Pulitzer-Prize winning plays hit the stage at the Special Tony Award-winning Actors Theatre of Louisville, also home to the Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. Attendee's have seen productions like Dracula and Sense and Sensibility. Enjoy the best in contemporary and classical theater entertainment.
The Kings of Leon have headlined at Headliners Music Hall, the Derby City's top venue for premier local and national live entertainment. Concert goers get the privilege of listening to amazing rock, metal, acoustic, hip-hop and alternative bands in a venue with superior sound and a fun atmosphere.
The Kentucky State Fair, the National Farm Machinery Show and the North American International Livestock Exposition call the Kentucky Exposition Center home. Check out these and other year-round events that have premiered at one of the largest facilities of its kind in the United States.
Immerse yourself in the heritage of Kentucky art and crafts at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, located in Louisville's downtown "Museum Row". Novice and master artists have previewed their art work at the thriving gallery that sits just a stone's throw from the Louisville Science Center, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, and Muhammad Ali Center.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" is just one of many productions that has graced the stage of the Kentucky Opera. Listen to the operatic libretto's dramatic songs married to the sweeping music of the Louisville Orchestra for a night at the opera like no other.
Pick up tickets to the Louisville Ballet, the State Ballet of Kentucky, and the only regional company that has hosted performers like Mikhail Baryshnikov in their repertoire productions. The mesmerizing resident dancers bring to life the magical stories of ballet classics Swan Lake and Don Quixote. Come experience a night of mixed emotions, story ballet and exquisite ensemble dances.
Big entertainment stops at the Louisville Palace Theatre, located in the heart of the downtown Louisville theater district. The elegant and ornate theater is a historic landmark that seats 2,700 fans, hosts concerts from artists like B.B. King, and smash Broadway plays like Anatomy of a Murder.
Get to know great art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville. Discover a wide variety of artistic experiences that will have you changing speed from the galleries of great art to exciting special exhibitions and engagements with living artists.