Louisville offers a weekend of relatively low-key Labor Day activities that shift into high gear on Monday, September 7, 2026, itself. In fact, Labor Day is the largest holiday celebration in Louisville. Monday’s activities kick off with a children’s pet parade at 9 a.m. and then the 90th annual Labor Day Parade at 10 a.m., both on Main Street.
This year’s you can expect participants to be walking, biking, driving cool vehicles, on unicycles and on horseback.
The Pet Parade goes well beyond dogs and cats. It has included stuffed animals and farm friends (including a llama!). Caged pets with fins, scales, or feathers are often pulled in a wagon.
The Fall Festival fills Memory Square Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with food, handmade goods, local crafts, fine arts, and freshly baked goods.
Indulge your taste buds at a variety of food trucks, and feel the rhythm from talented local musicians.
The Festival also hosts Louisville’s annual Pie Contest, with winners announced around 1:30 p.m.
And the National Art Show at the Louisville Center for the Arts is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The park is just three short blocks from Main St., so nothing is far away.
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