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.

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Friday

Let’s celebrate Earth Day together! Join Parks Alliance of Louisville on Friday, 2pm, at Alberta O. Jones Park for a day of service and sustainability! Together, make a difference on our planet and in our public parks.

Shakespeare in the Parks will be at The Maples Park in Crestwood on Friday to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Join them at 6:30pm. (They will also be performing on Sunday at Windy Hills Green at 2pm and Iroquois Amphitheater at 6:30pm)

Saturday

Kentucky Science Center’s ThunderBlast is their annual family-friendly event during Thunder Over Louisville. With some of the best views in town for airplanes and fireworks plus fun-filled activities to keep the kids entertained, exclusive food trucks, clean indoor bathrooms, and exciting happenings inside and out, you and the family will have a BLAST!

The health of the planet and the health of humans go hand in hand. Celebrate nature’s healing powers and learn how conservation and protection of the Earth are at the center of everything they do at Bernheim. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, take a deep breath of fresh air courtesy of a healthy forest, and find peace in the sweeping views of natural beauty.

This is Ted. He is a recently licensed therapy dog and he would like to read a book with you. There’s only one problem – he needs help turning the pages. Would you like to come help out Ted this Saturday and read a book to him? Foxing Books will have 10 minute time slots between 11:30am-12:30pm this Saturday for those who would like to come practice their reading skills with Ted. Contact them for a timeslot!

Saturday is the Iroquois Library’s annual Dia de los Ninos celebration with bilingual storytime and bilingual book giveaways! Join them at 2:00pm.

For the first time ever, independent bookstores in the Greater Louisville area are partnering for READ FOR THE ROSES — a two-week long celebration surrounding Independent Bookstore Day, which takes place on Saturday, April 27th. Participating bookstores include Carmichael’s Bookstore (Frankfort Ave and Bardstown Rd locations), Carmichael’s Kids, Foxing Books, A Novel Romance, Butcher Cabin Books, Set & Setting, and The Rosewater Bookstore. From April 20th to May 5th, you will be able to pick up a special READ FOR THE ROSES bookmark from any participating bookstore. Click here for all the details!

Sunday

Join in for a spectacular Family Extravaganza at Little Flock on Sunday from 4-6 pm! Get ready for an afternoon filled with fun activities for the whole 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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