Tonight, the city will host its first-ever Downtown Open House at The Mercury Ballroom on 4th Street.

It’s a new adventure for the Downtown Louisville Partnership and its new Executive Director Rebecca Fleischaker as the event looks to address assumptions about the city’s core + receive input from community members on what they’d like to see — or not — in the area going forward.

Business leaders from across the city, residents, revelers, downtown employees + every local in between are invited, so let’s dig into what’s in store at this free event.

Why the Downtown Open House matters

The Downtown Louisville Partnership seeks to collaboratively develop the city’s core into a vibrant, engaging destination known for innovation + economic growth.
Downtowns in general are leading economic drivers for cities, and in our case, downtown Louisville is the third-largest economic driver in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Greater Downtown is home to 12,000+ residents and covers parts of at least eight surrounding neighborhoods + districts.
The neighborhood is also home to a multitude of cultural institutions including the Kentucky Center for Performing Arts, the Muhammad Ali Center, Fund for the Arts + newer additions like the Alley Gallery, which displays public art.

Recent developments downtown

The Louisville Comedy Club. The newly-opened entertainment venue at 110 W. Main St. will host comedy acts like Casey Frey + weekly open mic nights on Wednesdays.
Affordable housing planned for the Greyhound station site. LDG Development looks to build a six-story, multi-family housing complex between 7th and 8th Streets downtown.
All Thai'd Up. The food truck opened a storefront at 211 S. 5th St. across the street from Stock Yards Bank’s downtown location.