When: Saturday April 17th, 2010
11 AM to 9:30pm FoodFest and Ground Activities (some open after fireworks until 11pm)
3pm Airshow
9:30 PM Fireworks
Where: Downtown Louisville Waterfront
What is Thunder?
It is an awesome one of a kind event that we are lucky to live within driving distance of Seymour, Indiana and Jackson County! Thunder Over Louisville is the ultimate outside event, with six hours of Air Show acts and a fireworks show that will increase the heart rate of everyone who still has a pulse. Keep your fingers crossed for great weather on April 17! Rated as one of the top 100 events in North America, the Derby Festival's Opening Ceremonies is truly a sight to behold. And each year, more than 500,000 people turn out. There will also be a variety of on-the-ground activities to keep spectators entertained throughout the day. Some attractions require a 2010 Pegasus Pin admission, but most activities are completely free. Most are also open from 11 a.m. until the fireworks show at 9:30 p.m.
Airshow
Thanks to the generous support of the event's corporate sponsors - E.ON U.S., Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, Meijer and UPS, as well as community McDonald's Thunder Funders, the Thunder Over Louisville show will once again feature an exciting array of military and civilian aircraft, as well as elite parachute and demonstration teams.
Ground Activities Info
The Thunder FoodFest will offer a wide variety of tasty treats from more than 115 food vendors from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Chow Wagon, Great Lawn, West Belvedere, and along Witherspoon Street and East River Road. Beer Gardens, with Pegasus Pin admission, will be open at the Chow Wagon and West Belvedere.
Kid's Play Areas: The interactive attractions on the South Great Lawn include a Tiger Slide, Dragon's Castle, Moon Bounce, Putt-Putt, Roswell Obstacle, First Down, Fun Slide, Fun House, Rock-O-Plane and Midway Games.
Tumbleweed BoomTown: A new venue at Thunder this year at Tumbleweed Southwest Grill on the Waterfront, 1201 River Road. Outside activities include kids play areas, food, beer and margarita garden, live music, Thunder sound system and more! FREE ADMISSION to the public. No COOLERS OR PETS. For information call (502) 618-8323 or www.TumbleweedBoomtown.com
Fireworks!
The fireworks will feature the latest in pyrotechnic power from Zambelli Internationale, America's "first family of fireworks". Eight 400-foot barges assemble on both sides of the 2nd Street Bridge to form the stage from which the fireworks spectacular ignites. The breathtaking and mind-numbing 28-minute show includes Thunder's signature one-mile "waterfall" effect off the bridge, making the fireworks seem to rain down forever. And in the crowd's memory of the show, it does! After more than a decade, the show remains the largest annual pyrotechnic display in North America.
(excerpts from official site of Thunder - http://www.thunderoverlouisville.org/)
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