Where to buy the Best Derby Party Decorations, Supplies, and Games? We’ve got you covered!
If you’re throwing a Derby Party at home, then you’re bound to be looking for the best Kentucky Derby decorations, party supplies and derby games. We’ve compiled a list of the best horse racing themed gear to party like you’re in the Bluegrass, or more specifically, Derby City!
SEE ALSO: Best Kentucky Derby Party and Weekend Events
Table of Contents
1. Party Invitations
Best: Watercolor Kentucky Derby Party Invitations
These custom watercolor party invitations are the complete package. A pack of 20 invitations will be customized and mailed for you, but you can certainly get a larger package if needed. Add the lined envelopes for $20 extra.
Value: Seersucker Kentucky Derby Invitation
The seersucker fabric has been around for centuries and it has its place in southern culture. If you attend the race track in person, you’re bound to see seersucker suits. Now you can take that spring look and incorporate it into your invitations for a classy theme.
Cost: Go Go Go Digital Invite
This digital invite allows you to customize to your personal preferences on the fly. It also allows you to incorporate polls such as, picking a winning horse for example.
SEE ALSO: Kentucky Derby Festival: Everything You Need To Know
2. Food and Drinks Supplies
Bourbon
No party is complete without bourbon, and there’s not a more perfect bottle for the occasion. This 2023 Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby bottle is the official bottle of Kentucky Derby 149. However, if you really want to get into the spirts, there are additional bottles that are less common.
Evan Williams designates a Derby bottle release, as well as Four Roses. TheFour Roses honors the events via celebratory Single Barrel Bourbon. The 2023 Evan Williams Derby Bottle release is a single barrel version of their own and limited to only 750 bottles.
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 148 Bottle Release
Evan Williams Derby Bottle for Kentucky Derby Festival
Four Roses Great Steamboat Race Single Barrel Bourbon
Cocktail Mixers
Woodford Reserve x Williams Sonoma Cocktail Tasting Set
This Woodford Reserve x Williams Sonoma Cocktail Tasting Set will have you covered whether you’re making an Old Fashioned, Mint Julep, or Whiskey Sour.
Kentucky Derby Plates
Value: Louisville Stoneware 11″ Rimmed Plate in Embossed Running Horse
Cost: Kentucky Derby Logo Icon 8-Pack 9” Paper Plates
The Kentucky Derby is always your favorite event of the year. Grab these Logo Icon 8-Pack 9” Paper Plates to ensure your watch party surpasses last year’s! The bold Kentucky Derby graphics will let everyone know you’re a huge fan and ready to see which horse reigns victorious.
Mint Julep Cup
In 1938, the cocktail was declared the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. However, its history dates back way further than the 19th century. Mint Juleps are a Kentucky tradition, and they’re meant to be drank out of a Mint Julep Cup specifically. More than 120,000 of them are consumed each year at the races. The most expensive Mint Julep on the menu costs $1,000 per drink.
Still, are you wondering, why does mint julep have a silver cup? Historically, a silver cup was used back in the 1800s because is the silver metal that allows for ice to form on the outside of the cup. The proper etiquette is also not to disrupt that frosting. Therefore, it should only be held on the rim, base, or potentially the band so your hand doesn’t warm up the cup.
Best: Tiffany Mint Julep Tumbler ($1,250)
Value: Louisville Stoneware 11oz Julep Cup in Embossed Running Horse
Cost: Silver Plastic Cups (30-pack)
Can Coolers
Best: Keeneland Two-Pack Neoprene Koozies (2-pack)
3. Derby Party Decorations
2023 Kentucky Derby Festival Official Poster
Balloons
Best: Run for the Rose Kentucky Derby Day Party Balloons Banner
Value: Kentucky Derby 11″ Icon Balloons ($6 10-pack)
Cost: Horse Racing Derby Day Balloons 15ct
Banners
Kentucky Derby Post Position Banner
Place Your Bets Kentucky Derby Banners, 2-count
Always Rose Bouquet – 24 Rose Stems
The “Run for the Roses” is more than just a catchy Derby slogan or tagline. It’s literal, and the horse that reaches the finishline first will be greeted with a blanket of roses in the Winners Circle. In 1883 bouquet of roses was given to ladies at a Derby Party by socialite E. Berry Wall. Churchill Downs founderand president Meriwether Lewis Clark was inspired by the gesture and wanted to incorporate it formally.
At that moment it would become the official flower of the Derby. Thirteen years later, in 1896, the tradition of draping a blanket of roses on the Kentucky Derby winner was introduced. Therefore, we’re not suggesting that you have to have 554 red roses weaved into a lush blanket, but your party should definitely incorporate some!
Keeneland Knit Horse
This Keeneland Knit Horse is hand-crafted and guaranteed to steal the show, regardless of wins or places in the big race!
Catstudio Kentucky Derby Dish Towel
A dish towel. A tea towel. A hand towel. A bar towel. A guest towel. The. Perfect. Towel.
Kentucky Derby Jockey Silk Farmhouse Flour Sack Kitchen Towel
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4. Games & Fun
Program Blanks with words to “My Old Kentucky Home”
Sing along with your copy of “My Old Kentucky Home.” Includes past finishers on back with blank spaces inside for the big race. Includes 10 sheets per package.
Kentucky Derby Horse Racing Game
Kentucky Derby Trivia Game: Talk Derby to Me
Brown Horse Latex Mask
Buy this and we guarantee someone will be wearing it in photos that get leaked on social media. Just saying, you’ll have to trust us on this one. If not, just take one more look at his expression, tag your Instagram post with “caption this” and see what happens. 🤷♂️
Horseshoe Sunglasses
The attraction of these plastic party glasses is certainly not their UV 400 rating. At $5.99, just add them to cart and make side bets on which one of your party guests will break them. It should be noted, this is not financial advise. (– our lawyers told us to add that)
D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet [Book]
D is for.. Derby. We dare you to keep count on how many inappropriate words are said from front to back on this reading.
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