Louisville

Louisville Live Events

Louisville is a vibrant Kentucky city home to the legendary Churchill Downs, host of the Kentucky Derby and the crown jewel of American horse racing.

Louisville is also home to exciting college sports, featuring the Louisville Cardinals football team and Louisville Cardinals basketball team. Catch college action at KFC Yum! Center and L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.

For entertainment and performing arts, Louisville features the elegant Louisville Palace, Highland Festival Grounds, and Mercury Ballroom for concerts, plus the entertainment hub of Old Forester's Paristown Hall.

Buy your tickets to all of Louisville's hottest live events on TickPick, where you'll get the guaranteed best prices of any ticket marketplace and never pay any hidden fees.

The Derby Is Just the Beginning

Everyone knows about the Kentucky Derby. First Saturday in May, Churchill Downs, the most famous two minutes in sports. It's the event that puts Louisville on the national map every year. What people outside Louisville don't realize is that Derby isn't a day. It's a two-week season. Thunder Over Louisville (the nation's largest annual fireworks display) kicks it off in mid-April, then there's the Pegasus Parade, the Great Steamboat Race, Dawn at the Downs, and a solid week of parties, charity galas, and bourbon-fueled events across the city before anyone even enters the gates at Churchill.

Kentucky Derby tickets range dramatically, from $132 for General Admission (the infield, where you'll see approximately zero percent of the actual race but 100 percent of the party) up to $2,075+ for Homestretch Club and Millionaires Row seats. On TickPick, the secondary market is where most single-ticket buyers end up, and prices fluctuate based on the field, the weather forecast, and how close to race day you're buying. The smart money buys early, as prices typically climb 15–25% in the final two weeks before the race.