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Wake the dead, it’s time to party 👻

Attend these five Halloween parties in Louisville, KY
A crowded tap room is illuminated by a neon sign that reads "Falls City"
Try your style in the costume contest + win a prize. | Photo by @fallscitybeer
Just because Halloween is on a Monday this year doesn’t mean Derby City is turning in early.

On the contrary, the ghosts and ghouls will be out in full force for the next two weekends. So, don your vampire fangs and mount your broomstick, we’re taking to the skies to bring you five Halloween events that should be on your radar.

🎃 Halloween Glow Up! - Glow Party and Costume Contest | Sat., Oct. 22 | 9 p.m.-12 a.m. | Hi-Wire Brewing | Free to attend | Illuminate the dance floor with glow sticks, body paint, and LED finger lights as DJ Phantom spins + the costume contest begins at 9 p.m.

🎃 Halloween Weekend: Monster Bash 2022 | Fri., Oct. 28-Mon., Oct. 31 | 8 p.m.-3 a.m. | Play Louisville | $20+ | Catch a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” spooky drag with guest performers, participate in a $5,000 costume contest + bust a move on the best dance floor in Derby City.

🎃 Booooo fest - Costume party | Fri., Oct. 28 | 7 p.m. | Falls City Beer, 901 E. Liberty St. | $15+ | Try your style in three categories — solo, couple, and group costume — to win a prize + enjoy treats, games, and networking.

🎃 Halloween Parade & Festival | Sat., Oct. 29 | 12-11 p.m. | Paristown, 731 Brent St. | $5+ | Jam to live music in the Party Zone in Christy’s Garden, try your stomach in the pumpkin pie eating contest + stay late to party in the Atrium of The Cafe.

🎃 The 5th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl | Sat., Oct. 29 | 4 p.m.-12 a.m. | Flanagan’s Ale House, 934 Baxter Ave. | $10+ | Mummy walk down Bardstown Road with exclusive drink specials, a spooky after party + win $1,000 if you’re wearing the best costume.

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Friday
  • After Hours at the Speed | Fri., Oct. 21 | 5-10 p.m. | Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St. , Louisville | $20.00 | See the opening of the “Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary” + jazz music, art making, and gallery talks.
  • Eat, Drink, & Do SPOOKY Science | Fri., Oct. 21 | Kentucky Science Center, 727 W Main Street, Louisville | $50 | Dress in costume for this adults-only party with two drink tickets, light bites, a make-and-take project + a screening of “Candyman.”
  • Louisville Beer Festival | Fri., Oct. 21 | 5-10 p.m. | German American Club , 1840 Lincoln Ave., Louisville | $10.00 | Sample beers from Derby City craft breweries + live music + food from German American Club.
Saturday
  • Louisville Earth Walk | Sat., Oct. 22 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Cherokee Park, 745 Cochran Hill Rd, Louisville, KY | Free | Support healthy neighborhoods in this non-competitive, 3.7K walk.
  • Nightmare in NuLu | Sat., Oct. 22 | 1-4 p.m. | NuLu, E. Market St., Louisville | Free | Kiddos in costume can collect candy from the businesses that make up the NuLu district.
Sunday
  • Hot Brown Showdown | Sun., Oct. 23 | 1-5 p.m. | Festival Plaza at Waterfront Park, 231 Witherspoon St, Louisville | $30.00 | Sample Hot Browns crafted by local restaurants at this tasting event + cook-off.
  • Red Bud Dining Room Fall Festival | Sun., Oct. 23 | 2-10 p.m. | Redbud Dining Room , 983 Goss Ave., Louisville | Free | Enjoy tarot card and aura readings, s’mores, local vendors, costume contests + adoptable dogs from the Kentucky Humane Society.
Tuesday
  • Four Roses Bourbon Dinner | Tue., Oct. 25 | 6:30 p.m. | North of Bourbon , 935 Goss Ave. , Louisville | $150.00 | Dig into a four-course meal paired with Four Roses bourbons.
  • Frankenstein: A Reading Performance by Kentucky Shakespeare | Tue., Oct. 25 | 7-9 p.m. | Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Ln., Louisville | $15.00 - $20.00 | Hear this classic story by Mary Shelley brought to life inside Locust Grove’s new roofed outdoor pavilion.

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Weather
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Open
  • The Refillery, an extension of the Peace of the Earth gift shop in NuLu, celebrates its grand opening today from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The shop offers natural bath and body products by the ounce + encourages patrons to bring their own refillable containers. Get 15% off your order when you shop the grand opening. 🧼 (LEO Weekly)
Louisvillian
  • The Jack Harlow news just doesn’t stop. The Louisville rapper will be a guest host — along with former UofL basketball stars Peyton Siva and Angel McCoughtry — at the Cardinals’ pre-season basketball event Louisville Live on Fri., Oct. 21 at Slugger Field. Tickets start at $15 + festivities begin at 8 p.m. 🏀 (WLKY)
Watch
  • Louisvillian Jennifer Lawrence will be back on the silver screen starting Fri., Nov. 4 with the release of her new film, “Causeway.” It’s the first film she’s produced under her new production company Excellent Cadaver + follows Lynsee, an Army Corps engineer struggling with PTSD after returning home from Afghanistan. 📽️ (The Courier-Journal)
History
  • It’s been three years since Joe Ley Antiques closed its doors at 615 W. Market St., and now Joe Ley’s vibrant collection of antiques and oddities is up for auction through Wed., Oct. 26. Joe Ley died earlier this year, but his NuLu-based shop was a beloved community staple for 60 years. (The Courier-Journal)
Seasonal
  • It’s not Halloween until the Hillcrest neighborhood puts out its decorations. Deemed “Louisville’s Halloween Street,” Hillcrest on Halloween is back this year to delight thousands of trick-or-treaters on Mon., Oct. 31. Watch this spooky segment on the event’s return. 👻 (WHAS11)
Arts
  • Bourbon with Heart, a new nonprofit focusing on leveraging the popularity of bourbon to fund the arts, is seeking artists for its forthcoming “Barrels of Heart” exhibit at the Frazier History Museum — which will feature 20 painted bourbon barrels. The exhibit will open in early 2023 + be on display for eight weeks. 🎨
Eat
  • We go together like coffee and donuts. That must be what McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme said to each other because Krispy Kreme donuts will be offered at McDonald’s locations throughout the 502 + southern Indiana starting on Wed., Oct. 26. Find your coffee and donut location. 🍩 (WDRB)
Trending
  • A southern Indiana grandma is hitting handstands across the 502 and the world — including in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris + the Coliseum in Rome. On Instagram as @handstandinggrandma, 60-year-old April Nading began posting her handstands as a way to inspire physicality in people ages 50 and over. (WDRB)
Shop
  • Ditch the ribbon and twine. Natural wreaths made with dried flowers, berries, and grains are trending. This southeast Etsy seller makes beautiful arrangements we love — like this timeless dried lavender wreath. If you’re looking for something a little more seasonal, peep this fall garden wreath. 💐*
Learn
  • Did you know? Babbel offers multiple ways to learn a new language (think: lessons, podcasts, videos, and live online classes). LOUtoday readers can choose from 14 languages with lessons that focus on practical, everyday phrases — plus useful tips and cultural knowledge to better understand the words they’re learning. Me encanta. 🗺️ *
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We’ve got (unbridled) spirit, yes we do 🎉

Celebrate National Kentucky Day in Louisville, KY
The gif first shows City Editor Sarah wearing a black Kentucky for Kentucky shirt, then shifts to City Editor Aaron with LEXtoday inside a University of Kentucky stadium. Then the gif pans to Senior City Editor Katie at Red River Gorge, and finally to City Editor Molly with LEXtoday standing by a blue mural of the outline of Kentucky with her dog Ziggy.
There are a lot of ways to celebrate the Bluegrass. | GIF by LOUtoday
Yesterday was National Kentucky Day, which recognizes the Bluegrass as the 15th state to receive statehood — making us the first state west of the Appalachian mountains to join the union.

Rivalries aside, we here at LOUtoday + City Editors Aaron and Molly with LEXtoday have a lot of love for the commonwealth, which is why we’re sharing a few of our favorite ways to celebrate and enjoy the Bluegrass.

🛍️ City Editor Sarah’s pick: Shopping for cool T-shirts on Kentucky for Kentucky’s website. Bonus: Get in the Halloween spirit with these nine spooky Kentucky movies.

🥃 City Editor Aaron’s pick: Sippin’ on Kentucky’s cash crop — check out our list of local bourbon tours to mash-out. We mean cash-out.

🥾 Senior City Editor Katie’s pick: Hiking in Red River Gorge — and we’ve got the trip planned for you already.

🐴 City Editor Molly’s pick: Petting all the horses + spending money at local shops. In LOU, we recommend hitting Mamili boutique in NuLu Marketplace.
THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by City Editor Sarah.

Editor’s pick: Halloween is bar-none my favorite holiday. So, I’m giving you a little bonus Halloween event that didn’t make it in the lead story: The Ultimate Halloween Fest Balloon Glow.

Taking place on Thurs., Oct. 27 + Fri., Oct. 28, ten hot air balloons will be lighting up Lynn Family Stadium from 6-10 p.m. — and two of the balloons will be offering tethered rides. Tickets are $15.

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