Welcome: 

The Churchill Downs Entertainment Group welcomes you to the 2010 HullabaLOU Music Festival!  We are committed to ensuring that all music lovers have access to the HullabaLOU experience. Please visit our Access Center, located inside Gate 17, or contact us at access@cdentertainment.com should you have questions regarding access or assistance at our Festival.

Getting To The Event: 

Taxi:  For guests traveling to the HullabaLOU Music Festival from the airport, bus terminal or a local hotel, the recommended mode of transportation would be taxicab.  Ask to be delivered to 700 Central Avenue, Gate 17, the main entrance and the location of The Access Center (Taxis will be permitted through on Central Avenue, which will be blocked to normal traffic during Festival hours).  Taxicab service can be requested by calling, 502-636-5511.

TARC Bus (Transit Authority of River City):  The Louisville public bus system (TARC) provides accessible transportation to locations nearby the HullabaLOU Music Festival.  Please refer to www.rideTARC.org for route information to and from your point of origin.  There are numerous bus stops around the HullabaLOU Music Festival and are clearly mapped out on this site.  You can plan your trip in advance and all routes have accessible buses. 

A. Reserved Parking: The main thoroughfare to the HullabaLOU Music Festival on Central Avenue, will be closed to normal traffic during Festival hours, however, if you have  purchased an on-site parking pass through Ticketmaster and you have a valid A.D.A. Parking placard, you will be permitted through the barriers. Guests may purchase parking for the lots located on the Festival grounds by calling Ticketmaster direct at (800) 745-3000 or by visiting Ticketmaster’s website at www.ticketmaster.com. These parking passes are $25.00 per car per day and must be purchased in advance. Please refer to the back of your parking pass to view facility parking and for directions to the parking area. 

B. ADA General Parking:  HullabaLOU guests who are restricted to wheelchairs may also park at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium located at the corner of Floyd St. & Central Ave. Parking at this location is available on a first-come, first-served basis to vehicles displaying handicapped plate/placards. The cost of parking is $10.00 per car per day. Guests who choose to park at this location will purchase a pass the day of the festival.  Complimentary specially equipped vans will transport wheelchair users and/or anyone with mobility impairment to and from Gate 17’s entrance at Churchill Downs. 

B2. Driving Directions to ADA General Parking:  Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium is accessible off of Interstate 65 at exit 133 (Warnock Street). Event road signage will direct patrons to the lot.  Shuttles will begin running at 12 p.m. and will run continuously until approximately midnight. HullabaLOU shuttles will run approximately every 15 minutes.

HullabaLOU guests traveling ON Interstate 65 South (FROM Indianapolis)
All traffic should remain on Interstate 65 South until reaching Exit 133 (Warnock Street.).
At the end of the exit ramp and at the first traffic light turn right onto Warnock Street.
Follow Warnock Street to the first traffic light and turn left on S Floyd Street.
Patrons should follow event road signage to the appropriate lot.

• HullabaLOU guests traveling ON Interstate 71 South (FROM Cincinnati)

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  • All traffic should remain on Interstate 71 South until reaching Interstate 264 West (Watterson Expressway).
  • Take Interstate 264 West until Exit 12 (Interstate 65 North).
  • Take Interstate 65 North until Exit 133 (Warnock Street).
  • At the end of the exit ramp and the first traffic light turn left onto Warnock Street.
  • Follow Warnock Street to the second traffic light and turn left on S Floyd Street.
  • Patrons should follow event road signage to the appropriate lot.

• HullabaLOU guests traveling ON Interstate 64 West (FROM Lexington)

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  • All traffic should remain on Interstate 64 West until reaching Interstate 264 North (Gene Snyder Expressway).
  • Take Interstate 265 North until Exit 11 (Interstate 65 North).
  • Take Interstate 65 North until Exit 133 (Warnock Street).
  • At the end of the exit ramp and the first traffic light, turn left onto Warnock Street.
  • Follow Warnock St. to the second traffic light and turn left on S Floyd Street.
  • Patrons follow event road signage to the appropriate lot.

• HullabaLOU guests traveling ON Interstate 65 North (FROM Nashville)

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  • All traffic should remain on Interstate 65 North until reaching Exit 133 (Warnock Street).
  • At the end of the exit ramp and the first traffic light turn onto Warnock Street.
  • Follow Warnock Street to the second light and turn left on S Floyd Street.
  • Patrons should follow event road signage to the appropriate lot.

• HullabaLOU guests traveling ON Interstate 64 East (FROM St. Louis)

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  • All traffic should remain on Interstate 64 East until reaching Exit 1 (Interstate 264 East/Watterson Expressway).
  • Take Interstate 264 East until Exit 12 (Interstate 65 North).
  • Take Interstate 65 North until Exit 133 (Warnock Street).
  • At the end of the exit ramp and the first traffic light turn left on S Floyd Street.
  • Patrons should follow event road signage to the appropriate lot.

C. Guests who are not wheelchair bound please visit www.hullabaloufest.com for additional options on off-site parking locations.

Drop Offs:  Drop off locations are available at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium. In doing so, please reference the wheelchair accessible lanes.

The Access Center:

Our Access Center is located inside the Gate 17 entrance to the HullabaLOU Music Festival and is marked on all Festival maps.  Please visit the Access Center once you arrive to ask any questions pertaining to the Access Program, to receive your wristband and to find information relevant to our guests with disabilities. Assistive Listening Devices are available for loan, at no cost, with a valid photo ID required as deposit. The Assistive Listening Devices will only work for the HullabaLOU Stage performances.  Questions about our Access program can be directed to access@cdentertainment.com. 

Wristband Program: 

Visit the Access Center for information on our wristband program. If you have mobility limitations, you will be given a specially colored wristband when you visit The Access Center.  The wristband is to show security/volunteers/staff that you (plus one companion) are eligible to enter the wheelchair platform areas.  NOTE:  The wristband does not guarantee a spot in these areas.  Each platform location has limited capacity and the platform areas are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  The wristband is good for the entire time for which you are ticketed and is non-transferable.  To view the platform locations, visit the Access Center, from here you can consult the Festival map. On the event map look for wheelchair symbols or ask at the Access Center.

Companion Policy:   

Each person with a disability may bring one companion into the reserved viewing areas.

What’s NOT Cool? 

Faking it! We must reserve these viewing areas for patrons who genuinely have mobility disabilities. Overcrowding the Access areas defeats the purpose. Please do not abuse the system. 

Guests with Mobility Limitations:

The HullabaLOU Music Festival grounds are wheelchair accessible, but please be aware that this is a large venue with great distances between stages.  In addition, this is an outdoor music festival, combining brick surfaces, asphalt surfaces and natural terrain.  Rainy weather might create some muddy areas and impair movement.  NOTE: Entrance to the infield stages requires travel through a tunnel beneath the racetrack and involves travel over concrete with 5 % grades at both ends.

Two wheeled scooters, golf carts, and vehicles, other than power wheelchairs and three or four wheel scooters are not allowed.  HullabaLOU does not provide personal care assistance, golf cart rides or wheelchair push service.  Please bring an attendant if such services are needed.  Also, HullabaLOU does not provide wheelchairs for rent; however, such rentals may be made prior to the festival directly with the companies below.

1. Scootaround Mobility Equipment: 888.441.7575
2. Movin On Mobility: 502.964.3556

A map of the facility locating viewing platforms will be available at the Access Center.  These platform areas are reserved for guests with mobility limitations plus one companion at all times.  Please note that these areas have limited capacity and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  To provide unobstructed lines of sight to the stage, guests in these areas will be asked to sit during the performances and folding chairs will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Failure to comply with the above Access Area policy will result in immediate expulsion from the access area.

Guests with Hearing Limitations:

Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for loan at no cost with a valid photo ID and credit card as a deposit.  The ALDs can be obtained at the Gate 17 Access Center. Please be aware that the ALDs will only work for the HullabaLOU Stage.

Restrooms: 

Permanent restrooms are noted on the HullabaLOU map and most include accessible stalls.  There will be accessible port-o-lets available in each restroom area.  Accessible port-o-lets can be secured for privacy, and keys for these port-o-lets will be provided at The Access Center upon arrival each day.  The keys should be returned to The Access Center at the end of each day.  A photo ID and credit card number will be required as a deposit.

ATMs: 

Accessible Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are located throughout the venue and their locations are noted on the site map.

Concessions: 

We offer accessible concession stands and bars that are accessible to all HullabLOU guests. 

Special Dietary Needs:  

Outside food and beverage (except for up to 2 – 20 oz. bottles of water) is not allowed in the Festival, but if a guest has special medical dietary restrictions, items will be allowed if accompanied by a doctor’s note. If one has items that must be refrigerated please take to one of the First Aid locations. Each First Aid location is noted on the Festival Map. If one has an issue during the bag check of necessary items, ask to speak with the gate supervisor.

Service Animals: 

Pets are not allowed within the HullabaLOU Music Festival grounds.  Service Animals, however, which have been trained to provide assistance to an individual with limitations, are welcomed as long as they carry a visible Service Animal identification.   The owner of the animal may be asked to describe the nature of the service the animal provides.  The owner will also be required to keep the animal on a leash and to clean up any mess they may make. Service animals may be accompanied to the second floor at Gate 17 to cool off from the July heat. The relief area for service animals is located inside Gate 10.

First Aid: 

There are three First Aid stations, with trained professionals, located throughout the Festival grounds.  Their location can be found on the Festival map, inquiring at The Access Center or contacting any event staff.

Comments, Questions and Suggestions: 

Meeting the needs of our guests with limitations or disabilities at HullabaLOU Music Festival is a never ending commitment.  In our quest to continually improve accessibility, we ask that you contact us with your comments, questions and/or suggestions.  We value your input.  Please contact us at access@cdentertainment.com.