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    Table staff blocking the view the whole time

    Ghetto staff. Blocking the view during MMA fights. Kept telling them to move. They told me I should have bought vip. There were only 8 tables and they were sold out!

    Graduation 2024
    Lorie L.

    Freedom Hall has been standing for years! Based on that, I'm impressed with what it continues to offer the Louisville community. My happiest memories stem from the Kentucky State Fair, concerts and graduations. Graduation is what brought us there this weekend. We sat inside the main hall to watch the graduates. My family chose the side section and while the seats are worn from the years they offered a lot of room. I was very thankful considering I was sitting for almost 3 hours. The bathrooms offered a lot of stalls and were clean. Freedom Hall events do require parking fees, which are $12/day. It's a one way traffic loop so be aware of where you want to go for parking because if you miss the lot, the circle is a long one to do again! The fountain is a favorite space for meet ups and pictures. We appreciated the cool mist and breeze from it yesterday. Another area offered green grass and trees for shade and more pictures. Some wings are newer than others and offer rental space for conventions and large events. It is what keeps this space funded. Louisville locals will be sentimental as this is where our UL Cardinals originally played their basketball games and where we went for high school team playoffs.

    Joseph G.

    Freedom hall is a legendary arena in Louisville Kentucky smack dab in the middle of the Kentucky Fair and expo center. Originally opened in 1956 it seats 18,865 people for basketball games and 19,200 people for concerts. Was the long time home of local university and my personal favorite team the University of Louisville Cardinals. The cardinals moved over to the Yum center after the 2010 season. Freedom Hall also once hosted numerous huge concerts. Mainly country concerts but has hosted huge names in other genres such as Elvis Presley, kids, AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. They have hosted wwf/e ppvs and events. Now mainly they host bellarmine knights home basketball games and odds and ends things like the circus or tractor pull shows. This was once a state of the art facility but it has not been taken care of for years. Very ran down and sorry now. However the nostalgic feeling when I walk around the 360 degree halls outside the arena is amazing. All kinds of great memories and times were had here. The exterior walls has plaques of the Kentucky athletic hall of fame which is pretty cool. They do have plenty of bathrooms and concessions set around the arena too. Overall I'm probably rating it higher due to nostalgic. It really is in rough shape right now and I hope the city or state steps up and restores it soon before we lose this historic building.

    Jeremy J.

    Freedom Hall is an excellent establishment that I've been to numerous times in my lifetime. I'm kind of surprised I've never made a review on it. Anyway we can go to UVA basketball games here when they played at freedom Hall I'll see him numerous amount of concerts in my life for them all and we go to the fair every year and look at the livestock in the different things for them all. This is definitely a nice place

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    Joe D.

    The venue is clean with adequate seating and conference amenities except for food and web access choices. $3.50 for a bottle of water, $10 for a sandwich? Come on that is robbery! The only other choice is pizza and coffee with sweets. With KY being one of the unhealthiest states in the nation let's start serving healthy food at a reasonable price. The prices are higher than airport prices and that is not good. Also, really...$12.95 for 768bps internet? I can run faster than that! But behold you can get 1.544 Mbps for $79.99/ day. Come on that is pitiful. How will KY ever compete in a global market when a main site like the Fairgrounds is stuck in the dark ages and ripping its constituents off on pricing? Kentuckian deserve better.

    LTD CONF at Freedom Hall
    Bryan T.

    Great venue for major events and conferences. We attend LTD/Amway events multiple times a year here. They can hold up to 20,000 people or so. However, the food is edible at best which is to be expected at a venue such as this.

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    Broadbent Arena

    (15 reviews)

    Fairgrounds/Expo Center

    I've been to Broadbent three times in my life. Two times for graduations wanna be in my own from my…read morehigh school and then I went to another person's high school graduation day. Today I went and got my Covid vaccine shot there and it was really easy and simple just drove right through it to clean arena on the inside at the shop real quick and nearby there was solid and nice but the arena itself still holds up after all these years and looks pleasant on the inside

    The Kentucky Expo Center is at the center of a sea of about 200 acres of asphalt in the heart of…read morethe city. As a venue, it's hard to love. Even aficionados of everything about the state fair would have to concede its lack of architectural or ecological merit. But thanks to Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness, I can associate this airy little rodeo arena with happy memories of the county's first wide-scale COVID vaccination effort. I enjoyed a good dozen shifts rubbing elbows with a bunch of other do-gooders, and it was so much fun to take part in it. This review coincides with the wrap-up of this use of the space, and so it can serve as a requiem as much as a review. Next week it will serve the Kosair Circus, followed by several graduations. But may its 6-month life as a vaccination drive-thru serve as a reminder that there are times when even a creaky old arena in the center of a treeless landscape can be a lifeline and that true public spaces hold great potential for our communities when we let good organizations have that chance.

    The Alley at Cardinal Stadium

    The Alley at Cardinal Stadium

    (6 reviews)

    University

    The alley at cardinal stadium is a tailgate/bar area that opened up starting with the 2021…read moreuniversity of Louisville football season. The entrance sits across the street from the main entrance area of Uofl home football stadium cardinal stadium. The entrance is actually maintained and monitored by event security. I didn't make it to the season opener against eku for the 2021 season but for the second game we played central Florida on a Friday night (and won!) so before I entered the stadium I decided to check this new experience out. Event security wands and checks you before entering. Upon entering there is a large spacious area for food trucks, beer trucks and a huge turf area full of corn hole boards. There was a stage with a live band playing and they had an outdoor bar that was packed to the gills so I didn't get a great look. They have a nice inside area that was Rsvp only. The vibe and atmosphere here was great. Plenty of fun tailgate activities. Cool food trucks for pizza or bbq and plenty of places to buy beer or harder alcohol beverages. In the very back is a patrolled bathroom that is a roll of port o pots protected behind a wooden fence for extra privacy. Everything here was well down. Very visually pleasing and cool cards decor. I think the alley is going to be immensely popular and foresee it becoming a long standing fun pre game tradition for Uofl football games. I look forward to what the future holds for the alley. And as always.....Go Cards!

    Cool spot located right across feom cardinal stadium. It features overpriced food trucks and over…read morepriced beer. It has a band that plays and has some cornhole boards to play. It gets really crowded and not easy ti move around but it's a cool spot to check out still

    KFC Yum! Center - Aew dynamite (November 2023)

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    West Main, Downtown

    I really liked this venue. I had visited Louisville before and walked around the outside of this…read morebuilding, but I had never been inside, so I was excited to finally see it. The inside is beautiful, spacious, and well maintained. My school hosted our graduation here, and it was an excellent choice. Getting there was easy because we stayed at a hotel directly across the street, and our room even overlooked the venue. I didn't have to worry about parking as I parked at the hotel and walked across the street, but I believe there is either street parking or garage parking available. Outside, my school had several photo props set up, which made for a fun experience before and after the ceremony. From the moment we arrived, everything was well organized. There were staff members throughout the venue directing graduates and guests, so I never felt confused about where to go. They even had people available to help graduates get dressed properly and make sure everything looked perfect before taking pictures. Although there were nearly 1,000 graduates, the ceremony moved along surprisingly well and didn't feel overly long. The seating for spectators looked comfortable, and it seemed like there was a good view of the stage from every section. The venue was also very comfortable, I never felt too hot or too cold during the ceremony. The graduates' seating was nice, and I appreciated that there were large TV screens displaying each graduate as they crossed the stage so family and friends could easily see them. The stage setup looked great, and staff members were there to assist graduates as they walked up and down the steps, which made everything feel safe and organized. The school offered both a morning and an afternoon ceremony, and I attended the afternoon one. Everything appeared to have been cleaned and reset before our ceremony began, and the event ran smoothly from start to finish. There was no food served at the event, but overall, my graduation was a wonderful experience, and I thought this venue did an excellent job hosting such a large event.

    We enjoyed the Sunday night special summer deal to see Weird Al Yankovic and the opening act by…read morePuddles Pity Party. Venue was able to accommodate the fairly large crowd and had great audio and visual effects. Our seats were in the 108 section, row CC (3rd row from top of this section) and we were all pleased. We did have some initial difficulty locating our seats and finally able to find a helpful usher after some effort on our part.

    Kentucky State Fair

    Kentucky State Fair

    (67 reviews)

    Fairgrounds/Expo Center

    This is my 3rd year attending on the designated Senior Day of the fair. This is always falling on…read morea Tuesday when the barns are being switched over midway through the fair season, so not as many animals on site for viewing. We viewed the usual quilts, baked goods, and canning competitions as we wound our way through the exhibition halls. I also had my mandatory Dole whip. Overall, a good time was had by everyone in our group.

    If you're local I highly recommend you take the day off from work and school and visit during a…read moreweekday. I easily printed off the school excuse form, which was accepted by my son's high school. We picked tickets up from Kroger. At only $9 they included parking. Tickets could be ordered online for $12. At the gate you'll pay a much higher entry fee. I appreciated the social media page sharing which gates were open for entry as well as the parking lots for visitors. Even better there were workers guiding traffic to parking. So much smoother this year! The fair offers a little something for everyone. It's best to check out their website for schedules - from shows and animals to types of exhibitions. Each night offers a free concert and music at the beer tents are popular. There's now a small beer festival. The midway is in front and it is not covered by any shade. You've been warned. You're going to spend money, much more than you'd consider on a normal day. But the food is going to suck you in!!! Corn dogs, funnel cakes, ice cream, fudge, caramel apples, taters, doughnut burgers, and more.

    Jubilee Field - Hand carved art in the center .

    Jubilee Field

    (17 reviews)

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    Shelby Park

    Stopped in here to relax and for some great live music on Friday night to hear Throwing Ivory…read more Great band, great voices! They were the opening act on the outdoor stage and it was a nice surprise to happen upon this. There is some outdoor seating available, but most patrons had brought their own camp-style chairs for comfort. Plenty of room to spread out and enjoy more pleasant weather following an earlier rainfall. Bar area was open and drinks were available for purchase. Interior spaces are lovely and also feature tables and chairs, as well as many interesting pieces of artwork. It's a challenge to decide where to rest your eyes. Terrific venue with plenty of space to relax or jump around. Large shade trees and strings of oversized Edison bulbs make the space feel magical. Large parking lot next to venue is free, as well as some limited street parking spaces. The venue is extremely accessible for all mobility levels. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Looking forward to many happy returns here.

    I have been here a couple times now, and Jubilee Field is an interesting space and concept…read more I really appreciate that there is indoor climate controlled space as well as a lot of outdoor space. The beverage options at the onsite bar are varied and good. The bathrooms are clean and staff have been friendly. The tables, big chunky wood incorporated with colorful resin and things cast inside, are really cool. The low-backed bar height chairs are cool looking but also a little scary to think about sitting in (if you see them, I think you'll know what I mean). Silent discos, dj'ed events, I think some interesting things are happening here and I am interested to see how it goes.

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