Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3

So many ways to celebrate the Kentucky Derby with Holly Hill!

Derby Soirée at Holly Hill Inn

Put on your fancy hat and fancy pants and come to our party! Take a stroll in the garden, julep in hand, and make like the gentry at Holly Hill Inn.

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Derby Brunch at Zim’s Café

Snag a table on the courthouse terrace and watch the world go by at the Farmers Market next door. Fill up with Zim’s breakfast and brunch classics and try to guess which items on your plate may have come from the morning market.

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Fried Chicken Picnic at Wallace Station

Preorder a fried chicken picnic box for 4, packed with all the trimmings, and settle in for an afternoon of lawn games, live music and kids’ fun on our big back deck or underneath a shade tree.

Pre-order your picnic

BBQ Brisket Supper at Windy Corner

Preorder a BBQ brisket supper for four, full of your favorite Southern sides, and kick back in our big backyard. Enjoy live music, face painting for the kids and lots of fun and games!

Pre-order your brisket

Ouita’s Derby Snack Box

Planning your own party or celebrating at someone else’s? Make life a little easier, and tastier too, and order Ouita’s Derby Snack Box for pickup at either Fasig-Tipton or our newest spot — Penny’s at Pomegranate in downtown Lexington at the corner of East Main and Clay.

Pick up a snack box

Derby Party Feast at Smithtown Seafood & West Sixth Brewery

Wanna hang out in town instead of the countryside? Chef Agnes is preparing a parillada, complete with grilled lamb, shrimp skewers and Puerto Rican and Kentucky side dishes.

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Derby Brunch at Honeywood

Start your Derby Day off deliciously with Derby Brunch at Honeywood, with a special prix fixe, full of traditional Kentucky mains and sides — local asparagus, Bibb salad, eggs Benedict, chess pie and more!

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$5 specials all day Friday & Saturday

  • Mint Juleps

    available at all Holly Hill & Co bars, made with mint from the Holly Hill Gardens!

  • Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie Slice

  • Kentucky Cocktailers

    country ham biscuits, cheddar wafers & spiced pecans

Shop for the Derby

Play the Bourbon Tasting Game, send friends a treat, take a tasty gift to your Derby host — we have a gift for that!