Kentucky Derby party tips: Food & drink recipes, games for the perfect gathering. Brian Simms, Janet Patton. Mon, April 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM UTC. 5 min read.

So slip on your Derby dress, don your most dynamic hat, and get ready to have everyone at your shindig salivating with these Kentucky Derby food ideas. Hot Browns mphillips007 // Getty Images ...

If you plan to throw a party — or parties — this Kentucky Derby season, you better start planning. The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 3.

Derby Day 2025 is Saturday, May 3, when 20 thoroughbred horses get the chance to compete in The Road to the Kentucky Derby. Let's face it, though: it's the Derby Day food and drinks that make the ...

Other Kentucky specialties that you can add to the feast include Benedictine sandwiches, a kind of cucumber spread created by Louisville caterer Jennie Benedict more than 100 years ago.

To make the simple syrup, add 2 cups of granulated sugar to 1 cup of boiling water. Cool, bottle and refrigerate. You can do this the day before the party.

Kentucky Derby Coverage of the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC (WFLA-Ch. 8), with post time at 6:50 p.m. Sharon Kennedy Wynne ...

Last year’s Derby was watched by 16.7 million viewers, the largest Kentucky Derby audience since 1989. Make your own Kentucky Derby hat Nothing says the Kentucky Derby like hats, big, colorful hats.

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Guide, tips on how to throw the best 2025 Kentucky Derby party at home including drink and food recipes for how to make mint julep drinks and Derby nut Pie.