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Kentucky Derby 2016 events in Louisville festival parade boat race balloon chow wagon and How to throw a Derby party

Kentucky Derby 2016 events in Louisville

  • Saturday 4/23 Thunder Over Louisville
  • Thursday 4/28 Kroger Fest-A-Ville and Chow Wagon at Waterfront Park
  • Sat 4/30 & Sun 5/1 Cherokee Triangle Art Fair
  • Mon 5/2 Great Balloon Race 
  • Tues through Thursday – Dawn At The Downs
  • Wednesday 5/4 – Great Steamboat Race, Bed Races, Happy Tail Hour
  • Thursday 5/5 Pegasus Parade
  • Friday 5/6 – Oaks Day at Churchill Downs
  • Saturday 5/7 – Derby Day at Churchill Downs

How to throw a Derby party.

  • Serve Hot Browns, fried chicken and benetictine spread, bacon and spinich salad, cucumber-tomato pasta salad, strawberries, Mint Juleps and sweet tea
  • There are fun ways to bet on the races without actually betting, like drawing the winner from a hat, everyone draws a horse and you pay $1 per draw. Winner takes all.  For even more fun, add a separate hat to guess the horse that comes in last!
  • Check out Liquor Barn and Party City for cute plates and napkins with a Derby theme.
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