Activity Fairgrounds, Downtown Louisville & Waterfront

Kentucky Kingdom New Year's Eve Fireworks

An activity in Fairgrounds, Downtown Louisville & Waterfront, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Early evening.

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Why go

The city's public New Year's Eve fireworks, an early-evening show at the theme park by the Kentucky Exposition Center.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Downtown Louisville & Waterfront, alongside 3 places to eat, 2 activities and 1 outdoor spot. The closest of our other picks is Kentucky Derby Museum, 1.5 mi away as the crow flies.

Type: Activity · Nightlife
Neighborhood: Fairgrounds
Price: $$
Time needed: 2 hr
Best time: Early evening

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 6 beyond Downtown Louisville & Waterfront. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Kentucky Derby Museum
Derby history museum at Churchill Downs with a track walking tour.
Sight · Louisville · 1.5 mi straight-line
2
Ramsi's Cafe on the World
Long-running Bardstown Road cafe with a global menu and a busy weekend brunch.
Food · The Highlands & Cherokee Park · 3.3 mi straight-line
3
Cherokee Triangle
Victorian neighborhood of brick and stone mansions between Bardstown Road and Cherokee Park.
Sight · The Highlands & Cherokee Park · 3.3 mi straight-line
4
Jack Fry's
Highlands bistro since 1933 with live jazz and Southern classics.
Food · Louisville · 3.3 mi straight-line
5
Jack Fry's
Small, dark-paneled Bardstown Road bistro dating to 1933, with live jazz piano most nights.
Food · The Highlands & Cherokee Park · 3.3 mi straight-line
6
The Brown Hotel
1923 hotel where the Hot Brown sandwich was invented.
Food · Louisville · 3.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Kentucky Kingdom New Year's Eve Fireworks is a stop on our Louisville New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Louisville New Year's Eve
Ball drop, bourbon bars, Olmsted park walks
3 daysStop 1 of 2Best Dec 30 – Jan 1

More things to do in Downtown Louisville & Waterfront

2 more curated activities in Downtown Louisville & Waterfront. See the full Downtown Louisville & Waterfront guide.

When to go: weather by month, based on Louisville

Our climate figures for Downtown Louisville & Waterfront come from nearby Louisville. Average daily highs in Louisville run from 39°F in January to 87°F in August; May is usually the wettest month. For Kentucky Kingdom New Year's Eve Fireworks itself, we suggest: Early evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Louisville from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Louisville weather by month (covers Downtown Louisville & Waterfront).

Getting there

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Coordinates: 38.19543, -85.74725
Destination: Downtown Louisville & Waterfront, Kentucky