Shelbyville (Kentucky)

Shelbyville is a city in the Kentucky Derby Region, east of Louisville and  west of Frankfort. It is the county seat of Shelby County.

By car
Interstate 64 crosses Shelby County from west to east, linking Shelbyville with Louisville and, eventually, St. Louis to the west. Eastbound traffic will go to Lexington and on to West Virginia and Virginia Beach. Exits along I-64 in Shelby County are Exit 28 (KY 1848, Veechdale Rd) at Simpsonville, Exit 32 (KY 55, Taylorsville-Shelbyville) and Exit 35 (KY 53) both at Shelbyville and Exit 43 (KY 395, Waddy-Petona).

By plane
Louisville International Airport offers numerous flights to cities around the country.

Capitol City Airport in Frankfort handles small aircraft.

Spring

 * May Classic Horse Show Shelby County Fairgrounds Mid-May.
 * Shelby County Fair Shelby County Fairgrounds Mid-June.

Summer

 * Shelbyville Horse Show Jubilee Shelby County Fairgrounds Late July-Early August.
 * Shelbyville Horse Show Shelby County Fairgrounds Early August. Four night show featuring the finest American Saddlebred horses from around the country.
 * Bluegrass Festival by the Lake Clear Creek Park September.
 * Long Run Massacre Reenactment September.
 * Kentucky State Championship Horse Show Shelby County Fairgrounds Mid September.

Fall

 * Trims & Whims Crafts Show Wright Elementary School, 500 Rocket Ln. +1 502 633-5222. First week of November.
 * Celebration of Lights Downtown Shelbyville Mid November.
 * Christmas Parade Downtown Shelbyville First Saturday of December.

Eat

 * Cattleman's Roadhouse, 221 Breighton Circle, +1 502 647-5959.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Cattleman's Roadhouse, 221 Breighton Circle, +1 502 647-5959.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.
 * Marimba Mexican Restaurant, 2059 Midland Trail, +1 502 647-1990.

Alcohol
Shelby County is officially classified by the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as "moist", meaning that the county as a whole is "dry" (not allowing alcohol sales) but contains a "wet" city where full retail sales, both packaged and by the drink, are allowed. The city of Shelbyville is wet. The surrounding county is 'moist" in a different sense, prohibiting package sales but allowing sales by the drink in larger restaurants (seating at least 100).

Go next

 * Frankfort Kentucky State Capitol and home of Kentucky State University.
 * Lexington Bluegrass horse region and home of University of Kentucky.
 * Louisville Home of the Kentucky Derby and Louisville Slugger baseball bats.