About
2026 Kentucky Derby Festival BLOCK PARTY Presented by PARK COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
- DATE – Saturday, April 14, 2026
- TIME – 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- LOCATION – Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center, 3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY 40212
- ABOUT – Block Party has become a new annual tradition on the Derby Festival’s line-up of more than 70 springtime events and shines the spotlight on talent and resources throughout Louisville, including minority-owned businesses in West Louisville. Guests can enjoy an all-day celebration featuring cuisine from local food trucks, live entertainment, a shopping marketplace, wellness activations, a vendor fair, programming and more.
- ADDMISSION – FREE!
- PARKING – The facility offers two surface parking lots; one located on Muhammad Ali Blvd and another on W. Market Street. Staff & vendor permit parking in Parking Lot B Opens at 7:00 AM. Parking Passes will be sent out via email prior to the event.
- SPONSORS – Sponsors: Humana and Park Community Credit Union. Contributing Sponsors: Brown-Forman, Ford Philanthropy, Heuser Hearing Institute and Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Supporting Sponsors: BRAINFREEZE: Cones for a Cause, Erica Denise Entertainment, Louisville Parks & Recreation, MELANnaire Marketplace, The Hope Buss and The Hope Village.
