Derby Day
Come celebrate the 143rd Run for the Roses on the first leg of the Triple Crown Series for a jam-packed Derby day full of fun!
Enjoy a Mint Julep in an official souvenir Derby Glass and a Traditional Kentucky Derby buffet of Bourbon Glazed Tenderloin, Burgoo, Baby Hot Browns, Southern Fried Chicken, Cheese Grits Casserole, Finchville Farms Country Ham & Beaten Biscuits, Hall’s on the River Beer Cheese Spread, Ruth Hunt Bourbon Balls & Crème Pull Candy, plus Famous Kerns Derby Pie with Homemade Horse-Churned Ice Cream.
Activities for Derby Day include: Ladies Hat Contest • Men’s Best Dressed Contest • Run for the Roses Flower Show • Antique Carriage Display • Horseshoe Pitching Contest • Burgoo Cooking Demonstration • Miniature, Percheron, and Thoroughbred Horses• Official Kentucky Derby Museum Gift Shop • Silent Auction • Barn Door Prize Giveaways • Silent Auction • Horse Show • Cruise aboard the Star of Knoxville Riverboat
Each Derby Day ticket purchase will also include a 1-year unlimited “Annual Pass” to tour Crescent Bend. Derby Day is the Annual Fundraiser of Historic Crescent Bend.
Proceeds for this event go to The Toms Foundation for the continuing maintenance and preservation of Historic Crescent Bend House & Gardens.