Saturday, September 12th, 11:00am-4:00pm
Save the date for our fourth annual Pawpaw Festival! This community event will feature guided hikes, engaging workshops, local vendors, live music, and more family friendly fun. A suggested donation of $5-10 keeps LNC free to the public all year round.
Due to limited spacing and large attendance, Guided hikes and workshops are pre-registration only. Should pre registered participants not be able to attend, we will fill any open spots with drop in attendance the day of the festival.
Vendors
Plants and Fruit
1. England’s Orchard and Nursery
2. Wild and Heirloom, Brett M Sutton Design
9. Pennyrile Botanics
10. Hang Loose Pawpaw
11. Need More Trees
12. Above the Dirt Garden & Honey Shop
20. Peaceful Heritage Nursery
33. Green Mammoth Nursery
34. Williams Pawpaws
Art
3. Witchhazel Studio
4. Peanuts Gemstone Jewelry and More
5. Lucky Clover Lino and Lathe
6. Mer Creates
7. Disco Bird
8. Wood Works 750
14. Karen Wyssbord
15. Not Picasso
16. The Barefoot Owl
17. BEELIGHT LUMINARIES LLC
18. Freaks of Nature
Nonprofits
19. KSU
21. Parks and Rec
22. Wild Ones
23. Louisville Audubon Society
24. Creasy Mahan
25. School for the Blind
26. Trees Louisville
35. MSD
36. Rhythm Science Sound
Food and Drink
27. ALE-8-One
28. Pure Joy Ice Cream
29. Farm to Fork (drinks only)
30. Inca Gold
31. Ten 20
32. Di Dawgs
Parking
Pawpaw Festival attendees are encouraged to carpool or use alternate transportation if at all possible, as parking is limited. Louisville Nature Center can be accessed from Poplar Level Rd. on TARC bus route #5.
Parking is NOT allowed on neighborhood streets. Only attendees with mobility issues will be allowed to park in the LNC lot. ALL OTHER VISITORS MUST PARK IN THE DESIGNATED LOTS:
The lot between Joe Creason Park and the Louisville Tennis Center (aka The Slab).
Holy Family Church (3938 Poplar Level Road), as close to Mercer Ave. as possible. (Enter the lot from Mercer Ave., directly across Poplar Level Rd. from Kroger)
Please do not park on perpendicular streets off of Illinois Avenue as this blocks local traffic.
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors for making Pawpaw Festival possible!
