In the South, the Kentucky Derby is so much more than just a horse race. It’s old-time charm and genteel tradition, seersucker suits and sundresses, mint juleps and warm Southern drawls… and the best excuse for a springtime celebration if ever we did declare!

Our historic Charleston event venues offer a perfect setting for Derby-inspired occasions, from garden parties and a ladies’ brunch to outdoor luncheons to corporate gatherings, rehearsal dinners, cocktail soirees and wedding receptions. Ladies, don your big-brim hat or over-the-top fascinator; dapper gents, smarten up that bowtie – outside of Churchill Downs, you can bet your bottom dollar that no one dresses up your Derby Day like the event pros of Patrick Properties!

Photography thanks to Marni Rothschild, Jennifer Bearden, Heidi Geldhauser, Juliet Elizabeth, Jenny Tenney, Jamie Clayton, Amelia + Dan, Leigh Webber, Paige Winn & Eric Kelley