YPAL’s 2025 Holiday Guide to Louisville During the Holidays

It’s that time of year! Whether you’re bringing family, hosting friends, or coming back to Louisville after some time away, here’s your YPAL 2025 Holiday Guide.

We’ve hand-selected five local businesses out of the 100s in Louisville to help you eat, shop, sip, and celebrate your way through the season. From cozy cafés and festive bars to maker-owned boutiques and neighborhood gems, these spots capture the spirit of Louisville and make holiday memories even brighter.

Let this guide be your go-to for discovering new favorites, supporting local entrepreneurs, and soaking up everything that makes Louisville feel like home during the holidays.

Shopping

• Fleur de Flea 
• Louisville Stoneware
• Revelry Boutique and Gallery  
• Work the Metal
• Misc Goods

Drinking

• Miracle on Market
• Hauck’s Corner 
• Tartan House  
• Tinsel Tavern
• Canary Club 

Eating

• Osaka 
• Sweet Colada
• Monnik Beer
• North of Bourbon
• MashUp Food Hall

Festive Lights

• Fête de Noël
• Lights Under Louisville 
• Christmas at Kentucky Kingdom 
• Gardens Aglimmer 
• Yuletide

Coffee 

• Blak Koffee
• Hinterhof Coffee
• Phalcha Coffee  
• Heine Brothers 
• Quills Coffee

Bookstores

• Nook and Nowhere 
• Carmichael’s Bookstore
• Set & Settings
• The Rosewater
• Foxing Books  

Museums

• Kentucky Derby Museum 
• Frazier History Museum 
• The Little Loom House 
• Speed Art Museum
• Muhammad Ali Center 

Parks

• Jefferson Memorial Forest
• Cherokee Park
• Parklands 
• Waterfront Park 
• Alberta O. Jones Park

Gifts for your Louisvillian

• YPAL Membership
• Bottle of Your Favorite Bourbon
• Variety of Chocolate from Muth’s 
• Clayton & Crume bag
• Bri Bowers Neighborhood Art