First annual Louisville Fitness Festival for Louisville Girls Leadership! The class will include a warm up 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 that 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

 

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.

 

 

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.
June 19, 12 – 5 p.m.
American Stillhouse
526 Happy Hollow Rd
Clermont, KY 40110
Learn more here!
$65
 
 
Hand-in-Paw Poster Reception - Art and Advocacy
Attend this reception for the artist Sharon Matisoff and Hand-In-Paw Rescue.
June 19, 6 – 8 p.m.
Leslie H. Spetz Custom Picture Framing
2400-C Lime Kiln Ln
Louisville, KY 40222
Learn more here!
Free – donations encouraged
 

Kentuckiana Pride Festival
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
Learn more here!
FREE on Friday; $5 General Admission Saturday
 
 
“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 at Manny & Merle
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!
 

 

Yelp! Game Night at Resurfaced: Bourbon Edition
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!
 

 

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
 

Clifton Festival on Frankfort Avenue
Full day of music, art, food and fun at the intersection of Frankfort Ave. and Pope St.
June 20, 12 – 10 p.m.
Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Learn more here!
Free!

 
The Filson Historical Society Presents: Moon Pies and Moonshine
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
Learn more here!
$20.00-$25.00 - Tickets include a boxed chicken dinner and 2 drink tickets in addition to the moonshine tastings.
 

The Soul Food Festival on the North Great Lawn
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.
June 20, 6 – 11 p.m.
North Great Lawn
River Road
Louisville, KY 40202
Learn more here!
$25 - $65
 

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!
June 20, 6 – 11:45 p.m.
Match Cigar Bar at Riverside
207 Spring Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Pricing varies!
 
 
Twilight Cinema 2015 Presents: “The Box Trolls”
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.
June 20, 7:30 – 10 p.m.
The Jeffersonville River Stage
Riverside Drive
Louisville, KY
Free!
 

 

Father’s Day Dinner at Eddie Merlot’s
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!
June 21, 4 – 10 p.m.
Eddie Merlot's
455 S. Fourth St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Prices on meal varies!
 

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
$13 for over 13 not dads
 
 
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
Kids 10 and under free with paying adult