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Ramble for the Roses

  • Location:
    All throughout beautiful Iroquois Park

  • Event Date:
    05/01/2012

  • Time:
    4PM - 8PM with the Walk starting at 6PM

  • Admission:
    $20 Adult, $10 Child

  • Entry Information:
    Presented by DeSales High School, Holy Cross High School

  • Theme:
    26th Annual Event!

  • Media Partner:
    99.7 WDJX

  • More Information:
    (502) 368-6519 or (502) 447-4363

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Ramble 2010

Enjoy a family-friendly evening at the 26th Anniversary of the Ramble for the Roses!  First held in 1986, the Ramble features a non-competitive 5K walk through beautiful Iroquois Park.  The walk begins and ends at the Ramble mini-Festival, located next to the playground off of New Cut Road. 

The Ramble for the Roses is a wonderful springtime tradition in the south end that features a non-competitive 5k walk through beautiful Iroquois Park.  The Ramble Mini-Festival, located near the Iroquois Park playground, offers a variety of booths, games, bouncy rides and refreshments to help participants relax and re-fuel after the walk.  The entry fee includes a Ramble for the Roses t-shirt and a voucher for ice cream or fruit at the Mini-Festival.  The event is held rain or shine.  

The Ramble Mini-Festival offers a variety of informational tents and services, including:

Mini-Festival Food & Drink concessions

  • Holy Cross, DeSales and Holy Rosary alumni/ae tents
  • State-of-the-art Sunnyhill Playground, featuring rope bridges, slides, a swaying boat, a fenced playground for toddlers and 3 swing sets.  Sunnyhill is handicap-accessible with a rubberized surface.
  • Inflatable Rides, Duck Pond & Face-Painting for kids
  • Massage Worx & Wellness - Free Massage for anyone wearing an official 2011 Ramble T-shirt
  • Cooperative Extension - Jefferson County 4-H
  • College Roadshow Bus
  • Kentucky Humane Society
  • Free Cornhole Games
  • And much more!


Parking/Weather

Free parking is available at the Iroquois Amphitheatre and at DeSales High School.  No rain make-up date is scheduled; walk, rain or shine!