Lebowski Fest This Weekend

Jimmie Dale Gilmore will be headlining the 14th Annual Lebowski Fest in Louisville on July 10th & 11th, 2015. Tickets are on sale now, including a limited number of discounted weekend passes, and tickets for individual events.

Find tickets HERE.

July 10th – Lebowski Fest Movie Party – Jimmie Dale Gilmore & special guests, followed by a screening of The Big Lebowski. 8:00 p.m. All Ages @ Executive Lawn – 911 Phillips Ln. $25 adv., $30 day of.

July 11th – Lebowski Fest Garden Party – Music by TBA + Lebowski themed games and what-have-you. 4:00 p.m. All Ages @ Executive Lawn – 911 Phillips Ln. $10 adv., $15 day of.

July 11th – Lebowski Fest Bowling Party – Bowling, costume & trivia contests. Bowling is general admission and not guaranteed. All Ages @ Executive Strike and Spare – 911 Phillips Ln. $25 adv., $30 day of.

Weekend Passes for all 3 events $50 – Your troubles are over.

For the uninitiated, Lebowski Fest is a celebration of all things related to the 1998 Coen brothers cult comedy, "The Big Lebowski." Fans of the film (aka "Achievers") come from far and wide to drink white Russians, throw some rocks and party with an array of Dudes, Walters and Maudes (not to mention a nihilist or two).

It's a two-day party that typically opens with live performances and screening of the film the first night and concludes with a raucous bowling party the following night. The First Annual Lebowski Fest was in 2002 in Louisville, but subsequent fests have been held in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Austin, Seattle, London and Edinburgh. While the Coen brothers continue to maintain a safe distance from the madness they created, the fest has earned the blessing of the Dude himself, Jeff Bridges, who attended the fest in L.A. and even stuck around to sing a few songs.

The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh. I sure hope he makes the finals.