Hold your horses! Well, actually, it's the time of year to let them run wild. The Kentucky Derby is upon us! What most of the world knows as a 2-minute race in Louisville, Kentucky, is a regional, weeks long celebration that draws people from all over the country to the Bluegrass State and Southern
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Boom, Clap – Thunder Over Louisville Viewing in Southern Indiana
February 19, 2025 by Anna Rosales-Crone
NOTE: Kentucky Derby Festival has made the hard decision to cancel the 2025 Thunder Over Louisville due to historic flooding. The expected flood levels by mid-week will prevent KDF from being able to safely produce the show.
A premier event of the Kentucky Derby Festival and one of the biggest
Road Trip from Chicago to Southern Indiana
April 25, 2024 by SoIN Tourism Staff
Spring is the best time to take an easy road trip from Chicago to a new place. Especially if that new place is to a growing community like Southern Indiana, also known as SoIN. With cities like New Albany, Jeffersonville, and Clarksville, there are plenty of exciting things to do all year long, but
Culbertson Family Ties with Churchill Downs
April 14, 2023 by SoIN Tourism Staff
The Kentucky Derby is known worldwide as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” But did you know that the Derby has a strong connection to New Albany, Indiana’s famous Culbertson family? We asked Jessica Stavros, former Site Manager of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site to fill us in on
Derby Season FOMO
May 03, 2019 by Russell Goodwin
With so many opportunities for fun this spring, here is a little snapshot of what you may be missing out on if you're not in Southern Indiana.
LEFT: Visitors got a front row seat during the largest fireworks show in the nation a Thunder Over Louisville from the Second Street Bridge in
Winning Post-Derby Bites in Southern Indiana
April 30, 2019 by Eli Keel
The Kentucky Derby is the fastest two minutes in sports. The excitement starts weeks in advance and peaks with you screaming at the ponies, whether you are at the track or just yelling at your TV.
But year in and year out the question remains; what do you do when that two minutes is over?
Bow to Bow
April 19, 2019 by Susan Dallas
The Ohio River's Race of the Belle's
The party known as the Kentucky Derby Festival has begun in preparation for one of the most anticipated social and sporting events of the year, the 145th annual Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby Festival provides a celebration by sponsoring more than 70 events