We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Louisville with posted details yet. In all we found four Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Louisville: two turkey trots with kids’ races and two Black Friday weekend picks. We also list four places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 4 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Northeast Family YMCA · 9400 Mill Brook Rd., Louisville, KY 40223
For kids: Kids' Trot for ages 2–10, with a T-shirt and medal
With littles: The 56th year. Register by Nov. 15 to be sure of a T-shirt.
Louisville
For kids: Kids Dash with a finisher award for every child
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
Waterfront Botanical Gardens · Louisville, KY
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. Holiday crafts and letters to Santa.
Waterfront Botanical Gardens · Louisville, KY
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Letter-writing station only; no in-person Santa stated.
Keep planning
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Indoor play in LouisvilleIndoor playgrounds, toddler times and museums, with prices
Noon Year’s Eve in LouisvilleKid-friendly countdowns, home by nap
This week in LouisvilleDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every Thursday
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Louisville yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Northeast Family YMCA Thanksgiving Turkey Trot: Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Kids' Trot for ages 2–10, with a T-shirt and medal. Louisville Hungry Turkey 5K: Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Kids Dash with a finisher award for every child.
Closed on Thanksgiving: Kentucky Science Center, Louisville Zoo, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and Frazier History Museum. Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
Gardens Aglimmer and Letters to Santa at Gardens Aglimmer. Dates and times are on each card.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
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