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56 th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals JULY 31, AUGUST 1-3, 2025 KENTUCKY EXPOSITION CENTER LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

What’s To Do In Cheers to 56 Years…of Street Rods We Invite You Back to Bourbon City!

L ouisville can’t wait to welcome our Street Rod friends for one of the city’s favorite annual sum- mer pastimes. Louisville has been busy planning for the 56th Street Rod Nationals, and the events kick off with the Parade and Press Conference on Wednesday, July 30, departing from L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium making its way to Fourth Street Live!, the familiar lively entertainment hub. On Friday, August 1, grab the NSRA shuttle to the Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass. Shuttles will be run- ning throughout the day. This shopping complex is Kentucky’s biggest outlet mall with over 80 stores Be ready to shop til you drop! For more information, visit www.TheOutletShoppesoftheBluegrass.com. Derby City Gaming will be on hand to provide trans- portation on Saturday, August 2, throughout the day to the Poplar Level Road location from Gate 6 at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Take your chances to spin and win on over 1,300 thrilling games on their newly expanded gaming floor.

There’s an endless list of things to do and reasons to gear up and get ready for the 56th annual National Street Rod Nationals. Did you know Louisville has garnered significant attention from national travel media? Both TripAdvisor and Airbnb marked Louisville as a top “trending destination” in the United States. Throughout the past year, Bourbon City received numerous accolades for its vibrant culinary and cocktail scene. Louisville’s restau- rant reputation is sizzling, with Travel + Leisure high- lighting it as one of the “Best Food Cities in the U.S.” and Cheapism proclaiming it as one of “America’s Best Food Cities.” The hip and artsy NuLu neighbor- hood earned recognition from AFAR magazine as one of the “Best Food Neighborhoods in the USA,” with numerous NuLu restaurants also receiving indi- vidual accolades. There are many local businesses that lend their support to the Street Rod Nationals including Derby City Gaming Downtown, Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay, the Louisville Bats and Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Shoppes of the Bluegrass, Bullitt County and Southern Indiana. We know they appreciate you visiting them while you’re in town. The kids and grandkids will enjoy Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay, located right on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center! Voted one of the “Best Outdoor Water Parks” by Newsweek Magazine. If you’ve got young ones with you while in town, the new outdoor experiential learning area called PlayPort at Waterfront Park is open and is sure to be a hit. You can’t miss the 120ft baseball bat on Museum Row at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, one of the Best Attraction for Sports Fans by USA

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