Kentucky Derby Party

Everything you need to host a Derby 149 Party, complete with a best-dressed contest and a betting station.

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Shopping List

banner $6

numbers $5/each

balloons $11

tassels $10

trophy $28

toothpicks $12

cups $16

vote box $8

ribbons $19

plates $33

napkins $11

bet cards $7

vintage prints $11

mint julep sign $10

Cupcake flowers $6

brass horses $18

tablecloth $26

vintage prints $14

Activity ideas

• Best Dressed Contest: It’s not a Derby Party without asking guests to whip out their best derby outfits. Set up a voting station and let people vote for who’s the best dressed. Give out a trophy and a prize to the winning person or couple.

• Place Your Bets: Let the group bet on races against a pool of money. The more, the merrier!

• Mint Julep-making station: Set out instructions and materials for guests to make this classic.

• Don’t Pour Your Own Drink party rule: A great rule for parties with cocktail stations: to get more people talking to each other, set a rule where each guest must ask someone else to pour their drink for them. It’ll loosen up a group of strangers and force people to talk.