{"id":649,"date":"2014-04-23T18:16:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T22:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trepryor.com\/blog\/?p=649"},"modified":"2024-08-09T21:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:27:31","slug":"kentucky-derby-festival-balloon-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/kentucky-derby-festival-balloon-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Louisville is a great town. A party town some might say. Lots of people are <a href=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/why-moving-to-louisville-kentucky\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/why-moving-to-louisville-kentucky\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moving to Louisville Kentucky<\/a>&#8230; I know that&#8217;s true. We used to have just a <em>single<\/em> Great Balloon Race as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. Then they added the Balloon Glow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kentucky_derby_balloons-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Derby Festival Balloon Glow and Race - Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Events\" class=\"wp-image-23604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kentucky_derby_balloons-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kentucky_derby_balloons-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>With three days of Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Events, there&#8217;s something for everyone!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we have <strong>Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon events<\/strong> that span three days. Here&#8217;s the official schedule of balloon events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 24<\/strong><br>5:00 PM: U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Crew Challenge [Waterfront]<br>8:30 PM: U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Glimmer [Waterfront]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 25<\/strong><br>7:00 AM: U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Rush-Hour Race [Bowman Field]<br>6:00 PM: U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Glow [Kentucky Exposition Center]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, April 26<\/strong><br>7:00 AM: U.S. Bank Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Race [Bowman Field]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty of Derby balloon fun for everyone. Maybe next year we&#8217;ll have four days?!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more official information, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.kdf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kentucky Derby Festival website for balloon events<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisville is a great town. A party town some might say. Lots of people are moving to Louisville Kentucky&#8230; I know that&#8217;s true. We used to have just a single Great Balloon Race as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. 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