Get ready for another Summer of Discovery with the 2026 Cultural Pass. Updated app available now!
When your family uses Cultural Pass you:
Connect with your community
Discover new passions and interests
Get excited for Summer Learning
Support over 50 local arts & cultural organizations
Inspire a love and appreciation for arts and culture in young people.
All for Free!
Cultural Pass offers young people ages 0-21 and their families in the Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana areas FREE access to over 150 arts, culture, science, history, heritage, and nature activities during the summer.
Click here to download in the Apple Store | Click here to download in Google Play
See the 2026 Calendar of Events HERE
Summer Reading and Cultural Pass Kickoff
 |
Come kick off this year’s Summer Reading and Cultural Pass at Waterfront Park with a day full of fun, hands-on activities, and live performances! Explore this year’s Summer Reading theme, Wild About Reading, and get signed up for a summer of reading adventures.
Enjoy a live performance by the Louisville Leopard Percussionists and discover all the exciting Cultural Pass opportunities happening this summer with community partners, including:
-Actors Theatre of Louisville
-Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
-Conrad-Caldwell House
-Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
-Jasteka Cultural Center
-Kentucky Science Center
-KMAC Contemporary Art Museum
-Looking for Lilith Theatre Company
-Louisville Nature Center
-Roots-101 African American Museum
-Waterfront Botanical Gardens
-Lovely-Allen Art, LLC
Waterfront Park - Festival Plaza
231 Witherspoon Ave Louisville, KY 40202
Saturday, May 30, 2026
10:00am–1:00pm
To learn more about Summer Reading and preregister:
Floyd County
Charlestown Clark County
Jeffersonville Township
Harrison County
Who Can Use the Cultural Pass?
Participants must have or be eligible for a card from one of the following libraries:
- Bullitt County Public Library
- Charlestown Clark County Public Library
- The Floyd County Library
- Harrison County Public Library
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library
- Louisville Free Public Library
Passholders ages 0–21 can use the Cultural Pass to receive free admission to one event hosted by each participating Partner.
Guardians are NOT limited to one admission per Partner if accompanying different Passholders within their Family Profile.
The Pass is linked to a Family Profile, which includes the names of each Passholder and guardian(s) in the family.
Passholders under 18 years old may bring a guardian who also receives free admission.
Free guardian admissions are limited as follows:
- 1 Passholder = 1 free guardian
- 2+ Passholders = maximum of 2 free guardians per family
Cultural Pass is intended for individual and family use only and is not intended for clubs, group outings, or similar events
Additional Information for all Passholders
A digital or printed QR code from the Family Profile is scanned at each event check-in.
Partners may host multiple events at various venues across the region.
The Pass covers admission to one Cultural Pass event per Partner; special exhibits and concessions are not included unless stated otherwise.
Venues reserve the right to deny entry if rules or specific venue restrictions are not followed.
We acknowledge that some of the experiences available through Cultural Pass address difficult or mature content. In determining if you would like to engage with a particular Cultural Pass experience, we encourage you to reach out to the partner directly to learn more about their content and programming.
