Old Weekend Posts

This weekend offers concerts, a show for train aficionados, and more. Check out our weekend suggestions below: Browse more than 200 tables full of trains for sale, huge operating model train displays, and more at the Great Train Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Check out Kid Rock at the KFC Yum! Center. Enjoy The Avett Brothers at the Louisville Palace. Get a behind the scenes tour with Tales from the Bat Vault at the Louisville Slugger Museum. From Ruth to Williams to Aaron, get your hands on the bat models the game’s greatest players created. The extra 20-30 minute tour is included [...]

This weekend, several events are taking place in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy, including the 8th annual Keepers of the Dream event, hosted by Ahmaad Edmund. It will feature the presentation of the Mayor’s Freedom Award, ArtsReach Living the Vision Awards, and Jawan Bowman’s recitation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech “Where Do We Go From Here,” along with dance, music, and spoken word. Check below for more MLK Day events and other weekend activities: The Muhammad Ali Center continues its annual tradition of showing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have [...]

Despite the chilly temperatures, start 2018 with a bit of music, sports, princesses, and fun! Check out our ideas below on how to spend your weekend: Sing along and worship with some of today's brightest Christian music performers including Skillet, Kari Jobe, Building 429, John Crist, KB, NewSong, Jordan Feliz, and more at the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular at Freedom Hall. Experience hands-on LEGO attractions and activities at the BrickUniverse Louisville LEGO Fan Expo at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The family-friendly event will have LEGO creations, building zones, special guests, and vendors selling the latest LEGO sets, mini-figures, [...]

This weekend, celebrate the new year for free at NYE Live! at Fourth Street Live! in downtown Louisville. Enjoy music by From Paris, confetti cannons, a balloon drop, party favors, and a ball drop. Keep on reading for more festivities to help you ring in 2018: Here is a sampling of New Year's celebrations in the Louisville Metro: New Year's Eve with Billy Goat Strut Revue New Year’s Festivities at the Brown Hotel New Year's Eve 90’s House Party at Parlour Purple New Year's Eve The Black Experience: New Years Eve 2017 New Year's Overnight Bash [...]

Only a handful of shopping days remain before Christmas, so this weekend you can mark shopping off your list at the Procrastination Celebration. Or, enjoy some fun with trains, holiday trees, music, and food. Look below for more information on these events and more for a happy weekend: Check out the Winter Wonderland Train Exhibit at the Southwest Louisville Free Public Library, presented by the K & I Model Railroad Club.  Take part in the Procrastination Celebration at The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass. Enjoy local food from food trucks around the center and enter for several giveaways while you shop. [...]

This weekend, join the Nutcracker as he battles the mouse king, take advantage of the final two days to check out an 8-foot-long Santa's workshop made out of Lego bricks, enjoy the beautiful music of the holidays, and more. See below for fun ways to fill your weekend: Check out a 90-minute abridged skated version of the classic ballet as the Louisville Skating Academy presents The Nutcracker on Ice at Iceland Sports Complex. For the ballet version, see Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Louisville Memorial Auditorium or The Brown-Forman Nutcracker by the Louisville Ballet in Whitney [...]