It’s fall y’all

2022 fall festivals in Louisville, KY

An aerial shot of a crowd gathered outside standing and sitting on orange outdoor furniture.

Pork-loving patrons at the 2019 Porktoberfest at Copper and Kings. | Photo provided by the Butchertown Neighborhood Association

We’re here to sweat the fall stuff and the first day of fall — aka the autumnal equinox — is tomorrow, Sept. 22.

Orange-colored gourds + crimson mums have already hit local retailers, like Paul’s Fruit Market, but fall festivities are on the rise. So, we put our gourds together and found 5 fall festivals taking place this harvest season that are sure to be unbe-leaf-ably fun.

🍁 Middletown Peddlers Mall Fall Kick-off Outdoor Festival | Middletown Peddler’s Mall | Sun., Sept. 25 | 12-5 p.m. | Free to attend | Shop for vintage treasures, sample food from Valley Dairy Freeze + enjoy music and giveaways.
What we’re falling for: Fresh flowers from Rosedale Mercantile

🍁 Porktoberfest | Copper & Kings Distillery | Fri., Oct. 7 | 5-10 p.m. | Free to attend | This annual pork-inspired cook-off will feature local restaurants + chefs competing in four categories — Judges’ Choice, Best Vegetarian, Most Creative, and Best Dessert — for their pork dishes + patrons can purchase tickets to sample them all.
What we’re falling for: We’re hoping Copper & Kings chef Josh Lehman enters his fried pork sandwich currently on the menu at the rooftop restaurant.

🍁 Belknap Fall Festival | Douglass Loop | Fri., Oct.7-Sat., Oct. 8 | Various times | Free to attend | Peruse over 100 local vendors, hear local bands + savor food trucks and craft beer.
What we’re falling for: The Louisville Leopards Percussionists’ performance

9 people stand in a line holding empty steins at chest height in a competition to see who can hold it up the longest. — Stein hoisting competition at a previous Belknap Fall Festival.

🍁 Kentucky Bat Festival, E.P. Tom Sawyer Park | Sat., Oct. 22 | 4-7 p.m. | $25 | Enjoy live bluegrass music, BBQ + local brews, a silent auction, and of course, live bats at this fundraiser for the Second Chances Wildlife Center.
What we’re falling for: Meet + greet with “batinfluncer” Pepperoni

🍁 ColorFest, Bernheim Forest | Sat., Nov. 5-Sun., Nov. 6 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Included with admission to the forest | This two-day fest will feature live music, hands-on nature activities for kids + a Kentucky arts and crafts vendors all in the picturesque autumn setting of the arboretum.
What we’re falling for: The beer garden — which is new this year

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Today

Elliott | Wed., Sept. 21 | 9 p.m. | The Whirling Tiger, 1335 Story Ave. | $15+ | Catch this veteran Louisville emo band reunite after 19 years. 🎸

Thursday

The Apple Truck | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 3-4:30 p.m. | Outer Loop Peddlers Mall, 5718 Outer Loop | Price of purchase | Order bushels of Michigan apples + cider in advance to pick up during The Apple Truck’s fall tour. 🍎
Free Show: Louisville Jazz Initiative | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 6-9 p.m. | Christy’s Garden at Paristown, 731 Brent St. | Free | Hear a quintet perform jazz standards + original works.

Friday

An Evening of Victorian “Autumnal” Cocktails | Fri., Sept. 23-Sat., Sept. 24 | 6:30-8:45 p.m. | The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, 1402 St. James Ct. | $60 | Sip three classic Victorian cocktails + eat appetizers and desserts as you walk through Old Lou’s premier Gilded Age mansion. 🍸

Saturday

NuLu Fest 2022 | Sat., Sept. 24 | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | East Market Street | Free | Shop vendors, enjoy live music, food trucks + local beer during this annual street festival in the NuLu district.

Sunday

Atrium’s Second Birthday | Sun., Sept. 25 | 11 a.m.-11 p.m. | Atrium Brewing, 1154 Logan St. | Free | Celebrate two years strong with this Shelby Park brewery — the first 75 people get a special treat from La Pana Bakery. 🎂

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Weather

96º | Sunny | 7% chance of rain

Opening

Butcher Cabin Books has set an opening date. The independent horror book and gift store will host its grand opening Fri., Oct. 15 + Sat., Oct. 16 from 12-7 p.m. each day. Fright Bites food truck will be there and the first 20 ghouls will get a free tote bag. 👻

Biz

Norton Commons’ bourbon club, Watch Hill Proper, is doubling its kitchen in size to 1,000 sqft + renaming the place to Watch Hill Proper Bourbon Bar & Kitchen to give guests more upscale dining vibes. The new, full dinner menu with classical French influence launches Fri., Sept. 23. 🍽️

Theater

Louisville’s Greatest is the muse of a new musical called, “Ali.” Lead producer Richard Willis said it will chronicle the life + legacy Muhammad Ali. The show will perform a pre-Broadway run in the US — no details have been announced — but the ultimate goal is to take Broadway. (WFPL)

Community

The city has launched the Community Crosswalks Program in an effort to beautify and make crosswalks safer. With approval from Metro Public Works, neighborhood associations, nonprofits, businesses groups + more can paint an existing crosswalk. See a recent design downtown. 🎨

Seasonal

Tickets are on sale for the Louisville Palace’s Halloween movie series October Spooktacular happening next month. “Hocus Pocus,” “Ghostbusters,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” are all in the lineup. Tickets start at $8. See showtimes.

Pets

Our four-legged Louisvillians need your help. The Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) has reached its max capacity for cats and dogs. LMAS is waiving all adoption + reclaim fees in an effort to help these furry friends find homes. Each animal is spayed or neutered, microchipped, and has updated vaccines. (LEO Weekly)

Drink

Submissions are now open for the 2022 Bourbon Women Not Your Pink Drink Contest. Hosted by the Bourbon Women Association, the cocktail competition will showcase both professional and amateur mixologists. Think you can shake up a winner? Enter your recipe before Sun., Oct. 2 for a chance to win cash prizes. 🥃

Active

The Louisville Silent Disco doesn’t just hit the dance floor, they hit the yoga mat, too. The next class, where you choose what music you want to guide your practice via headphones, is happening on Sat., Sept. 24 at Ten20 Craft Brewery. The cost is $10 at the door. 🧘

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Outer space tastes like chorizo

Louisville pizza chain creates space-flavored pizza

A moving image shows alien-type people eating Papa Johns pizza.

Chorizo is the featured ingredient of the galatic pizza. | Video by Papa Johns, GIF by LOUtoday

Or at least that’s what Papa Johns thinks. The pizza chain — which was founded in Jeffersonville, IN in 1984 — is introducing the world’s first space-inspired pizza. We call that a giant leap for Louisville-kind since the pizza empire was headquartered here until 2020.

The pie will feature chorizo — which is famous for having flown into space with Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque in 1998.

While the US isn’t on the initial launch list, you can buy the matching lipstick in the meantime. Yes, you read that right. Chelsie Lane cosmetics has created a limited edition Chorizo Style Lipstick to celebrate the new pizza.

Looking for a space-themed foodie fix now? Check out these two out-of-this-world restaurants:

🚀 Lady Tron’s, 147 E. Market St., New Albany, IN
Order the house-made Scully ice cream with mascarpone, brie, and angel food cake at this sci-fi diner.

🚀 Galaxie, 732 E. Market St.
Get a michelada + any of the flatbread tacos — called wakatakas — then stick around for a show in outer space, its semi-outdoor music venue.

THE WRAP

\| Kriech-Higdon Photography/Kriech-Higdon Photography	Today’s issue was written by Senior City Editor Katie. Editor’s pick: The world seems to be divided when it comes to sweet or savory breakfast. I’m team savory — which is why I put trying La Pana Bakery y Cafe’s new Empanadas de Tinga on my morning to do list this week. I’ll see you Friday, La Pana. Visit them too at Logan Street Market Tues.-Fri., 7 a.m.-1 p.m. or Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Missed yesterday’s newsletter? Get the jug bug at the Jug Band Jubilee.
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