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✈️How to get to Bourbon & Beyond
Planning your trip to Bourbon & Beyond? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), about 3 km from the venue.
- Allow about 4 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Louisville or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🌤️Bourbon & Beyond 2026 weather
Weather in Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in September 2026?
Actual weather at the 2026 edition
From September 24 to September 27, 2026: up to 26°, low of 11°, 0.1 mm of rain in total.
- Thu, Sep 24Light drizzle21° / 18° 0.1 mm
- Fri, Sep 25Overcast24° / 14° 0 mm
- Sat, Sep 26Overcast26° / 14° 0 mm
- Sun, Sep 27Clear sky25° / 11° 0 mm
Day-by-day observed readings at the festival site (Open-Meteo archive).
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 42% of days
| 2025 | Clear sky | 26° / 17° | 1 rainy day |
| 2024 | Rain | 23° / 18° | 4 rainy days |
| 2023 | Overcast | 28° / 15° | no rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
Hour by hour
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Same week in 2025: Thu September 25 → Sun September 28 (days aligned on the edition's weekdays).
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📋About
Written before the 2026 edition (July 2026): it describes the edition as announced before it took place.
Bourbon & Beyond 2026: four days of rock, country and bourbon in the heart of Kentucky
From 24 to 27 September 2026, the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville hosts what bills itself as the world's largest bourbon and music festival. The premise is simple: a stadium-grade line-up bolted onto the distilling culture of the state that makes almost all of America's bourbon.
A bill with four heads
The official site announces four nights led by Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton and Dave Matthews Band. Around them, Queens of the Stone Age, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays and Hootie & the Blowfish stretch the bill from country to rock by way of alternative rock.
What happens when the music stops
The non-musical half is not set dressing: the official programme lists a "Grill and Thrill" cooking session with chef Tom Jackson, a "Comedy and Craftsmanship" conversation with comedian Jim Gaffigan, and a "Battle of the Strings" contest. Camping passes and hotel-plus-ticket bundles are sold through festival partners, with instalment payment options.
Four days, a stadium bill and a deep dive into bourbon heritage: 24-27 September 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. Full line-up and tickets on the official site.
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