The Stage is set for you.
If the arts are what you’re after, you’ll find them in full force here. Louisville is home to the Kentucky Opera, the world-renowned Actors Theatre, Louisville Ballet, and the Louisville Orchestra—led by the Grammy winning Teddy Abrams—plus nearly 100 other arts groups offering something for every taste. The Kentucky Center for the Arts features touring Broadway shows and a range of versatile performers, bringing world-class entertainment to the heart of the city. More into indie music? You’re covered there too—with over 130 live music venues and festivals like Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life, you can jam out to just about any genre, any night of the week.
THE BESTS of
the FESTS.
Sure, it’s great to listen to live music in your favorite bar, but nothing beats hanging outside with thousands of your closest friends. Spring, summer, and fall in Greater Louisville have more music festivals than your ears can handle.
STREET FESTIVALS & FAIRS FOR ALL.
Our annual St. James Court Art Show was named top in the country. We celebrate the 2-minute Kentucky Derby for two weeks during the Kentucky Derby Festival. Whether its Worldfest, Nulu Fest, a leafy farmers market, Shakespeare in the Park, or even a beer festival, we’ve got a festival for you!
CITY OF THE ARTS.
Louisville’s arts scene is simply amazing. With a vibrant visual arts scene plus major professional companies in five resident performing arts categories (opera, ballet, orchestra, repertory theater, and children’s theater) — a claim only 13 cities nationally can make. The breadth and diversity of our arts scene, from theatres to museums, concerts to galleries, enhances our quality of life throughout the region. The arts are a defining strength for this creative, vibrant, funky town.
Louisville’s NuLu Neighborhood named Top 10 Best Art District in America
THE SOUND.
It doesn’t matter the size of the venue. Indoors or out. Downtown, by the river, in Nulu or out in the suburbs – when the lights rise, when the band appears, when the lead singer says “Lou-a- vuhl” are you ready?” No matter the genre. No matter the label. In an intimate club setting or in a concert hall. We rise together. In the ‘Ville, you will be ready, and you will rock.
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