Must-see entertainment in Kentucky

  • Keeneland

    Lexington

    Second only to Churchill Downs in terms of quality of competition, Keeneland's races run in April and October, when you can also glimpse champions train…

  • Noble Bird, right, with Shaun Bridgemohan up, wins the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday, June 12, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS via Getty Images)

    Churchill Downs

    Louisville

    Churchill Downs is the landmark racetrack that hosts the epic Kentucky Derby in May. But there's plenty of action besides that: warm-ups and other…

  • The Burl

    Lexington

    Across the railroad tracks from the Distillery District campus inside a finely restored 1928 train depot, the Burl has transformed Lexington's live music…

  • Red Mile

    Lexington

    Head here to see live harness racing in the covered grandstand or in the plush comfort of the clubhouse, where drivers on sulkies race champion…

  • Zanzabar

    Louisville

    Regional indie rock, country, metal and bluegrass bands take the stage at this neighborly, mid-sized concert hall. A separate entrance lets you into the…

  • Rupp Arena

    Lexington

    If it's basketball season, catch a University of Kentucky (UK) game here, one of the most storied programs in college basketball.

  • Louisville Slugger Field

    Louisville

    The home stadium of the Louisville Bats, the city's minor league AAA baseball team is affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, and Louisville City FC, who…

  • KFC Yum! Center

    Louisville

    Basketball is big here, and the University of Louisville Cardinals draw a flood of red to this downtown arena from late October to mid-March. The arena…