The Kentucky Derby Festival heads across the bridge and to Southern Indiana for an evening filled with family-friendly fun at the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County FamFest.

The annual event, featuring indoor and outdoor activities, is set for Friday, April 3 from 4-8 p.m. at the Floyd County Family YMCA (33 State St. in New Albany).

Attendees can meet members of the 2026 Royal Court and get autographs signed. Food and drink vendors will be on site, including Amiracle Ade, Fistful of Tacos, Fistful of Beer, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, Kona Ice, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Red Bull. There will also be music and interactive displays including Back to the Arcade Mobile Arcade, Jefferson Animal Hospital with Jeffie the Dog inflatable, Louisville City FC with a soccer activity, The Slime Kitchen, and more.

Highlights of FamFest include:

• Arts & Crafts
• Free balloon art
• Free Face Painting
• Touch-a-Truck vehicle display
• Meet Lou City FC and Derby Festival Mascots
• Playground Inflatables (including a slide, bounce house, connect four basketball and an obstacle course)
• Rock Climbing Wall (inside Floyd County Family YMCA)
• Photo ops

Plus, attendees will receive a custom FamFest event pin (while supplies last) that offers entry to Pin-admission events during the 2026 Derby Festival.