Calendar
MAY 2013
- 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.
25-03
APR-MAY
Duration: Thursday, April 25 - Friday, May 3
Venue: Waterfront Park
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Kentucky Derby Festival | 502-584-6383 or 502-584-FEST
Event Website: kdf.org/
General Information: 502-584-6383
Toll Free: (800) 928-FEST
Festival event updates, tickets and Pegasus Pin info: Derby Festival Hotline at 502-584-FEST.
When people want information on Thunder Over Louisville or the Great Balloon Race, they call the Derby Festival hotline for answers. Operated for two months during the peak Festival season, the Hotline is utilized by more than 4000 callers annually as a primary source of event information.
10
MAY
Duration: 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
11
MAY
Duration: May 11 | 8am - noon
Venue: Big Four Lawn
Event Type: Fundraiser
Contact: Leslie Porta, March of Dimes | 502.473.6680
Event Website: www.marchofdimes.com/Kentucky
Four million babies were born in the U.S. last year, and the March of Dimes has helped each and every one through 75 years of vaccines, research, education and breakthroughs. The March for Babies raises funds for ALL babies. The event includes a 3-mile walk and an entertainment and food area for families.
Admission: Free! Donations accepted.
18
MAY
Duration: May 18 | 5-8pm
Venue: Swing Garden - near Big Four Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: Jenny Silberisen - Crohn's & Colitis Fdn | 646.623.2620
Event Website: www.cctakesteps.org/louisville
Our community will gather to join the fight against Crohn's & Colitis with a two mile stroll. We will be raising money for crucial research while raising awareness of the painful and unpredictible digestive diseases. Festivities will begin at 5pm and include live entertainment, refreshments, kidzone, advocacy area, and a loud & proud area for top fundraisers.
Admission: Donations accepted. Participants raising $100 or more will receive a Take Steps t-shirt.
19
MAY
Duration: May 19 | 2-6pm
Venue: Festival Plaza
Event Type: Picnic
Contact: Sabrina Numann | 812.207.5728 or 502.298.9263
Event Website: meetup.com/fibromyalgiasupport
Awareness event to help gain awareness of Fibromyalgia and associated issues by hosting a public and free picnic.
We will be offering educational materials, support, awareness merchandise, live music and free food/drinks.
Admission: Free!
21
MAY
Duration: May 21 | 7 - 9:30pm
Venue: Big Four Bridge
Event Type: Fundraiser
Contact: Elizabeth Raggio | 502.560.6024 or 502.584.6767
Event Website: www.lightupbigfour.org
This May, the American Cancer Society will be celebrating its 100th birthday. On May 21st, the Society's Birthday Eve, the organization will be hosting a community-wide "Every Candle Has A Name" luminaria ceremony on the Big Four Walking Bridge as a visual reminder of the importance of taking action in the fight against cancer.
Admission:
Waterfront Yoga is back!
21
MAY
Duration: Every Tuesday through September | 7-8pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater (by Tumbleweed on the River)
Event Type: Yoga Class
Contact: Weather cancellation hotline - 502.541.2933
Event Website:
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
24
MAY
Duration: 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
Back by popular demand - 2013 Waterfront Heritage Walks!
Saturday: Walk the Big Four Bridge with Historian Rick Bell
25
MAY
Duration: Saturday, May 25 | 10-11:30am
Venue: Meet at the Big Four Bridge, top of the ramp on the disc
Event Type: Walking Tour
Contact: info@louisvillewaterfront.com | 502.574.3768
Event Website:
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 60-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 June, July, September and on October 19 & 20.
Admission: Free!
Back by popular demand - 2013 Waterfront Heritage Walks!
Sunday: Explore Waterfront Park
with Historian Rick Bell
26
MAY
Duration: Sunday, May 26| 2-3:30pm
Venue: Starts at the Belle of Louisville, ends at the Big Four Bridge
Event Type: Walking Tour
Contact: info@louisvillewaterfront.com | 502.574.3768
Event Website:
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 June, July, September and on October 19 & 20.
Admission: Free!
26
MAY
Duration: After the game
Venue: Purple Upland Meadow
Event Type: Fireworks
Contact: Louisville Bats | 502.212.2287
Event Website: www.batsbaseball.com
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
27
MAY
Duration: Monday, May 27 |
Venue: Waterfront Park - Witherspoon at Dancing Waters
Event Type: Healthy Hometown event
Contact: Metro Parks | 502.574.5011
Event Website: www.louisvilleky.gov/HealthyHometown/HikeandBikeMHHM
Bring the family for this free Healthy Hometown event! Please call (502) 574-5011 or contact us with any questions regarding the Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit Hike, Bike & Paddle.
Canoe and kayak rentals available. For more information contact our event partner River City Canoe & Kayak, 502.210.7626 or info@rcckonline.com. Reservations must be made prior to the event.
Participants are encouraged to be “green” and bring their own water bottles which they will be able to fill in Waterfront Park, part of the Louisville Water Company’s Pure Tap To Go program.
Mayors Hike, Bike and Paddle Street Closures and No Parking Areas
Ride your bike to the Hike, Bike & Paddle!
Use our online bike routing tool.
Admission: Free!
Waterfront Yoga
28
MAY
Duration: Every Tuesday through September | 7-8pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater (by Tumbleweed on the River)
Event Type: Yoga Class
Contact: Weather cancellation hotline - 502.541.2933
Event Website:
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
29
MAY
Duration: Wednesday, May 29| 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:
The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Lone Bellow, and The Staves.
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:
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