Weekend Picks

Weekend Family Events for Louisville parents! Fun things to do with kids this weekend.

Here, you can find your weekend family fun and weekend events around Louisville!

Spring is here! This page will focus on recommendations for weekend family fun. We encourage you to also explore other pages and post on our websites for festivals, free fun, holiday fun, and more.

Weekend fun around Louisville is here! Especially heading into spring, there are many things to do with your kids inside and outside depending on the weather. We found many fun options for you.

Features of the weekend:

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Friday

Kentucky Science Center’s annual Dog Days event is back and better than ever. Stop by to meet some amazing creatures from a variety of animal care careers, then spend time exploring your Kentucky Science Center. Dog Days activities run from 10am-2pm and is included for FREE with your admission to Kentucky Science Center.

Saturday

Youth Club Night is this weekend! Kids in their club or school jersey will receive free admission to the May 11 home game at 7:30pm, and they’ve got a LouCity drawstring bag giveaway for the first 2,000!

The Library’s How-To Festival has become an annual tradition for thousands of Louisvillians looking for something entertaining, interactive, and educational to do after Derby is over. The How-To Festival offers attendees the chance to learn how-to-do more than 50 different things in five hours, all for free!

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a movie night under the stars at Alberta O. Jones Park (744 S 23rd St). Starting at 8pm, community partners will provide fun learning activities and resources to teach kids how to love our planet. 8:00-10:30pm

The 2024 Festival of Flowers is quickly approaching! The Festival runs from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday in the parking lots of Cornerstone Baptist Church located at the corner of Wellington Ave. and South Third Street.

Sunday

Discover a botanical wonderland at the 2024 Gardeners Fair hosted by Locust Grove. Immerse yourself in a vibrant tapestry of blossoming beauty and verdant foliage. Join them for a weekend of growth, inspiration, and the pure joy of all things botanical. Sunday (and Saturday) from 10am-4:30pm. $10/Adults | $5/Children 6-12 | Free/Children under 6

Treat Mom this Mother’s Day and join B.A. Colonial for their Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet. Your favorite made-from-scratch brunch dishes will be served up on our buffet. No long waits. Just delicious, easy, fun with your family.

Spend some time at the Speed Art Museum on Sunday. Thanks to a generous contribution from Brown-Forman, general admission is FREE for all on Sundays through 2024. The free Sunday admission is named in honor of the late Owsley Brown II.

Extras

Check out Little Crooked Creek Safari in Shelby County. They are open 2-6pm on Sunday. Feed and interact with so many animals. An up-close experience for a petting zoo and with exotic animals. 20.00 for adults, 15.00 for kids, 2 and under are free – all your feed for each animal is included. 1430 Little Crooked Creek Rd. Lawrenceburg, Ky. 40342. Cash and cards accepted.

The Main Library and Highlands-Shelby Park Library join South Central Regional with their newly established collection of board games and puzzles now available for checkout! Puzzles can be checked out for 21 days, and renewed 3 times. Board games can be checked out for 7 days (no renewals). These puzzles and games do not float, so please return them to the Library where they were checked out.

You can also find more ideas for events here.

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