5/1/2016 – WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL MONDAY

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.

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