The Soul Food Festival is an inviting event that highlights the aroma of traditional soul food cooking in the air while bringing together familes and friends in an outdoor social setting for a day of reunion, fellowship and live national award winning entertainment. The festival is presented by The Kinfolks Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose objective is to create platforms from which the general public can come and retrieve life-changing knowledge as it relates to health & wellness, education, housing, financing, business & workforce development.

Proceeds from the Soul Food Festival benefit learning environments with particular focus on under-privileged youth and young adults. The organization provides a positive and safe environment where these young people can come and get the additional tutoring and career education they need in order to stay competitive in today's society.

Admission: $25 general admission; $35 preferred viewing; $55 VIP

Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed.  Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person.  Beginners are welcome.  

Bring yourself and your mat and good vibes! Namaste.

Admission: $5

The very best in authentic Greek food, beer and wine and live entertainment. Greek grocery and gift shop; Greek pastries. Fun activities for kids.

Admission: $2 for Adults; Children under 9 free.

Friday night fireworks by the Louisville Bats.  Show begins right after the game.  For game tickets call 212-BATS or go to www.batsbaseball.com.

Admission: NA

The Color Run is a one-of-a-kind experience that is less about speed and more about enjoying a color-crazy day with your friends and family. For our events, it is all about participants of all different speeds, ages, shapes and sizes toeing to the start line. Whether you are a casual morning mall walker or an Olympic athlete, the 3 miles of the Color Run course will be the most enjoyable real estate you've traveled in a VERY long time. For more information, please visit thecolorrun.com/

Admission: Registration $35-50.

Handel’s Water Music was written to be performed on the Thames. Classical 90.5 is bringing this idea to Louisville and presenting selections from Water Music on the newly opened Big Four Pedestrian Bridge, this Sunday at 3pm.

Admission: FREE!

Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed.  Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person.  Beginners are welcome.  

Bring yourself and your mat and good vibes! Namaste.

Admission: $5

The Kentuckiana Pride Festival is the State's largest event focused on the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender (GLBT) community, family and friends. The festival is a two day celebration which features local and national entertainers, businesses, churches and organizations, food and beverages. No outside alcohol, please.

Admission: June 14 - free; June 15 - $5 Adult, $3 Child.

The Fitness Festival is scheduled from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and will begin with a 5K Freedom Run/Walk. The course will take walkers/runners through scenic views of downtown including Slugger Field, YUM Center, the dancing water fountain, the Ohio River, and The Lincoln Memorial.  During the festival, vendors will be on-site including merchandise from Wounded Wear. Children activities include bounce house and face painting. The festival will conclude with a raffle.  There will be something for everyone at this fun and noble event.  All funds raised from this event will go directly to Wounded Wear to support our primary mission.

Wounded wear is a non-profit organization that raises the national awareness of the sacrifices of wounded warriors, and the families of fallen service members.  In suport of this missionWounded Wear advocates on behalf and facilitates opportunities for those who have sacrificed so much as well as providing free fashionable clothing kits and modifications to wounded warriors that empowers them to rediscover the hero within.

Check In-8:00-9:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony- 9:15 a.m.
Race-10:00 a.m.

Admission: $25 through May 31; $30 through June 13; $35 day of race.

Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed.  Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person.  Beginners are welcome.  

Bring yourself and your mat and good vibes! Namaste.

Admission: $5

Two back-to-back fitness classes on the Waterfront. Toning With Tubes begins at 6:15 and ends at 7:00pm. Class will consist of some cardio but will consist mostly of strength training with tubes. Power Pilates will be from 7:00 - 7:30pm, and will consist of power pilates moves, stretching at the end. Classes will run for a six week session beginning June 20th and ending August 1. NO CLASS ON JULY 4TH. Registration required, sign-ups can be made through email at getfitwithstephanie@yahoo.com, on my FB page "Get Fit With Stephanie," or by phone at 502.773.0582.

Admission: $75 per person per session - prepayment required by personal check or Paypal.

Friday night fireworks by the Louisville Bats.  Show begins right after the game.  For game tickets call 212-BATS or go to www.batsbaseball.com.

Admission: NA

The Waterfront Challenge is a 5k Urban Obstacle Night Race on the River in Louisville, Kentucky. We’re combining cross country running, road racing, and obstacle conquering, with a PARTY ROCKIN’ good time.  The course winds through the most beautiful parts of Waterfront Park and will present you with several natural and temporary obstacles. The race is designed to be fun and challenging for everyone.  After you’ve crossed the finish line, join the festival!  Celebrate by staying to party the night away on the Big Four Lawn where there will be music, dancing, food, beer, and more.  Register now to reserve your spot for The Waterfront Challenge on Saturday, June 22nd.

A portion of proceeds will benefit Waterfront Park.

Admission: $45-80

Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed.  Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person.  Beginners are welcome.  

Bring yourself and your mat and good vibes! Namaste.

Admission: $5

Musical guests: To be announced.

2013 marks the 12th year of Louisville’s most popular after work concert series!  Once again, the Waterfront Development Corporation and Louisville Public Media are working together to offer free concerts on the Big Four Lawn featuring national and local artists.  Concerts take place on the last Wednesday of every month, April through September. There is a cash bar and great upscale festival food.   

Outside food and alcohol are prohibited. No coolers, no glass & no pets allowed in the event area of the Big Four Lawn. For more information, please call 814-6500.  Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. 

Parking: Parking lots are highlighted on this Parking Map. In the park itself, the Blue Parking Lot (Wharf Parking) is paid parking; all other park lots are free. Lots adjacent to the park are paid parking. 

ABOUT WATERFRONT WEDNESDAY
Waterfront Wednesday is presented by 91.9 WFPK and the Waterfront Development Corporation with support from Friends of the Waterfront and our sponsors.

Two back-to-back fitness classes on the Waterfront. Toning With Tubes begins at 6:15 and ends at 7:00pm. Class will consist of some cardio but will consist mostly of strength training with tubes. Power Pilates will be from 7:00 - 7:30pm, and will consist of power pilates moves, stretching at the end. Classes will run for a six week session beginning June 20th and ending August 1. NO CLASS ON JULY 4TH. Registration required, sign-ups can be made through email at getfitwithstephanie@yahoo.com, on my FB page "Get Fit With Stephanie," or by phone at 502.773.0582.

Admission: $75 per person per session - prepayment required by personal check or Paypal.

Friday night fireworks by the Louisville Bats.  Show begins right after the game.  For game tickets call 212-BATS or go to www.batsbaseball.com.

Admission: NA

NOTE: Saturday tours focus on the Big Four Bridge; Sunday tours start at the Belle of Louisville and proceed through Waterfront Park. NO PETS FOR THE SATURDAY TOUR, PLEASE.

This free walking tour, led by local historian Rick Bell, will explore the history of Louisville’s Big Four Bridge from its days as an important carrier of freight and passenger trains to its current incarnation as a pedestrian/bicycle path.

This 90-minute tour will start at the top of the ramp to the Big Four Bridge, proceed across the bridge and back, for a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles. Free parking is available in the park and on the north side of River Road. (See map for location of Big Four Bridge and parking.)

Suggestion: Wear your comfortable walking shoes and bring drinking water and sunscreen.

Additional tours will be offered the last weekend of July, September and on October 19 & 20.

Admission: Free!

NOTE: Saturday tours focus on the Big Four Bridge; Sunday tours start at the Belle of Louisville and proceed through Waterfront Park.

This free walking tour, led by local historian Rick Bell, will explore the history of Louisville’s riverfront and the development of today’s acclaimed Waterfront Park. Beginning at the Belle of Louisville’s landing at the Fourth Street wharf, the 90-minute tours will end at the base of the Big Four Bridge. Bell will describe the riverfront’s importance to the growth of Louisville from its founding during the American Revolution, through its glory days during the Steamboat Era, to its renaissance as one of the world’s most successful maritime recreational parks.

The tour will start on the wharf in front of the Belle of Louisville and will conclude at the base of the Big Four Bridge. Free parking is available in the park and on the north side of River Road. The total walking distance from your car, through the tour, and back to your car will be approximately 2 miles.
(See map for locations of the Belle, the Lincoln Memorial, and parking.)

Walkers will have an opportunity to purchase Bell's book, Louisville's Waterfront Park - A Riverfront Renaissance, by paying for it at the Belle of Louisville and then collecting it at the end of the tour and having it signed by the author.

Suggestion: Wear your comfortable walking shoes and bring drinking water and sunscreen.

Additional tours will be offered the last weekend of July, September and on October 19 & 20.

Admission: Free!