Thunder Over Louisville, a dazzling day-long extravaganza, marks the beginning of two fun-filled weeks of events during the annual Kentucky Derby Festival. Attracting over 500,000 spectators, Thunder roars through the sky, starting at 3 p.m., with more than 100 planes, aerobatics and sky diving teams, breathtaking stunts and more. At night, Thunder lights up the sky and the Ohio River below with the largest annual pyrotechnic display in North America, beginning at 9:30 p.m.

Thunder Over Louisville 2008 takes place on Saturday, April 12th. More About the Kentucky Derby Festival, Thunder Over Louisville and the Kentucky Derby.

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