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Kentucky Derby- Run For The Roses

May 1, 2010 - 136th Kentucky Derby

Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton Updated: 08/31/2010

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(Items in party plan from multiple vendors.)

Invitation Ideas

Kentucky Derby Invites

Personalized Kentucky Derby Invitations

Use the Stub for Door Prize Entries!

Decorating Ideas

Buffet Table Decor

Derby Fun

Southern Barbeque

Derby Day Playmates

Set up your buffet with white table cover, white lace table skirt, scatter with Silk Rose Petals Red Pkg/60 .

Wrap gold plastic utensils in Kentucky Derby themed napkins and tie with red curling ribbon.

Rose Topiary Centerpiece Red Each

Decorate your table and room with silver vases filled with colorful spring flowers or the above rose topiaries.

Mint Julep Cups - PartyShelf.com

Additional partyware:

Plastic Champagne Glass

Premium Plastic Wine Glass

Gold Glitter 9" Plates

Red Glitter 9" Plates

Serve up traditional Mint Julep in these silver plastic mint julep cups!

Official Kentucky Derby 2009 swizzle sticks-pack of 10, with round tops

18" Jockey Centerpiece

Make it a fun event with the official Derby partyware.

Official Kentucky Derby 2010 frosted cups, 10 oz.

(pack of 25)

Plastic Jockey Hats - PartyShelf.com

Decorate around the room with plastic jockey helmets.

Hang several race horse chandeliers around the room

Midnight Blue 12"balloon

Radiant Gold 12"balloons

Standard Red 12" Balloon

To match this year's official party goods add black, gold and red balloons around your party room with some Horse Mylars.

Foil Horseshoe Cutout decorate your walls with these cutouts. Don't forget the sticky tack.

Keep it simple on the grill and then come in for the big race. Serve up your food with our Bandana theme paper goods.

Oversized HorseShoe Decoration - PartyShelf.com

Create an amazing entrance to your Derby Event with an oversized Silv erado Horseshoe Arch. Add some straw bales around the party room.

Activities

Hat Contest or Hat Making Activity

1. Ask guest to wear their most ornate hats and hold a contest to determine the winner.

2. Set up an area where guest can decorate plastic or felt derby hats with craft supplies. At the end of the party have a hat fashion show and choose a winner by applaud.

Here was a hat I created a few years ago.

Click photo to enlarge

Piñata - Fun for the kids

Yellow Horse Galloping

Galloping Horse piñata

Piñata Blindfold & Bat

Piñata Toy Assortment

Win, Place, Show

As guest arrive, give them one each of these win, place, show tickets. Guest write their name and the name of the horse they think will win, place or show on the appropriate ticket.

Have a drop box for Win, Place, & Show. Guest place their tickets in the appropriate box.

At the end of the race, go through tickets for all correct ones and then redraw a winner for each.

Kentucky Derby Fundraiser

Hold a "Run for the Roses" benefit for your favorite charity. Contact local business to help sponsor the event. Offer pre-activities like a local band, Hat parade and contest, games, pony rides for kids, etc. Set up large viewing screens to view the race.

Here are some ideas to raise money:

1. Admission Ticket/Food Sales at Event

2. Pick the winning horse - You will set a price for each pick, let them pick as many as they want. Draw from the winning horse entries for attendees to win prizes.

Favor/Prize Ideas