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Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular
Louisville 2025
The Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular Louisville is the regions best Halloween event and is held at Iroquois Park.
Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular Louisville 2025
The Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular Louisville is the regions best Halloween event and is held at Iroquois Park.
- Visiting for the Festival? Stay in Downtown Louisville, close to the city’s top attractions. The 4-star Grady Hotel, is rated “Fabulous” by guests offering beautifully decorated rooms in a perfect location.
The Spectacular
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- The Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular Louisville display features over 500 amazingly carved and illuminated pumpkins. Louisvillians love this annual events and folks travel from all over Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio to attend this special fall event.The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular began in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1988.
- The Louisville event is held in Iroquois Park with 5,000 carved pumpkins illuminated at night as an “art show”.
- The show runs daily from dusk to 11 p.m., weekdays (Sunday-Thursday), and closes at midnight on Friday & Saturday.Visitors get to drive through the park to view spectacular Jack O’Lanterns so plan accordingly, pack a picnic and expect a 1 hour wait time during busy periods.
- The event is organised by Passion for Pumpkins Inc, a multimedia production company with over 27 years of experience in redefining fall by transforming any landscape into an illuminated organic gallery. It is the perfect way to brighten up an Autumn weekend.
The Venue
- Iroquois Park, a 20 minute drive from downtown Louisville, with plenty of forested hillsides and scenic vistas for those willing to walk the extra mile.
Recommended Hotels in Louisville
The following hotels are all close to the gay bars and clubs and have high review scores:
21c Museum Hotel, The Brown Hotel, Omni Louisville Hotel, Holiday Inn Express.
Recommended Hotels
Where to stay close to all the gay bars
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Where we stay!
21c Museum Hotel is our editors choice
when we are in Louisville Kentucky
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Map of Gay Louisville
Most of the gay bars in Louisville are located in Downtown, where you will find a cluster of bars together. The Highlands district is also home to some popular venues.
335 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Built in 1923, the Brown Hotel is located in downtown Louisville’s Theater District. It features a concierge staff, two restaurants, and a free airport shuttle. KFC Yum! Center is less than 1.6 km away.
The Brown Gift Shop and Gallery offers sundries, special gifts, and artwork by local artisans. A business center is available for guests to use. Free WiFi and 32-inch flat-screen TVs are found in all rooms.
700 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
This downtown Louisville 21c Museum Hotel, within walking distance of the Louisville Slugger Museum, features an art museum, restaurant and spa. Rooms offer 42-inch flat-screen cable TVs.
The luxurious guest rooms provide minibars. They have free Wi-Fi and iPod docking stations and also include desks and laptop safes. The bathrooms provide bathrobes and hairdryers. A sauna, gym, and bicycle rentals are available to guests
400 South 2nd Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Omni Louisville Hotel provides accommodation with a fitness centre. Well set in the Downtown Louisville district, this hotel is located 500 m from KFC Yum! Center. The restaurant serves steakhouse cuisine.
At the hotel, each room includes a desk. Rooms are complete with a private bathroom, while certain rooms at Omni Louisville Hotel also boast a seating area. WiFi is available in the hotel rooms for a charge
800 West Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Hot continental breakfast, free WiFi access and a state-of-the-art fitness centre are included at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Downtown Louisville. The hotel is 200 m from Louisville Science Center.
A wall mounted 42 inch flat-screen TV, in-room coffee maker, microwave and refrigerator are featured in each room at the Louisville Holiday Inn Express & Suites Downtown. The Airport, 9 km from the hotel
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
The air-conditioned 2 bedroom NuLu Loft with Parking and Balcony by Frontdesk provides accommodation with amenities such as free WiFi and a living room with flat-screen TV. Guests staying at this apartment have access to a fully equipped kitchen and 2 bathrooms
657 South 3rd Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Kasa Louisville Downtown Apartments offers accommodation with a seating area, a flat-screen TV and a kitchen. All units are fitted with a dishwasher, microwave, a kettle, a fridge and coffee machine. A bathroom with bath or shower and a hairdryer, free toiletries.
657 South 3rd Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
The air-conditioned holiday home consists of 2 bedrooms, a living room with TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, and 3 bathrooms with a shower and a hairdryer. 1,840 Sq Ft, Free WiFi Walkable Downtown Location, boasting unique interior touches
Louisville, Kentucky
Situated in Louisville, near KFC Yum! Center, Muhammad Ali Center and Louisville Science Center, Downtown Louisville Apartments with Wifi features free WiFi. Each unit has a kitchen, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.
504 State St, New Albany, Indiana 47150
If good pours and the great entertainment is what you are looking for then PRIDE bar + lounge is the plave for you this fun littel gay bar offer it all.
1202 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40204
Nice gay bar with a good atmosphere, staff and cocktails!
A true neighborhood gem!! Make this a definite stop in the Highlands!!
drink specials & theme nights, karaoke and drag shows
1133 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40204
Mixsd bar Gay and Str8
Video and Dance bar specializing in electronic dance music.
House DJ on weekends plus special guest DJs from all around the country.
1117 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40204
Chill BAR Highlands is a favorite gay bar and night spot known as the place where fun happens.
Come enjoy our large full service patio bar or chill in the atmosphere of a historic building in the Highland neighborhood.
1101 East Washington Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40206
Voted Louisville's Best Place to Dance, Best Gay Club, and Best Bar.
Play offers Sensational Drag Shows.
Weekly Special Guests, and a World-class Dance Floor with our Resident DJ
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We have chosen hotels in Louisville that keep you close to all the shops, restaurants & bars
21c Museum Hotel
5 Star – Central Location
- 5 Star – Art Museum and Spa Downtown
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, minibar, Wi-Fi
- Downtown Louisville hotel with art museum, restaurant, spa, luxurious rooms with modern amenities.
The Brown Hotel
5 Star, Luxury
- 5 Star – Historic, Downtown Theater District
- Close to the gay district
- Free WiFi, 32-inch TV
- Historic hotel in downtown’s Theater District, concierge staff, two restaurants, free airport shuttle.
Omni Louisville Hotel
4 Star – Great Amenities
- 4 Star – Fitness Centre, Steakhouse Cuisine
- Close to the gay district
- Desk, private bathroom, Wi-Fi
- Offers accommodation with fitness center, near KFC Yum! Center, & steakhouse restaurant.
Holiday Inn Express
3 Star – Perfect Location
- 3 Star – State-of-the-Art Fitness Centre
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, coffee maker
- Includes hot continental breakfast, free WiFi, fitness center, near Louisville Science Center.
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