About
2025 Kentucky Derby Festival BLOCK PARTY Presented by CHURCHILL DOWNS, HUMANA AND PARK COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
- DATE – Saturday, April 19, 2025
 - TIME – 10:00 AM – 8:00 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: Churchill Downs, Humana and Park Community Credit Union. Contributing Sponsors: Brown-Forman, Ford Motor Company, Heuser Hearing Institute, Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet and ZEON. Supporting Sponsors: BRAINFREEZE: Cones for a Cause, Erica Denise Entertainment, Louisville Parks & Recreation, MELANnaire Marketplace, The Hope Buss and The Hope Village