Roses are not just for Valentine's Day. Kentucky Bourbon is of course a frequent participant! The Kentucky Derby is the most prestigious horse race. It has run for 151 consecutive years. Then add the Kentucky Derby Festival on top and you've got a solid two weeks of fun festivities. But sometimes Mother Nature has other ideas. First, Thunder Over Louisville...Read More

With the contenders for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby. Each year, Churchill Downs opens the track early in the morning so fans can watch the horses work out. During Derby week, the horses that will run in the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks workout in the morning from 6:45am to 10am. Previously, there two sessions, an early morning one...Read More

Rubber ducks "race" down the Ohio River. See all the photos Twenty-two years ago, an idea was hatched. Since Kentuckians race everything during the Kentucky Derby Festival, why not race rubber ducks? And a new event because a favorite of the Festival. Supporting Harbor House, a community organization that supports empowering individuals with disabilities and their families with the goal...Read More

We are sad to report that the Kentucky Derby Festival, along with their City, State, and Federal partners, have decided to cancel the 2025 Thunder over Louisville event due to the expected flooding after the historic rainfall that the area has been (and still is) receiving. It's just not safe or even possible to put on this event with the...Read More

For 33 years, the Kentucky Derby Festival has had its formal kickoff with fireworks. Over the years Thunder has grown to include an air show. The free event draws upwards of 800,000 fans to the shores of the Ohio River to take in this afternoon and evening spectacle. See all the photos The Twin Beech Aerobatics Demo For airshows, most...Read More