Kentucky Derby
First Saturday of May· Churchill Downs, Louisville
Why the circuit stops here
Two minutes of racing, a full weekend of American society: Millionaires Row, seersucker and bourbon money, and the spring’s biggest private-jet lift into one mid-size airport.
The money signal
Louisville’s airfields park 500+ private jets; Millionaires Row tables are handed down like heirlooms.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideChurchill Downs opens its museum and track tours all year; the bourbon bars are downtown.
- Churchill Downs: museum and track toursThe Kentucky Derby Museum with a guided walk of the track.See options
- Louisville: bourbon walk with paired dishesThree hours of downtown bourbon on foot, with food.Check dates
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Who's there
Southern old money, coastal new money, the bourbon-and-bloodstock aristocracy.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in May: Miami Grand Prix · Met Gala · Frieze New York · Cannes Film Festival · Monaco Grand Prix · French Open (Roland-Garros)