Calendar
october 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.
06
OCT
Duration: October 6 | 7am - noon
Venue: Festival Plaza/walk route through park
Event Type: Charity Walk/Run
Contact: Diana Merzweiler | 502.495.5088
Event Website: www.downsyndromeoflouisville.org
5K run, 5K walk/family stroll. Live band, Family Fun Zone, Picnic Tasting Zone.
Admission: Registration
06
OCT
Duration: October 6 | 11am - 7pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Jack Benge, Louisville Pagan Pride | 502.592.4368
Event Website: www.louisvillepaganpride.org
Welcome to Louisville Pagan Pride Day. Join us, we celebrate the Autumn Equinox with music, workshops, presentations, shopping and fellowship. Belly dancing and drum circle. All non-perishable food items will be donated to the Louisville Dare to Care food bank.
Admission: Free admission with canned food donation.
06
OCT
Duration: October 6 | 5:30-9pm
Venue: Great Lawn
Event Type: Charity Fundraiser
Contact: Jessica Nicholson - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | 502.719.0548 or 502.584.8490
Event Website: www.lightthenight.org/ky
Light the Night Walk is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's fundraising event to pay tribute and bring hope to people battling blood cancer. Participants walk approximately one mile at sunset, carrying illuminated balloons. Anyone can take part in this walk and the festivities leading up to it, which include music, children's activities and opportunities to honor/remember loved ones affected by cancer.
Admission: Donations accepted.
13
OCT
Duration: October 13 | 8am - noon
Venue: Brown-Forman Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: PKD Foundation | 404.660.7915 or 800.PKD.CURE
Event Website: www.pkdcure.org
This is a fundraiser and walk, small scale, picnic atmosphere.
9:00 - Register
10am - Walk
11am - Snacks/thank you
Noon - Clean up/leave
Admission: Free
20
OCT
Duration: October 20 | 9am - noon
Venue: South Great Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: Helen Overfield or aenix@diabetes.org or dmuller@diabetes.org| 502.452.6072 x3307
Event Website: Step Out Louisville
Together we can stop diabetes, one step at a time! Take your first step and join us for a fun-filled morning of music, food, kids activities, a health and wellness fair, and, of course, a scenic walk along the Ohio River. Bring your friends, co-workers, and pets on a leash! For more information or to register, visit our website. The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Admission: Free, donations appreciated!
27
OCT
Duration: October 27 | 9am - 1pm
Venue: Harbor Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: Kristi Snuttjer, Foundation Fighting Blindness | 847.680.0100
Event Website: www.fightblindness.org/louisvillevisionwalk
Join the Foundation Fighting Blindness for our 4th Annual Louisville VisionWalk as we raise funds to find a cure for blinding retinal degenerative diseases. Enjoy a day of fun with breakfast, a bounce house, a DJ, kid's activities and more! Then walk 2 miles around beautiful Waterfront Park and enjoy a complimentary lunch.
Admission: Participation if free, but donations are accepted.
27
OCT
Duration: Saturday, October 27 | 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.
Admission: Free!
28
OCT
Duration: Sunday, October 28 | 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.
Admission: Free!