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.
Celebrate Romeo and Juliet at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, the oldest free festival in the United States. Get together with 15,000 Shakespearian festival-goers that know the event as Shakespeare in the Park, a summer cultural event featuring live theatrical Shakespeare performances.
Come howl at Howl At the Moon, the world's greatest rock ‘n' roll dueling piano bar and nightlife destination. You say it, they play it - from Lady Gaga to Billy Joel. You'll sing, dance and howl the night away to a host of hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. The wild and crazy fun musicians rock the pianos and guitars, keeping the audience screaming for more.