Today – 04/23/2016 – is start of KY Derby Festival

Thunder Over Louisville

http://thunderoverlouisville.org/

http://www.wdrb.com/

Starting about noon on 04/23/2016 is the start of what we know locally as the KY Derby Festival. Everyone knows that the KY Derby is the first Saturday in May.

Normally about two weeks before the Derby.. the TWO WEEKS prior the “kick off” for the derby is call THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE…

Which will draw upwards of 800,000 to the banks of the Ohio River to watch the day’s festivities.

The finally of this day .. starts about 09:30 PM with abt a 30 minute massive fireworks shows that is matched to a music score.

As best as I can tell the local FOX channel WDRB is the designated channel to broadcast on line the entire day..

For those of you who like FIREWORKS… this is suppose to be the largest display in the entire country and it is put on by the premier fireworks company  http://www.zambellifireworks.com/ and takes some six major corporate sponsors to fund this huge party.

If you have a large HD TV… it is best viewed IN THE DARK on a big HD TV screen.. If you are into fireworks, get you a soda, pop some popcorn and take a 30 minute break on Saturday night and enjoy, and when it all over.. be glad you are not among the 800,000 that are trying to leave the area by car and trying to get home… because it makes normal rush hour look like a non-issue 🙂

 

 

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