Louisville has a kaleidoscopic array of visual art exhibits, dance performances, outdoor festivals, film screenings, live music, and theater in town. From ballet to short films to the return of local legends, here is LEO’s guide to some of the most tantalizing celebrations and recreation happening this spring.
VISUAL ART
JANUARY 2025–FEBRUARY 2025
The SuperNatural 2.0
21c Museum Hotel | 700 W. Main St. | 21cmuseumhotels.com/louisville
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7–FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Persistence of Vision: Photographs by Steve Plattner
2510 Portland Ave. | outsiderartky.com
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Made You A Mixtape
Aurora Gallery and Boutique | 1264 S. Shelby St. | auroragallerylouisville.com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Diagrammatic Color Games: A Lecture by Brianna Bass
Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium | 2215 S. 3rd St. | events.louisville.edu
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Leavings: Jarrod Becker
garner narrative | 642 E. Market St. | garnernarrative.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
Mary Bates Neubauer: Data Streams in Sculpture and Public Art
Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium | 2215 S. 3rd St. | events.louisville.edu
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Biennial Student Show
Schneider Hall Galleries | 2300 S. 1st. St. Walk | events.louisville.edu
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
Metamorphosis: Natasha Sud
Revelry Gallery | 742 E Market St. | revelrygallery.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
Clearing: Stephen Cartwright & Ché Rhodes
Cressman Center for Visual Art | 100 E. Main St. | events.louisville.edu
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Hite Institute of Art and Design Spring BFA Thesis Exhibition
Schneider Hall Galleries | 2300 S. 1st. St. Walk | events.louisville.edu
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
Fire & Art 8
Cressman Center for Visual Art | 100 E. Main St. | events.louisville.edu
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
Stills: Shawn Marshall
garner narrative | 642 E. Market St. | garnernarrative.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
KMAC Couture 2025: LUCKY #13
KMAC | 715 West Main St. | kmacmuseum.org
DANCE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21–SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025
Choreographers’ Showcase
The Louisville Ballet Main Street Studios | 315 E. Main St. | louisvillepalace.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre: Don Quixote
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 4–SUNDAY, APRIL 6
Cinderella
Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center | 501 W. Main St. | louisvilleballet.org
FESTIVALS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Dead of Night and the Dark Market — Dies Natalis
Art Sanctuary | 1433 S Shelby St. | art-sanctuary.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Tailspin Ale Fest — Louisville’s Winter Warmer
Bowman Field | 2700 Moran Ave. | tailspinalefest.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 21–SUNDAY, MARCH 23
Tattoo Fest Louisville
Kentucky International Convention Center | 221 S. 4th St. | louisvilletattoofestival.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
Paristown Garden Show
Paristown | 731 Brent St. | www.paristown.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Republic Bank Kentucky Derby Festival BourbonVille
The Ice House | 226 E. Washington St. | icehouselouisville.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
Kentucky Derby Festival Cars and Coffee
Waterfront Park | 129 River Rd. | discover.kdf.org/cars-coffee
FILM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14–SUNDAY, MARCH 2
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Speed Cinema | 2035 S. 3rd St. | speedmuseum.org/cinema
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Dog Star Man
Speed Cinema | 2035 S. 3rd St. | speedmuseum.org/cinema
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Below the Line: Short Films
Whirling Tiger | 1335 Story Ave. | thewhirlingtiger.com
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Genre Film Club: Giallo
Hereafter Cocktail Parlor | 119 S. 7th St. | hereafterlou.com
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
ILYBNLILM
Pamela Brown Auditorium | 315 W. Broadway St. | actorstheatre.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 22–SUNDAY, MARCH 23
Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874
Speed Cinema | 2035 S. 3rd St. | speedmuseum.org/cinema
LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27–SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Music Without Borders: Myths and Legends
The Jeffersonian | 10617 Taylorsville Rd. | louisvilleorchestra.org
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
AMPERS&ONE 앰퍼샌드원
Art Sanctuary | 1433 S Shelby St. | art-sanctuary.org
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Robyn Hitchcock
Zanzabar | 2100 S. Preston St. | zanzabarlouisville.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Umphrey’s McGee: Cruising Altitude Tour
Old Forester’s Paristown Hall | 724 Brent St. | www.paristown.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
Stravinsky’s Firebird
Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center | 501 W Main St. | louisvilleorchestra.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Louisville Punk Rock!
The Rosetta Chapel | 112 N. 20th St.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
Disturbed: The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour
KFC Yum! Center | 201 W. Main St. | kfcyumcenter.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
Brant Bjork Trio
PORTAL | 1512 Portland Ave. | portal-louisville.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
JoJo: Too Much to Say Tour
Old Forester’s Paristown Hall | 724 Brent St. | www.paristown.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Alison Krauss
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
MONDAY, APRIL 21
CAKE
Iroquois Amphitheater | 1080 Amphitheater Rd. | iroquoisamphitheater.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
Rolling Quartz 롤링쿼츠
PORTAL | 1512 Portland Ave. | portal-louisville.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Art Sanctuary | 1433 S Shelby St. | art-sanctuary.org
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Dwight Yoakam
Iroquois Amphitheater | 1080 Amphitheater Rd. | iroquoisamphitheater.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 25–SUNDAY, APRIL 27
My Morning Jacket
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
THEATER
FEBRUARY 20, 22, 23, & 27 and MARCH 1, 2, 6, 8, & 9
Disney’s High School Musical
Center Stage at the Trager Family JCC | 3600 Dutchman’s Ln. | https://jewishlouisville.org/the-j/j-arts-ideas/centerstage/
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
This Little Light of Mine
The Brown Theatre | 315 W. Broadway St. | kentuckyperformingarts.org
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Matt Mathews: Boujee On A Budget Tour
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live!
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
MARCH 15, 22, & 29
Lilly and the Pirates
Stage One |501 W. Main Street | http://stageone.org/
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
Nurse John: The Short Staffed Tour
Louisville Palace | 625 S. 4th St. | louisvillepalace.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Pygmalion
Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health | 708 Magazine St. | kyopera.org
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
Disney on Ice Presents: Magic in the Stars
KFC Yum! Center | 201 W. Main St. | kfcyumcenter.com
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live
Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center | 501 W. Main St. | kentuckyperformingarts.org
MAY 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, & 18
9 to 5 the Musical
Center Stage at the Trager Family JCC | 3600 Dutchman’s Ln. |https://jewishlouisville.org/the-j/j-arts-ideas/centerstage/
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 13, 2025.
