Entertainment events in Louisville

Check out happening entertainment events all around Louisville, KY

Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Foo Fighters Mumford and Sons Chris Stapleton & Dave Matthews Band - 4 Day Pass

 Wed, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center

Louder Than Life Festival:TOOL Limp Bizkit Iron Maiden & My Chemical Romance - 4 Day Pass

 Wed, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center

Jack Harlow at Kentucky Center - Paristown Hall

 Sat, 29 Aug at 07:30 pm Kentucky Center - Paristown Hall

Hamilton

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center

IRON MAIDEN - Louisville

 Thu, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Iron Maiden – Louisville, KY – Sep 17, 2026

Louder Than Life Festival: Limp Bizkit - Saturday

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center

Bourbon & Beyond Festival - Sunday - with Dave Matthews Band, Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows, and more

 Sun, 27 Sep at 04:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center

Louder Than Life Festival - 4 Day Pass - with My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden, Tool, and more

 Thu, 17 Sep Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center

Bourbon & Beyond Festival - 4 Day Pass - with Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, and more

 Thu, 24 Sep Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center

Hamilton Musical Louisville 2026 Whitney Hall July 1 Broadway Show

 Wed, 01 Jul at 07:00 pm The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts USD 97 to 478

Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Dave Matthews Band & Hootie and The Blowfish - Sunday

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center

Disneys The Lion King at Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall

 Thu, 12 Nov at 01:00 pm Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall

The Lion King - Louisville

 Sat, 14 Nov Whitney Hall - The Kentucky Center

WFPK Waterfront Wednesday with Arlo Parks and MODISTE

 Wed, 27 May at 05:00 pm 1001 River Rd, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40206

John Mulaney at Louisville Palace

 Thu, 06 Aug Louisville Palace

Bob The Drag Queen at Louisville Comedy Club

 Fri, 22 May Louisville Comedy Club

Bourbon & Beyond Festival - Friday

 Thu, 24 Sep Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center

Hamilton - Louisville

 Tue, 30 Jun at 11:00 pm Whitney Hall - The Kentucky Center

2026 Louder Than Life Festival - Sunday at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center

 Sun, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center

Tiffany Haddish

 Thu, 25 Jun at 11:00 pm Louisville Comedy Club

Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr.

 Tue, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Louisville Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am Mellwood Art Center (Da Vinci Room & Festival Grounds) USD 18 to 67

Weird Al Yankovic

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm KFC Yum! Center

CAMPING - Louder Than Life Festival (5 Day Pass)

 Wed, 16 Sep at 07:30 am Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center

Churchill Downs Racing - Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs

 Sat, 30 May at 12:45 pm Churchill Downs

The Temptations and The Four Tops

 Fri, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Louisville Palace

William Shatner Live After a Screening of Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan

 Fri, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Louisville Palace

Steve O at Louisville Comedy Club

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Louisville Comedy Club

Baby Keem

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Old Forester's Paristown Hall

Chicago (Band)

 Thu, 02 Jul Louisville Palace

WFPK Waterfront Wednesday with The War & Treaty and Second Story Man

 Wed, 24 Jun at 05:00 pm 1001 River Rd, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40206

Sky Soul Festival

 Sat, 08 Aug at 03:00 pm Waterfront Park

Churchill Downs Racing - Stephen Foster Day at Churchill Downs

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:45 pm Churchill Downs

Dan + Shay with Bailey Zimmerman

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:30 pm KFC Yum! Center

Military Appreciation Day at Churchill Downs

 Mon, 25 May at 12:45 pm Churchill Downs

The Temptations & The Four Tops with The Temptations

 Sun, 11 Oct at 12:00 am Louisville Palace

F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop

 Fri, 29 May at 04:00 pm Mellwood Art Center

Nikki Glaser: The Stunning Tour

 Sat, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm 501 West Main Street, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40202

Amy Grant at Mercury Ballroom

 Tue, 16 Jun at 08:00 pm Mercury Ballroom

Andy Grammer with Walk Off The Earth

 Tue, 11 Aug Iroquois Amphitheater

Portland Festival 2026

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm 3329 Northwestern Pkwy Free

Spoon and The Beths at Iroquois Amphitheater

 Wed, 01 Jul at 07:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

William Shatner - Louisville

 Sat, 31 Oct at 11:30 pm Louisville Palace

Spoon & The Beths

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Baby Keem

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:30 am Old Forester's Paristown Hall

Steve-O (21+)

 Thu, 11 Jun at 11:00 pm Louisville Comedy Club

Dwight Yoakam

 Sat, 29 Aug at 12:00 am Louisville Palace

Lyfe Jennings at Mercury Ballroom

 Sat, 18 Jul at 08:00 pm Mercury Ballroom

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire at KFC Yum Center

 Sat, 17 Oct at 11:30 am KFC Yum Center

Brit Floyd - The Wall, The Moon and Beyond!

 Fri, 22 May at 12:00 am Louisville Palace

Bill Engvall

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:30 pm Louisville Palace

WFPK Waterfront Wednesday with Over the Rhine (with full band) and Abby Hamilton

 Wed, 29 Jul at 05:00 pm 1001 River Rd, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40206

Morrissey at Louisville Palace

 Wed, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm Louisville Palace

Rockin A Rodeo Battle of the Beast

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Kentucky Exposition Center

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at KFC Yum Center

 Sun, 18 Oct at 01:30 pm KFC Yum Center

Louisville Pride Bar Crawl

 Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm Flanagan's Ale House USD 0 to 31

BabyFace Ray with 42 Dugg

 Mon, 20 Jul at 12:00 am Old Forester's Paristown Hall

Megan Moroney at Louisville, KY

 Fri, 12 Jun at 09:00 am KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, KY

Parking Weird Al Yankovic with Puddles Piddy Party

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:30 pm KFC Yum! Center

Sawyer Brown at Louisville Palace

 Sat, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm Louisville Palace

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr at Iroquois Amphitheater

 Wed, 22 Jul at 08:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Jersey Boys at Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall

 Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall

Blackberry Smoke at Louisville Palace

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm Louisville Palace

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

 Thu, 11 Jun at 08:45 pm The Brown Hotel - Crystal Ballroom USD 46 to 75

Little River Band at Iroquois Amphitheater

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Salsa on the Belle - June 2026

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Belle of Louisville

Waggin' Tail Festival

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 pm 231 E Witherspoon St, Louisville, KY 40202, United States

Cracker in Louisville

 Sat, 26 Sep at 12:00 pm Bourbon and Beyond

Cat Power at Headliners Music Hall

 Fri, 31 Jul at 08:00 pm Headliners Music Hall

Maddy O'Neal at Zanzabar

 Fri, 29 May at 09:00 pm Zanzabar USD 61

Belmont Watch & Wager - Reserved Seating

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:45 pm Churchill Downs

Lou Gramm with John Waite

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Tyler Hubbard

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm 4th Street Live

Taylor Swift Silent Disco at The Blind Squirrel

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Blind Squirrel - Louisville USD 13

The Bacon Brothers

 Mon, 21 Sep Louisville Palace

25th Annual Lebowski Fest

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 am Paristown Pointe, Louisville

Ian Munsick

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm 4th Street Live

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Louisville

 Sat, 31 Oct at 04:00 pm O'Shea's USD 14 to 20

Big K.R.I.T. in Louisville

 Thu, 04 Jun at 08:00 pm Headliners Music Hall

Ian Munsick at Fourth Street Live

 Fri, 05 Jun Fourth Street Live

Wild Kratts Live 2.0: Activate Creature Power!

 Thu, 12 Nov at 03:30 pm 315 W Broadway, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40202

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Louisville

 Sat, 31 Oct at 04:00 pm O'Shea's

Augustana and Phantom Planet at Mercury Ballroom

 Thu, 11 Jun at 08:00 pm Mercury Ballroom

Buy Local Fair 2026

 Sun, 31 May at 12:00 pm Lynn Family Stadium

Churchill Downs Racing - Day At The Races at Churchill Downs

 Wed, 17 Jun at 12:45 pm Churchill Downs

Boney James at Iroquois Amphitheater

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Jay Chandrasekhar at Louisville Comedy Club

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Louisville Comedy Club

Louisville Halloween Bar Crawl

 Sat, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm Flanagan's Ale House USD 11 to 31

Andy Grammer at Iroquois Amphitheater

 Tue, 11 Aug at 07:30 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Louisville, KY - MercyMe Volunteers - Children Int'l

 Fri, 13 Nov at 04:15 pm KFC Yum! Center Free

2026 Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm 1101 E. Burnett Ave, 40217

DeRay Davis

 Thu, 23 Jul at 07:00 pm Louisville Comedy Club

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm The Brown Hotel - Crystal Ballroom USD 45 to 72

Wild Kratts Live 2.0 at Kentucky Center - Brown Theatre

 Thu, 12 Nov Kentucky Center - Brown Theatre

Oteil & Friends presented by 91.9 WFPK

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm Iroquois Amphitheater

Macabre Arts Tattoo and Art Festival Louisville 2026

 Fri, 23 Oct at 01:00 pm Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr, an IHG Hotel

2026 Portland Festival Parade

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm 3329 Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40212

Parking Megan Moroney

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 pm KFC Yum! Center

Mayor Craig Greenberg's Hike, Bike & Paddle

 Mon, 25 May at 08:00 am Great Lawn At Waterfront Park

Bluegrass & Booms

Fri, 03 Jul at 10:00 am 937 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40209