A Brand New Conference Center

Opened in October 2021, the Shelbyville Conference Center hosts corporate and community events. Three historic silos stand as outdoor centerpieces in front of the center’s contemporary façade. With 6,800 square feet of meeting space, the center can handle 600 theater-style and 400 banquet-style, and has a boardroom for 12. Lodgings are 10 minutes away, either downtown or nearby along Interstate 64.

Downtown, groups can grab a sandwich at McKinley’s Deli and a beverage at the Old Louisville Brewery’s Barrel Room, then take in a summer concert in the outdoor, covered Stargazer Plaza.

Offsite Venues

For five generations, the Nethery family has lived on the land where they built Jeptha Creed Distillery. Most of the ingredients in their bourbon, vodka and moonshine are sourced from their farm. Mom Joyce is master distiller. The venue can host events for up to 100 people.

At the county’s other distillery, Bulleit Distilling Company, a customized guest experience can include a distillery tour or classes in cocktail-making, food-and-cocktail pairings and bourbon-tasting.

Teambuilding

Corporate teams can hit the links for a golf scramble, oncourse contest, golf clinic or tee-time event in western Shelby County near Louisville at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club, rated in 2022 as Kentucky’s ninth Best Golf Course by Golf Digest. Or they can compete in a charity fundraiser in Shelbyville at the Weissinger Hills Golf Course.

Groups in town for a few days can try their hand at Gogh Crazy, a pure fun, paint-your-own-pottery studio; learn how to ride Saddlebreds at Kismet Farm; or mount up for a trail ride with experienced guides at Red Fern Riding Center.

Outside the Meeting

ShelbyKY’s “things to do” list can keep attendees’ family members busy. In this equine-centric area, working horse farms abound, some with behind-the-scenes tours, some with hands-on education about a variety of breeds.

Guests can have a genteel brunch and afternoon tea at the circa 1902 Bell House. For wine aficionados, Talon Winery has free live music on weekends and a wide wine selection. Smith-Berry Winery has a 100-year-old tobacco barn event space.