O que acontece em Louisville, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Winter ice storms

  1 Jan – 28 Fev · normalmenteFrio extremoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Christmas and New Year (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Tranquilo — um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Winter ice storms (1 Jan – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em março.

Lotação máxima — Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby

• Festival

  Kentucky Derby Festival

  15 Abr – 1 Mai · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoFechamentosReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Kentucky Derby

  30 Abr – 7 Mai · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby

Nada novo começa em maio.

Ainda em andamento: Kentucky Derby Festival (15 Abr – 1 Mai (normalmente)), Kentucky Derby (30 Abr – 7 Mai (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em junho.

Lotação máxima — Independence Day, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Kentucky State Fair, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Kentucky State Fair

  12–28 Ago · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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

• Festival

  Bourbon and rock festival month

  10 Set – 5 Out · normalmenteFestival de músicaLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  St James Court Art Show

  30 Set – 8 Out · normalmenteFestival de artesLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

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

• Natureza

  Autumn colour in the parks

  10 Out – 10 Nov · normalmente

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Bourbon and rock festival month (10 Set – 5 Out (normalmente)), St James Court Art Show (30 Set – 8 Out (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Autumn colour in the parks (10 Out – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)