The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Roads to close for Bourbon & Beyond
Parking restrictions set for music festival
One of Louisville’s largest music festivals, Bourbon & Beyond, is just around the corner, and several roads will be closed or restricted to accommodate traffic to and from the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Taking place Thursday to Sunda, just one weekend ahead of Louder Than Life, the two festivals brought more than 300,000 attendees to the Bluegrass last year, generating millions.
With large crowds comes heavy traffic and difficulty locating prime parking, but planning can eliminate some frustrating festival commutes. Here’s what to know.
Bourbon & Beyond 2024 road closures
Road closures around Louisville for 2024’s Bourbon & Beyond music festival are as follows, according to Louisville Metro Police:
● Phillips Lane from Freedom Way to Monarch Drive is closed through Sept. 30.
● Phillips Lane from Preston Highway to Freedom Way is closed through Sept. 30.
● Phillips Lane from Crittenden Drive to Freedom Way is restricted to business and resident access through Sept. 22.
Highway and Interstate ramp closures for Bourbon & Beyond
● The east ramp on Interstate 264 to Phillips Lane and Gate 1 of the Kentucky Exposition Center is closed from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sept. 19-22.
● The west ramp on I-264 to Phillips Lane and Gate 1 is closed from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sept. 19-22.
● The north ramp on Interstate 65 to Phillips Lane and Gate 1 is closed from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sept. 19-22.
● The south ramp on I-65 to Phillips Lane and Gate 1 is closed from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sept. 19-22.
● The south ramp on I-65 to Crittenden Drive is closed from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Sept. 19-22.
Parking restrictions for Bourbon & Beyond festival
● Phillips Lane from Freedom Way to Crittenden Drive on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Crittenden Drive from Phillips Lane to I-65 on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Monarch Drive from Phillips Lane to Manning Road on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Manning Road from Preston Highway to Kentucky Exposition Center Gate 7 on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Gate 6 Drive from Preston Highway to the I-65 overpass on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
Emberson Avenue from Phillips Lane to the end on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● James Road from Phillips Lane to the end on both sides of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Hart Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Union Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Larue Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Wolfe Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Bourbon Avenue from Preston Highway to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Belmar Avenue from Preston Highway to the train trestle on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 1922.
● Short Street from Preston Highway to Fayette Avenue on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Short Street from Henderson Avenue to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Morgan Avenue from Preston Highway to Roosevelt Avenue on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 1922.
● Springdale Avenue from Roosevelt Avenue to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Farmdale Avenue from Curtis Avenue to the end on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Lucas Avenue from Curtis Avenue to Farmdale Avenue on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Keller Avenue from Preston Highway to Lupino Road on the south side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Fayette Avenue from Hart Avenue to Union Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Fayette Avenue from Union Avenue to Wolfe Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Fayette Avenue from Wolfe Avenue to Morgan Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Franklin Avenue from Larue Avenue to the end (south of Morgan Avenue) on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Henderson Avenue from Belmar Drive to Morgan Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 1922.
● Curtis Avenue from Farmdale Avenue to Lucas Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Roosevelt Avenue from Morgan Avenue to the end (south of Lucas Avenue) on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Alley west of Roosevelt Avenue from Springdale Drive to Farmdale Avenue on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Lupino Road from Keller Avenue to the end on the west side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.
● Jefferson Court from Preston Highway to the end on the north side of the street all day from Sept. 19-22.