Recognized by Louisville Magazine as Louisville’s “Best Event,” the 41st annual U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Race will come together with the 22nd annual U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Glow and other events to create the U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great BalloonFest.

Taking place the weekend before the Kentucky Derby, these five events attract tens of thousands of spectators to the Kentucky Exposition Center and other locations throughout Greater Louisville.

U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Crew Challenge
5:00 PM: Crew Challenge Begins
8:30 PM: Great Balloon Glimmer Begins