Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Louisville, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Winter ice storms

  1 jan – 28 feb · meestalExtreme kouSluitingen

  The Ohio valley sits on the line where southern moisture meets cold air, so the winter problem here is freezing rain rather than snow. A bad one takes the power out across whole neighbourhoods for days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter ice storms (1 jan – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby

• Festival

  Kentucky Derby Festival

  15 apr – 1 mei · meestalGroot festivalDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  A fortnight of build-up before the race — Thunder Over Louisville's air show and fireworks over the Ohio, a steamboat race, a marathon and a balloon glow. Thunder alone puts several hundred thousand people on the waterfront for a day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Kentucky Derby

  30 apr – 7 mei · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The first Saturday in May, and the whole city prices itself accordingly — hotel rates multiply and minimum stays appear months ahead. The infield is cheap and you will see no horses from it. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kentucky Derby Festival (15 apr – 1 mei (meestal)), Kentucky Derby (30 apr – 7 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Kentucky State Fair, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Kentucky State Fair

  12–28 aug · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Eleven days of livestock judging, a butter sculpture and grandstand concerts at the expo centre by the airport, in the most humid fortnight of the year. Go in the evening. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Bourbon and rock festival month, St James Court Art Show

• Festival

  Bourbon and rock festival month

  10 sep – 5 okt · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life run back-to-back weekends at the Highland Festival Grounds and fill the hotels twice over. It is also when the distilleries on the trail are actually distilling again after the summer shutdown. Bron ↗

• Festival

  St James Court Art Show

  30 sep – 8 okt · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  Six hundred artists set up in the Victorian streets of Old Louisville for the first weekend in October, free to walk. It is the one weekend of the year that neighbourhood is full. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Bourbon and rock festival month, St James Court Art Show

• Natuur

  Autumn colour in the parks

  10 okt – 10 nov · meestal

  Cherokee and Iroquois — Olmsted's parks, with the old hardwoods to match — turn through the second half of October. Cherokee's loop road is one-way and closed to cars on a Saturday morning.

Nog steeds bezig: Bourbon and rock festival month (10 sep – 5 okt (meestal)), St James Court Art Show (30 sep – 8 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour in the parks (10 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)