🏇 Derby Day at Walnut Creek Winery
Big Hats, Mint Juleps & Race Day in the Vines
Put on your best hat and join us for Derby Day at Walnut Creek Winery — 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on the First Saturday of May. Three ticket tiers, a souvenir mint julep cup, a hat contest with real prizes, live race viewing on the big screen, and a Derby menu that makes the most exciting two minutes in sports taste even better.
🥤 EVERY TICKETED GUEST RECEIVES a Walnut Creek Winery Derby Day souvenir cup, filled with our signature Mint Julep drink or Slush with unlimited refills. It’s yours to take home.
📸 PHOTO OP AREA — A fully decorated Derby backdrop with props. Perfect for couples, groups, and hat contest entries. Tag us @WalnutCreekWinery and use #DerbyDayWCW.
🎯 GAMES — Indoor/Outdoor games for all ages. From corn hole to giant jenga to checkers. Come ready to win some prizes (free food or drink) and bragging rights.
👒 HAT CONTEST — Three categories: Best Dressed Hat, Best Couple’s Hats, and People’s Choice (vote via QR code). Prizes include Walnut Creek Winery gift cards, wine bottles, and Derby bragging rights. Judging at 6:30 PM, winners announced at 6:45 PM.
🏇 LIVE RACE VIEWING — The Kentucky Derby on the big screen at ~5:57 PM Central. Draw a horse pick card before the race — if your horse wins, you win a bottle of wine.
🎟 TICKET TIERS
PADDOCK PASS — $50/person
Souvenir cup + Mint Julep drink or slush with unlimited refills + photo op access + hat contest entry + 1 horse pick card and lottery card + race viewing.
Get Paddock PassCLUBHOUSE PASS — $75/person
Everything in Paddock PLUS Derby cheesy bread + Derby inspired flight (3 pours) + priority service.
Get Clubhouse PassWINNER’S CIRCLE PASS for TWO — $175/for two
Everything in Clubhouse PLUS your choice of one food item (Derby Pizza, Derby Tacos, or Dessert Pizza) + reserved named table + bottle of wine to take home + VIP welcome and tableside service.
Get Winner’s Circle Pass🎫 WALK-INS WELCOME — $5 wristband at the door. Full access to the event atmosphere, lottery card, photo op area, hat contest, games and à la carte Derby menu. Upgrade to any tier at the door while spots last.
Walnut Creek Winery — Rustic charm. Fine wines. Unforgettable moments. Just outside Kansas City.
Dress code: Derby attire strongly encouraged — big hats, sundresses, seersucker, bow ties. The hat contest is your moment.
GAMES:
🎯 Cornhole → “The Paddock Toss” — set up two sets to avoid bottlenecks
🪜 Ladder Toss → “The Horseshoe Ladder” — rungs named “The Rail,” “The Stretch,” and “The Wire”
🏗️ Giant Jenga → “The Tumbling Derby” — with 15 Derby prompt blocks written on the pieces
💍 Ring Toss → “Ring Around the Rosé” — uses your own wine bottles as targets, nearly free
🍾 Wine Cork Toss → “Cork and Win” — buckets labeled with your wine names, completely free to make
🔴 Giant Connect 4 → “Four in the Stable” — discs painted green and gold
❓ Derby Trivia → “Winner’s Circle Quiz” — 20 questions Derby trivia, scheduled for 5:00 PM