From fan-friendly activations to expanded food and beverage options, Lynn Family Stadium — home of Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville FC — will offer plenty of new features for the 2022 season.
LouCity opens its USL Championship campaign at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, hosting Atlanta United 2. Racing gets going the following Friday, March 18, in NWSL Challenge Cup play with KC Current visiting for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
Stadium gates will open one hour before the opening whistle to all games unless otherwise noted. Ticket holders are encouraged to visit LouCity.com/match-center or RacingLouFC.com/match-center in advance for the clubs’ respective “Know Before You Go” guides.
Here’s what to look out for at Lynn Family Stadium…
Freebies
• A limited number of game day posters will be available to fans as they enter all home games. Featuring a player on one side and the team roster on the back, the posters include a QR code to access the day’s digital game program.
• A number of sponsor giveaways are in the works throughout the season, starting with 2,000 flags provided by IBEW Local 369 at Saturday’s LouCity game. Fans are also encouraged to head to the team store for a 2022 schedule poster and complimentary logo magnet.
• From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, stop by tables near the Modelo bar at the Waterfront end of the stadium for a Racing player autograph session. Players will be signing schedule posters for their upcoming Challenge Cup games.
Game Day Experience
• Tailgating is encouraged in the Gold and Green lots, which open at 10 a.m. on game days. Visit LouCity.com/tailgating or RacingLouFC.com/tailgating for guidelines.
• Let’s sing it together. Look for coordinated “Lou” and “City” video board messages at the start of both halves for the boys in purple — a chant that gets the whole stadium involved.
• It’s a toast to our wins: After victories, the White Claw Seltzer Garden on the east side of Lynn Family Stadium will open for an additional hour and is expected to include appearances by coaches and players.
Something to Sip
• Barrell Craft Spirits®, an official cornerstone partner of Racing Louisville FC, will be available for purchase inside Lynn Family Stadium. BCS is a Louisville-based, award-winning independent blender and bottler of unique aged, cask-strength sourced whiskey and rum spirits that is recognized for its blending expertise. The company selects and blends products that explore different distillation methods, barrels and aging environments, and bottles them at cask strength.
BCS is also the presenting sponsor of Racing’s player walk-ins, capturing their stadium entrances and those important moments before kickoff. Each month throughout the 2022 Racing campaign, Barrell Craft Spirits® will make a donation to a local nonprofit organization for each shot on goal.
For more information, please visit www.barrellbourbon.com.
• Located at the southwest corner the Lynn Family Stadium, the Rabbit Hole Bar boasts panoramic views of the field against the backdrop of the Big Four Bridge and Louisville’s scenic skyline. In a nod to LouCity and Racing, Rabbit Hole’s branding has been reimagined in the teams’ colors. Rabbit Hole has created a specialty cocktail menu featuring its award-winning bourbon, gin and vodka, expressly for their activation at the stadium.
• Check out freshly squeezed juices and cocktails at the South Seas tiki bar, new to the Waterfront end of Lynn Family Stadium.
• And yes, when temperatures call for it, there will be hot chocolate.
For the Foodies
• Louisville-based Four Pegs, at the stadium’s southwest corner, has introduced The Pitch, a giant sandwich loaded with pulled pork, brisket and pulled chicken, then topped with cole slaw, pickles and barbecue sauce.
• Louisville Vegan Jerky’s Smoky Carolina BBQ variety will be available at multiple concession stands. The company’s products are non-GMO certified, made in small batches by hand and are with freshly sourced Kentucky ingredients.
• Kettle Kings, the perfect blend of sweet and salty, is a 5-star kettle corn offered at a 3-star price on both ends of the stadium concourse.
