TRAFFIC ALERT - 12/14/18 - THIRD STREET REOPENS BETWEEN MARKET AND JEFFERSON 
Louder Than Life Music Festival comes to Champions Park on River Road in Louisville from September 28-30, 2018.
Venue: Champions Park
Address: 2050 River Rd
Louisville,
Kentucky
Date(s): September 28 - 30, 2018
Start Date: Sep 28th, 2018 - 12:00 AM
End Date: Sep 30th, 2018 - 11:59 PM
Ages: All Ages
– LOUDER THAN LIFE FESTIVAL TO IMPACT RIVER ROAD COMMUTE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 –
Event Name
Bourbon & Beyond 2018 (“B&B”) // Louder Than Life 2018 (“LTL”)
Event Details
*Event schedule subject to change
| Event Name | Show Days | ||
| Bourbon & Beyond 2018 | Saturday, September 22 | Sunday, September 23 | |
| Doors: 11:00AM
Show Start: 12:35PM Show End: 10:50PM |
Doors: 11:00AM
Show Start: 11:50AM Show End: 10:25PM |
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| Louder Than Life 2018 | Friday, September 28 | Saturday, September 29 | Sunday, September 24 |
| Doors: 12:00PM
Show Start: 12:50PM Show End: 10:45PM |
Doors: 11:00AM
Show Start: 12:20PM Show End: 10:50PM |
Doors: 12:00PM
Show Start: 12:35PM Show End: 9:45PM |
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Community General Info:
- Champions Dog Park will remain open and accessible on all non-Show Days during normal park hours.
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- Champions Park & River Road Country Club properties are closed to the public once Event load-in begins (9/7/18). Community members are encouraged seek out alternate dog runs / parks in the neighborhood. Community members with off-leash dogs in the Champions Park area may be approached by festival management and/or security staff and asked to keep dogs on-leash for their safety (reference Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Code of Ordinance Chapter 91 for additional info).
- Champions park should be considered an active construction site – with large trucks, heavy equipment, and golf cart traffic frequently moving across the park property. Please keep this in mind if / when you visit the park.
- Festival Clean-Up team will be on-site throughout the festival build, and will remain on-site through Thursday, October 4th to complete all festival clean-up work.
- Dog park users are strongly encouraged to use the Zorn Avenue entrance to the dog park to lessen cross-traffic challenges with event trucks & vehicles.
- Community members who experience any challenges with festival security staff are encouraged to reach out directly to the festival contacts listed below.
Event Contacts
| Virginia Schmitt | Danny Wimmer Presents | (718) 564-3808 | virginia@dwpresents.com |
| Doris Sims | Danny Wimmer Presents | (502) 472-6012 | doris@dwpresents.com |
Event Timeline
| Highlights | ||||
| Start | End | Item | ||
| Saturday, 9/8/2018 | Friday, 10/5/2018 | Champions Park closed to public for festival
Park is active construction site |
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| Friday, 9/14/2018 | Thursday, 10/4/2018 | Champions Park Soccer Fields closed to public for festival camping | ||
| Monday, 9/17/2018 | Tuesday, 10/2/2018 | 10:00AM – Edith Road closed to through traffic between River Road & Mellwood Avenue (support & infrastructure provided by LMPD)
Eva Bandman & Cox Parks closed to public for festival day parking |
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| Thursday, 9/20/2018 | Monday, 9/24/2018 | Water Tower Fields closed for Bourbon & Beyond day parking | ||
| Saturday, 9/22/2018 | Sunday, 9/23/2018 | Champions Dog Park closed for Bourbon & Beyond festival | ||
| Thursday, 9/27/2018 | Monday, 10/1/2018 | Water Tower Fields closed for Louder Than Life day parking | ||
| Friday, 9/28/2019 | Sunday, 9/30/2018 | Champions Dog Park closed for Louder Than Life Festival | ||
Show Weekend Details
| Date | Timeframe | Item | ||
| Friday, 9/21/2018 | 10:00AM | Bourbon & Beyond Camping begins | ||
| Saturday, 9/22/2018
Sunday, 9/22/2018 |
7:00AM | Bourbon & Beyond Show Days
LMPD Traffic Control begins in surrounding neighborhoods Festival Day Parking Lots open to patrons Champions Dog Park closed |
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| Saturday, 9/22/2018
Sunday, 9/23/2018 |
~9:30PM – 12:00AM | River Road closed (LMPD) between Zorn Ave & Edith Road for pedestrian safety | ||
| Monday, 9/24/2018 | 12:00PM | Bourbon & Beyond Camping closed | ||
| Thursday, 9/27/2018 | 10:00AM | Louder Than Life Camping begins | ||
| Friday, 9/28/2018
Saturday, 9/29/2018 Sunday, 9/30/2018 |
7:00AM | Louder Than Life Show Days
LMPD Traffic Control begins in surround neighborhoods Festival Day Parking Lots open to patrons Champions Dog Park closed |
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| Friday, 9/28/2018
Saturday, 9/29/2018 Sunday, 9/30/2018 |
~9:30PM – 12:00AM | River Road closed (LMPD) between Zorn Ave & Edith Road for pedestrian safety | ||
| Monday, 10/1/2018 | 12:00PM | Louder Than Life Camping closed | ||