Apr 17 Community Directing Thunder Over Louisville Is a Family Tradition On the 24th floor of the Galt House, the Thunder Over Louisville command center is a refashioned hotel room stuffed with computers, control decks and soundboards—all the switches and buttons needed to bring the booms that kick-off the Kentucky Derby Festival. Standing Thursday in the middle of it all is Thunder Over Louisville director Mandie Clark, […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 17 Community Directing Thunder Over Louisville Is a Family Tradition Jacob Ryan
Apr 17 Community Flooding Should Cause Few Issues For Thunder Over Louisville, Festival Official Says A surging Ohio River is expected to cause few issues for Saturday’s Thunder Over Louisville festivities, despite flooding on some of portions of the waterfront viewing area. Organizers expect Saturday’s air and fireworks show along the waterfront to draw nearly 700,000 people. In past years, flooding has led organizers to plan accordingly for high water […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 17 Community Flooding Should Cause Few Issues For Thunder Over Louisville, Festival Official Says Jacob Ryan
Apr 14 Community Some Things To Know For Thunder Over Louisville Thunder Over Louisville is Saturday, meaning that day will likely be the busiest of the year for downtown Louisville. Nearly 800,000 people are expected to flood into downtown Louisville and southern Indiana for the event. A surging Ohio River isn’t expected to diminish the crowd size for the annual fireworks spectacle that kicks off the two-week Kentucky […] By Jacob Ryan Apr 14 Community Some Things To Know For Thunder Over Louisville Jacob Ryan
Jul 27 Local News Volunteer Effort Scheduled for The Kentucky Derby Festival Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Wednesday that The Kentucky Derby Festival will add another week to its schedule. It’s called Give a Day and for one week before Thunder Over Louisville it asks individuals, businesses and non-profits to volunteer their service throughout the week. “When I talk to people about this they all say what […] By Devin Katayama Jul 27 Local News Volunteer Effort Scheduled for The Kentucky Derby Festival Devin Katayama
Apr 14 Local News With River Rising, Metro Parks Makes “Thunder” Adjustments In response to flooding along the Ohio River, Louisville Metro Parks officials have announced some adjustments to parking and other rules for Saturday’s Thunder Over Louisville. Cox Park will be closed to vehicular traffic due to flooding. Thunder patrons can park at nearby Thurman Hutchins Park and walk to nearby points to view the aircraft […] By Rick Howlett Apr 14 Local News With River Rising, Metro Parks Makes “Thunder” Adjustments Rick Howlett
Mar 22 Local News Kentucky Center Cancels Thunder Over Louisville Event Center spokesperson David Holland says festival officials told the center less than a week ago that they had acquired a sponsor for a new event on that portion of the belvedere. By Sheila Ash Mar 22 Local News Kentucky Center Cancels Thunder Over Louisville Event Sheila Ash
Feb 15 Local News Ackerson Hopes To Keep Waterfront Park Lawn Free For Thunder Visitors Festival president Mike Berry told a Metro Council committee Tuesday the change will stop early visitors from staking large claims in the lawn and blocking others from getting the best views. The sales of the pins will offset the cost of guarding the area. Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson says it’s unfair to charge people to visit the park, and he told Berry he wants to find a way around the fee. By Sheila Ash Feb 15 Local News Ackerson Hopes To Keep Waterfront Park Lawn Free For Thunder Visitors Sheila Ash
Feb 15 Local News Ackerson Has Nine Questions For Derby Festival Officials Derby Festival officials will appear before the Metro Council's Parks, Libraries, Zoo and Cultural Assets Committee Tuesday at 5:00 to discuss changes to the seating rules for Thunder Over Louisville. Councilman Brent Ackerson has released nine questions he wants them to answer. WFPL will have a summary of the hearing shortly after it happens. By Gabe Bullard Feb 15 Local News Ackerson Has Nine Questions For Derby Festival Officials Gabe Bullard
Feb 15 Local News Amid Complaints Over Thunder Seating, Derby Festival Director To Speak With Metro Council Committee Derby Festival executive director Mike Berry will talk with members of the Metro Council Tuesday. Berry is scheduled to address the Parks, Libraries, Zoo and Cultural Assets Committee about the festival. His appearance coincides with rising complaints about a change to Thunder Over Louisville seating arrangements. By Gabe Bullard Feb 15 Local News Amid Complaints Over Thunder Seating, Derby Festival Director To Speak With Metro Council Committee Gabe Bullard
Feb 14 Local News Ackerson Considering Taking Up Thunder Seating Change In Council Last week, it was announced that a northern section of the Great Lawn at Waterfront Park would not be first-come first-served for the fireworks show. Visitors will need a $4 or $5 Pegasus Pin to enter the area. Metro Councilman Brent Ackerson says that's unfair. By Gabe Bullard Feb 14 Local News Ackerson Considering Taking Up Thunder Seating Change In Council Gabe Bullard
Feb 8 Local News Thunder Seating Changes And Derby Festival Updates For the first time ever, the north section of the Great Lawn of Waterfront Park will no longer be first-come, first-served. Rather, attendees will need to purchase a Pegasus Pin to enter. By Sheila Ash Feb 8 Local News Thunder Seating Changes And Derby Festival Updates Sheila Ash
Apr 17 Local News "Thunder" Kicks Off Kentucky Derby Festival By Rick Howlett An estimated 700,000 people lined the banks of the Ohio River Saturday night for the annual Thunder Over Louisville air and fireworks show. The fireworks display, touted as one of the largest in the world, was delayed nearly 20 minutes by a computer malfunction, but went off without any problems once the […] By Rick Howlett Apr 17 Local News "Thunder" Kicks Off Kentucky Derby Festival Rick Howlett
Apr 16 Local News Thunder Pilot Prepares For Show In Small Airspace Pilots are practicing now for Saturday's Thunder Over Louisville air show, and while clear skies are predicted, many fliers will face unique challenges. By Gabe Bullard Apr 16 Local News Thunder Pilot Prepares For Show In Small Airspace Gabe Bullard
Apr 14 Local News River Patrols Prepare for Thunder by Stephanie Crosby Law enforcement officials are expecting a high volume river traffic for Thunder Over Louisville this weekend. Lt. Tony Cobaugh is the River Unit Commander for LMPD. He says because of favorable conditions in the Saturday forecast, they’re expecting about 300 boats on the river for the annual fireworks and air show. He […] By Stephanie Crosby Apr 14 Local News River Patrols Prepare for Thunder Stephanie Crosby
Apr 5 Local News Signups Closed For KDF Marathon, Mini-Marathon By Stephanie Crosby The Kentucky Derby Festival marathon and mini-marathon have more participants than ever, and registration is closed. Derby Festival Mark Shallcross says about 2,800 people will participate in the marathon and more than 13,000 will take part in the mini. He says that’s a record number of entries, and they’ve closed registration for […] By Rick Howlett Apr 5 Local News Signups Closed For KDF Marathon, Mini-Marathon Rick Howlett