Friday, May 23, 2008

as if we weren't enough reason

here are some things that go on in louisville to entice you to come and visit.

obviously the kentucky derby...the first saturday in may. along with two weeks of events that surround it. the 'thunder over louisville' the largest annual fireworks display in the nation. the festival also has events like the pegasus parade, the great steamboat race, great balloon race, a marathon, and about seventy events in total.

on memorial day weekend there is the largest annual beetles festival in the world. the festival lasts five days and is located on the belvedere in downtown Louisville.

in the summer there is the kentucky shakespeare festival. free shakespeare plays in central park.

in september there is a hot air balloon festival. there are early morning balloon races, and balloon glows in the evening.

and don't forget the kentucky bourbon festival, come get some of the finest bourbon in the world.

4 comments:

itsmepollyb said...

Do you have minigolf? ;)

Unknown said...

uhhhhh, I would TOTALLY go to the beatle festival. for real...dates?

Heather said...

Don't forget the Louisville Slugger Museum! That was the one thing that made Eric interested in Southern.

Jessica Fletcher-Fierro said...

I will be praying for you in the moving process! Good luck on the house hunt. You can do it, since you are a broker and all, right?

And, I can vouch for the Louisville Slugger Museum. It's super cool. A must for Justin Brown, that's for sure!