LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Season's Greetings! There are so many things to do in Kentuckiana for the holidays. We will keep adding to this list of events as 2022 comes to a close.
If you know about an event, concert, craft show or other holiday festivities, send the details to webteam@wdrb.com.
- Monday, Dec. 19
- 4 to 6:30 p.m.
- Jewish Community Center
- 3600 Dutchmans Ln., Louisville, KY 40205
Celebrate with latkes, donuts, live music by Misha Feign, crafts, games, a Hanukkah story at 4:30 p.m. and more!
This is a free event open to the public.
- Dec 17, 2022 12:30 p.m.
- Belle of Louisville/Mary M. Miller
- 401 West River Road
- Louisville, Kentucky 40202
- Phone: 502-574-2992
- All ages welcome
- This event will board at noon and cruise from 12:30 to 3 p.m. onboard the Mary M. Miller.
Come aboard the Mary M. Miller riverboat as it transforms into a winter wonderland for you and your family to enjoy! This family-friendly event includes a meet-and-greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus, cookies and hot cocoa, a holiday goody bag for each child and plenty of festive activities to get you in the holiday spirit. Your family will have chances to experience Christmas magic on the river – Saturday, December 10 and 17.Ticket Price: Tickets are $39.99 for adults (15-64), $38.99 for seniors (65+), $17.99 for kids (5-14) and children 4 and under receive a free ticket.
Holiday light shows at five DNR destinations
- Ouabache State Park, Wonderland of Lights, nightly Dec. 2-31 from 6 to 9 p.m., $5 per vehicle
- Mounds State Park, Nights of Lights, Dec. 2-Jan. 1 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 6 to 9:30 p.m., $5 per vehicle
- Lieber State Recreation Area, Lieber Winter Lights, Dec. 2-4 and 9-11 from 6 to 9 p.m., donations accepted
- Spring Mill State Park, Dec. 2 and 3 from 6 to 9:45 p.m., cost is $5
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area, Christmas in the Campground, Dec. 17 from 6 to 9:30 p.m., $5 donations suggested
Indiana Department of Natural Resources will have holiday light shows on-site at five locations this December.
Events that run through the holidays:
- Louisvillle Ballet
- Through Dec. 23, 2022 (Check site for times and tickets)
- Kentucky Center for the Arts
- Whitney Hall
- 501 W. Main St., Louisville, KY
This Louisville Ballet holiday classic returns to delight audiences of all ages. Join Marie and her Nutcracker Prince as they travel to the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Filled with magic, artistry, awe-inspiring sets, and costumes, “The Brown-Forman Nutcracker” brings the joy of the holiday season to life. Featuring choreography by Val Caniparoli with live music performed by The Louisville Orchestra.
A Christmas Carol: Ghost Story
- adapted and directed by Robert Barry Fleming
- based on the novel by Charles Dickens
- December 14–23, 2022
- Actors Theater of Louisville
- Bingham Theater
Journey into Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunted dreamscape as ghostly apparitions and ominous specters endeavor to redeem a broken man before it’s too late. This innovative mixed reality adaptation combines Gregory Maupin’s dynamic live performance as Scrooge with a spirit world realized through motion-capture technology, bringing a contemporary lens to Dickens’s classic tale of awakening and transformation from greed to grace.
- Nov. 11 to Jan. 1
- Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Louisville Mega Cavern
- 1841 Taylor Ave., Louisville, KY 40213
Lights Under Louisville returns with more than 40 themed displays, mapping projections, approximately 900 illuminated characters, 4 LED light tunnels, including a new 200-foot-long MEGA light tunnel, two laser sections, and nearly 6,000,000 points of light that will spread mega cheer and holiday spirit this season. For more info and tickets, click here!
Fête de Noël Winter Holiday Festival
- Nov. 19 to Jan. 1
Start your newest holiday season tradition at Paristown’s annual Fête De Noël ("Festival of Christmas") Winter Holiday Festival, a 6-week winter wonderland featuring Louisville’s only authentic outdoor ice skating rink, photos with Santa, the Brent Street Holiday Market, trackless train rides, concessions and more. General admission tickets to the ice rink include 60 minutes of ice time and complimentary skate rental. Public skating hours subject to change depending on weather and ice rink conditions. Follow @paristownky on Instagram for up-to-date info and announcements.
The Brent Street Holiday Market
- Nov. 25–27, Dec. 1–4, Dec. 8–11, and Dec. 15–23.
- 731 Brent St., Louisville, KY 40204
Shop dozens of specialty gift ideas from local and regional makers across 20 outdoor pop-up shops lining Brent Street. Purchase your tickets for all the Fête de Noël activities here!
- Nov. 19 until trees run out!
- Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- 231 E. Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202
The popular Christmas Tree Lane returns for another season to Waterfront Park! Christmas Tree Lane returns beginning Saturday, November 19! Local vendor, Book’s Christmas Trees, will carry a wide variety of trees, wreaths, and other holiday greenery. Trees will be available until they run out.
- Nov. 18 to Jan 13, 2023
- Bourne Schweitzer Gallery
- 137 E. Main St., New Albany, Indiana 47150
The 2022 Holiday Show brings the gift-shop to the gallery. Beautiful hand-crafted ornaments, ceramic centerpieces, and spectacular wood works. watercolors, photographs, Jewelry, and more will line the shelves. Switch out those generic Hallmark cards for some of Kim Wilhite’s Photography print greeting cards or make your mother blush with some one-of-a-kind Jewelry by Roxy Lentz and Dawn Middleton. Small-scale paintings, wood and resin cutting boards, Eco-printed scarves — the list goes on!
- Nov. 22 to the end of the year
- 732 E. Market St., Louisville, KY 40202
Miracle on Market, Louisville's holiday pop-up cocktail bar returns to Galaxie for another season! Fill your cup with cheer starting November 22nd through the New Year!
- Dec. 1-30
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens
- 1435 Frankfort Ave., Louisville KY 40206
Enjoy a sparkling winter wonderland of swans, snowflakes, flowers, candles, light bursts and a multicolor tunnel of lights. Wander the gardens under icicle arches and a waterfall stream aglow. Mrs. Claus Cottage will be in place, and Santa will be available Dec. 1-23. Holiday beverages featured at the Jingle All the Way Cafe. Lights out at 9 p.m. $10 for non-members, $5 for ages 7-12, free for ages 6 and under. Admission not available at the door. Reserve timed entry tickets in advance.
- Friday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 1
- 6-10 p.m.
- Tickets $10-15
- Iroquois Park
- 1080 Amphitheater Road, Louisville
Winter Woods Spectacular features millions of twinkling lights integrated into dazzling holiday displays set to music, while guests weave their way through the magical woods of historic Iroquois Park. This immersive holiday experience is like none other, and is great family fun.
- Friday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Dec. 11
- Multiple times for tours
- Tickets $5 - $12
- Yew Dell Garden
- 6220 Old Lagrange Road, Crestwood
Yuletide at Yew Dell returns for another year of holiday memories. Guests can view the dazzling light and décor displays, capture family photos, be mesmerized by our model train setup, say hello to Santa and hear a story, savor snacks and beverages at Martha Lee's Kitchen, and enjoy other surprises in our annual celebration.
ChristmasTime at the Ark Encounter
- Nov. 25 to Dec. 30
- 5-8:30 p.m. on select days
- Event is free
- Parking $15
- The Ark Encounter
- Exit 154 off I-75, Williamstown, Ky.
Bring the family for an unforgettable evening of festive lights, live music/shows, holiday dining, gift shopping, and more at the life-size Noah’s Ark during this free Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Christmas event! A vast sea of bright multi-colored lights on the Ark’s expansive grounds., sing-a-longs to favorite Christmas carols and short dramas—will be held at 6 p.m. each night in the Answers Center. Live-animal encounters, with animals from the Ark’s zoo, will be held on the Animal/Actor Stage at the zoo; guests can walk the grounds of the zoo and see live animals at no charge.
ChristmasTown at the Creation Museum
- Nov. 25 to Dec. 30
- 5-8:30 p.m. on select days
- Event is free
- Parking $15
- Creation Museum
- Exit 11 off I-275, Petersburg, Ky.
Tour the dazzling garden of lights, reflect on the true meaning of the season at the live nativity, enjoy a special holiday dinner, do some unique gift shopping, and experience more during our free, annual ChristmasTown! The Garden of Lights with large steel dinosaurs lit up, live animals at the Eden Animal Experience and a free “Encounter the Wonder” 4D show inside the Special Effects Theater.
Christmas City events in Charlestown, Indiana
- Through Jan. 1, 2023
- Plenty of things to see and do during the Holiday season.
- Greenway Park
- Lighted walking trail on nightly until Jan. 1
- Concessions open at Greenway Park on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Live Reindeer visit on Dec. 21
- Charlestown Express Train
- Train runs Thursday-Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Departs from the Family Activities Park
- Tickets are $5 each
- City Square
- Animated Lights Show nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Meet The Grinch
- Dec. 10, Dec. 15, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Visits are free at the Family Activities Park
- Visit Santa on Dec. 9, 16, 17
- Winter Holiday Market
- Open Thursdays-Saturdays, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Dec. 17
- 20 Arts, Crafts, Handmade Vendors
- Located at the Family Activities Park
- Christmas Themed Mini Golf
- 18-holiday lit holes
- $5 per person
- Located at the Family Activities Park
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