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Hot air balloons took off from Bowman Field Friday morning in Louisville for a "hare and hound" race as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival.
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
Hot air balloons filled the sky above Louisville on Friday, April 24, 2026 for the Kentucky Derby Festival's BalloonFest Rush-Hour Race. (WDRB photo)
