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Kentucky Derby

Interested in how to buy tickets to the greatest two minutes in sports?Derby

Your package to the Kentucky Derby will be available starting January 12, 2010 (limited quantity available). The package includes two tickets to the Kentucky Derby and two tickets to the Kentucky Oaks, plus overnight accommodations at a Louisville hotel of your choice for a minimum two-night stay. Questions about the process can be emailed anytime to info@gotolouisville.com or call 1-888-LOUISVILLE.

Just looking for a hotel room for the first Saturday in May? 

The Louisville CVB offers hotel accommodations year-round through its website and call center.

Derby2Dining Tips for Derby Day

Reservations are recommended at most fine restaurants in Louisville during Derby weekend. Click here for dining selections and make sure you check out all of the “Louisville Originals,” restaurants you won’t find in any other city.

Come Early and Celebrate Like a Local

Mint Julep Magic Johnson once called the “Kentucky Derby Festival” the “Superbowl and Mardi Gras rolled into one.” Louisville has taken a two-minute horse race and turned it into a two-week party. You can experience “Derby Magic” by coming early to enjoy over 70 events during the Kentucky Derby Festival. The festival kicks off, two weeks before Derby, with the larget fireworks event in North America, Thunder Over Louisville, and extravagant fireworks and air show on the banks of the Ohio River.

*Credit card is charged immediately upon purchase. Refunds are not available. Questions about the process can be emailed anytime to info@gotolouisville.com or call 1-888-LOUISVILLE.