🧒 With kids
- Fête de Noël at Paristown · Paristown
- Cavern Christmas Market · Mega Cavern
✨ Date night
- Made Market Louisville Holiday · Clifton
🎉 With friends
- Christmas Gift & Decor Show · Kentucky Exposition Center
- Christkindlmarkt at the German American Club · Schnitzelburg
Christmas village
IllustrationChristmas village · Paristown
Fête de Noël at Paristown
A holiday village with a market, rink and bars in the Paristown arts district.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Vendor huts and ice skating
- Fire pits and food hall
- Train ride
What visitors say
Locals love the huts, rink and fire pits; it gets crowded later in the evening.
Louisville's nicest market — go early.
- Last season
- Nov 28 – Dec 24, 2025
- Cost
- Free to walk in; skating and rides paid
Getting there and parking
- Paristown Point off Brent St, near the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage and Logan St Market
Worth knowing
- Louisville's only outdoor ice rink
Holiday market
IllustrationHoliday market · Mega Cavern
Cavern Christmas Market
A one-day market inside the underground cavern that hosts Lights Under Louisville.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Market inside the underground Mega Cavern
- Same venue as Lights Under Louisville
A novelty — fun if you're doing Lights Under Louisville, but it's a one-day event.
- Last season
- Nov 15, 2025
- Entry
- See organizer
Getting there and parking
- Louisville Mega Cavern off Taylor Ave / I-264
Worth knowing
- One day only, mid-November
- Constant cavern temperature — no need for heavy coats
- Illustration
Holiday market · Kentucky Exposition Center
Christmas Gift & Decor Show
A huge indoor show of 750-plus booths of decorations and gifts, with free Santa photos; around 25,000 visitors a year.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- 750+ booths of décor and gifts
- Free Santa photos
- Mobility scooters for rent
Huge and practical — come for gift and décor shopping, not for a Christmas-market feel.
- 2026
- Dec 11–13, 2026 (Fri 11–7, Sat 10–7, Sun 11–5)
- Last season
- December 2025
- Cost
- Free admission (parking charged by the Expo Center)
Getting there and parking
- Kentucky Exposition Center, West Wing, off I-65/I-264
Worth knowing
- Wear comfortable shoes — it's vast
- Scooter rentals from $40
Weekend market
IllustrationWeekend market · Clifton
Made Market Louisville Holiday
A juried market of local makers — jewelry, leather goods, home décor — in the Mellwood arts complex.
✨ Date night🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Juried local makers
- Jewellery, leather goods, home décor
A good one-stop for local handmade gifts in early December.
- 2026
- Dec 4–5, 2026
- Last season
- December 2025
- Entry
- See organizer
Getting there and parking
- Mellwood Arts Center on Mellwood Ave
Worth knowing
- Two days only
European-style market
IllustrationEuropean-style market · Schnitzelburg
Christkindlmarkt at the German American Club
The German club's own market: local crafts, glühwein, German food and music.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Local crafts
- Glühwein and German food
- Music
Louisville's small genuine German market — go for the food and the club atmosphere.
- Last season
- One day in late November (Nov 23, 2024)
- Entry
- See organizer
Getting there and parking
- German American Club in Schnitzelburg; street parking
Worth knowing
- One day only; 2025/2026 date to confirm with the club