December 9, 2015 Louisville, KY. — U.S. Bank has renewed its title sponsorship of the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Great BalloonFest for three more years.  The Great BalloonFest includes five hot-air balloon events over a three-day period in April. “The U.S. Bank Great BalloonFest is a fun way for thousands of people to celebrate what is […]

December 8, 2015 Louisville, KY.  – The Kentucky Derby Festival is dealing winning odds at its third annual holiday event. The Texas Ho Ho Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament is this Saturday, December 12, at Horseshoe Southern Indiana in the First Floor Poker Room beginning at 5p.m.  Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Kentucky Derby Festival […]

December 2, 2015 Louisville, KY.  – ‘Tis the season!  The Kentucky Derby Festival and the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation are getting in the holiday spirit with the Salvation Army this weekend. Festival and Foundation Board members and staff are adding a Santa hat to the official Festival uniform to help at the Salvation Army Angel […]

October 28, 2015 Louisville, KY.  If you know a young artist whose talent comes alive on canvas, the Kentucky Derby Festival wants to hear from you. The Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation invites school students to participate in the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Student Art Contest Presented by The Fillies, Inc. The contest is open […]

October 13, 2015 Louisville, KY.  –The Kentucky Derby Festival has some music for your ears. They announced this morning that the Louisville Orchestra is recording the soundtrack for the 2016 Thunder Over Louisville fireworks show. The announcement was made at the Brown Theatre, just before the Orchestra began their recording session. “Having a Thunder soundtrack […]

October 1, 2015. Louisville, KY. – Time to get into gear, registration for the PNC Tour de Lou – the Kentucky Derby Festival’s annual cycling event – is now open at KDF.org.  Set for Sunday, May 1, 2016, this will be the third year for the cycling event.  PNC returns as the title sponsor. “PNC’s […]

Sept. 9, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – You’re invited to the Kentucky Derby Festival’s third annual Pegasus Pin Party. The event is set for Saturday, September 12, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Festival’s headquarters at 1001 S. Third Street in Louisville. The party will feature pin trading, discount pricing on all past year […]

September 1, 2015 Louisville, KY.  Top honors today for Thunder Over Louisville, the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Opening Ceremonies. The annual air show and fireworks spectacular has made the 2015 list for the “Top 100 Events in the United States.” The list is put together by BizBash – the leading trade media for event and meeting […]

August 20, 2015 Louisville, KY. – Next week, the Kentucky Derby Festival begins its search for new royalty.  The application process for the 2016 Royal Court opens online on Monday, August 24, at www.kdf.org. Young women from Kentucky or Southern Indiana who are full-time college students are eligible. The deadline for submissions is October 18. […]

Students from Ky., Southern Indiana schools invited to participate August 19, 2015 Louisville, KY.  The Kentucky Derby Festival is looking for contestants to participate in the 23rd annual Ford Motor Company Spelling Bee in March of next year.  Students wishing to participate in the KDF Spelling Bee must first take part in their county-wide competition, […]

August 12, 2015. Louisville, KY.   –  The first 1,000 runners to sign up for the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon presented by Walmart and Humana beginning this Friday will save some money.  Registration opens online on August 14th, at www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com. The early registration fees for those first 1,000 spots are $60 for the […]

July 2, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – The Kentucky Derby Festival’s 2015 Opening Ceremonies – Thunder Over Louisville – will be re-broadcast on the American Forces Network Broadcast Center (AFN-BC) to more than one million U.S. Armed Forces personnel and Department of Defense civilian employees and their families stationed overseas. The 90-minute program, which features the […]

June 15, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – The 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Charity Module Program has something to celebrate.  The program officially surpassed $2 million raised since the program’s inception in 2005. 32 different charitable organizations raised over $300,000 this year by having individual runners and running teams participate in the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival […]

May 29, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – The Kentucky Derby Festival will hold its 14th annual Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, at the KDF office at 1001 South Third Street in Old Louisville. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 12 […]

Follow our Ford Motor Company Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee champ, Paul Keaton, on his way to grab the Scripps National Spelling Bee  title! The competition is this week in National Harbor, Maryland.  Almost 300 students from around the country compete.  Preliminaries were held Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  Semifinals were held this morning.  […]

June 14th Event to Feature 5 Courses, Cooking Demonstrations, Wine Pairings May 27, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele will host their fourth annual “Evening at Vincenzo’s” fund-raiser for the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation on Sunday, June 14.  The elegant event will be held at Vincenzo’s Italian Restaurant, 150 South Fifth St. The […]

April 30, 2015. Louisville, KY.  – The skies cleared just in time for the 60th Republic Bank Pegasus Parade to march down Broadway this evening. A crowd estimated at 185,000 gathered downtown to watch the Kentucky Derby Festival’s oldest and inaugural event. Themed the ‘Best of Louisville,’ this year’s parade celebrated the city and paid tribute to […]

May 4, 2015. Louisville, KY. – Pegasus Pin purchasers who found a Gold Winner Pin in their 2015 Pegasus Pin Sponsorship envelope must register online at www.PegasusPins.com by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, to be eligible for the drawing of the Gold Pin Grand Prize – Kentuckiana Honda Dealers, 2015 Honda CRV.  The winner will […]

April 30, 2015 Louisville, KY. This is the schedule for FRIDAY’S Festival activities. The party continues at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville and the Chow Wagon: KROGER’S FEST-A-VILLE ON THE WATERFRONT. Open 11 AM – 11 PM. Waterfront Park.  ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE featuring concerts with national talent, family fun, food, kids’ inflatable playground, midway rides and more. Happy […]

April 30, 2015. Louisville, KY.   – Celebrities weren’t the only ones getting the spotlight on Millionaire’s Row at today’s Celebrity Day at the Downs presented by Kentuckiana Honda Dealers.  Four local charities were also presented with checks totaling $20,000 as part of a special promotion. The Kentuckiana Honda Dealers – Sam Swope Honda World, Neil […]