Best List of Holiday Events around Oldham County
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Gather your friends and family and make plans to enjoy the holiday season together!
Oldham County has several beloved holiday events happening in 2025! We will continue to update this list as more events are announced. We have included some favorite events near Oldham County as well!
NOVEMBER
The Sauerbeck Family Drive-In plans to play holiday movies all month long! Check out their schedule online!
11/4: FREE! Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s in Louisville. This goes until 12/24. Online Santa photo reservations.
11/14 & 15: Christmas Open House at Knock on Wood Country Mercantile in Westport, 10am-4pm
11/15: OCHS Holiday Craft Fair at Oldham County High School in LaGrange (Buckner area), 8am-4pm
11/15: Holiday Open House and 2nd Birthday at Crestwood Mercantile, 11am-7pm
11/17: Christmas Bazaar at the Oldham County Humane Society in LaGrange, 11am-4pm
11/22: Christmas Market at Ballardsville Baptist Church in Crestwood, 9am-4pm
11/22: Crestwood Civic Club Holiday Home Tour & Lunch, 10am-2:30pm
11/22: Yuletide Breakfast at Cabela’s in Prospect. Registration opens on 11/15.
11/22: FREE! Holiday Brite Nite at the Paddock Shops in Louisville (close to Oldham County), 5:30-8:00pm, Santa arrives at 6:30pm
11/28: FREE! Charlestown’s Christmas City in Charlestown, Indiana starts this day. Festivities start at 5pm, lights switched on at 6pm.
11/28-30: Oldham Gardens Christmas Market at Third Turn in Crestwood, 4-10pm on Friday, 12-10pm on Saturday and 12-6pm on Sunday.
11/28 & 29: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 6:30-8:30pm
11/29: Shop Small Saturday. Support our local businesses!
11/29-12/21: FREE! Carriage Rides and Visits with Santa at the Paddock Shops in Louisville, 12-4pm
11/29: Unordinary Wonder Art Fair Winter Wonderland at City Place in LaGrange, 9am-4pm
11/29: ‘Tis the Season Holiday Book Fair in LaGrange, 10am-4pm
11/29 & 30: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, various times.
11/30: FREE! Sunday Funday: Gingerbread Bingo Bash at the LaGrange Railroad Museum, 3-5pm
11/30: FREE! Light Up the Maples Park in Crestwood, 4:30-7pm
DECEMBER EVENTS
RECURRING
FREE!* Charlestown’s Christmas City in Charlestown, Indiana. Lights stay on every night 6-10pm until New Year’s Day. *Fee for optional activities.
FREE! Cabela’s in Louisville has holiday activities at the store daily until 12/21. Check their website for a schedule and reservation information.
12/1-14: Letters from Santa with Oldham County Parks & Rec at the John W. Black Community Center in LaGrange (Buckner area).
The Sauerbeck Family Drive-In plans to play holiday movies all month long! Check out their schedule online!
11/29-12/21: FREE! Carriage Rides and Visits with Santa at the Paddock Shops in Louisville, 12-4pm
12/4-7: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen.
12/5-6: FREE! Festival of Nativities at the Crestwood Stake of Latter-Day Saints. 5:30-9:30pm on Friday and 10am-7pm on Saturday.
12/5-6: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 6:30-8:30pm
12/5-7: Oldham Gardens Christmas Market at Third Turn in Crestwood, 4-10pm on Friday, 12-10pm on Saturday and 12-6pm on Sunday.
12/6: A Morning with the Grinch at the Oldham County History Center in LaGrange, 10am
12/6: FREE! 20th Annual Nature of Christmas at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve in Goshen, 12-3pm
12/6: FREE! Santa at Reardon’s in Crestwood, 1-5pm
12/6: FREE! Gingerbread Junction/A Gingerbread House Exhibition at the LaGrange Railroad Museum. Create your own gingerbread house at home, drop it off on 12/5, display it on 12/6 during Light Up LaGrange, have a chance to win a railroad car rental.
12/6: FREE! Light Up LaGrange in Downtown LaGrange, 2-9pm Facebook event here.
12/6: FREE! A Night in Wonderland Holiday Festival at the Kroger in Prospect, 3-8pm
12/6: Holiday Open House at Norton Commons in Prospect, Pictures with Santa (4-6pm) and Carriage Rides (5-7pm) with a donation.
12/6: The Polar Express Experience at the Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/6 & 7: A Dickens Christmas Festival at the Kentucky Renaissance Fairgrounds in Eminence, 12:30-6:30pm
12/7: Art Fair & Holiday Market in Prospect with Goodness Grows Goshen, 1-5pm
12/7: FREE! Yule Log in Pewee Valley, 6-8pm
12/8: Christmas Music Bingo at Ernesto’s Mexican Cuisine in LaGrange, 7pm
12/9: Holiday Bazaar at the Springs Oldham Reserve in LaGrange, 3:30-6:30pm
12/11-13: A Christmas Carol at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood, 7pm. Also a 1pm show on the 13th.
12/12-13: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 6:30-8:30pm
12/13: FREE!*: Breakfast with Santa at the John Black Community Center in LaGrange (Buckner area), 9-11am (Bring a toy to donate!)
12/13: Ornament Clay Workshop at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood. 10am-12pm, $20per person.
12/13: FREE! Santa at Reardon’s in Crestwood, 1-5pm
12/13: FREE! Living Nativity at Ballardsville Baptist Church in Crestwood, 6-8:30pm
12/13: Ugly Christmas Sweater Bingo at the Arvin Center in LaGrange (Buckner area) with the Oldham County High School Athletic Booster, doors at 6pm, Bingo at 7pm
12/13 & 14: A Dickens Christmas Festival at the Kentucky Renaissance Fairgrounds in Eminence, 12:30-6:30pm
12/17-23: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen.
12/18: 3rd Annual Gift Wrapping Party at the LaGrange Railroad Museum, 6-9pm
12/19-20: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 6:30-8:30pm
12/20: The Polar Express Experience at the Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/20: Family Christmas Bingo at the Arvin Center in LaGrange (Buckner area) with the Oldham County Athletic Booster, doors at 6pm, Bingo at 7pm
12/20 & 21: Bad Elf on the Shelf at the Little Colonel Players in Pewee Valley, 2pm
12/23: 12 K’s of Christmas at LaGrange Baptist Church. 6K Run/Walk or 12K Run.
12/28: FREE! Family Fun-Day! Snowflake Disco Ball at the LaGrange Railroad Museum, 3-5pm
Waiting on 2025 Information:
Breakfast with Santa with LaGrange Elementary School
Santa at Gustavo’s
Santa at Feed & Seed
Santa at McDonald’s
Pictures with Santa at Feeder’s Supply
Pictures with Santa at Pewee Valley Vet
Live Nativity at St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Do you know of another Holiday Event in or around Oldham County? Let us know so we can add it to our list! Email: nicolle@louisvillefamilyfun.net