Event Detail




KPMA 2026 Annual Scientific Conference
April 17-19, 2026 (Exhibits Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18)
Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, KY 

Hotel Information

KPMA has negotiated a block of deeply discounted rooms at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel for this conference, starting at $189/night plus taxes and fees for Thursday and Friday nights. Rates increase to $259 plus taxes and fees for Saturday night as KPMA's Conference coincides with Thunder Over Louisville*. This also means that all hotels in downtown Louisville will sell out that weekend. Make your reservations online here ASAP. 

Tentative Schedule

Friday, April 17

  • 7:00am                Registration & Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
  • 8:00am-6:30pm   Continuing Podiatric Medical Education Sessions

Saturday, April 18

  • 7:00am                 Registration & Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
  • 8:00am-3:00pm    Continuing Podiatric Medical Education Sessions
  • 3:30-10:00pm       Private Thunder Over Louisville Viewing Party @ KFC Yum Center (additional fee)

Sunday, April 19

  • 7:00am                 Breakfast Lecture
  • 8:00am-3:00pm   Continuing Podiatric Medical Education Sessions

 

Detailed schedule with speaker and session information coming in early 2026!

 

What is Thunder Over Louisville?

Thunder Over Louisville is the spectacular annual kickoff event for the Kentucky Derby Festival, featuring one of North America's largest fireworks displays choreographed to a soundtrack, along with a world-class daytime air show.

It takes place over the Ohio River waterfront in Louisville, Kentucky, and draws hundreds of thousands of spectators.