KDF releases details on neighborhoods included in touring Pegasus Parade route

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival has released more details on the neighborhoods where this year's touring Pegasus Parade will visit.

The announcement comes after KDF officials said last month that this year's Pegasus Parade will not march down Broadway, but instead be a "touring parade" with a theme of "A Tribute to the Community."

Some KDF events, including the parade, were delayed or canceled last year, costing the city millions in tourism dollars.

According to a news release, the Kentucky Derby Festival will kick off this weekend, as the Zoeller Pump Company Touring Pegasus Parade makes its way around the community on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11. The re-imagined parade has nearly 20 units that will travel more than 60 miles and through more than 35 neighborhoods in Louisville and southern Indiana.

Plans call for the parade to take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on both days, rain or shine.

“We’re excited to bring the Derby Festival to the community in new and unique ways this year,” said Matt Gibson, Kentucky Derby Festival President & CEO said in the release. “We really want this to be a memorable community-wide event. We hope residents will come outside to watch as the parade goes by.”

For a turn-by-turn guide to Sunday's parade, see below:

Day 2: Sunday, April 11, 1-5 p.m.

Turn right onto Crittenden Drive
Proceed on Crittenden Drive to Maylawn Avenue
Turn right onto Maylawn Avenue
Proceed on Maylawn Avenue to Bradley Avenue
Turn left onto Bradley Avenue
Proceed on Bradley Avenue, cross Eastern Parkway and continue on Bradley Avenue
Turn right onto E Brandeis Avenue
Proceed on E Brandeis Avenue to S Preston Street
Cross Preston and continue on E Brandeis Avenue to S Shelby Street
Turn left onto S Shelby Street and then take the immediate right onto Delor Avenue
Proceed on Delor Avenue to Texas Avenue
Turn left onto Texas Avenue
Proceed on Texas Avenue to Goss Avenue
Turn left onto Goss Avenue
Proceed on Goss Avenue to Spratt Street
Turn right onto Spratt Street
Proceed on Spratt Street to Ellison Avenue
Veer right onto Ellison Avenue
Proceed on Ellison Avenue to Barret Avenue
Turn right onto Barret Avenue
Proceed on Barret Avenue to Castlewood Avenue
Turn left onto Castlewood Avenue
Proceed on Castlewood Avenue to Baxter Avenue
Turn right onto Baxter Avenue
Proceed on Baxter Avenue to Eastern Parkway
Turn left onto Eastern Parkway
Proceed on Eastern Parkway to Norris Place
Turn right onto Norris Place
Proceed on Norris Place. Norris Place turns left into Douglas Boulevard
Proceed on Douglas Boulevard to Boulevard Napoleon
Turn right onto Boulevard Napoleon
Proceed on Boulevard Napoleon to Yale Drive
Turn left onto Yale Drive
Proceed on Yale Drive to Dundee Road
Turn right onto Dundee Road
Proceed on Dundee Road to Atherton High School
At Atherton High School, turn right to stay on Dundee Road
Proceed on Dundee Road and veer left at the fork with Dundee Way
Proceed on Dundee Road to Newburg Road
Turn left onto Newberg Road
Proceed on Newburg Road to Goldsmith Lane
Turn left onto Goldsmith Lane
Proceed on Goldsmith Lane to Watterson Tower
Turn into the second driveway for Watterson Tower

Restroom break at Watterson Tower

Exit Watterson Tower parking lot and turn left onto Goldsmith Lane
Proceed on Goldsmith Lane to Peabody Lane
Turn right onto Peabody Lane
Proceed on Peabody Lane to Kerry Drive
Turn right onto Kerry Drive
Proceed on Kerry Drive to Mayo Drive
Turn left onto Mayo Drive
Proceed on Mayo Drive to Bashford Manor Lane
As you cross Bashford Manor Lane, Mayo Drive changes into Mall Road
Proceed on Mall Road to Champion Trace Lane
Turn right onto Champion Trace Lane
Proceed on Champion Trace Lane to Newburg Road
Turn left onto Newburg Road
Proceed on Newburg Road to Abernathy Road
Turn right onto Abernathy Road
Proceed on Abernathy Road to Petersburg Road
Turn left onto Petersburg Road
Proceed on Peterburg Road to Unseld Blvd
Turn right onto Unseld Boulevard
Proceed on Unseld Boulevard to Indian Trail (Unseld has speed humps)
Cross Indian Trail and continue on Unseld Boulevard. Unseld turns into Garden Green Way
Proceed on Garden Green Way to Mansfield Lane
Turn right onto Mansfield Lane
Proceed on Mansfield Lane to Armsmere Way
Turn left onto Armsmere Way
Proceed on Armsmere Way to Shepherdsville Road
Turn left onto Shepherdsville Road
Proceed on Shepherdsville Rd to Buechel Bank Road
Turn right onto Buechel Bank Road
Proceed on Buechel Bank Road
Turn left to stay on Buechel Bank Road
Proceed on Buechel Bank Rd to Sanford Avenue
Turn right onto Sanford Avenue
Proceed on Sanford Ave to Lambert Avenue
Turn right onto Lambert Avenue
Proceed on Lambert Ave to Beechbrook Road
Turn right onto Beechbrook Road
Proceed on Beechbrook Road, it turns left and becomes Belrad Drive
Proceed on Belrad Drive to Feganbush Lane
Turn right onto Feganbush Lane
Proceed on Feganbush Lane to Bannon Crossing Drive
Turn right onto Bannon Crossing Drive
Proceed on Bannon Crossing Drive to Bardstown Road
Turn right onto Bardstown Road
Proceed on Bardstown Rd to Watterson Trail
Turn left onto Watterson Trail
Proceed on Watterson Trail to Stony Brook Drive
Turn right onto Stony Brook Drive
Proceed on Stony Brook Drive to Gutenberg Road
Turn left onto Gutenberg Road
Proceed on Gutenberg Road to Rivanna Drive
Turn left onto Rivanna Drive
Proceed on Rivanna Drive to Watterson Trail
Turn right onto Watterson Trail
Proceed on Watterson Trail to Walnutwood Way
Turn left onto Walnutwood Way
Proceed on Walnutwood Way to St Edwards Drive
Turn right onto St Edwards Drive
Proceed on St Edwards Drive to Willowwood Way
Turn left onto Willowwood Way
Proceed on Willowwood Way to Ethelwood Drive
Turn right onto Ethelwood Drive
Proceed on Ethelwood Drive to Galene Drive
Turn right onto Galene Drive
Proceed on Galene Drive to Maple Road
Turn right onto Maple Road
Proceed on Maple Road to Watterson Trail
Cross Watterson Trail and Maple Road changes into Billtown Road
Proceed on Billtown Road to Bayport Road
Turn left onto Bayport Road
Proceed on Bayport Road to Gaudet Road
Turn left onto Gaudet Road
Proceed on Gaudet Road to Ruckriegel Parkway
Turn right onto Ruckriegel Parkway
Proceed on Ruckriegel Parkway
Turn right onto Ruckriegel Parkway
Proceed on Ruckriegel Parkway until in changes back into Watterson Trail
Proceed on Watterson Trail to Moser Road
Turn right onto Moser Road
Proceed on Moser Rd to Whiteheath Lane
Turn right onto Whiteheath Lane
Proceed on Whiteheath Lane to Gatehouse Lane
Turn right onto Gatehouse Lane
Proceed on Gatehouse Lane to Finchley Road
Turn right onto Finchley Road
Proceed on Finchley Road to Blankenbaker Parkway
Cross Blankenbaker Parkway and Finchley changes into N Watterson Trail
Proceed on N Watterson Trail to Main Street
Turn right onto Main Street
Proceed on Main Street to Harrison Avenue
Turn left onto Harrison Avenue
Proceed on Harrison Avenue, cross US-60, Shelbyville Road and continue on Old Harrods Creek Road
Proceed on Old Harrods Creek Road to Ward Avenue
Turn left onto Ward Avenue
Proceed on Ware Avenue to Sentry Way
Turn right onto Sentry Way
Proceed on Sentry Way to Hobbs Station Road
Turn right onto Hobbs Station Road
Proceed on Hobbs Station Road to Lodge Hill Road
Turn left onto Lodge Hill Road
Proceed on Lodge Hill Road to Hobbs Station Road
Turn right onto Hobbs Station Road
Proceed on Hobbs Station Road to Dorsey Lane
Turn right onto Dorsey Lane
Proceed on Dorsey Lane to the UPS Campus at 1400 Hurstbourne Lane off of Dorsey Lane

The exact timing for each area will depend on traffic and other factors, including weather. The parade will be moving around 15 mph to give residents a chance to see it.

A complete list of the streets and areas along the touring parade route will be posted online on each day of the event at KDF.org/pegasusparade.

The touring parade will feature: four inflatable balloon characters: Zoeller Pump Company (Goldie Pegasus), Caesars Southern Indiana (Caesar), Waystar (Buddy the Dinosaur), and AARP (Lady Liberty).

The Festival is calling on residents to decorate their porches, yards and homes in honor of this year’s Derby Festival season. Then, post photos on social media using the hashtag #PegasusPorchParade or #DerbyFestivalSpirit, as part of this year’s festivities.

The Pegasus Parade is the founding event of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The first parade marched in 1956 to create a way for the community to celebrate before the historic horse race. It was organized by just a handful of volunteers on a budget of $640. Since then, the Festival has become a whirlwind of many events.

Zoeller Pump Company is the Title Sponsor of the parade, joining Contributing Sponsors Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, Kentucky Venues and T-Mobile, and The Official Hotel, The Galt House.

2021 marks the 66th year for the Kentucky Derby Festival.