard. 
June 19, 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Manny & Merle
122 W. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Free!

 

The Yelp Game Night at ReSurfaced will include oversized yard -- or, rather, parking lot -- games to compete in while sipping on Kentucky's finest bourbon as well as beer and wine. Yelp Elite Squad members get a free Yelp flask. The first 25 Elites who come up to the Yelp table will also get a free drink ticket from Resurfaced. Frederick the Younger will take the stage at 9:30, followed by The Tunesmiths at 10:30 p.m. Be sure to check in to Resurfaced's Yelp page and learn more about what being Yelp Elite means here. Feel free to click "I'm in" or "Sounds Cool!" on the Yelp! Event Page!
June 19, 6 – 11:30 p.m.
Resurfaced
615 W Main St
Louisville, KY 40202
Learn more here
Free!

 

HOBNOB Cupcake Decorating at Club Olmsted
Brooke Nunnelley, owner of Just Call Me Cupcake, will be teaching HOBNOBer's how to a make mini cupcake bouquets/floral arrangement. You will be able to create your own “flower” arrangement during the class and also learn three icing techniques.
June 19, 7 – 9 p.m.
The Bistro in Club Olmsted (on the Louisville Masonic Home Campus)
4701 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY 40207
Learn more here
$35

 

For Project Metanoia, a group of ten chosen conceptual photographers based in the Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati community collaborated to create a set of unique and impactful images to be released in a gallery and for digital release. One unique word was chosen as the concept for the photographs, (Metanoia). Then each photographer created one impressive image using the location and the word as the foundation. Each print will be hung and released to a party of artists, musicians, stylists, friends, peers and media. The prints will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to Fund for the Arts, a Louisville charity that supports building creativity in schools and programs.

 

 

8th Annual Louisville Festival of the Arts with Craft Marketplace
Whimsical and contemporary art in a myriad of styles and media as well as a separate craft marketplace with original handmade crafts and affordable gift items will be featured during the two-day event. Festival patrons will have the opportunity to leisurely stroll through the eclectic exhibits and engage the artists and crafters to gain a better understanding of their work.
June 20, 10 – 5 p.m.
Paddock Shops
4300 Summit Plaza Drive
Louisville, KY 40241
Learn more here
Free Admission

 

Full day of music, art, food and fun at the intersection of Frankfort Ave. and Pope St.

 

You don’t want to miss The Filson’s annual Moon Pies and Moonshine summer picnic! In the historic setting of Oxmoor Farm, this event includes a fried chicken dinner, live music by The Juggernaut Jug Band, educational information about the history of distilling, as well as dancing, yard games, and fun for the whole family. Limestone Branch Distillery, Boundary Oak Distillery and Kentucky Peerless Distillery will be providing moonshines for tasting. Bring a picnic blanket or some lawn chairs and come out for some good ole’ fashioned fun!
June 20, 4 – 8 p.m.
Historic Oxmoor Farm
720 Oxmoor Avenue
Louisville, KY

 

The Soul Food Festival is an inviting event that highlights the aroma of soul food cooking in the air, while bringing together family and friends in a social atmosphere for an evening of Grammy entertainment and empowerment information.

 

Robert Caldwell of Caldwell Cigar Company at Match Cigar Bar
Match Cigar Bar at Riverside will be hosting an event featuring Robert Caldwell and his cigars. You'll get an exclusive taste of special cigars that are only available at this event!

 

 

Spend an evening under the stars and enjoy a movie on our JUMBO screen, inflatables, dancing, games and more! Entertainment begins at 7:30, movie begins at dark.

 

 

Each weekend has a different theme and we'll be making sure there are Princesses there for each theme! Come dressed as your favorite Princess/Prince/SuperHero!
June 20, 10 – 5 p.m.
Renaissance Festival
955 Elm Street
Eminence, KY
Learn more here
$5 - $70

 

 

Father's Day Weekend Boil Fest 2015 at Roux
Dads want an ALL YOU CAN EAT SEAFOOD BOIL and an ice cold beer for Father's Day. Join us all weekend long as we serve up Live Crawfish from Louisiana, Jumbo Head-on Shrimp, Sweet Corn, Fingerling Potatoes and Andrew Tambuzzo's Andouille Sausage. We'll be cooking ‘em up outside on our Patio or enjoy them in the dining room in the AC. And we'll keep ‘em coming until you tell us to stop.
June 20 - 21
Roux Louisville
1325 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40204
Learn more here
$19.99/person. Reservations Suggested. 502-530-0531
 

 

Celebrate Father’s Day with free Zoo admission for dads courtesy of Ford. Check out zookeeper talks featuring our pygmy hippo dad Maji and his daughter Jahari.
June 21
The Louisville Zoo
1100 Trevilian Way
Louisville, KY 40213
Learn more here
Free with Louisville Zoo Admission

 

Guests will feast on a delicious buffet that includes an assortment of fresh fruits and salads, corn on the cob, baked beans, mac-n-three cheese and a BBQ station that features Black Angus tri-tip, grilled chicken, baby back ribs with Kentucky trifecta sauce and grilled tiger shrimp with lime and ginger. Complete the meal with a fabulous selection of desserts and a game of miniature putt-putt, billiards or a brew from the beer station. 

 

Bring your father in for dinner 6/17 through 6/22 and Eddie Merlot's will give your father a complimentary $25 dining card which he can use on a future visit!

Deli With Dads at Congregation Adath Jeshrun
You don't have to be a dad to enjoy DELI on Father's Day! New York Deli an exclusive regional release of "Deli Man", a documentary playing in New York, Chicago, LA and Houston. Director Erik Anjou (will be on hand to talk about the film. On the menu: corned beef, pastrami and roast beef from Aaron's Gourmet in NYC plus lox and tuna.
June 21, 6:15 – 9 p.m.
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
2401 Woodbourne Ave
Louisville, KY 40205
Learn more here
$5 for dads and kids up to the age of 12

 

 

Derby City Comic Con
Derby City Comic Con returns to the Kentucky International Convention Center! We will have two days of artists, creators, vendors, costume contests, vendors and activities.
June 20 - 21
Kentucky International Convention Center
221 Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Learn more here
$20 for the weekend, $15 for Saturday, $10 for Sunday