TICKETS ON SALE FOR FILLIES DERBY BALL
March 7, 2025. Louisville, KY. – Experience an evening of crowns, cocktails and celebration! Tickets are still available for the Fillies Derby Ball® Presented by Courtesy Cadillac featuring a night of grandeur and celebration. The 2025 Ball, set for Saturday, March 22, starting at 6 p.m., will take place at the Omni Louisville Hotel. This year’s elegant theme is inspired by the popular Netflix series, “Bridgerton,” and will be a “A Toast to the Regency Era.” Tickets are available at KDF.org.
“Kick off the Derby season festivities with the Ball that starts it all,” said Dodie Howlett, Executive Director of the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation. “The Fillies Derby Ball is the largest fundraiser for the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation, the charitable arm of the Derby Festival, and your tickets make a difference.”
In addition to an evening of grace, glamour and grand tradition, highlights include:
- A cocktail reception
- Elegant dinner and dessert
- The crowning of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen, and meet-and-greet opportunities with the 2025 Royal Court after the Queen’s Coronation
- Live and silent auctions
- Dancing and live entertainment by the Juice Box Heroes
The Fillies, Inc., a volunteer organization that works closely with the Kentucky Derby Festival, are hosts of this formal event. The Fillies Derby Ball directly benefits the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation, which contributes nearly $250,000 annually to educational programming, scholarships, charitable giving and preservation of the Festival’s history.
Courtesy Cadillac is the Presenting Sponsor of the Fillies Derby Ball. Official Sponsor: Total Wine & More. Contributing Sponsors: Capital Access Corporation – Kentucky and Hectare’s. Official Bourbon: Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. Official Vodka: Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Supporting Sponsors: Class Act Federal Credit Union and Davis Jewelers.
