Fall Fun and More!

October is one of our favorite months here at Chateau Bourbon.  Fall brings a variety of things to and enjoy here in the Louisville Kentucky area.  No matter your interests, you will find something special to experience this month.

Kicking things off, the Louder Than Life event offers the ultimate in whiskey, food, and rock and roll.  Headliners include Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie.  The event is September 30 through October 30 at Champions Park on the waterfront.

If arts and crafts shows are on you to-do list, the local area has multiple offerings this month.  The St. James Art Fair is October 6 through October 8.  In the heart of Old Louisville, it features more than 700 fine artists and craftspeople from all over North America.  On the sunny side of Louisville, New Albany Indiana’s Harvest Homecoming is October 7 through October 15 and features booths, crafts, food, a parade, a run, and much more.  Just a short drive from Chateau Bourbon, the Bardstown Arts, Crafts, and Antiques Fair has over 200 artists and craftspeople displaying their talents.  The Fair is October 14 through October 15.

Halloween takes center stage in October with a variety of unusual activities to enjoy.  Take in a showing of Actors Theatre of Louisville’s production of Dracula or take a stroll on Louisville’s “Halloween Street”.  Halloween on Hillcrest is open all month – it started in the 1980’s as a friendly decorating competition between neighbors and has become a local legend.

Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and other creatures of the night will converge on Baxter Avenue on October 21 for Louisville’s Halloween Parade and Festival.  Louisville’s Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular is this month.  Over 5,000 illuminated pumpkins line a walking trail in Iroquois Park.  The Horses and Haunts Tour is every Wednesday evening at 7pm at Churchill Downs.  The Spirits of Sawyer is a live paranormal investigation of historical sites within E.P. Tom Sawyer Park.  The event is October 13 and participants are encouraged to bring their cameras, recorders, and EMF meters.  In Bardstown, the Shadows of Federal Hill Ghost Tours of My Old Kentucky Home begins October 13 and runs through October 29.

For bourbon lovers and foodies, October activities include a filming of the Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs on October 14, After Hours at the Speed on October 20 (music, drinks, and art), and Oktoberfest Cruises on the Belle of Louisville each weekend this month.  The Bardstown Craft Beer Festival features more than 30 craft beers on October 21.  Bourbonanza 2017 will include rare bourbon auctions, bourbon samples, and food.  The event is less than an hour away in Frankfort Kentucky on October 13 and 14.

After a day of enjoying your favorite October activities, come home to Chateau Bourbon where Missy will be brewing up some devilish cocktails and haunting deserts.  Relax by the fire pit and recount the day’s adventures.  Enjoy a great night’s sleep, wake up to a breakfast to die for before heading out for your day of enjoying all the area has to offer.