May 1, 2016 Louisville, KY. This is the schedule for MONDAY’S Festival activities.
Bed Racing:
THORNTONS KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL GREAT BED RACES. 4 PM Tailgating. 6 PM Parade of Beds. 7 PM Racing. Broadbent Arena. Admission is free with a 2016 Pegasus Pin®. $8 KEC Parking fee. $130 entry fee for team of 5. Sponsor: Thorntons. Contributing Sponsor: AAA East Central. Media Sponsor: 107.7 The Eagle. Broadcast special on WAVE 3 NEWS.
Pet Friendly Happy Hour:
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL HAPPYTAIL HOUR. 5 PM – 9 PM. Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront. Admission is free with a 2016 Pegasus Pin®. A pet-friendly (leashes please!) social event. Entertainment featuring Hot Brown Smackdown. Coordinated by Metro Animal Services. Media Sponsor: 100.5 MYfm.
The party continues at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville and the Chow Wagon:
KROGER’S FEST-A-VILLE ON THE WATERFRONT. Open Daily 11 AM – 11 PM, except Sunday 12 PM – 11 PM. Waterfront Park. ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE featuring concerts with national talent, family fun, food, kids’ inflatable playground, midway rides and more. Happy Hour Weekdays 4-6 PM, $2 beer. Admission is free with a 2016 Pegasus Pin®. (FOOD, DRINK AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED). Sponsor: Kroger. Contributing Sponsor: Miller Lite.
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL CHOW WAGON® Open Daily 11 AM – 11 PM, except Sunday 12 PM – 11 PM. Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront. Outdoor food & live music venue. Sponsors: Kroger and Miller Lite. Featuring the Miller Lite Music Stage. Admission is free with a 2016 Pegasus Pin®. (FOOD, DRINK AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED).
Charity Dinner:
KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITY DINNER. 6 PM cocktails. 7 PM dinner. Galt House Archibald Cochran Ballroom. Dinner tickets $50. Coordinated by the Bishop Spalding Council of the Knights of Columbus. For tickets call (502) 893-2220.