About this Event
Inaugural Louisville Children's Festival (11/17/24)
Special chance to be a part of this exciting winter family festival! The Louisville Children’s Festival offers opportunity to connect with families living in Middletown, Anchorage, Jeffersontown, Worthington Hills, Bancroft, St. Matthews, Briarwood, Hilldsdale, Cambridge, Watterson, Fisherville, Shelbville, Smithfield, and Louisville area families during the winter. Helps families find area winter classes & programs, resources for their family, connect with local area businesses, find educational resources, health, services that help families, activities, events, childcare, programs for adults/kids, items for their home, shopping or simply connecting with parents / guardians.
- When: November 17th 2024 (Sunday, 1PM – 4PM)
- Where: MidAmerica Sports Center East - 2401 Stanley Gault Parkway Louisville, KY 40223
- Who Attends: Middletown, Anchorage, Jeffersontown, Worthington Hills, Bancroft, St. Matthews, Briarwood, Hilldsdale, Cambridge, Watterson, Fisherville, Shelbville, Smithfield, and Louisville area families
- How it works: Indoor event! Families pre-register to attend the event and it's various fun activities. Admission is free.
- Expected Attendance: 3,000+
- F estival Event Page:
- Why families attend the event: This family event connects parents with winter classes & programs, resources to help families, local community resources, classes (kids or adults), education, childcare, health & wellness, activities, events, items for their house, shopping, or simply things that you need when you are an adult (insurance, buying a home, or just other adult stuff).
What to do at the event:
- Fun Items: Fun items: Fun holiday event that includes special visit with Santa Claus, drop off with list, ornament making, a bounce park, mini golf, laser tag, huge carnival game area - great prizes, a giant inflatable Santa Claus, family bingo, family Price is Right, visits from princesses and superheroes, a performance by magician Michael Principato, music, balloon artists, face painting, candy cane game, a duck matching game, a prize wheel, a lucky coin game, prize pinball, a lollipop game, contests, a bubble zone, free cotton candy, cookies, popcorn, food and treat trucks, and much more!
- Visit Santa Claus!: First 200 families can visit Santa Claus, drop off their wish list and find out if they have been naughty or nice (we are sure nice). Ho, ho, ho, so much special fun.
- What to do at the event: Holiday shopping!! Find local resources, classes, products, kids items. plus discover and shop for neat things for your home.
- How it works: Start at the KidsLinked booth (located just inide the main entrance of the Sports Center – look for the large inflatable Santa Claus). From there you can receive whatever item you signed up to do or directions on where to start the fun. Inside the complex will be the ornaments, carnival tickets, bounce park wrist band, prize wheel, balloon artist and more. Santa Claus will be in the building!
- Booth Only (10x10): $300
- Scavenger Hunt Booth – 1 of 9 destinations on Scavenger Hunt (10x10): $350
- Crafter or Direct Sales Booth Only (10x10): $100
** ALL SPONSORSHIPS BELOW INCLUDE THE BOOTH **
Top Sponsorships - (80-90% of Attendees to your booth):
Face Painter Sponsor (Platinum): $600
- Face Painter at your booth!
- Top Attraction/ Highly Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Bag Sponsor (Platinum): $350 (you provide Bag) or $800 (we produce bag)
- Face Painter at your booth!
- Top Attraction/ Highly Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Ornament Making (Platinum): $500
- Very Popular Area!
- Wide variety of ornaments made at your booth – we provide all the supplies
- Includes ornament making machine
- Great interaction with families
Fun Pass Sponsor (70-80% of attendees to your booth)
** All Attendees receive a Fun Pass – very popular destinations **
Fun Pass - Destinations (70-80% of attendees to your booth)
Mystery Prize Wheel: $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes Prize Wheel
- Includes 8 different types of prizes (2,000+) + Table
- Most popular destination on Fun Pass.
Duck Matching Game (Special Prize Item): $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes Duck Matching game to win one of 4 different prizes (2,000+ types of candy / Seasonal Prizes)
- Families pre-register, high traffic
Candy Cane Game (Gold): $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes 1,000+ candy Canes at your booth (plus 3 fun displays of the candy canes)
- Fun/easy Game to play – win 3 different types of suckers
- Very Interactive – holiday favorite (we provide everything)
Prize Pinball Game: $450
- Play to win with Prize Pinball Game
- 1,000+ Prizes & candy Prizes at your booth!
- Popular item and great way to engage with families
Bubble Gum Game + Scavenger Hunt (Gold): $475
- New Fun game!
- Spin to win 1,000+ Bubble Gum, Blow Pops, or Large Bubble Gum Packs!
- Includes being on the Scavenger Hunt – Extra visits to your booth
Lucky Coin Game + Scavenger Hunt (Gold): $475
- Part of Fun Pass & Scavenger Hunt – only itemt that includes both!
- Families pick 1 of 2 coins from a cauldron to determine their prize!
- We provide you 2 candy bins
Character Meet & Greet Zone: $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Princess and/or Superhero at your booth (3 hours)
- Special picture drop area photo area. Popular with families
Scavenger Hunt Destinations (1 of 9 Stops – 60-70% of Attendees to booth)
Map (Gold): $500
- 1st Stop of Scavenge Hunt
- Your logo on top of event map
- Email address of all attendees
- We provide you a candy bin. Very visible
Plinko Game (Gold): $450
- Last stop of Scavenger Hunt
- Families play Plinko game to win prizes
- We provide game and all prizes.
Cotton Candy (Gold): $400
- 200 servings of Cotton Candy from your both
- Supports 14 year old girl’s business that creates this cotton candy
- Prepackaged
- Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item
Cookie Sponsor (Gold): $400
- 200 individually wrapped cookes from your both
- People love cookes - popular destination
- Included on Scavenger Hunt!
- Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item on the event map
- Popcorn Sponsor (Gold): $400
- 200 servings of Popcorn or Cracker Jacks from your both
- Prepackaged – people love popcorn – Supports 12 year old boy’s business that makes the popcorn!
- Included on Scavenger Hunt!
- Includes signage that you are the sponsor of this item on the event map
Scavenger Hunt Booth Only (1 of 9 Destinations): $350
Branding High Visibility Areas (Attendance not required)
Main Stage (Platinum): $500
- Presenting Sponsor of all stage activities!
- Direct linked on event page (above stage schedule)
- 5’ x 2’ banner at stage
- Stage mentions during the entire event – most visible area of the event
Fun Zone Sponsor (Gold): $400
- Fun area - one of the top areas of theevent!
- 5'x2' banner at the front
- Your booth beside game area
- 30 Free Bounce Park Passes (or for all your employees families)
Carnival Game Sponsor (Gold): $400
- Fun area where all Carnival games are played!
- 5'x2' banner at the front
- Your booth beside game area
- 50 free carnival game tickets
Entrance Sponsor (Gold): $350
- Signage at main entrance of the event
- Included on all posters, flyers
- Your flyer/postcard/coupon distributed to attendees
- In the 1st 8 booths at the event (If attending)
Add-On Options:
- Flyer distribution to attendees: $75
- Candy Bin (Must purchase booth – we provide candy): $50
- Candy / Prize Donation (Supporter): Help us by donating for us to purchase candy & prizes: $10 to $300 contribution
SPONSORSHIPS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Title Sponsor (Diamond): $1,200
- Direct linked at the top of event Web page
- 2 - 5'x2' Banners one each at Stage & Front Entrance
- Pick Face Painter or 1 Item below for Free
- Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees
- Featured on event flyers, posters and website
- 3rd Booth at Event
Premier Sponsor (Diamond): $1,000
- Direct linked at the top of event page
- 2 - 5'x2' Banners at Stage & Front Entrance
- Glitter Tatto Artist at your booth or pick 1 item below for free
- Flyer/postcard distributed to attendees
- Featured on event flyers, posters and website
- Booth near front entrance
Balloon Artist Sponsor (Platinum): $600
- Balloon Artist at your booth!
- #1 Attraction/Visted Area
- 80-90% of attendees visit your booth
Lollipop Game (Gold): $450
- Part of Fun Pass – 70-80% of attendees visit your booth
- Includes 1,000+ lollipops at your booth (plus 3 sucker trees)
- Fun/easy Game to play – win 3 different types of suckers
- Very Interactive (we provide everything)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MidAmerica Sports Center East, 2401 Stanley Gault Parkway, Louisville, United States
USD 60.94 to USD 881.41