Come for reggae, jazz, dance groups, Youth Performing Arts School, comedians and children's choirs. Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Performances are offered completely free of charge and are held in the C. Douglas Ramey Amphitheater located in inner city Central Park in the heart of Old Louisville's historic preservation district. This outdoor amphitheater seats up to 1,000 audience members, with additional seating available on the lawn right and left of the stagehouse. The Festival's average summer attendance is 10,000 people each season. In the last thirty nine years, over one half million people have enjoyed the Festival s one hundred and nine summer productions.
Concessions are available.
The amphitheatre is wheelchair accessible. Your chance to take a peek into eight of the beautiful gardens behind those magnificent mansions. Start at the corner of St. James and Magnolia across from central park and pick up your tour map with directions for walking or driving. Contact the Information Center for your early bird tickets. Jazz in Central Park Bring the family, lawn chairs, and a picnic to enjoy two afternoons of nationally known Jazz musicians in beautiful Central Park.