Throughout Spring/Summer
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
Nightly Schedule:
6 p.m., Food Trucks
7 p.m., Kids’ Globe, Will’s Gift Shop, & Will’s Tavern
7:15 p.m., Community Pre-show Performance
8 p.m., Performance
C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater in
Central Park, 1340 S. Fourth St.,
Louisville
kyshakespeare.com/season/sicp
WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays
April 27 – Nappy Roots, Neal Francis, Kiana & the Sun Kings
May 25 – Maggie Rose, Boa Boys, Phourist & the Photons
June 29 – War, Bendigo Fletcher, Wombo
July 27 – Moon Taxi, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Routine Caffeine
Aug. 31 – Joan Osborne, Seratones, Mark Charles
Sept. 28 – Yonder Mountain String Band, Hot Brown Smackdown, Houseplant
Waterfront Park, Great Lawn, 300 River Road, Louisville
ourwaterfront.org/annual-events/wfpk-waterfront-wednesdays
May
International Food Truck Festival
May 14
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Big Four Lawn, 1101 E. River Road, Louisville
ourwaterfront.org
Israeli Street Fair
May 15
Noon – 4 p.m.
Trager Family JCC,
3600 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville
jewishlouisville.org/the-j/j-arts-ideas/israeli-street-fair
Springfest
May 21
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Toonerville Park at Oak and Brook Street, Louisville
Ttnalouisville.org
Poorcastle Festival
May 20 – 22
Starts at 1 p.m.
Breslin Park, 1400 Payne St., Louisville
poorcastle.com
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Bloom Fest
May 21, 2022
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2499 Clermont Rd, Hwy 245, Clermont, Kentucky
bernheim.org/tag/bloomfest
Abbey Road on the River
May 26 -30
Big Four Station Park, 222 W Maple St., Jeffersonville, Indiana
arotr.com
Bicentennial Park Concert Series
Fridays May 27- Aug. 5
Bicentennial Park, 118 E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
do502.com/venues/bicentennial-park
Forecastle Festival
May 27 -29
Starts at 1 p.m.
Waterfront Park, 129 River Road, Louisville
forecastlefest.com
Star Valley Strawberry Festival
May 28
Borden Community Park, East Main Street, Borden, Indiana
facebook.com/starvalleystrawberryfestival/
Mayor’s Hike, Bike & Paddle
May 30 and Sept. 5
Community Boat House at 1325 River Road, Louisville
louisvilleky.gov/government/city-events/mayors-hike-bike-and-paddle
June
John Hartford Memorial Festival
June 1-4
Lawrence County Recreational Park, 99 Moore Lane, Springville, Indiana
hartfordfest.com
I Am Ali Festival
June 3-9
Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth Street, Louisville
alicenter.org/ali-fest
Louisville Greek Festival
June 3-4
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 939 Ormsby Lane
louisvillegreekfest.com
Southern Indiana Pride Festival
June 4
Big Four Station, Jeffersonville, Indiana
soinpridefest.org
Funkfest
June 4
Waterfront Park, 129 River Road, Louisville
funkfesttour.com
2022 Monarch Festival at MountFest
June 4
Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, Mount Saint Francis, Indiana
101 St. Anthony Drive
monarchmountfest.com
Bardstown Rotary Club 46th Annual Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival
June 4
6:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
My Old Kentucky Home Rotunda, 501 E. Stephen Foster Ave., Bardstown, Kentucky
bardstownrotaryclub.org/event
Kentucky Craft Bash
June 11
Waterfront Park, 129 River Road, Louisville
kycraftbash.com
Kentuckiana Pride Festival
June 18
Noon – 10 p.m.
Downtown Louisville and Big Four Lawn
kypride.com
ROMP Festival
June 22 – 25
Yellow Creek Park, 5710 KY Hwy 144, Owensboro, Kentucky
rompfest.com
July
Terrapin Hill Music Festival
July 1-3
7695 Mackville Road (Route 152 West), Harrodsburg, Kentucky
terrapinhillfestivals.com/directions.html
Waterfront Independence Festival
July 4
6 p.m.-11 p.m.
Waterfront Park, 129 River Road, Louisville
ourwaterfront.org
Sweet Land of Liberty Festival
July 8-10
4211 Lower River Road, Mt Vernon, Kentucky
sweetlandfest.com
Bluegrass Veg Fest
July 9
Mellwood Art Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave.
bluegrassvegfest.com
Send It Slam Outdoor Festival
July 9
7:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Brown-Forman Amphitheater, 1301 River Road, Louisville
tickets.timetogowild.com/event/send-it-slam
Master Musicians Festival
July 15-16
4-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday
Somerset Community College Festival Field, 808 Monticello St., Somerset, Kentucky
mastermusiciansfestival.org
JTown Beer Fest
July 16
4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Downtown Jeffersontown
jtownbeerfest.com
Buy Local Fair
July 30
Noon-6 p.m.
Louisville Water Tower Park. 3005 River Road
keeplouisvilleweird.com
August
Kentucky State Fair
Aug. 18-28
Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville
kystatefair.org
Kentucky Irate Festival
Aug. 26-28
21st in Germantown, 1481 S. Shelby St.
iratefest.com
Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival
Aug. 26
Central Park, 1340 S. Fourth St.
6 p.m.-10 p.m.
oldlouisville.org/old-lou-brew-craft-beer-fest
September
Big Four Arts Festival
Sept. 10-11
Waterfront Park on the Big Four Bridge Lawn, 1103 River Road
2-11 p.m.
bigfourartsfestival.com
Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Sept. 14-18
114 N. Fifth St., Bardstown, Kentucky
kybourbonfestival.com
Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Sept. 15-18
Highland Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville
bourbonandbeyond.com
Louder Than Life Festival
Sept. 22 – 25
Highlands Festival Grounds, Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville
louderthanlifefestival.com
National Jug Band Jubilee
Sept. 24
Noon-10 p.m.
Brown-Forman Amphitheater in Waterfront Park, 1301 River Road, Louisville
ourwaterfront.org/event/the-national-jug-band-jubilee-2
October
Bardstown Arts & Crafts Festival
Oct. 8 -9
Downtown Bardstown
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
bardstownmainstreet.com
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