Louisville’s 4th Of July Fireworks 2020 Canceled

LOUISVILLE, KY – July 4 events across the country will not look the same this year thanks to the coronavirus. Many cities and towns have been forced to cancel the annual Fourth of July events, including Louisville. Thunder Over Louisville has been canceled.

The fireworks display is part of the larger Kentucky Derby Festival celebrations.

"As an organization that always puts public health and safety first, we know it would not be responsible for the Kentucky Derby Festival to put on events that attract crowds with not just hundreds, but hundreds of thousands of people,” said Matt Gibson, Kentucky Derby Festival President and CEO, in a news release. “This has been a difficult and emotional decision for our staff and board, but we believe it is the best one based on these unprecedented circumstances.”

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