The Kentucky Derby Festival’s Block Party returns for the fourth year on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center. 

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.

In addition to partnerships with Churchill Downs, Humana and Park Community Credit Union, several community members and groups continue to play a role in the production of the Block Party event.

From food and shopping to entertainment and health and wellness, Block Party 2025 highlights include:

• 20+ Local food trucks including complimentary water from the Louisville Water Company, courtesy of Humana.
• 50+ Vendors at the MELANnaire Marketplace highlighting Black entrepreneurs. A one-stop shop for spring fashions.
• Live outdoor entertainment on the Ford Motor Company Music Stage with group and solo artists, as well as visual artists, DJs, dancers, poets, theater acts, spoken word, comedy and more.
• Kids’ activities in the ZEON Kids’ Zone featuring outdoor fun, inflatables and face painting.
• A Community Village featuring 20 local nonprofits, all with missions to help meet the needs of residents in the West Louisville Community.
• Park Community Credit Union will offer financial literacy expertise and loan information, and have a 360 Photo Booth onsite.
• A health & wellness area with free health screenings courtesy of Humana.
• Norton Healthcare will be onsite offering complimentary health screenings. Heuser Hearing Institute will offer free hearing screenings and hearing protection. Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will provide a vaccination station.

Admission to Block Party is FREE.

Parking at the venue will also be FREE thanks to the partnership with Park Community Credit Union.