# Contests Events | List Of All Upcoming Contests Events In Louisville - **Subtitle**: Explore all upcoming contests events in Louisville, find information & tickets for upcoming contests events happening in Louisville. - **Category**: ## Featured Events - **Event Name**: Louisville Cardinals vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - **Date**: Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm – Sat, 26 Sep at 02:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/louisville-cardinals-vs-wake-forest-demon-deacons/2300029598204055 - **Venue**: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:600:300/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy84MjgyMjNkMC1iNGEwLTExZjEtODczNS03NzNjNWRkZWRiNDgtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oNTE0LWRjYjg5ODU4LWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc4OTg3MzY5MA.avif - **Categories**: contests, trips-adventures ## About Explore all upcoming contests events in Louisville, find information & tickets for upcoming contests events happening in Louisville. ## Events in Louisville - **Event Name**: HalLOUween Parade & Fest 2026 - **Description**: A free NuLu festival with live music, vendors, family activities and Louisville’s nationally recognized Halloween parade.About this EventLouisville’s favorite Halloween tradition is taking over East Jefferson Street in th - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 2 - **Date**: Sat Oct 10 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Oct 10 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/hallouween-parade-and-fest-2026/100002000084026163 - **Venue**: Nulu Festival - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9lMmNhOGVkOTg0MjAzMzM4NDIzZjY5MDg2ZjE2MWEyZDFkNzUyMWYxMjA1YTBmYzQxN2ZmYTY2NGRmMjJiOWEyLXJpbWctdzQwMC1oNjAwLWRjZjhmOGY4LWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc4ODg1MTc3MA.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: fitness, Music, Entertainment, Festivals, Sports - **Event Name**: Macabre Arts Tattoo and Art Festival Louisville 2026 - **Description**: We are returning to the Crowne Plaza Louisville October 23-25 2026 with over 100 of the industry's best tattooists, amazing art, live music, sideshow performances, tattoo contests, costume contests, and much more. Details coming soon! #Louisville #Hallo - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 407 - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Oct 25 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/macabre-arts-tattoo-and-art-festival-louisville-2026/200029381027217 - **Venue**: Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr, an IHG Hotel - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvOWE4ZTkzMjMxZjdhOWFiN2JjMmZhOWRlMGM4ZWI0Y2Y0YTRiYWFmNGM0ZTg0NmVhNTI5OWNiYWY3NzZmZTk3MC1yaW1nLXc5NDUtaDIwNDgtZGMwODA4MDgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODc2MjMxOTk.avif - **Categories**: art, festivals, music, contests, live-music, entertainment, trick-or-treat - **Event Name**: Steins On Main - **Description**: Louisville Downtown Partnership and Against the Grain Brewery are partnering to bring the popular Oktoberfest celebration Steins on Main to Downtown this October. The celebration will return on Saturday, October 17 from 2pm – 7pm at RePurposed (615 W. Ma - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 82 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat Oct 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/steins-on-main/200030504988106 - **Venue**: RePurposed, 615 W. Main St. - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy85ZmMwNzczOWZjMzIzYWZhMWE2ZWZlNzYwMzlkOTVlN2ViZjE2NDEyMzE5YjUxZmVjMDRhNWQ4NWY2NzZlODQ2LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDE1MDAtZGNmOGU4ZDgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODgwNDY5NTQ.avif - **Categories**: music, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment, oktoberfest, contests - **Event Name**: Goatman Festival 2026 - **Description**: A free four-day cryptid festival with music, movies, vendors, experts, tours and optional haunted attractions at Pope Lick Park.About this EventGoatman Festival brings four days of Kentucky folklore, cryptids and unexplai - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 3 - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/goatman-festival-2026/100002000084347123 - **Venue**: Pope Lick Park - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy80MzhkZDQwNjQ2NjBjMWZmMjAyOWI0M2M3ODc3NzMzNDllNWE4YTlmMTFlMjMyNDgzZjI5NjdjZjU1NGIxM2NmLXJpbWctdzQwMC1oNjAwLWRjMDgwODA4LWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc4ODg1MTc3Ng.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: fitness, Festivals, Entertainment, Music, Workshops, trips-adventures - **Event Name**: Louisville Taco Festival - **Description**: The 8th annual Louisville Taco Festival returns to the action-packed Fourth Street Live on Oct. 3rd & 4th, 2026!About this EventGet ready for the biggest Taco Festival in Kentucky history and ready to enjoy…- 2 - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 1 - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/louisville-taco-festival/100001999629286023 - **Venue**: Fourth Street Live! - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9mYzI1YWQxMjhmMzVkODdmMDU0ZGMxNTE0NzI3YjQ5ZjQ5MTJhYmJkNzI0Yzk3YWM3OWI2NTQ2NTdlOGQ3NzZhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODg0ODE4MTI.avif - **Price**: USD 6 to 60 - **Categories**: festivals, kids, halloween, art, fine-arts, contests, business, sports, music, exhibitions, food-drinks, trips-adventures, entertainment, beer-festivals, rodeo, kentucky-derby - **Event Name**: The OUTKAST Music + Dining Experience - **Description**: Debuting with their first album ***Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik*** in 1994, **OUTKAST** broke into the industry putting a serious light on Southern Hip Hop. It was at the 1995 Source Awards that Andre 3000 uttered the statement, “The South’s got someth - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/the-outkast-music-dining-experience/4600030710882311 - **Venue**: FOKO - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy8yMWY3MWEzMC1iMmFiLTExZjEtODNhYS05NTIxNDdiOGIwNDAtcmltZy13MTA4MC1oMTM1MC1kY2U4ZDg1OC1nbWlyLnBuZz92PTE3ODk2NTgzNTA.avif - **Categories**: dance, entertainment, food-drinks, art, contests - **Event Name**: Halloween for Huntingtons Disease - **Description**: 9th Halloween Non-Stop Dance Party with The Juice Box Heroes + Radical Wave to benefit The Huntington’s Disease Society of America is happening Saturday October 31st Halloween Night from 8pm-1am at the Mercury Ballroom in downtown Louisville. Theatrics - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 01:00 am (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/halloween-for-huntingtons-disease/80002025482446 - **Venue**: Mercury Ballroom - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4yLmFsbGV2ZW50cy5pbi90aHVtYnMvdGh1bWI2YWFlYWVmYzNhNzY3LmpwZw.avif - **Categories**: parties, entertainment, halloween, halloween-parties, nonprofit, trick-or-treat, contests - **Event Name**: Tattoo Fest Louisville - **Description**: https://www.louisvilletattoofestival.com/tickets/ Join us for the 3rd annual Tattoo Fest Louisville! We offer a selection of over 200 of the best artists from all over the world right here in Louisville for three days of tattooing, art making, merch selli - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 103 - **Date**: Fri Jun 25 2027 at 12:00 am – Sun Jun 27 2027 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/tattoo-fest-louisville/200030194946502 - **Venue**: Kentucky International Convention Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy8zZDZhYWM0ODRjOThhZGJjMGNlZTVhZTRlMTYwNjcyNzExNDA5NWZiMjRkNGQ5ZmZjODljYWJiZDY3Mzg2NWRmLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY0NS1kY2U4Mjg4OC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NzEwMTQ2Ng.avif - **Categories**: festivals, art, contests - **Event Name**: Kentucky Auctioneers Association Convention & Contests 2027 - **Description**: 📣 SAVE THE DATE! The Kentucky Auctioneers Association is headed to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2027 Convention + Contests! 📅 January 21–24, 2027 📍 Louisville, Kentucky Get ready for another great convention filled with networking, education, contests, - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 3 - **Date**: Thu Jan 21 2027 at 08:00 am – Sun Jan 24 2027 at 06:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/louisville/kentucky-auctioneers-association-convention-and-contests-2027/200030556288910 - **Venue**: Louisville, Kentucky - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9iNTJiMDQ0NzNkNzRkNmUxYzk5ZGExYWJmZWM2NTkzZmJkZmE0NTE0ZmEzM2ViZjJkZGU4Nzc5OTM0ODE5MjE0LXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDEwODAtZGNmOGY4ZjgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODgyNzgyMjU.avif - **Categories**: kentucky-derby, contests, calendar ## Trending Events in Louisville - **Event Name**: We Ball, INC: Relay for Life - **Description**: "RELAY FOR LIFE" T-shirts for PRESALE: $25In collaboration with Perform To Perfection Academy, INC and We Ball, INC, join us for an exciting and meaningful day of community, awareness, fellowship, and fun as we come - **Venue**: Waggener High School - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6aaaa6eeddbee.jpg - **Event Name**: Bluegrass Bowl: Louisville - **Description**: *ONLINE SALES WILL END SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026 AT 10:30AM**TICKETS WILL STILL BE SOLD AT THE GATE*CASH OR CARD ONLY!NO COACHES OR ADMINISTRATIVE PASSES WILL B - **Venue**: W.E.B. DuBois Academy - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6aa0a143c9aab.jpg - **Event Name**: ✨ Paint. Sip. Vibe. ✨Paint & sip in Louisville - **Description**: ✨ Paint. Sip. Vibe. ✨Louisville, don’t play with me.On Saturday, September 26 at 6PM (EST) we’re turning up the creativity at The Well and it’s giving night out energy. - **Venue**: The Well Incubator & Coworking Space - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a8653b4e8738.jpg - **Event Name**: Ultimate Reptile Show: Louisville, Kentucky - **Description**: ✨ Join us for the Ultimate Reptile Show in Louisville, Kentucky! ✨ Get ready to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of reptiles, where adventure and education collide in a spectacular display of nature's wonders. For the first time ever, we're br - **Venue**: 937 Phillips Ln - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a9632f54aaa1.jpg - **Event Name**: Public Speaking Skills 1-Day Workshop | Louisville, KY - **Description**: Event DetailsDuration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)Language: EnglishCertificate - **Venue**: Louisville - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a816d77c83e1.jpg - **Event Name**: Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Foo Fighters Mumford and Sons Chris Stapleton & Dave Matthews Band - 4 Day Pass - **Venue**: Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/7cf854c0-b595-11f1-b42f-335897112170-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789978907 - **Event Name**: Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone Age - Thursday - **Venue**: Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/7e147320-b595-11f1-b42f-335897112170-rimg-w900-h1125-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789978909 - **Event Name**: Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Dave Matthews Band & Hootie and The Blowfish - Sunday - **Venue**: Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo Center - **Event Name**: Louisville Cardinals vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - **Venue**: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/828223d0-b4a0-11f1-8735-773c5ddedb48-rimg-w1200-h514-dcb89858-gmir.jpg?v=1789873690 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Louisville? - **A:** HalLOUween Parade & Fest 2026 (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 11:00 am at Nulu Festival), Macabre Arts Tattoo and Art Festival Louisville 2026 (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 01:00 pm at Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr, an IHG Hotel), Steins On Main (Sat Oct 17 2026 at 02:00 pm at RePurposed, 615 W. Main St.), Goatman Festival 2026 (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm at Pope Lick Park), Louisville Taco Festival (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 02:00 pm at Fourth Street Live!). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Louisville? - **A:** HalLOUween Parade & Fest 2026 (Sat Oct 10 2026 at 11:00 am at Nulu Festival), Goatman Festival 2026 (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 06:00 pm at Pope Lick Park). - **Q**: What events are happening in Louisville this weekend September 25–27, 2026? - **A:** Louisville Cardinals vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium). - **Q**: What events are happening in Louisville in September 2026? - **A:** Louisville Cardinals vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium). - **Q**: How can I find events in Louisville? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Louisville on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Louisville? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Louisville? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Louisville include Nulu Festival, Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr, an IHG Hotel, RePurposed, 615 W. Main St.. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Louisville? - **A:** Prices for events in Louisville range from USD 6 to USD 60. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Louisville? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Louisville include Louisville Halloween, Macabre Arts Tattoo Festival, Downtown LOU. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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