LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of things to do and see across Kentuckiana.
Here are a selection of events, markets, concerts and more happening the weekend of Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12.
Spring Street Fest
Spring Street Fest returns to downtown Jeffersonville this weekend for a fifth year.
This year's event features more than 30 vendors, kids activities, live music and food trucks. Featured performers include Doom Gong, Future Fossils, Cliff, Soul Pilot, The Aesthetic, Yapa! and Ray Keys & The Elementals.
The festival was started in 2021 by Chris Palmer and Dan Mahony, owners of The Alcove bar on Spring Street. The duo partners with local businesses, including Bad Cat Boutique in downtown Jeffersonville, to put on the event.
Thousands have attended the street festival over the past few years.
"We started Spring Street Fest as a way to bring downtown businesses together and provide a fun event for people in Jeff," Palmer said in a news release. "We always do it the weekend before Thunder, as a kickoff to spring and summer."
Spring Street Fest is free and open to all ages. It takes over the 200 block of Spring Street from noon to 9:30 p.m.
To learn more, click here.
TreeFest
TreeFest, Louisville's annual Arbor Day celebration, is returning for its 5th year this weekend.
The event, hosted by Mayor Craig Greenberg, TreesLouisville and Louisville Parks and Recreation, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 11 at Thurman-Hutchins Park on River Road.
Volunteers will plant 100 trees through the park during the event with the help of Louisville Parks and Recreation's Urban Forestry Division. Following the tree planting, a free tree giveaway will take place. There will be 500 three-gallon, multispecies trees available to the public.
The Kentucky Division of Forestry also plans to recognize Louisville as a Tree City USA community for the 25th year.
"Louisville Parks and Recreation works every day to care for and grow Louisville’s urban forest, and TreeFest is a perfect celebration of that important work," said Michelle King, Executive Director of Louisville Parks and Recreation. "We’re proud to once again earn the Tree City USA designation, and even more proud to share our Department of Urban Forestry’s mission with the community through this event."
In addition to its environmental focus, TreeFest will offer a variety of activities for families and kids. This includes guided tree and rock climbing, nature hikes, slacklining and live music.
Food and drink vendors will also be on site.
For more information on event details, click here.
PNC Kentucky Derby Festival Tour de Lou
The Kentucky Derby Festival's Tour de Lou will roll through Louisville this weekend with cyclists from across the country.
The annual cycling event, now in its 13th year, is set for Sunday, April 12.
Cyclists will have a new start and finish at the Big Four Lawn. Organizers say it's a unique way to explore the city on two wheels, "while passing through some of the city's scenic parks, neighborhoods and historic sites."
This year's ride will also debut a new 12-mile route that includes a ride past Churchill Downs.
There are 25-mile, 35-mile and 62.1-mile rides available, as well as a virtual option.
Registration is still open. To learn more about the race or to sign up, click here.
5th Annual Spring into Derby Festival of the Arts
Paristown will celebrate the arts with a special Derby season event this weekend.
The 5th annual Spring into Derby Festival of the Arts will be held Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, throughout the Paristown Cultural Arts and Entertainment District.
Spring into Derby is free, open to the public and will feature more than 100 local and regional art vendors.
The event kicks off Friday evening with free live bluegrass music from Dark Moon Hollow in Christy’s Garden from 7-10 p.m.
The Spring into Derby Art Market is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Fund for the Arts will also be hosting "Celebration of the Arts" in Christy’s Garden with music, dancing and theatrical arts onstage, with craft and engagement activities offstage from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This event is also free and open to the public, courtesy of Louisville artists and arts organizations.
Specialty cocktails will be available and The Café will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the weekend.
Jeff’s Donuts inside The Village Market Food Hall will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the other food hall restaurants open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the weekend.
For more information about Paristown's Spring into Derby Festival of the Arts, click here
Kentucky Flea Market Spring Fling
It’s one of the largest flea markets in the country, and this weekend the Kentucky Expo Center was taken over by thousands of people wanting the best deals.
The Kentucky Flea Market Spring Fling will be set up in the West Wing of the Kentucky Expo Center starting Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12.
Explore more than 800 booths with bargains and deals on everything from antiques, collectibles and electronics, to clothing, accessories, arts and crafts, and more. The flea market's $5 and under overstock sale is also returning this year.
The flea market has been a Louisville tradition for over 50 years, and typically happens more than once a year. It has always been held in the West Wing of the Expo Center, but this weekend's flea market will be the last one before the wing is demolished. Organizers say the flea will move into the South Wing.
Admission is free, but you have to pay to park. You can get half of the parking fee back in cash with any purchase with any purchase.
The flea market runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, click here.
These are just a handful of events scheduled for this weekend. Click here to look at what else is happening across Kentuckiana this weekend.
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