Section II: Community Festivals and Events IFEA World Festival & Event City Award 2010 Application Applicant City: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A Primary Contact: Aimee Boyd, Kentucky Derby Festival,
[email protected] Section II Attachments: Festival & Event Photos 2010 MetroFest Calendar 2010 Derby Festival Sponsor Listing Major Employers Database DVD - Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau Louisville Video (Leisure Video) 1 Master List of Festivals and Events (This is a sampling of the Festivals & Events held annually in Louisville.) Kentucky Derby Festival Light Up Louisville World Fest Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit Hike & Bike The World’s Largest Halloween Party at the Louisville Zoo WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays at the Louisville Waterfront Park NuLu Festival Abbey Road on the River Humana Festival of New American Plays St. James Court Art Show Harvest Homecoming Southwest Community Festival 2 a. Festival or Event Name: Kentucky Derby Festival b. Top Executive Contact Information: Mike Berry, President and CEO 1001 S. Third Street Louisville, KY 40203 Phone: (502) 584-6383 c. Number of Years Festival or Event has been produced: 55 years d. Dates: April through May (2 Weeks) e. Recurrence Cycle: Annual Festival f. Gross Operating Revenue: $5.6 Million g. Gross Operating Expenses: $5.5 Million h. Total Sponsorship Support: $3.4 Million (See attached Derby Festival sponsor listing.) i. Volunteer Count and Estimated Hours Worked: 4000 needed to produce the two- week Festival (If these were paid employees, KDF would be the 6th largest employer in the state.). Estimated hours worked: 24,000+ j. Estimated Combined Aggregate Attendance: an estimated 1.5 million (13% - 200,000 from outside Jefferson County) (This technically makes KDF the largest annual convention by attendance as the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau currently cites the National Street Rod Assoc.