The festival, which for the second year covers two days, will feature yet another free family activity. This year, for the first time, organizers are offering the inflatable games at no charge to families. Other Kids World activities include interactive games provided by Metro Parks, a Squallis Puppeteer Parade and Workshop, and “Radio Disney Live!” activities. Better Quality Business Systems will also provide free child ID’s to the first 2500 children each day.
“Over the Fourth of July holiday, the Waterfront will be a wonderful place for families to come together to celebrate our nation and our freedom,” said Mayor Abramson. “The festival just gets bigger and better every year.”
Monday, July 3rd, is WAMZ country night, featuring free concerts by Louisville’s own honky tonk band Johnny Berry and the Outliers, hot newcomers Dalton, and national recording artist Trace Adkins. The Johnny Berry and the Outliers album “Fegenbush Farm” was Ear X Tacy’s top selling album from a local artist in 2005. Dalton, winner of the 2001 Kentucky State Tru Value Country Showdown, is a high energy country band that will perform after Johnny Berry. Country chart topper Trace Adkins will headline the main stage for the evening. He currently has a hit release, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” from his album “Songs About Me.”
Trace Adkins
Tuesday, July 4th, is a Radio One party! The evening will open with Louisville’s VilleBillies, who attribute their music to classic rock, hip-hop, blues, country, bluegrass, and even Latin influences. National hip-hop recording artists from Kentucky, Nappy Roots, will perform family-friendly, crowd-pleasing favorites and prep the audience for headliner Morris Day and the Time. Well known from his supporting role in the movie “Purple Rain,” Morris Day has mastered the genre of funky music with hits “Jungle Love” and “The Bird.” Morris is sure to deliver what he is best known for, an electrifying performance that will inspire the audience to get up and dance.
Both nights will feature an exceptional fireworks show over the Ohio River which are sponsored in part by the Louisville Bats Baseball Club. The annual holiday baseball game will take place on July 4th this year for the first time in many years. The Bats will play Toledo starting at 7:15pm.
Gates and activities start at 4pm each day. The festival will feature a Coors Beer Garden and traditional Festival Food, The fireworks will take place at 10:30pm on Monday, July 3 and at 10pm on Tuesday, July 4.
The festival is free. Glass, coolers, cans, bottles, pets or bicycles are prohibited inside the event. All activities are made possible by generous community support from the following sponsors:
Title Sponsor - Fifth Third Bank
Star Sponsors
Louisville Metro Government
Radio One
Waterfront Development Corporation
WAMZ
Liberty Sponsors
Better Quality Business Systems
Coors Light
Southern Comfort
Texas Roadhouse
Yum! Brands
Freedom Sponsors
Bats Baseball
BellSouth Real Yellow Pages
WHAS11
Eagle Sponsors
Friends of the Waterfront
Galt House
Kentucky Lottery
Leisure Life RV
Louisville.com
Summit Trucking LLC
University of Pheonix, Louisville Campus
Workshop NYC
