Talk Derby To Me!

I love our city this time of year! This is when we make the national news for great reasons and this weekend marks the halfway point of the Kentucky Derby Festival. If you live near Louisville, KY and haven't been to any of the events (there are plenty of free ones) then you are really missing out! Sure there are crowds and at many of the free events they do ask that you purchase a Derby Festival pin but from the Thunder fireworks to balloon glows, glimmers and races there is a lot to do for the whole family including parades, parties and fun all over the city! (They have a website that lists all of the events and details.)

I've had the privilege of attending some the ticketed events including being on the Belle of Louisville during the Steamboat Race (it's not as exciting as it sounds), sitting front and center for the They're Off Luncheon, being on Millionaires Row for the Celebrity Luncheon before Oaks Day and seeing Thunder from a riverfront suite, 18 floors up!

Regardless of your seat though, witnessing some of these events in a crowd of people can be breathtaking. When you are surrounded by hundreds of people, the sun finally sets and a field suddenly fills with dozens of rising hot air balloons, it's amazing! Or to watch those horses coming around the back stretch at Churchill Downs, even on a non-Derby day race, you feel their energy, power and you understand the passion that some people have with horse racing.

Like I said, this is definitely my favorite time of year here, the streets are clean, everything is in bloom and there is this "feeling" that everyone is putting their best foot forward to show the nation what we're all about. I hope your city has a celebration or event that makes you proud and want to be a part of it, we're all part of something much bigger and I think those events that put in into perspective are fun, exciting, and magical.