HIKING
There's no better way to enjoy the change in seasons than by getting out and experiencing it firsthand. Take a stroll through one of Louisville's many parks or escape the city to one of the state parks within driving distance.
Clifty Falls State Park // Facebook [4]
Cherokee Park [5]
75 Cochran Hill Road
Iroquois Park [6]
2120 Rundill Road
Jefferson Memorial Forest [7]
11311 Mitchell Hill Road
Clifty Falls State Park [8]
1501 Green Road, Madison, Ind.
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest [9]
2075 Clermont Road, Clermont, Ky.
For more points of interest, check out our feature on Louisville's parks [10].
FALL FESTIVALS
NuLu Fest [11]
600-800 blocks of E. Market St.
September 29, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
For the last decade, this popular street festival has ushered in the autumn season with live music, local vendors and plenty of food and drink.
St. James Court Art Show [12]
St. James Court, Old Louisville
October 5-7, 10 a.m.
This juried art show is a Louisville fall tradition and will take over a four-square block of Old Louisville for the first weekend in October.
St. James Court Art Show // Facebook [13]
Belknap Fall Festival [14]
1930 Harvard Drive
October 12, 6-11 p.m. & October 13, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
This fall tradition has taken over historic Douglass Loop every October for over twenty years.
Foxhollow Farm's Fall Festival [15]
8905 Hwy. 329, Crestwood, Ky.
October 13, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Head east for Foxhollow's eleventh annual Fall Festival, where you can enjoy everything from hayrides and a corn maze to carnival games and live music.
Foxhollow Farm's Fall Festival // Facebook [16]
ColorFest [17]
2075 Clermont Road, Clermont, Ky.
October 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Celebrate the changing colors of fall at Bernheim Forest.
OKTOBERFEST
Speaking of fall festivals, Louisville has no shortage of Oktoberfests. Break out your lederhosen and raise a stein.
Germantown Oktoberfest [18]
1041 Goss Ave.
September 28, 5-11 p.m.
MESA's Oktoberfest Dinner with Beer Pairings [19]
216 Pearl St., New Albany, Ind.
October 5, 7 p.m.
Butchertown Porktoberfest [20]
1121 E. Washington St.
October 5, 5-10 p.m.
Porktoberfest at Copper & Kings // Facebook [21]
Oktoberfest Beer & Wine Stroll [22]
101 W. Chestnut St., Jeffersonville, Ind.
October 5, 6-9 p.m.
Farmington Oktoberfest [23]
3033 Bardstown Road
October 12, 6-10 p.m.
ORCHARDS
Look no further for apple-picking, pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
Huber's Orchard and Farm [24]
19816 Huber Road, Starlight, Ind.
Huber's Family Farm // Facebook [25]
Bray Orchards [26]
2580 Hwy. 42, Bedford, Ky.
Gallrein Farms [27]
1029 Vigo Road, Shelbyville, Ky.
PATIOS
Fall is patio season, no doubt about it. Here are a few of our favorite spots to relax on those breezy autumn evenings.
Decca [28]
812 E. Market St.
Monday-Saturday, 5:30-10 p.m.
Treat yourself and your SO to a romantic dinner on the patio before heading into the cellar lounge for drinks.
Garage Bar [29]
700 E. Market St.
Open daily
Garage Bar is no stranger to patio lists, and there's a reason for that.
Nouvelle Bar & Bottle [30]
214 S. Clay St.
Opens at 2 p.m. daily
Nouvelle's garden-like patio is a pleasant urban surprise.
Ostra [31]
1758 Frankfort Ave.
Tuesday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
This new Clifton spot from the people behind Hammerheads, Game and Migo features intimate indoor dining in addition to the stylish outdoor seating.
Ostra on Frankfort Avenue // Facebook [32]
Sarino [33]
1030 Goss Ave.
Tuesday-Sunday, 5 p.m.
Enjoy wine, pasta and pizza on the cozy covered patio.
TROLLEY HOPS
Though Louisville's two trolley hops run year-round, there's no better time to enjoy shop-hopping than when the season turns.
First Friday Trolley Hop [34]
Downtown Louisville
Every first Friday of the month
Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop [35]
Clifton/Crescent Hill
Every final Friday of the month
Cover photo: Pexels.com [36]