Calendar
june 2012
- About our Event Calendar
If you would like additional information about an event, please use the contact information listed with the event. Event details are listed to the best of our knowledge and may be subject to change.
Bats Baseball Friday Night Fireworks
01
JUN
Duration: Friday, June 01 | After the game
Venue: Purple Upland Meadow
Event Type: Fireworks
Contact: Louisville Bats | 502.212.2287
Event Website: www.batsbaseball.com
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
02
JUN
Duration: June 2 | 6-11:00pm
Venue: North Great Lawn
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Pat Williams, Kinfolks Foundation | 877.415.7258 or 888.695.0888
Event Website: www.ilovesoulfood.com
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: $22 general admission; $32 preferred viewing; $55 VIP
09
JUN
Duration: June 9 | 8-11am
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: Madelyn Anetrella | 501.363.2652 or 502.819.4887
Event Website: www.ffawalklouisville.org
The Fight for Air Walk is a 1- or 3-mile walk through Waterfront Park. Walkers raise money for ALA's research, advocacy, and education programs.
Admission: Donations accepted.
09
JUN
Duration: June 9 | 11am - 11pm
Venue: Great Lawn
Event Type: Kickball Tournament
Contact: Ben Smock | 502.629.3934 or 502.741.5672
Event Website: www.helpkosairchildrenshospital.com
The National Kickball Association is hosting a kickball tournament benefiting Kosair Children's Hospital. It will be an all-day tournament. Fodd and beverage vendors will be at the park all day to sell food and drinks to participants. Other vendors TBD.
Admission: $295 per team
Bats Baseball Friday Night Fireworks
15
JUN
Duration: Friday, June 15 | After the game
Venue: Purple Upland Meadow
Event Type: Fireworks
Contact: Louisville Bats | 502.212.2287
Event Website: www.batsbaseball.com
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
15-16
JUN
Duration: June 15, 8pm - midnight; June 16, noon - midnight
Venue: Belvedere
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Aaron Angel | 502.649.4851
Event Website: www.kypride.com
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 15 - free; June 16 - $5 Adult, $3 Child.
19
JUN
Duration: June 19 | 9am - 2pm
Venue: Festival Plaza
Event Type: Car Show
Contact: Ben Moore | 502.797.5652 or 502.451.9450
Event Website: www.austinhealeyconclave.com
The world's largest gathering of Austin-Healeys finds a home on Louisville's front door! 200 sparkling Austin-Healeys from around the globe will convene in Louisville for a 60th anniversary celebration and car show.
Admission: Free
23
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 23 | 10-11:30am
Venue: Starts at the Belle of Louisville, ends at the Lincoln Memorial
Event Type: Walking Tour
Contact: Waterfront Development Corp. | 502.574.3768
Event Website:
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 Lincoln Memorial. 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 Lincoln Memorial. Free parking is available in the park. A convenient location would be the Green Lot - park and follow the signs to walk to the Belle of Louisville. (see map for locations of the Belle, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Green Lot). The total walking distance from your car, through the tour, and back to your car is approximately 2 miles.
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 in July, September and October.
Admission: Free!
24
JUN
Duration: Sunday, June 24 | 2-3:30pm
Venue: Starts at the Belle of Louisville, ends at the Lincoln Memorial
Event Type: Walking Tour
Contact: Waterfront Development Corp. | 502.574.3768
Event Website:
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 Lincoln Memorial. 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 Lincoln Memorial. Free parking is available in the park. A convenient location would be the Green Lot - park and follow the signs to walk to the Belle of Louisville. (see map for locations of the Belle, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Green Lot). The total walking distance from your car, through the tour, and back to your car is approximately 2 miles.
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 in July, September and October.
Admission: Free!
27
JUN
Duration: Wednesday, June 27 | 5pm - ?
Venue: Big Four Lawn
Event Type: Concert
Contact: Waterfront Development Corporation/Ashley smith or WFPK
502.574.3768 or 502.814.6500
Event Website: www.wfpk.org
Musical guests: TBA
2012 marks the eleventh 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. June sponsors:
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