Spring is here! That can only mean more fun events are taking place in Louisville like hikes, performances, Easter parades, and the start of the Derby season. Here’s our April guide to family-friendly events in Louisville!
Sleeping Beauty at the Louisville Ballet
The Brown Theatre (315 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202)
April 1 | 7:30 pm
April 2 | 2:00 pm
April 2 | 8:00 pm
Working alongside frequent collaborator and scenic designer Marion Williams, Louisville Ballet Resident Choreographer Adam Hougland brings a vibrant, reimagined vision to this ballet classic – an all-new production inspired by stylized mid-century glamour, and mixed with a dash of humor and fairy-tale romance.
Tiny Art Tales at KMAC Museum
KMAC Museum (715 W Main Street)
April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | 10:30 am -11:15 am
Baby Shark LIVE!
Louisville Palace (625 South 4th Street)
April 1 | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Take an adventure into the sea with Baby Shark as he joins up with his friend Pinkfong to sing and dance through some of your favorite new and classic songs! Baby Shark Live! is a state of the art enchanting kids spectacular.
Here We Grow! Take and Make
Jeffersontown Library (10635 Watterson Trail)
April 1 (all month and all day)
Learn how flowers grow with this children’s take-and-make kit which includes a flower pot with seeds, stickers, and other family fun idea. Available while supplies last.
Touring Pegasus Parade
April 2 | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Click here for the parade route. The Zoeller Pump Company Touring Parade – a traveling display that takes Festival into the community.
Ecosystem Heroes! (Kid Friendly)
April 3 | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Members are FREE! Check your email for a discount code, or call us at (502) 458-1328 to register.
First Sunday Nature Hike: Weeds and Wildflowers
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (2075 Clermont Rd, Clermont, KY)
April 3; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Join a Volunteer Naturalist for an engaging nature hike on the first Sunday of each month. These hikes are longer than our ECO Kids Hike of the Day and are aimed primarily at adults, but children 6 years and up are welcome. No pets allowed. We ask that all visitors bring masks in case social distancing is not possible throughout the hike.
Bernheim members $10; non-members $12
Once Upon an Orchestra
(Highlands/Shelby Park Library – 1250 Bardstown Road) April 4 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
(Bon Air Library – 1250 Bardstown Road) April 6 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
(South Central Library – 7300 Jefferson Blvd) April 7 | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
(Portland Library – 3305 Northwestern Parkway) April 7 | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Library Foundation, Brown-Forman Foundation, and the Friends of the Library present Once Upon an Orchestra at the Louisville Free Public Library. Families are invited to join Louisville Orchestra ensembles for a fun, interactive storytelling through music performance. Participants of all ages will enjoy a 60-minute program that weaves together storytelling adventures with creative music making. We’ll even show you how to make instruments from recycled materials and you will get to take home your very own instrument!
Louisville Bats vs St. Paul Saints
Slugger Field (401 E Main Street)
April 5-7 | 6:35 pm
April 8 | 7:05 pm
April 9-10 |1:05 pm
FamFest
New Albany, Indiana
April 8; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Family-friendly event celebrating the best parts of Festival: featuring inflatables, mini golf and bed races, face painting and more! First 1,000 attendees receive a custom Event Pin. Event is FREE for everyone.
Sippy Cup Stroll 2002: Playful Primates
Louisville Zoo (1100 Trevilian Way)
April 10, 13, 15 | 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Ages: 2 – 5 with an adult Hours: 9:30 – 11 a.m. Pricing (adult & child pair): $25 Members: / $45 Nonmembers (includes Zoo admission) Join us for this program specifically designed for young minds! Enjoy an early morning guided walk through the Zoo while looking at animals related to the week’s theme, followed by play time in the Cub House presented by PNC. This event includes a story reading, a craft, free play and age appropriate activities.
PNC Tour de Lou
April 16
Open course cycling event with three distances for beginners to experienced cyclists. New this year a 1 to 3-mile Family Ride option at Waterfront Park. With staggered starts based on distance: 62.1 Metric Century, 8 a.m.; 35-mile ride, 8:15 p.m.; 20-mile ride, 8:30 a.m.
Racing Louisville vs Chicago Red Stars
Lynn Family Stadium (350 Adams Street)
April 16 | starts at 7:30 pm
Tickets start at $14
Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade
April 16 | starts at 12:00 pm
Join us for the Easter Parade on Frankfort Avenue. A great event to pack your British Car with grandkids, pets and candy. Bring plenty of candy to throw!
Thunderblast at the Kentucky Science Center
Kentucky Science Center (727 W Main Street)
April 23 | 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tickets: Non-Member Adult (13+): $50 / Member Adult (18+): $45 / Non-Member Child (2-12): $40 / Member Child (2-17): $35
It’s BACK! Skip the crowds at Kentucky Science Center’s ThunderBlast, our largest annual family-friendly event during Thunder Over Louisville. With some of the best views in town for airplanes and fireworks plus fun-filled activities to keep the kids entertained, exclusive food trucks, clean indoor bathrooms, and exciting happenings inside and out, you and the family are guaranteed to have a BLAST!
Thunder Over Louisville
April 23 | events begin at 11:00 am / airshow at 3:00 pm / fireworks at 9:30 pm
The theme of the 2022 event, heading into its 33rd year, is “The Legend Returns.” Takes place at Downtown Louisville Riverfront, Waterfront Park, River Road and Southern Indiana shoreline.
Bernheim Run for the Planet
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (2075 Clermont Rd, Clermont, KY)
April 23; 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bernheim is excited to host the Bernheim Run for the Planet to benefit Bernheim’s mission, connecting people with nature. Runners will experience a timed trail run through Bernheim’s scenic 13.75-mile Millennium Trail, Bernheim’s longest trail, which winds through oak-hickory forests to valleys and streams of beech-maple forests.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at Kentucky Science Center
Kentucky Science Center (727 W Main Street)
April 29 | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Watch the wizarding world of Harry Potter come to life on our giant 4-story screen this Spring! Choose your favorite film, or save by purchasing a series pass that allows you to view all eight movies.
Individual tickets: $10/person ($5/member)
Series pass: $70/person ($35/member)
Louisville City FC vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Lynn Family Stadium (350 Adams Street)
April 30 | starts at 7:30 pm
Story Immersion Adventure
April 30 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Love children’s books? Love nature? Love children’s books about nature? Let’s make the story come alive and go on a Story Immersion Adventure! Claire will guide you through the forest, stopping along the way to read a book and explore special places in Beargrass Creek Nature Preserve. This is a kid friendly program. Members are FREE! Please call, (502) 458-1328, to reserve your spot.
MakerPlace Workshop: Pour Painting
Kentucky Science Center (727 W Main Street)
April 30 | 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Explore the world of pour art in our MakerPlace Workshop! Let’s create abstract artwork and discover the different techniques and additives used to change the viscosity and behaviors of acrylic based paint.
Tickets: Non-member ($20); Member ($15)
Wild Nights at the Louisville Zoo
Louisville Zoo (1100 Trevilian Way)
all month | Thursday-Sunday | 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Tickets: General Public ($20); Member ($17); Children 2 and under (FREE)
Do you know of any events that we should add to our April guide to family-friendly events in Louisville? Please email us at [email protected]. And don’t forget to share your photos with us on social media using #MomsAroundLouisville!
