The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is an event venue at 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202. Events include Performances, Educational programs, Community engagement.

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, KY offers performances, educational programs, and community engagement activities. Founded in 1987, it serves as a hub for local, national, and international artists. The venue supports accessibility with assistive listening devices, audio description, captioning, sign language interpreters, and large print programs. It also runs the Arts Reach program and the Arts Accessibility program. The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts was established in 1987, contributing to the center’s educational mission.

Address

501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

Phone

(502) 584-7777

Accessibility

Assistive listening devices, audio description, captioning, sign language interpreters, and large print programs.

County

Jefferson County

Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, located along the Ohio River at the Indiana state line. Founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark near the Falls of the Ohio River, it developed as an important portage site. Louisville was named after King Louis XVI of France and became an incorporated city in 1828. The city is known for the Kentucky Derby, first held at Churchill Downs in 1875, as well as for Muhammad Ali and Louisville Slugger baseball bats. Visitors can fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, which also serves as a UPS air hub. Nearby landmarks include the Falls of the Ohio and Neighborhood House Louisville, the state’s first settlement movement house established in 1896.

Getting there

Rail and air

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport serves as the main commercial airport and UPS air hub.