Lights on Main

November 22, 2023–January 8, 2024 - Museum Tickets - Event Tickets
Full Museum Exhibit (Indoors)

Step into a magical winter wonderland at the fourth annual Lights on Main, a special exhibition the Frazier is hosting in partnership with the nonprofit I Would Rather be Reading (IWRBR). And, for the first time ever, Lights on Main will be held indoors! From November 22 to January 8, the Frazier will be transformed into an enchanted holiday forest with three floors of trees beautifully decorated by local schools, organizations, families, and individuals. Amazon, the Presenting Tree Sponsor, has generously donated all seventy-five trees.

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22

∙ Lights on Main Exhibition Opens, Frazier History Museum

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1: LIGHTS ON MAIN OPENING PARTY

∙ Lights on Main Opening Party ($25 Admission) (Tickets Available), 6–9 p.m.

∙ Light Bites and Tastings of Against the Grain, Mary Dowling, Mash & Mallow, Rabbit Hole, 6–9 p.m.

∙ Brass Band Performs, 6–9 p.m.

∙ Tree Decorating Contest Winner Announced, 7:30–8

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6: LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY #1

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

∙ $10 Discounted Admission, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Special Pop-up Marketplace: Corie Brangers Jewelry, El Bread Shop, HoneyBear Farms, Misc Goods, Noir 5 Luxury Handmade Soaps, Wadia Newman Designs; Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Angel’s Envy Offers Bourbon Tastings and Batched Cocktail, Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

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

∙ Tea Time with Tish: Hot Toddy Edition! (Members Only), Order of the Writ, Third Floor, 5–6 p.m.

∙ Panpipe Flute Choir Performs, First Floor, 6:30 p.m.

∙ Frazier Madrigals Perform, First Floor, 7:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13: LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY #2

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

∙ $10 Discounted Admission, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Special Pop-up Marketplace: Bluegrass Bowls, Creative Queen, Georgia’s Sweet Potato Pie Co., HoneyBear Farms, KY Coffee, Triple J Farm, Wandering Spirits; Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Kentucky Peerless Offers Bourbon Tastings and Batched Cocktail, Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Male High School Choir Performs, First Floor, 6:30 p.m.

∙ Frazier Madrigals Perform, First Floor, 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17: FREE FAMILY DAY PRESENTED BY WALMART

∙ Museum Hours, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

∙ FREE Family Day Admission (Courtesy of Presenting Family Day Sponsor Walmart), 11 a.m.– 4p.m.

∙ Colombian Food Truck Con Aji y Café, Parked by Main Street Entrance, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

∙ Special Pop-up Marketplace: Nativas Market Colombian Arts and Crafts, Tenesha Marshall Creations Balloons; Great Hall, First Floor, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

∙ Frazier-led Art Activity, Second Floor, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

∙ Seasonal Scavenger Hunt, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

∙ Create Your Own Winter Décor! (Members Only), Classroom, Second Floor, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

∙ Pictures with Santa and the Grinch, Great Hall, First Floor, 12–2 p.m.

∙ Multicultural Engagement: A Colombian Christmas, Education Center, First Floor, 11 a.m.

∙ Multicultural Engagement: Deck the Halls, Education Center, First Floor, 12 p.m.

∙ Multicultural Engagement: Festival of Lights, Education Center, First Floor, 1 p.m.

∙ Multicultural Engagement: Unwrapping the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa, Education Center, First Floor, 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20: LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY #3

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

∙ $10 Discounted Admission, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Photo Op: Find Santa in the Gallery!, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Buzzards Roost Offers Bourbon Tastings and Batched Cocktail, Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Stopher Elementary School Choir Performs, First Floor, 6:30 p.m.

∙ Frazier Madrigals Perform, First Floor, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27: FREE LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY #4 PRESENTED BY DERBY CITY GAMING

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

∙ Tree Scavenger Hunt, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

∙ FREE Admission (Sponsored by Derby City Gaming), 5–8 p.m.

∙ Heaven Hill Distillery Offers Samples, Welcome Center, First Floor, 5–8 p.m.

∙ Free Facility Rentals Tours, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

MONDAY, JANUARY 8

∙ Lights on Main Exhibition Closes, Frazier History Museum

ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

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.

Lights on Main is being 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.