Kentucky Derby Festival

The Kentucky Derby festival stretches "the most exciting two minutes in sports" into a month-long party! The Kentucky Derby Festival celebrates spring and the Kentucky Derby with fun and exciting events for adults and kids like:

Thunder Over Louisville, one of the nation’s largest annual fireworks extravaganza
A half and full marathon
Hot-air balloon events
The Great Steamboat Race, where historic paddle-wheelers race on the Ohio River
The Pegasus Parade
And more!

Visit www.kdf.org to learn more about the Kentucky Derby Festival.

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