Lucky you. You just found LOUtoday’s Plan Ahead, a list of some of the biggest events to plan for that are taking place throughout Louisville each month.
Take out your calendar, grab your day planner, or text all your friends — these are the top events we recommend visiting this month. Psst: Don’t forget to bookmark this page and come back, as we update our guide monthly.
Arts and Culture
Louisville Korean Festival and Showcase | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Saturday, March 7 | Kentucky Exposition Center | Free | Celebrate Korean culture with food, martial arts demonstrations, food, and dance performances
Eric Whitacre in Concert | 7:20 p.m. | Saturday, March 7 | Kentucky Center for the Arts | $17+ | This Grammy-winning composer and conductor returns to the Louisville orchestra alongside violinist Anne Akiko Myers.
13th Annual Tailspin Ale Fest | 2-7 p.m. | Saturday, March 7 | Bowman field | $60+ | Sample beers from hundreds of craft brewers while you listen to live music and check out antique planes.
Beauty And The Beast | Tuesday, March 10-Sunday, March 15 | Times vary | Kentucky Center for the Arts | $123.16 | Catch this touring production of the tale as old as time on Whitney Hall’s stage.
Kentucky Dance Festival | Friday, March 13-Sunday, March 15 | Times vary | Actors Theatre of Louisville | $10+ | The Ambo Dance Theatre is debuting a new festival celebrating professional choreographic work across different styles.
St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade | 3-6 p.m. | Saturday, March 14 Bardstown Road | Free | Celebrate the holiday with this annual Highlands tradition put on by the Ancient Order of the Hibernians.
St. Paddy’s Weekend featuring SOUL CIRCUS | 9 p.m. | Joe’s Older Than Dirt | Price of purchase | Keep the party going with live music + food and drink specials at this bar.
Spring planting
Intro to Vermiculture with Master Gardeners Kate Greer & Joyce Brown | 10-11:30 a.m. | Saturday, March 7 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | $36 | Learn how to use worms to compost food waste into healthy nutritious soil.
Gardening: Weed Woes & Garden Pests | 2:30-4 p.m. | Sunday, March 15 | Blackacre State Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead | $20 | Keep the weeds out of your garden with this six-class series.
Sports
Louisville Bracket Madness | 7-9 p.m. | Thursday, March 12 | Fourth Street Live | $17.85 | Rank and vote your favorite Louisville bars, restaurants, and coffee shops to crown a winner.
Louisville City Home Opener | 4 p.m. | Saturday, March 14 | Lynn Family Stadium | $17+
March Madness Watch Party | 12-8 p.m. | Thursday, March 19 | Falls City Kitchen, New Albany, IN | Free | Cheer on your faves and watch the games on the big screens.
Racing Louisville Home Opener | 8 p.m. | Friday, March 20 | Lynn Family Stadium | $22+
Louisville Kings Home Opener | 8 p.m. | Friday, March 27 | Lynn Family Stadium | $28.25+ | Come root for Louisville’s new spring football team as it kicks off its inaugural season.
Louisville Bats Home Opener | 8 p.m. | Friday, March 27 | Louisville Slugger Field | $13+ | Take me out the to ball game for the first Bats game of the season.
(Don’t see anything you like? Check out our full events calendar.)
Have an event of your own you want to share with us? Follow these easy steps to add your events to our calendar:
- Go to our Events page.
- Click “Add Event” in the top right-hand corner.
- Make sure to include a link and fill out important information like the date, time, location, and price of your event.
- Click “Submit,” and you’ve just added an event to our website calendar.