Beatles lovers, celebrate your favorite band at the Abby Road on the River Festival, home to the world's largest Beatles-inspired music festival. Over 40,000 people get their fill of Beatlemania at the five day, multi-stage event honoring the iconic band. Festive Beatle-lovers dance to the band's greatest hits, listen to band related guest speakers and buy of scads of Beatles merchandise.
Watch the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, a thoroughbred race track in Louisville renowned the world over. The annual event takes place on a one and a quarter-mile track for a race known as the "The Most Exciting Two Minutes of Sports" and is steeped in traditions like drinking ice cold Mint Juleps and women wearing one-of-a-kind fancy hats. The event is one of the most well-known attractions in the city.
Big entertainment stops at the Louisville Palace Theatre, located in the heart of the downtown Louisville theater district. The elegant and ornate theater is a historic landmark that seats 2,700 fans, hosts concerts from artists like B.B. King, and smash Broadway plays like Anatomy of a Murder.
Spice up your romance at Seviche located in Louisville. Sweethearts enjoy Latin cuisine prepared by founder and chef Anthony Lamas, featured in Southern Living, Food Arts, Bon Appétit and Wine Spectator. When you dine at this romantic eatery, you're eating at the one of the "ten great places for Latino flavor and flair" in the nation according to USA Today.