January 25, 2018. Louisville, KY.   – With Derby Festival events rapidly approaching, it’s time to find the perfect spring outfits! You’ll find the latest looks and hottest trends at the Macy’s Kentucky Derby Festival Spring Fashion Show on March 29th.  Tickets are on sale now for the season’s most exclusive fashion event. The event kicks […]

January 18, 2018 Louisville, KY.  – A sign of warmer temperatures!  Tickets for the first official Kentucky Derby Festival event of 2018 go on sale Friday! The event – Festival Unveiled – is set for Thursday, March 1st at 5 p.m. at the Mellwood Arts Center. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. “Festival […]

January 11, 2018 Louisville, KY. –The Kentucky Derby Festival is combining nostalgia and a familiar social media trend for the 2018 Republic Bank Pegasus Parade set for Thursday, May 3rd. The theme of this year’s event will be “#ThrowbackThursday.” Traditionally held on the Thursday of Derby week since 1956, the parade is the Festival’s oldest […]

Thursday, January 11, is the kick-off for the Norton Sports Health Derby Festival Training Program to prepare runners and walkers for the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon set for Saturday, April 28. The free 15-week Norton Sports Health Training Program offers training tips and weekly group runs for participants with all levels of experience. […]

January 9, 2018. Louisville, KY.   – A sign of spring in Kentuckiana, new Derby Festival Royalty was named this morning. The five women selected to serve as Princesses in the 2018 Kentucky Derby Festival Royal Court were introduced in a ceremony at Macy’s at Oxmoor Center. The Royal Court Program is coordinated by The Fillies, […]

Dec. 7, 2017, Louisville, KY. – If you’re planning to run or walk your way to the finish line of the Kentucky Derby Festival’s miniMarathon or Marathon in April, the Norton Sports Health FREE Training Program will give you a jumpstart. The 15-week program helps prepare runners and walkers for the Derby Festival’s road races. […]

December 1, 2017. Louisville, KY. – We’re seeing signs of the Derby Festival in December, as planning for the 2018 Festival is well under way! Today, Festival officials were at the Four Roses’ Warehouse and Bottling Facility in Coxs Creek to select bourbon as part of the Festival’s first event of 2018, Festival Unveiled. Representatives […]

November 30, 2017. Louisville, KY.   – The 2018 Kentucky Derby Festival Poster will be twinspired! Louisville artists and twin sisters – Jeaneen Barnhart and Doreen Barnhart DeHart – have been selected as the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Official Poster Artists for the 2018 Festival. This is a five-peat for the sisters, as they also collaborated on […]

November 14, 2017. Louisville, KY. – The Kentucky Derby Festival is offering runners the ultimate race day with a new VIP Experience Presented by ZEGGZ. This new VIP package is for runners participating it the 2018 miniMarathon/Marathon Presented by Walmart and Humana on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Runners can upgrade to VIP status once they […]

November 9, 2017 Louisville, KY.  – Taking a lesson from Willy Wonka, the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Foundation is giving away a Golden Ticket for the 2018 Festival. The lucky winner (and a guest) will experience the Derby Festival like never before! The Golden Ticket includes a Derby Festival package valued at $3553. This is a […]

October 24, 2017 Louisville, KY. –  Derby Festival fans don’t have to wait until next spring to watch the Great Bed Races. Bluegrass Karting & Events is hosting mid-season bed races tonight from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.  A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Kosair Charities. Those interested in competing just […]

October 16, 2017, Louisville, KY. – The Kentucky Derby Festival is looking for participants for next year’s Republic Bank Pegasus Parade. 2018 marks the 63rd annual parade, which will march down Broadway on Thursday, May 3. The application process for groups interested in participating in the parade opens online today. The Festival is looking for […]

September 29, 2017. Louisville, KY. – Registration for the Kentucky Derby Festival’s annual cycling event opens on Monday! The PNC Tour de Lou is set for Sunday, April 29, 2018. This will be the fifth year for the cycling event, which features three different distances.  Registration opens at 9 a.m. on October 2nd with special […]

September 15, 2017 Louisville, KY. – Kentucky Derby Festival has a lot of reasons to celebrate today! Louisville’s annual civic celebration received 37 top honors at the International Festivals & Events Association’s (IFEA) Convention and Expo in Tucson, Arizona. The Derby Festival won the Bronze Grand Pinnacle in the “Best Overall Festival Program” category, tying […]

Sept. 7, 2017. Louisville, KY. – You’re invited to the Kentucky Derby Festival’s fifth annual Pegasus Pin Party. The event is this Saturday, September 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Festival’s headquarters at 1001 S. Third Street in Louisville. The party will feature discount pricing on all past year pins, as well […]

August 29, 2017. Louisville, KY. – Registration for the 2018 Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and Marathon presented by Walmart and Humana opens online at DerbyFestivalMarathon.com on Tuesday, September 12, at 9:00 a.m. EST. New this year, the Festival is kicking off registration with 24 hours of deals which include: the lowest prices of the season, […]

August 28, 2017 Louisville, KY. – The Kentucky Derby Festival is searching for new royalty! The application process for the 2018 Royal Court opens online TODAY, at KDF.org. Young women from Kentucky or Southern Indiana who are full-time college students (in at least 2nd year) are eligible. The deadline for submissions is October 15. The […]

June 30, 2017. Louisville, KY.   – The Kentucky Derby Festival’s 2017 Opening Ceremonies – Thunder Over Louisville – will be re-broadcast on the American Forces Network Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) to more than a half million U.S. Armed Forces personnel and Department of Defense civilian employees and their families stationed overseas on Independence Day. “Sharing Thunder […]

June 26, 2017. Louisville, KY.   – The Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Charity Module Program raised nearly $200,000 in 2017 for local charities. 30 different charitable organizations benefitted from the program by having individual runners and running teams participate in the 2017 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon presented by Walmart and Humana on April 29. […]

June 12, 2017. Louisville, KY.   – Norton Healthcare’s Scott Watkins will chair the 2018 Kentucky Derby Festival. He was elected by the Kentucky Derby Festival, Inc., Board of Directors at its annual meeting tonight. Watkins is Senior Vice President, Operations at Norton Healthcare. He follows the successful leadership of Lisa Stevenson, who will continue serving […]