If you grew up in Kentucky or anywhere across the middle of the southeastern U.S., you may remember warm summer nights spent watching, catching, and releasing fireflies. Their flickering lights drifting just above the ground have a way of feeling almost magical. For tickets and more information: Limited Accessible Firefly Tour | Bernheim Forest and […]
Waterfront Park and 91.9 WFPK Independent Louisville first partnered in 2002 to produce an innovative concert series that showcased local and emerging national recording artists, as heard on 91.9 WFPK. Each free concert attracts audiences to enjoy music on the river in a family-friendly park atmosphere with a cash bar and local food trucks. The […]
Come by every weekend (Friday & Saturday) in the summer to enjoy jazz in Nouvelle's garden. You will catch some of Louisville's finest musicians playing some super deep cuts while […]
The Kentucky Craft Bash is the Commonwealth's largest craft beer festival featuring solely Kentucky breweries. Hosted annually by the Kentucky Guild of Brewers, this beer fest isn't just the […]
Led by 2026 Regional Artist in Residence, Marilee Salvator, enjoy an artsy afternoon of creating beautiful botanical cyanotypes, or sun prints, using flowers, leaves and other natural objects found at Bernheim. In 1843 pioneer photographer, Anna Atkins, produced the first photographic botany book using the magic of cyanotypes, or sun prints. Cyanotypes produce brilliant deep […]
Please join author and historian, Rick Bell as he returns to Waterfront Park for monthly walking tours. Bell will be hosting a FREE 1.5-mile historical walking tour on select dates. Tours will begin at the Lincoln Memorial and will take you all through Waterfront Park until you reach the Big Four® Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge. […]
Now that the summer solstice has passed, the nights are slowly stretching longer, bringing their own nocturnal magic. Join Bernheim's Volunteer Naturalists for a full moon hike around Lake Nevin and discover the sights and sounds that come alive after dark. For tickets and more information: Full "Strawberry" Moon Night Hike | Bernheim Forest and […]
Visit Bernheim’s Historic Fire Tower with volunteer naturalists and learn about the tower and the surrounding forest. Bernheim members $15; Non-members $20 For tickets and more information: Historic Fire Tower […]