Cultural Pass offers young people ages 0-21 and their families in the Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana area access to participate in arts, culture, science, history, heritage, and nature activities provided by over 50 venues, free of charge, from May 31 through August 10, 2025.
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The Cultural Pass is designed to inspire, explore, and discover new experiences in our Greater Louisville community. In Summer 2025, the new Cultural Pass App makes it easier than ever to explore even more!
Register for Summer Reading and Cultural Pass at the same time via the links below!
Louisville Free Public Library
Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Charlestown-Clark County Public Library
Harrison County Public Library
Cultural Pass will celebrated the start of the summer alongside Louisville Free Public Library’s Summer Reading Kick-Off at the Main Branch.
May 31, 2025 | 10 am – 1 pm
Louisville Free Public Library, 301 York Street
Cultural Pass provides young people age 0-21 with free access to over 50 arts, culture, and heritage venues across Greater Louisville. The programming made accessible through Cultural Pass promotes creativity, inspiration, educational opportunities, and lifelong learning about where we come from (our heritage), who we are (our culture), and how we express both of those things (art).
21c Museum Hotel | Guru Vandana Academy | Louisville Water Tower |
Actors Theatre of Louisville | Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana | Louisville Youth Choir Inc. |
Ambo Dance Theatre | Harrison County Discovery Center | Louisville Zoo |
Angles Selfie Museum | Historic Locust Grove | Lovely-Allen Art, LLC |
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest | Jeffersonville Public Art: NoCo Art Center | Maker13 |
Blackacre Conservancy (State Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead) | Kentucky Derby Museum | Muhammad Ali Center |
Conrad-Caldwell House Museum | Kentucky Science Center | The Parklands of Floyds Fork |
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site | Kentucky Shakespeare | Portland Museum |
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site | KMAC Contemporary Art Museum | Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing |
The Falls of the Ohio State Park | The Little Loomhouse | Roots-101 African American Museum |
Farmington | Looking for Lilith Theatre Company | Side By Side |
The Filson Historical Society | The Louisville Ballet School | Speed Art Museum |
Flamenco Louisville | The Louisville Leopard Percussionists | StageOne Family Theatre |
The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center | Louisville Nature Center | Waterfront Botanical Gardens |
The Food Literacy Project | Louisville Philharmonia – The Musicians’ Orchestra | Yew Dell Botanical Gardens |
Frazier History Museum | Louisville Visual Art |
We acknowledge that some of the experiences available through Cultural Pass address difficult topics. In determining if your family would like to engage with a particular Cultural Pass experience, we encourage you to reach out to the venue directly to learn more about their content and programming.
Click here if you are a venue interested in applying to be a part of the Cultural Pass in the future.
Where can I use my pass?
There are more than 50 participating venues this year that will have both in-person and virtual offerings. A full list of Cultural Pass offerings is coming soon.
How do I register?
The Cultural Pass App is coming soon! Register at culturalpass.app to get an alert when the app is available to download.
What type of activities are offered?
The activities are all different. They consist of performance videos, arts and cultural projects, workshops, and more.
When does Cultural Pass end?
Cultural Pass is available from May 31 – August 10, 2025.
Who facilitates the Cultural Pass program?
Cultural Pass is facilitated by the Fund for the Arts and a steering committee comprised of Louisville Metro Government, representatives from all participating libraries, the Arts and Cultural Alliance, Kentuckiana Cultural Consortium, and community members.