Celebrate our Nation’s holiday and the Waterfront’s 25th Anniversary with safe family fun!
June 9, 2011 – 11:24 am
Louisville, Kentucky – Mayor Greg Fischer, Waterfront Development Corporation President David Karem and Fifth Third Bank CEO Tom Partridge announced plans today for the 2011 Waterfront Independence Festival, presented by Fifth Third Bank. The event features two days of free music, free children’s activities, festival food, fireworks, and fun. The Festival kicks off on Sunday, July 3rd with WAMZ Country Night and continues on Monday, July 4th with an eclectic evening of infectious dance grooves co-sponsored by radio stations Magic 101.3 and WFPK 91.9.
In addition to celebrating our national holiday, the 2011 Waterfront Independence Festival also commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Waterfront Development Corporation (WDC), the organization that builds, programs and maintains Louisville Waterfront Park. When WDC was formed in 1986, plans for the 85 acre green space in downtown Louisville began to take shape. Today the abandoned industrial wasteland of scrap yards, sand and gravel companies, and oil refineries is a distant memory and the space has been transformed into a vibrant public park that reunites the community to the river’s edge. “This event is a great celebration of our freedom – and, best of all, it’s free to everyone, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors,” Mayor Fischer said.
David Karem thanked Tom Partridge for Fifth Third Bank’s continued support of the free community celebration, along with the many other sponsors that make the event possible. 2011 marks Fifth Third’s eighth consecutive year of support for the Festival. Tom Partridge said, “Fifth Third remains strongly committed to this community in which we live and work; and it’s gratifying to hear both employees and customers express their pride in our community involvement.”
You can make a difference!! Support Dare to Care at the Waterfront Independence Festival
June 24, 2010 – 12:36 pm
Dare to Care will be at the Waterfront Independence Festival on both July 3rd and July 4th. Be sure to bring your canned goods and non-perishable items on both days to share with those less fortunate. You can make a difference!
Dare to Care procured and distributed 31.1 million pounds of food in 2009, including 3.5 million pounds of fresh produce. … Read More
Galt House offers special package for Waterfront Independence Festival attendees
June 24, 2010 – 12:19 pm
Galt House Hotel & Suites, the official hotel of Waterfront Park, is offering a special package for overnight accommodations for the Waterfront Independence Festival: pay for Saturday night, July 3rd and receive a complimentary night Sunday July 4th. Details can be found at www.galthouse.com/Packages/Live-Louisville.asp, or call 800-The-Galt (843-4258) or 502-589-5200.
June 8, 2010 – 8:04 pm
Courtesy of Waterfront Development Corporation, Triangle Talent and Axxis Inc.
July 3rd & 4th Waterfront Independence Festival Features New Attractions And Familiar Family Fun
June 1, 2010 – 1:32 pm
Presenting Sponsor Fifth Third Bank returns for seventh year
June 1, 2010 Louisville, Kentucky – Mayor Jerry Abramson and WDC President David Karem announced plans today for the 2010 Waterfront Independence Festival, presented by Fifth Third Bank. The event features two days of free music, free children’s activities, festival food, fireworks, and fun. The Festival kicks off on Saturday, July 3rd with WAMZ Country Night, and continues on Sunday, July 4th with an eclectic evening of socially conscious reggae and hip hop co-sponsored by radio stations Magic 101.3 and WFPK 91.9.
WHAS 11 Waterfront Independence Festival Announcement
June 19, 2009 – 3:59 pm
Bicycling for Louisville to provide secure bicycle parking
June 18, 2009 – 8:03 pm
Secure bicycle parking for festival patrons will be provided by Bicycling for Louisville at the main festival entrance on the South Great Lawn. Bicycling for Louisville, a louisville non-profit agency will not charge for the bicycle valet service but will accept donations to offset the expense to the agency. Barry Zalph , Executive Director of Bicycling for Louisville urges all bicyclists to remember safety lights for their bicycles as most will be riding home after the fireworks, after dark.
