LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Frazier History Museum partnered with “I Would Rather Be Reading” to light up the museum for the fourth annual Lights on Main. 

What You Need To Know

  • This is the fourth annual Lights on Main held in Louisville but the first year it is indoors

  • Three floors to explore with 75 festive Christmas trees on display all while learning Kentucky history

  • The exhibit includes a tree scavenger hunt for kids and families to enjoy along with some of Louisville's local distilleries offering samples to adults

  • Lights On Main exhibit continues until Jan. 8

Brent Barnett brought his daughters to get in on the fun for the very first time.

“We frequent some of the other museums, like the science center. This is what we never enjoyed before. So I thought it would be fun for us to explore, you know, something we hadn’t done before,” said Barnett.

With 75 different Christmas trees on display throughout the museum, the Barnetts say the exhibit is better than they expected.

“I want to just see the trees for sure. With the lights on, main exhibit,” said Barnett.

“I thought it was named after a boxer, so I thought we were going to see boxing stuff, but when we came I was excited because of all the different exhibits,” said Barnett’s daughter, Joielle.

In addition to the lit-up trees, there is a tree scavenger hunt for kids and families to enjoy. While other visitors like Jacob McBride, who is visiting Louisville From Bloomington Normal, Illinois, say the history and bourbon is what caught his eye.

“I like it because you can see the history. You can see where the bourbon actually came from. Like, for example, this is KS-1, which is like the first dispenser or distillery in Kentucky, which is kind of cool because you can see there’s a lot of history behind it. There’s a lot of culture behind it,” said McBride.

The museum’s Vice President of Mission, Rachel Platt, says the lights on main exhibit isn’t just about lights, it’s where the world meets Kentucky.

“Realize that this is a place we want them to come. It’s a place they can learn about Kentucky. It’s a place they can enjoy. It’s a community treasure. And we want people to walk through this store and go, Wow, I haven’t been there before or I will go back there again because every time I go, I learn something,” said Platt.

Exploring all three floors of a festive atmosphere while learning Kentucky history. Barnett says there is something for everyone to enjoy.

“They have things that kind of bridged the gap a bit in terms of the exhibits where there are some things that kids might like a little be more, some things that are more for the adults. So I definitely think there’s a good array of stuff to see here,” said Barnett.

Barnett hopes he can make “Lights On Main” a yearly tradition for him and his family. There is still time to see Lights On Main exhibit as it will continue until Jan. 8.

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