5 things to do around Kentuckiana this weekend

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 Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14.

Clark County Fair

The Clark County Fair kicks off Friday, July 12 and runs through Saturday, July 20 at the Fairgrounds in Charlestown, Indiana.

The next two weekends are packed with events, including shows for dogs, horses, lamas, goats, and other animals. There are also tractor pulls, competitions, food stands, costume contests, and more.

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Clark County 4-H Fair schedule July 12-20

To learn more about Clark County 4-H, click here.

For a schedule of events for the whole fair, click here or see the PDF embedded in this story.

Underground Railroad Car Tour

The Oldham County History Center is hosting an Underground Railroad Car Tour on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Center on North 2nd Avenue in La Grange.

The tour takes participants, in their own cars, to "specific sites of activities from freedom seekers during Antebellum Era." Sites include grave sites, auction sites and house sites.

Dr. Nancy Theiss, executive director of the Oldham County History Center, is leading the tour. Theiss wrote the book "A Tour of the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River," published in 2020.

Pre-registration is required and tickets cost $10. More information and a link to purchase tickets can be found by clicking here.

West End Farmers Market

The West End Farmers Market will be held Sunday, July 14, from 4-8 p.m. at 946 South 25th Street in Louisville's California neighborhood. That's between Date Street and West Kentucky Street.

The free event will offer fresh produce, local vendors and community vibes, along with live music.

Local nonprofit Change Today, Change Tomorrow is hosting the event. Organizers said it's the first-ever West End Farmers Market.

There are already more markets scheduled through September:

Sunday, July 28 from 4-8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 11 from 4-8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25 from 4-8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 8 from 4-8 p.m.

For more information, or to make a donation, click here.

Movie Series at the Speed Art Museum

Louisville's Speed Art Museum is hosting a "Roger Corman Remembered" event for Speed Cinema on both Saturday and Sunday, with showings of several of his movies.

The first movie in the series is "Pit and the Pendulum," which will be shown Saturday, July 13, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. It's based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story and stars Vincent Price.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Other films include "The Trip," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Wild Angels."

The Speed's latest exhibit, Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room "Lets Survive Forever," will also be open for the first time this weekend, starting Friday.

Museum officials said the exhibit blurs the line between reality and imagination, and offers a unique experience of self-reflection and optical play.

The exhibit includes stainless steel balls, suspended from the ceiling and arranged on the floor.

Visitors are surrounded by the mirrored space and only get 90 seconds to experience the room.

This is the first time an infinity room has been presented in Kentucky. The work is on loan from the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, Canada.

To learn more about the exhibit, or purchase tickets to the museum, click here.

Louisville Anime Fest

The Louisville Anime Fest is coming to Jeffersontown on Sunday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The festival promises an "anime collectors' mecca" with vendor booths, toys, video games, magazines, artwork, apparel, cosplay and more. There will also be industry professionals and celebrities for meet-and-greets.

General admission tickets cost $20. The festival is being hosted at Triple Crown Pavilion, 1780 Plantside Drive in Jeffersontown.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

Bonus Events:

A number of markets are also happening this weekend:

South Points Buy Local Fair:
- Saturday, July 13 from 12-4 p.m.
- Iroquois Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Road
- Hosted by the Louisville Independent Business Alliance
- The fair will feature nearly 50 south Louisville small businesses, live music, health screenings, an area for kids, a silent auction, food and drinks.
- Parking and admission are free
- For more information, click here.
Jeffersontown Farmers' Market:
- Saturday, July 13 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Jeffersontown Farmers' Market Pavilion, 10434 Watterson Trail.
Floyds Knobs Farmers & Market:
- Sunday, July 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- 400 block of Lafollette Station Drive in Floyds Knobs (Lawrence Banet Road/Highway 150 parking area next to Landmark Dental Care, across from the McDonalds)
- The Sunday Farmers Market offers seasonal produce, local meats, eggs, honey, micro-greens, jams and jellies, arts and crafts vendors, plants, and more.
- Wheelchair-accessible, sensory-friendly
- Free parking
- For more information, click here.
Riverside Farmers' Market:
- Sunday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremon Landing, 7410 Moorman Road in Louisville
- Offers fresh produce, eggs, honey, locally-raised pork, homemade salsas, preserves, candies, soaps and candies, as well as craft vendors.
- This particular farmers market will have ice cream treat vendors Valley Dairy Freeze and O's Cools in honor of National Ice Cream Month.
- Live Bluegrass music from Fresh Cut Grass
- Magic and free art activities for kids
- For more information, click here.
The Flea Off Market:
- Friday, July 12 from 6-11 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Highland Community Campus at the corner of Barret and Breckenridge in Louisville.
- Features local vendors selling vintage, collectible and handmade goods, food trucks, craft beer and cocktails, live music and entertainment and more from local artists, makers and craftspeople.
- Free admission
- Full bar
- For more information, and other Flea Off Market dates and events, click here.

Looking for nighttime entertainment?

Atrium Brewing in Norton Commons is hosting a Classic Rock Silent Disco on Saturday, July 13 from 8-11 p.m.

One channel will be dedicated to Rock and Roll hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Two additional channels will have hip-hop, pop and dance hits.
Atrium Brewing is located at 11205 River Beauty Loop in Prospect, Kentucky. Tickets cost $10.
For more information or to buy tickets, click here.

Mercury Ballroom in downtown Louisville is hosting It's A 2000s Party: Louisville on Saturday, July 13 at 9 p.m.

Tickets cost $15-$45.
Music starts when the doors open at 9 p.m. Mercury Ballroom is located at 611 South 4th Street.
For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

These are just a handful of events happening this weekend. To look at a full calendar of other markets, concerts and more, click here.

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