LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Derby season is in full swing across Louisville this week!
The 150th Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 4 but in the days leading up, there will be plenty of events and parties around the Metro.
One of the biggest parties, the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala, has just announced its celebrity-packed guest list for this year's event.
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Back for its 35th year, the internationally recognized "premier" Derby Gala will take place Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. at the home of Patricia Barnstable Brown in Louisville.
Known for its musical extravaganza, the Derby Eve gala has helped raise more than $20 million for the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky over the past 13 years.
Check out last year's gala below!
It was founded by twin sisters Patricia Barnstable Brown and Priscilla Barnstable, along with their mother Wilma Barnstable, and Patricitia's late husband Dr. David E. Brown.
Celebrity guests this year include Jack Harlow, Peyton Manning, Kid Rock and Smokey Robinson.
Here's who is coming this year:
- Cole Hauser
- Kid Rock
- Tracy Morgan
- Aaron Rodgers
- Josh Groban
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Smokey Robinson
- Jack Harlow
- Wynonna Judd
- Tina Knowles
- Daryl "DMC" McDaniels
- Clay Walker
- Boyz II Men
- Joey Fatone
- Bobby Brown
- Lee Brice
- Pepa of Salt N' Pepa
- Mickey Guyton
- Travis Tritt
- Eddie Montgomery
- Doug E. Fresh
- Billy Gilman
- Stephen Amell
- Devante Adams
- Randall Cobb
- Larry and Dannielynn Birkhead
- Holly Robinson Peete
- Jordan Smith
- Nappy Roots
- Martha MacCullun
- Natalie McQueen
- A.J. Hawk
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