The 6th Annual Fête de Noël returns to Louisville on 29th November and will be open through 5th January. This six-week winter festival includes a newly enlarged authentic outdoor ice skating rink located in the heart of Paristown.
Fête de Noël will also feature a charming trackless train, visit’s to Santa’s House, the Brent Street Holiday Market filled with Christmas gift items from local and regional vendors, all in a delightful atmosphere filled with festive decorations, holiday music, and tasty food and beverage options to please everyone.
Visitors can enjoy food and beverage options at The Café and the Village Market food hall. The popular food hall has five local, independent restaurant concepts to choose from -- Noche Mexican BBQ, Jeff’s Donuts, Bunz Burgerz, Banditz Pizza and Sarap Filipino Eatery. In addition, favourites like Kentucky Hot Cocoa — with or without Woodford Reserve – and a selection of delicious specialty cocktails with Tito’s, Korbel, Captain Morgan and Don Julio among the adult beverages featured at the rink-side concession stand and the Abominable Bar on Brent Street.
Stoneware & Co., the iconic Kentucky lifestyle brand located in Paristown and known for unique, hand-crafted treasures perfect for holiday gift giving, will maintain special holiday hours in their spectacular retail space. Stoneware & Co. will be participating in a number of special promotional events throughout the festive season and will continue to feature their popular “paint your own” Christmas ornament experience. To learn more and make reservations, go to:
stonewareandco.comFête de Noël programming also includes a University of Louisville (UofL) Hockey scrimmage with a meet and greet with the players, “Holiday Music Over Ice, Live from the Korbel stage” on Thursday nights, a special performance of Nutcracker on Ice, presented by the Louisville Skating Academy, the 5th Annual “Drag Queens on Ice,” benefitting Kentuckiana Pride Foundation, as well as many other special events.
New this year, Paristown will host the inaugural Skillet Curling Competition at Fête de Noël. Sixteen teams from Southern Indiana and Louisville restaurants and bars will compete for the coveted “Golden Skillet.” Proceeds from the competition will benefit Apron Inc. whose mission is to provide temporary, limited financial relief to professional food and beverage workers in the Louisville metro area.
Posted by: Louisville Tourism
Posted on: 28/11/2024