$35 for 35
Celebrating 35 Years of the Louisville Downtown Management District
This year marks 35 years of the Louisville Downtown Management District, half of the Louisville Downtown Partnership organization, and we’re asking you to help us celebrate with a donation of at least $35 on Give for Good’s annual day of giving. When you give, you become a Friend of Downtown!
No matter if you give $35 or $350, your contribution to LDP will:
- Directly fuel our Downtown Ambassador program to keep Downtown clean and welcoming
- Transform underused public spaces into CitySpots
- Brighten Downtown with public art initiatives like art installations and murals
- Foster social connections through community events that bring people together
The Louisville Downtown Management District (LDMD), Kentucky’s first Business Improvement District, was established in 1991 to strengthen the economic, residential, and cultural life of Louisville’s urban core. Working in partnership with the Downtown Development Corporation (DDC) under the Louisville Downtown Partnership (LDP) umbrella, we build a clean, safe, and vibrant Downtown through cleanliness, safety, beautification, marketing, and strategic advocacy.
Your Donations Help Support…
PLACEMAKING & BEAUTIFICATION
Creating new ways to enjoy Downtown in unique settings and experiences.
- Colorful flowerpots
- Downtown Tunes public piano program
- Public art initiatives (Alley Gallery, Street Gallery, art installations, & murals)
- Lighting & landscaping projects
- CitySpots
COMMUNITY EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
Providing fun and meaningful experiences that bring people together in Downtown.
- Downtown Drive-In Series
- Food Truck Wednesdays
- Downtown Work Perks
- Steins on Main
- Downtown Silent Disco
- Happy Hour Series
- Downtown Pickleball Street Fest
- Open Play and Clinics at Baird Urban Sports Park
Downtown Louisville. Everyone’s Neighborhood.
Downtown Louisville is the economic, cultural, and social heartbeat of the region. Within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population, we’re strategically positioned for business, tourism, and development. As hometown to Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jack Harlow, Downtown is one of only a dozen U.S. cities with all five major performing arts groups, the nation’s second-largest collection of cast iron facades, and historic Whiskey Row, where more than a dozen distillery and tasting experiences sit just minutes apart.
Representing less than one percent of Louisville’s total land mass, Downtown boasts
- 67,000+ workers from more than 100 ZIP codes
- 10,000+ residents calling Downtown home
- 35 million annual visits to our city center
- $3.2 billion in underway or announced investment transforming our urban core
- $14.4 billion in gross domestic product driving regional vitality
* 2025 Economic Impact Report data
Events happening in Downtown
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Support Louisville Downtown Partnership during Give for Good!
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WorldFest
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Downtown Lowdown Series
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Give for Good is Kentucky and Southern Indiana's Biggest Day of Giving
Become a Friend of Downtown!
Becoming a Friend is an excellent way to partner with Downtown and help it be a healthy, vibrant neighborhood. We are constantly working on ideas that will beautify and activate spaces and create ways for you – whether you live in Downtown, in the ‘burbs, or in edge neighborhoods – to engage with your neighbors, coworkers, or visitors.
Become a FriendGet ready to #GiveForGoodLou
Thursday, September 10
SubscribeAbout Louisville Downtown Partnership
Louisville Downtown Partnership is constantly working on ideas that will beautify and activate spaces and create ways for you - whether you live in Downtown, in the ‘burbs, or in edge neighborhoods - to engage with your neighbors, coworkers, or visitors. Generous contributions help activate and beautify our Downtown and keep it a strong core of our entire region.
Read MoreWays to Give for Good
Give for Good Louisville is changing the way people and companies connect to local causes they care about the most. Visit our Friends of Downtown page to see more ways you can support our organization.
Read MorePlan To Donate
On September 10, Louisville Downtown Partnership wants YOUR help. We're asking you to help us celebrate with a donation of at least $35 on Give for Good’s annual day of giving. When you give, you become a Friend of Downtown!
Read MoreAttend an Event
Join us! Get to know your Downtown community by visiting one of the plethora of events Downtown hosts. Visit our events calendar to see upcoming events.
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