Kentucky Exposition Center
| Kentucky Exposition Center | |
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The main entrance and South Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center
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| Coordinates | 38°12′0″N 85°44′31″W / 38.20000°N 85.74194°WCoordinates: 38°12′0″N 85°44′31″W / 38.20000°N 85.74194°W |
| Owner | Kentucky State Fair Board |
| Operator | Kentucky State Fair Board |
| Opened | 1956 |
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| • Total space | 1,200,000 |
| Parking | 19000 spaces |
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The Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), formerly Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center (KFEC), is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Commonly called "the Fairgrounds", it was originally built in 1956. It is overseen by the Kentucky State Fair Board, and is one of the ten largest facilities of its type in the U.S., with over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of indoor space.
Cardinal Stadium, an on-site baseball/football field with a capacity of up to 37,925, was formerly home to the University of Louisville football and Louisville Redbirds minor league baseball teams. Freedom Hall is one of two on-site arenas, and provided 18,875 seats for the University of Louisville men's and women's basketball teams until they moved downtown to the new KFC Yum! Center for the 2010–11 season. Broadbent Arena is also located within the complex and as has maximum capacity of 6,600. The site has 1,000 permanent horse stalls, 720 temporary stalls and capacity for livestock as well.
KEC hosts a number of events, including the Kentucky State Fair, the and the National Farm Machinery Show. It is located adjacent to I-65 and the Henry Watterson Expressway, as well as the Louisville International Airport.
Past sporting events held at KEC include six NCAA Final Fours, the minor league world series, and the Bluegrass Bowl, a failed attempt to start an annual college football bowl game.
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