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# What are the hotel shuttle routes and times?
Equip shuttles run between select hotels and the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), and also serve the Welcome Reception at Churchill Downs and the Paristown Block Party & Concert. Event shuttles are free.
**Hotel shuttle hours:**
- **Wednesday, Oct 21:** 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- **Thursday, Oct 22:** 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- **Friday, Oct 23:** 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
At the KEC, shuttles depart from the West Wing.
To see where your shuttle is right now, open the live shuttle tracker at [go.equipexposition.com/4zFr8c1](https://go.equipexposition.com/4zFr8c1).
**Hotel routes:**
- **Route 1:** Hyatt Regency, Holiday Inn Express DT
- **Route 2:** Seelbach Hotel, Embassy Suites DT, Hilton Garden Inn, Brown Hotel
- **Route 3:** Four Points by Sheraton, Hilton Garden Inn AP
- **Route 4:** Crowne Plaza, Courtyard Marriott AP
- **Route 5:** Galt House Hotel, Omni Hotel
- **Route 6:** Hampton Inn DT, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Louisville Marriott DT
- **Route 7:** Cambria, Aloft, Moxy, Hotel Distil, Courtyard Marriott DT
- **Route 8 (Airport Shuttle, Friday only):** 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. *outside the North Wing*
**Event transportation:**
- **Welcome Reception:** Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Churchill Downs First Turn Club, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Served by Routes 1 to 7. Route 7 loads at Aloft.
- **Mulligan's 5K:** Wednesday, 6:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Louisville Slugger Field. Pickup at Crowne Plaza, Galt House Hotel, Louisville Marriott DT, Omni Hotel, and Hyatt.
- **Paristown Block Party & Concert:** Thursday, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Paristown. Free shuttles on Routes 1 to 7 pick up at their usual hotels starting at 6:15 p.m. From the KEC, direct buses run to Paristown and back starting at 5:30 p.m., leaving from outside the North Wing and from the West Wing Pavilion shuttle location. A 6:15 p.m. bus also leaves from outside the North Wing for people coming from the Women's Leadership Reception. If you park in a paid overflow lot near Louisville Slugger Field, ride the overflow shuttle from the front porch of Louisville Slugger Field, starting at 6:15 p.m.
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