To some, it’s the official kick-off to the Kentucky Derby Festival. To others, it’s the unofficial beginning of spring. But to all, it’s simply one of the largest annual fireworks shows in North America and the setting for some of the most memorable moments you’ll ever share.
The Derby Festival’s annual cycling experience – the PNC Tour de Lou – is a unique way to tour Louisville on two wheels and celebrates its 12th year in 2025.
The GE Appliances Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon & Marathon is a long-standing tradition held every spring in Kentucky. It has become the largest annual day of road racing in the state.
The Ken-Ducky Derby (KDD) is an annual fundraising rubber duck race held in Louisville, KY for Harbor House. Every year, thousands of rubber ducks are dropped into the Ohio River and raced to the finish line.
As one of the original and longest standing traditions of the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Great Steamboat Race has been taking place on the Ohio River since 1963. Ask any local, this event has become a Louisville tradition in the leadup to Derby weekend!
Waterfront Park is excited to have the Fleur De Flea return on Labor Day weekend for the biggest vintage market in Kentuckiana!
