A fun afternoon. Large enough to handle large crowds. Lots of stops for food or drink along…read moremarket street. And of course, lots of food trucks. Great crafts. Cold beer. Good music. Worth every penny. Oh, wait. Admission is free!!

I visited in the back half of the day and had an overall good time…read more My favorite part is likely the street being shut down. I love a good pedestrian area, and we as consumers are more likely to go in places when we can leisurely stroll. There was a music stage and a small area for performers, and a few areas with kid centered things. I really enjoyed that all the businesses were open at one time. I've been walking through Nulu before and tried to stop in a shop during the middle of the day only to discover its closed. This really welcomed people in but also made some areas a little crowded. Overall I'm looking forward to next year to see how they continue to expand.

I skipped this festival for so many years because I didn't think it was my cup of tea. Boy, was I…read moreWRONG! We finally made it out last season and had such a blast. It is amazing how much detail and work they put into making it feel like you've time-traveled back a century. Everyone's dressed up, there are vendors and shows of all sorts... There is just so. much to do. I really love how every weekend there is a different theme. I believe the day we went it was Christmas in July. If you go towards the beginning or end of the season, there is a big opening and closing ceremony with the king and queen. Turkey legs? Check. Have a glass of mead? Check. Watch some jousting? Check! It was honestly impossible to do everything we wanted to do in one day. This will easily become an annual summer event for us. It is a great nerdy escape that you cannot find anywhere else in Kentucky!

Travel back in time and experience Kentucky's best Renaissance Fair. Shows, Food, Costumes and…read moreVendors all themed in the old ways. A beautiful wooded experience for all ages. Security at the venue is exceptional. Just an all around exceptional experience.

This is my favorite, local art fair and typically the first one to kick off the season. The 2025…read moreevent was amazing - over 200 booths of local artists, bakers, and other talents! It's doubled in size and popularity. We spent hours there, plus a stop in their cafeteria for a bite. Booth sales benefit the school band. Parking can get crazy - take note it's available on both sides of the school.

With festivals coming back, I am revisiting all of them. Belknap is a 2-day event starting on a…read moreFriday evening and concluding Saturday. You'll need to find parking in the nearby neighborhood and then walk over to the festival. Local vendors and businesses have booths and this year we spotted a few food trucks. A few tables and chairs are provided to sit and eat. One section is geared to younger attendees, offering chalk art and pumpkins to paint. Music is scheduled during both days. This gathering felt small in terms of local vendors to shop and the volume of the music was overwhelming while shopping. The pathways also became crowded due to the streets having booths on both sides of the path. Same for the area in front of the stage which you need to pass through to get to other vendor booths. This is a "nice to do" if you're nearby or want to add it as part of your day, but I wouldn't choose it over other favorites.

If you live in or around the Belknap neighborhood you already know about this annual festival. It…read morealways happens right as we're entering the Fall and so weather wise I feel like it's PERFECT! They have a huge outdoor stage with live music to help you dance the night away. If you're into shopping local, drinking draft beer, eating food, or just walking around and looking at other people...check this festival out. Oh it's free, btw.

The Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts has a hot new name, KMAC, and three floors of interesting…read moreexhibits and activities! Every floor also features an activity area for groups and kids in the back. It's a nice feature. The first floor is mostly the shop with a lot of cool, some of it local art. Not bad prices either. The next two floors up have rotating exhibits with art in a variety of forms. You can see the whole place in a relatively short amount of time and you'll have a great time!

This place was really cool. They have two art exhibits…read moregoing at a time and we really enjoyed the two they had when we came by. There was an awesome gift shop with fun and unique gifts for purchase, and there was a coffee shop inside. Prices are also reasonable too, $8 for adults. Jasmine was a huge help, explaining the current exhibits going on and answering our questions. I would definitely come back here again and recommend checking it out if you're in the area.

Year after year, St. James continues to be a Louisville institution that lives up to the hype!…read more We attended most recently with the entire fam, and despite the big crowds, it was a great event to bring them to. After 15-20 minutes of driving around, we found free street parking on a side street. And we found several booths to look in. Our son even found one booth with art that caught his eye, and we ended up buying two prints that we plan to frame and hang. Along with the art, I love all of the community groups that have booths and local food options. And when our kids wanted to run a bit -- up to that point they had been taking eveything in from a cart -- we went to the playground behind the Old Louisville Visitors Centers. Wiggles managed! Having Central Park nearby also offers such a beautiful spot to relax. I stand by my tips in my previous review, and wanted to write an update to commend this large event on being consistently great year after year. We will definitely be back!

I've not missed an art show in over a decade. Any time I have, the fall didn't start off quite…read moreright. My favorite day to visit is Friday and I prefer to get there at the start of the morning. We need minimum 4 hours, maybe 6 to move slower to visit all the areas. Parking can be tricky; however, there's several options to support community schools and churches to pay by car. The fountain area is a favorite picture spot, but my favorite areas are the smaller streets. Several of the repeat artists have become my favorite and where I purchase reproductions of their original artwork. I also find my favorite noodles mixed with veggies and soy sauce, close to shared picnic tables. Visitor tips: wear comfy clothes and shoes, bring an easy to hold bag to stuff your purchases, stash water bottles to start your day - it can be tough to find it later at the show and expensive, wear sunscreen, get a babysitter when you can, take breaks to rest your feet and stretch your back, and bring your out of town friends. Thank you to the volunteers that keep this show running smoothly! I hope every artist has a great experience in Louisville.

So much fun! Such cool local artists and neat art!…read moreWalked around the mag bar area after going to the st james court one. Made new friends, ran into some old friends and got some amazing art!!

The UnFair might be tiny compared to the St. James Court Art Fair, but it is still mighty…read more And this year, especially, it was so packed with people that it was hard to easily make your way through it. I would say that the UnFair needs to find a bigger location, but the location -- Mag Bar's backyard -- is such a big part of the event. But to take a step back, for those who are unaware, the UnFair is the smaller cousin to the St. James Court Art Fair. It's a rebel, a renegade, and seeks to showcase local artists who maybe don't have the hundreds of bucks to fork over to be a part of the big show. Plus, there's something so damn-the-man about thumbing your nose at St. James by holding an art show just outside its boundaries, like it's saying it doesn't need to be declared "art" by the St. James organizers to be shown in Old Louisville during the first weekend in May. That spirit is a bit of what makes Louisville so "weird," and while I very much appreciate and enjoy St. James, there is a definite place for the UnFair as well. And as for the items at the UnFair, they run the gamut -- everything from paintings to tchotkes to prints to scarves to artistically mutilated Barbie dolls to Star Wars-inspired and KFC-themed art. I'm still sad I didn't get the painting of Colonel Sanders' likeness on the side of a fried chicken wing. It's an experience to take in all that this small area includes, and you can find some great deals if something tickles your fancy. There are also some picnic tables in the middle of the space, and if you're lucky, you can find a great place to sit out for a few minutes. Plus there's always Mag Bar, just a few steps away, ready with a cold brew. The UnFair is not to be missed!

On the last day of 2025 Ky State we explored this place. Got stuff like a Bruce Lee t-shirt,…read moreAtlanta Falcons cup, and cheap jewelry. Got food from healthy Acia Bowl with fruit, peanuts which was fresh and light. Also an Italian Sausage Sandwich with onions from Savori which had mighty flavors on soft thick bread. We ended up walking 10,000 steps and enjoyed the experience. The weather was great and crowds lighter as well.

Another great experience at the Kentucky State Fair!…read more Going to the fair isn't the cheapest, but you're guaranteed to see some funny, awesome, one-of-a-kind things. This includes: * The cow costume contest! I know I wrote about this in my past review, but this seems to be an overlooked aspect of the fair. Cows and their kid handlers dress up in coordinating costumes. The creativity, the uncooperative cows and inopportune moos, the announcer just trying to keep up with it all -- it is a sight! * All of the livestock and animals you can get up and close with. These folks really take pride in their animals. Love to see it! * The great arts, crafts and other odd bits entered to win ribbons. I love it with people go big on their niche interests, and this is the Super Bowl (or at least the state version) for this. * The food! Every year something more and more adventurous and out there gets introduced. I didn't get to do as much epicurious exploring, but you know it's all there. * The rides. My kids are getting old enough to look forward to this. While this is sure to make an expensive experience even more so, I know we'll be spending more time here in years to come. There was construction around the fairgrounds this year, which made getting to where we needed to go a bit difficult, but I'm excited to see what the expo center expansion means for the fair in years to come. The state fair is its own thing, and I'm here for it.