DOING DERBY
The Kentucky Derby Festival includes Southern Indiana, too
YES, IT’S CALLED THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL, BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS WHY THOSE OF
US IN SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOULD TAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE FESTIVAL, TOO.
HORSESHOE FOUNDATION KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL FAMFEST
4-8 P.M. APRIL 11.
Downtown New Albany (next to the YMCA)
This new family-friendly event includes a special preview of the 2018 Festival, featuring a hot air balloon, inflatables,
mini golf and bed races, face painting and more. The first 1,000 attendees receive a custom Pegasus Pin.
APRIL 16
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION PRO-AM GOLF
TOURNAMENT. Noon Tee Time. Wildwood Country Club. Team entries $2,000.
Individual entries $500. Entries open to the public, includes lunch, golf with local pro,
cocktail reception following tournament and gifts. Contributing Sponsor: KPGA. Media
Sponsor: 1450/96.1 The Big X Sports Radio WXVW. Prize Sponsor: Horseshoe Southern
Indiana. A Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation event. A portion of the entry fee is tax
deductible. Contact Jon Pollock at jpollock@kdf.org or (502) 572-3833 to register.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL “TASTE OF DERBY FESTIVAL®”. 5:30 PM
- 8 PM. Louisville Slugger Field. Features exquisite fare from over 65 of Louisville’s finest
restaurants and beverage companies. Bourbon tasting, wine tasting and a silent auction.
Tickets $85, available in advance only. Coordinated by Dare to Care Food Bank. All proceeds
to benefit Dare to Care. Sponsor: Brown-Forman Corporation. Media Sponsor: 840 WHAS.
For more information call (502) 966-3821.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
– SUNDAY, APRIL 29
STOCK YARDS BANK KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL $1 MILLION
DOLLAR HOLE-IN-ONE GOLF CONTEST SM . April 19-April 28: 10 AM – 8:30
PM, Closed April 21, April 29: 10 AM – 5 PM, Semi-finals 6 PM. Seneca Golf Course Driving
Range. $1 per shot and free for spectators. April 22: Jr. Day – Under 18 get 2 shots for
$1. April 23: First Responders and Veterans Day get 2 shots for $1. April 24: Ladies Day –
Ladies get 2 shots for $1. April 25: Long Drive Contest 11 AM – 7 PM, 2 shots for $5. Senior
Special Weekdays 10 AM – 2 PM, 62 and up get 2 shots for $1. Grand Prize: $1 million.
First Prize (if no Hole-in-One): $5,000. Sponsor: Stock Yards Bank. Contributing Sponsor:
Louisville Parks & Recreation. Media Sponsors: WLKY TV, 840 WHAS and Insider Louisville.
S ATURDAY, APRIL 21
– SUNDAY, APRIL 29
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC. One of the country’s
largest outdoor volleyball tournaments. Contributing Sponsors: ASICS and Mikasa. Media
Sponsor: 98.9 Radio Now. For more information call The Volleyball Connection/Tandem
Sports (502) 582-3530.
Sand Divisions at Baxter Jacks
April 21 and 22: 9 AM - 9 PM and
April 28 and 29: 9 AM - 9 PM
Grass Divisions at Seneca Park at the Tennis Courts
April 28 and 29: 9 AM - 6 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONIES: THUNDER
OVER LOUISVILLE®. FoodFest and Ford’s Thunder On the Ground open at 11:00 AM,
Airshow at 3:00 PM, Fireworks at 9:30 PM. Downtown Louisville Riverfront, Waterfront Park,
River Road and Southern Indiana shoreline.
Sponsors: Horseshoe Southern Indiana, LG&E, Meijer, UPS, and Valero, along with Papa
John’s Thunder Funders. Thunder on the Ground Sponsor: Ford Motor Company. Official
Hotel: The Galt House. Official Sound Sponsor: Logan Lavelle Hunt.
All-day live coverage on WLKY TV and 106.9 PLAY. Event programs distributed April 21 by
The Courier-Journal. Featuring the Thunder Chow Wagon at Waterfront Park and the East
River Road Beer Garden. Admission is free with a 2018 Pegasus Pin. (Open 11AM – 11PM.
NO TENTS, STAKES, TAPE OR PETS.) Meijer Family Fun Zone on the Belvedere. Admission
is free with a 2018 Pegasus Pin. (Open 11AM – 11PM. NO TENTS, STAKES, TAPE OR PETS.)
North Great Lawn area opens at 9 AM. Admission is free with a 2018 Pegasus Pin.
(NO TENTS, STAKES, TAPE OR PETS.)
ThunderOverLouisville.org
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL THEY’RE OFF!® LUNCHEON. 11:30 AM. Galt
House East Grand Ballroom. Tickets: $680 Table of 8 or $85 each. Official Kentucky Derby
Festival kick off luncheon. Contributing Sponsors: Fifth Third Bank, Kentucky Blood Center,
and Kentucky Proud. Media Sponsor: Business First. Official Hotel: The Galt House.
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