Lights on Main

November 21, 2024–January 6, 2025 - Museum Tickets - Event Tickets
Full Museum Exhibit (Indoors)

Step into a magical winter wonderland at the fifth annual Lights on Main, a special exhibition the Frazier is hosting in partnership with the nonprofit I Would Rather be Reading (IWRBR). From November 20 to January 6, the Frazier will be transformed into an enchanted holiday forest with three floors of trees beautifully decorated by local schools, organizations, families, and individuals.

The exhibition also features extensive programming, extended hours, holiday events and activities, and much more listed below. Access to Lights on Main is included in the cost of museum admission or with a museum membership starting at $20.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18: JUDGES CHOOSE TREE WINNERS

∙ Rachel Greenberg (First Lady of Louisville), Eric McKendrick (Site Leader, Amazon), Lawanda Page (Senior Global Community Relations Specialist, Brown-Forman), Bridget Dale (COO, Center for Nonprofit Excellence), Ken Herndon (Councilman-Elect, Louisville Metro District Four), and Patricia Standard (Owner, Crown by Standard) Tour Exhibition & Choose Winners

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024–MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025: LIGHTS ON MAIN

Lights on Main Exhibition on Display

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21: LIGHTS ON MAIN PREVIEW PARTY

Lights on Main Preview Party ($20 Admission), Tickets Available at fraziermuseum.org, 6–9 p.m.

∙ Food Sold by Bearno’s, the Misfit Lou, the Peach Cobbler Factory, Popcorn Bro, and RK Bluegrass, 6–9 p.m.

∙ Alani, Hop Atomica, Monk’s Road, Noble Funk, and O. H. Ingram Offer Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor

∙ Mrs. Claus and the Stocking Stuffers Perform

∙ Pose 502 Photobooth

∙ Tree Contest Award Winners Announced (Judges’ Favorite, Most Creative, Most “Spirited,” Most Lou Spirit, Best Company Branding, Most Festive), 7:30–8 p.m.

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28: THANKSGIVING

∙ Museum Closed

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29: BLACK FRIDAY (SHOP LOCAL!)

∙ Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30: SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

∙ Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5: LATE NIGHT THURSDAY: KENTUCKY CHRISTMAS, Y’ALL

∙ Extended Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

$12 Discounted Admission, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Bearno’s Sells Pizza, Great Hall, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Buzzards Roost Offers Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Hop Atomica Offers Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Kentucky Peerless Offers Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

Kentucky, Y’All Authors Blair Thomas Hess and Cameron M. Ludwick Sell & Sign Books

∙ Buzzard Rock String Band Performs, First Floor

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12: UGLY SWEATER NIGHT (FREE ADMISSION!) SPONSORED BY PASSPORT BY MOLINA HEALTHCARE

∙ Extended Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

FREE Admission (Sponsored by Passport by Molina Healthcare), 5–8 p.m.

∙ IWRBR Leads Singalong, First Floor

∙ Bearno’s Sells Pizza, Great Hall, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Hop Atomica Offers Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Monk’s Road Offers Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ New Riff Distillery Offers Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Ugly Sweater Contest, 5–7 p.m.

∙ Ugly Sweater Contest Winners Announced (Best Group, Best Adult, Best Child), 7:30 p.m.

 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15: FREE FAMILY DAY SPONSORED BY PASSPORT BY MOLINA HEALTHCARE

∙ Extended Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

FREE Admission (Sponsored by Passport by Molina Healthcare), 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

∙ Con Aji y Cafe Food Truck, Parked by Main Street Entrance

∙ Pictures with Santa, Great Hall, First Floor, 10–11 a.m.

∙ Pictures with the Grinch, Great Hall, First Floor, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

∙ Folklorica Performs, First Floor

∙ IWRBR Activities, First Floor, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

∙ Frazier Activities, Second Floor

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19: LATE NIGHT THURSDAY: CLASSIC CHRISTMAS

∙ Extended Museum Hours, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

$12 Discounted Admission, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Bearno’s Sells Pizza, Great Hall, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Traditions of Christmas Past led by Stories in Mind, Brown-Forman Theatre, First Floor

∙ (Member’s Only) Dish with Tish: Christmas Ornaments, Brown-Forman Theatre, First Floor

∙ Angel’s Envy Offers Specialty Cocktails & Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Angel’s Envy Engraving Bottles Sold, Museum Shop, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Hop Atomica Offers Tastings, Third Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Male High School Choir Performs

∙ Panpipe Flute Choir Performs

ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Interested in sponsorships and partnerships for 2024-2025 Lights on Main?

Contact Leslie Anderson at Landerson@fraziermuseum.org or 502-753-1033.

All sponsorships are 100% tax deductible and support Frazier History Museum’s Title 1 school field trips and I Would Rather be Reading’s Engage and Elevate after-school programs.

In 2023, Lights on Main was supported by Walmart (Presenting Family Day Sponsor); Amazon (Presenting Tree Sponsor); Louisville Downtown Partnership, Mercedes Benz of Louisville, Wandering Spirits, DePaul School, Bonhomia Designs (Bourbon with Heart Sponsors); Against the Grain, Evolve 502, The Perfumery, Angels’ Envy, Bristol Catering & Bristol Restaurant, Buzzard’s Roost Distillery, Heaven Hill’s Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Kentucky Peerless, Lux Row Distillery, Romines Weis & Young, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory/Barrels & Billets, KASFAA, Galt House, Polo Real Estate Group (Title Sponsors); and dozens of additional sponsors.

2024 Exhibit Sponsors