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 2023! We will continue to update this list as more events are announced. We have included some favorite events near Oldham County as well!
NOVEMBER
11/4: FREE! Santa’s Wonderland at Cabela’s in Louisville. This goes until 12/24. Online Santa photo reservations.
11/11: Annual Fall Festival, Turkey Dinner & Car Show at Immaculate Conception Church in LaGrange, 1-7pm
11/11: Thanksgiving Clay Workshop at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood, 10:00am-12pm, $15 per participant.
11/18: Crestwood Civic Club Holiday Home Tour & Lunch, 10am-2:30pm
11/18: 360 Degree Chiropractic Turkey Trotter 5 mile run/4k walk at Wendell Moore Park in LaGrange (Buckner area), 8am
11/18: Jolly Jingles Market & Christmas Confections at City Place in LaGrange, 11am-4pm
11/18: FREE! Holiday Brite Nite at the Paddock Shops in Louisville (close to Oldham County), 5:30-8:00pm, Santa arrives at 6:30pm
11/19: FREE! Carriage rides at the Paddock Shops in Louisville, every Saturday & Sunday 12-4pm (Through December 17th)
11/24: FREE! Charlestown’s Christmas City in Charlestown, Indiana starts this day. Festivities start at 5pm, lights switched on at 6pm.
11/24 & 25: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 7-9pm
11/24 & 25: The Polar Express Experience at Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
11/25: Shop Small Saturday. Support our local businesses!
11/26: FREE! Light Up the Maples Park in Crestwood, 5-7pm
The Sauerbeck Family Drive-In plans to play holiday movies all month long! Check out their schedule online!
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 12/24. Check their website for a schedule and reservation information.
FREE! Carriage rides at the Paddock Shops in Louisville, every Saturday & Sunday 12-4pm (Through December 17th)
12/1-14: Letters from Santa with Oldham County Parks & Rec at the John W. Black Community Center in LaGrange (Buckner area).
12/1 & 2: The Polar Express Experience at Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/1 & 2: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 7-9pm
12/1 & 2: Oldham Gardens Christmas Market at Third Turn in Crestwood, 4-9pm on Friday and 2-9pm on Saturday
12/1-3: Holiday Designer Show House at Chestnut Hall at The Sanctuary Farm at Chestnut Hall in Prospect, various times on the dates.
12/2: Breakfast with Santa with LaGrange Elementary School PTA at Hometown Pizza in LaGrange, 7-10am
12/2: A Morning with the Grinch at the Oldham County History Center in LaGrange, 9-11am
12/2: Ornament Clay Workshop at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood. 10am-12pm, $15 per person.
12/2: FREE! 18th Annual Nature of Christmas at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve in Goshen, 12-3pm
12/2: FREE! Ice Cream with Santa and the Grinch at Jericho Farmhouse in Smithfield, 12-4pm
12/2: FREE! Santa at Reardon’s in Crestwood, 12-5pm
12/2: FREE! Light Up LaGrange in Downtown LaGrange, 3-9pm Facebook event here.
12/2: Shop with a Trooper 5k at Light Up LaGrange in Downtown LaGrange, 3pm
12/2: Candy Cane Making During Light Up LaGrange at City Place, beginning at 3pm. $1 donation.
12/2: FREE! Bethlehem Live with DeHaven students at City Place in LaGrange, 6:30-8pm
12/2 & 3: Holiday Craft Market at Norton Commons North Village in Prospect, 10am-6pm
12/2 & 3: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, sold out.
12/2 & 3: Santa Paws, pictures with Santa at Feeders Supply in LaGrange, 12-4pm
12/2 & 3: A Dickens Christmas Festival at the Kentucky Renaissance Fairgrounds in Eminence, 12:30-6:30pm
12/3: Holiday Craft Door Signs at the John W. Black Community Center in LaGrange (Buckner area), 5-7pm
12/3: FREE! Yule Log in Pewee Valley, 6-8pm
12/7-9: FREE! Festival of Nativities at the Crestwood Stake of Latter-Day Saints. 6-9pm on Thursday & Friday and 2-7pm on Saturday
12/7-9: Jr. Musical “Elf the Musical” at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood, 7pm
12/8: Parent’s Night Out at Bounce Back Gymnastics in LaGrange, 6-9pm
12/8: Santa at Gustavo’s in Norton Commons, 6-9pm
12/8 & 9: Oldham Gardens Christmas Market at Third Turn in Crestwood, 4-9pm on Friday and 2-9pm on Saturday
12/8 & 9: The Polar Express Experience at Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/8 & 9: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 7-9pm
12/8-10: Holiday Designer Show House at Chestnut Hall at The Sanctuary Farm at Chestnut Hall in Prospect, various times on the dates.
12/9: Breakfast with Santa at McDonald’s in LaGrange, 9am-12pm
12/9: FREE!* Breakfast with Santa at the John W. Black Community Center in LaGrange (Buckner area) 9-11am *Bring a new toy to donate to Toys for Tots
12/9: FREE! Santa at Feed & Seed Depot in Crestwood, 12-4pm
12/9: FREE! Santa at Reardon’s in Crestwood, 1-5pm
12/9: FREE! Living Nativity at Ballardsville Baptist Church in Crestwood, 6-8pm
12/9: Santa at Gustavo’s in LaGrange, 6-9pm
12/9 & 10: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, sold out.
12/9 & 10: A Dickens Christmas Festival at the Kentucky Renaissance Fairgrounds in Eminence, 12:30-6:30pm
12/11: Christmas Music Bingo at Ernesto’s Mexican Cuisine in LaGrange, 7pm
12/13: FREE! How the Grinch Stole Christmas Holiday Party at the Oldham County Public Library in Goshen, 4:30-5:30pm
12/14-17: Holiday Tea at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, sold out
12/15 & 16: Yuletide at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in Crestwood. 5-7pm & 7-9pm
12/15 & 16: The Polar Express Experience at Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/16: FREE! Photos with SantaPaws at Pewee Valley Veterinary Center. FREE! But donations are highly encouraged.
12/16: Holiday Soiree at Crestwood Mercantile, 10am-6pm
12/16: Santa at Gustavo’s in Crestwood, 6-9pm
12/17: A Bluebird Christmas at Foxhollow Farm in Crestwood, 12-2:15pm session and 2:45-5:00pm session, $25
12/17: FREE! A Friends and Family Christmas Spectacular at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center in Crestwood, 6pm
12/20: FREE! Live Nativity at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Pewee Valley, 5:30-7:30pm
12/22: FREE! Christmas Movie Night showing “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at the LaGrange Community Center, 6:30pm
12/22 & 23: The Polar Express Experience at Sauerbeck Family Drive-in in LaGrange, 6pm
12/9: Santa at Gustavo’s in LaGrange, 6-9pm
12/23: 12 K’s of Christmas at LaGrange Baptist Church. 6K Run/Walk or 12K Run.
12/23: Santa at Gustavo’s in Prospect, 6-9pm
Waiting on 2023 Information:
Santa at Gustavo’s
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