Find the perfect gift to express gratitude and love for the role models in your life. | Graphic by 6AM City
This year, Father’s Day falls on Sunday, June 15 — meaning it’s a great time to browse our gift guide for parents, grandparents, neighbors, mentors, and life-long friends. Shop great gifts that say I appreciate you:
Local pick:Angel’s Envy Bottle Your Own Single Barrel | $149.99 | Give the gift of a unique bottle your parent can fill, cork, and label themselves, all by hand. This tour also includes a tasting of several Angel’s Envy expressions.
Golf practice net | $99.99 | Golfers can perfect their swing before stepping out on the course with this golf net great for backyards, basements, or even the living room.
Personalized photo wallet card | $14.95 | Tug on heartstrings with this engraved metal wallet insert that features your custom message on one side + a meaningful photo on the other.
Neck + shoulders heating pad | $39.99 | This electric heat wrap helps with back pain, muscle aches, and de-stressing.
Crocs recovery slide | $64.95 | If they already love Crocs, upgrade them to the next best thing: a luxe, comfortable slide that will become their most-worn shoe of the summer.
Custom photo socks | $16.99 | Photos of pets, babies, or any person can be added to these socks that are sure to surprise and delight.
Local pick:LouCity x My Morning Jacket Rope Hat | $39.99 | Rep Louisville’s men’s soccer team and the local favorite band with this styling purple cap.
Carhartt lunch box | $29.50 | This camping cooler and worksite lunchbox is durable, waterproof, and extra roomy.
Golf cooler bag | $25.99 | This slim, insulated cooler sleeve can fit into the side pocket of most golf bags and fits up to six beer cans.
Exhibits include the award-winning Glacier Run with polar and grizzly bears, and a HerpAquarium that’s jam-packed with rad reptiles and bewitching bats. Kids will remember the dino animatronics on display all summer long.
Lynn Family Stadium
The largest soccer-specific stadium in Kentucky is home to Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville, Derby City’s pro soccer teams. Kids will remember the playground and youth-sized soccer field at the entrance.
Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay | Family memberships available
More than 70 family-friendly attractions include wave pools, towering slides, and roller coasters + rides of all sizes. Kids will remember the steep, 12-story drop of the Deep Water Dive slide.
OVW Wrestling: Rise | 6:30-9 p.m. | Hotpoint Davis Arena | $10+ | Cheer on your favorite wrestling stars as they battle it out in the ring with gravity-defying moves + championship dreams on the line.
Friday, June 6
Pride in Bloom | 7-10 p.m. | The Butchertown Pointe | $25 | Relive your high school days or get the prom experience you never had at this fundraiser for the Louisville Pride Foundation.
Racing vs. Utah Royals | 7:30 p.m. | Lynn Family Stadium | $19+ | Football is for all — Pride Night will feature various recognitions of our LGBTQIA+ community, and don’t miss the a Pride-inspired item giveaway.*
Saturday, June 7
Louisville Horror Con | Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | 1780 Plantside Dr., Jeffersontown | Price | Gather with other fans of the weird and the wild for panels, workshops, cosplay contests, and a film festival.
La Caja China | 12-5 p.m. | La Bodeguita De Mima Cuban Restaurant + Rum Bar | Free entry | Experience the heat + flavor of Cuban cuisine and party with music, cigars, dominoes, and craft cocktails.
Sunday, June 8
78th Annual Tony Awards Watch Party | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | Actors Theatre of Louisville | $25+ | Watch a live stream of the show, try themed cocktails, and pose with a real Tony Award statue — a Louisvillian is up for one of the top awards.
Saturday, June 14
Vintage Dad’s Day | 12-4 p.m. | Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg | $10+ | Celebrate Dad with an 1860s baseball game, classic cars, a pie-eating contest, bourbon, heritage demos, and concessions.*
Louisville could see strong storms this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Starting today and running through Saturday, be ready for strong winds, hail, and thunderstorms. Pro tip: Sign up for LENSAlert to stay up-to-date about oncoming weather.
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The 2025 Buy Local Fair will be this Sunday, June 8 at Lynn Family Stadium. The free event will feature 100+ local businesses, plus kids activities, food trucks, and more. Bonus: There’s still room to sign up to volunteer to help with trash, water coolers, and breakdown.
Outdoors
In case you missed it, Whipple Road Lake is open for the season. Formerly Catfish Haven, the fishing hole has reopened under new ownership as a family-friendly place to cast and relax. Entry is $25, no limit, with food available for purchase on-site.
Try This
This event is truly the wurst. The German American Club’s Wurstfest is this Saturday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Stop by for brats, a stein holding competition, live polka, and more brats.
Travel
Did you know? Anyone who parks at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) can join SDF Rewards for free. Read: The more you park at the airport, the more points you will earn toward free parking.*
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Mood’s THC gummies take effect in as little as five minutes — no lighter, lingering smells, or coughing required. Get 20% off your first order with code FIRST20.†*
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$4,000. That’s how much an ounce of gold is expected to cost in 2026. You can beat the FOMO with a gold IRA, which lets you own physical gold without the hassle of storage.†*
Would you float some cash to a stick insect? How about a tailless whip scorpion? Idlewild Butterfly Farm answered these questions and more in an Instagram reel about which of their insects they’d lend money to.
This Germantown business sells plants and environmentally-friendly gifts, as well as beneficial critters for your garden, like nematodes that can function as natural pest control.
This best-selling bath mat. When was the last time you replaced the mats in your bathroom? If you’re anything like us, it’s been too long. Consider this your sign to upgrade. We love this one that features a soft, ultra-absorbent design and comes in multiple colors and sizes for easily mixing + matching.
The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
Yesterday, I asked you about how your allergies were this year — and it’s not looking good.
Over half responded their allergies were at a 9 or 10, with 58% saying this year is worse than previous years. Be sure to check out our story on why LOU allergies are so bad and what you can do to mitigate your symptoms.
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