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• Location:
  Kentucky Exposition Center


• Event Date:
  04/24/2010


• Time:
  7 AM (Hopefully!)


• Admission:
  2009 Pegasus Pin & $6 KEC Parking fee


• Sponsored By:
  U.S. Bank


• Contributing Sponsors:
  Arison Insurance Services, Inc.


• Media Partner:
  102.3 The Max


• Links:
  Friday Morning Rush-Hour Race
  U.S. Bank Derby Festival Great Balloon Glow
  2008 Results
  2009 Entry Information Coming Soon!
  2009 Application Coming soon!
  Rules & Regulations
  History
  All Past Winners
  Complete Event Details
  
  

The U.S. Bank Derby Festival Great Balloon Race is one of Louisville's beloved family traditions.  In 2010, the Derby Festival will again feature both Friday and Saturday morning races.  The multi-race docket gives spectators young and old more chances to take in the exhilarating view of boundless colors and shapes.

Just 7 balloons flew in the inaugural race from Iroquois Park in 1973. A field of 34 balloons participated in the 2009 balloon events. Last year, due to inclement weather, U.S. Bank Great Balloon Tour and the U.S. Bank Great Rush-Hour Race were cancelled.

The University of Louisville balloon, piloted by Chase Donner, was named overall winner of the 2009 U.S. Bank Great BalloonFest based on a combination of point s from the events.  Donner wins a complimentary entry for the 2010 U.S. Bank Derby Festival Great BalloonFest.