Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Show
Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Show
Step into a world of exceptional style at the Kentucky Derby Museum Hat Show, where the newest couture millinery designs take center stage. Explore an inspired collection of hats for both women and men, created by the Museum’s distinguished Featured Milliners. From bold statements to timeless elegance, this event is the perfect place to refine your Derby vision, discover standout pieces, and shop the season’s most beautiful designs—all under one roof.
Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Runway presentation begins at 11:45 AM
Tickets:
https://tickets.derbymuseum.org/events/6fc1236d-a07e-cf29-3d4e-411ce248b697
Perching Fascinator Workshop
Step into the world of haute couture millinery and learn to create your very own perching fascinators! This two-day workshop will guide you through the art of designing these statement headpieces, perfect for special occasions or adding a unique flair to any outfit.
Silk Abaca Flower Workshop
Unleash your creativity and master the delicate art of crafting stunning silk abaca flowers for your millinery creations. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to design and construct exquisite, one-of-a-kind flowers that can be added to any hat or headpiece.
Classic Boater Hat Workshop
Step into the timeless world of hat-making and craft a piece of elegance with your own hands. In this immersive, two-day, millinery workshop, you’ll learn the art of creating the iconic boater hat—a style cherished for its crisp lines, vintage charm, and effortless sophistication.
Crinoline Swirls
Unleash your creativity and learn the art of shaping delicate crinoline into elegant, flowing swirls for fascinators and couture headpieces. Perfect for milliners of all levels, this hands-on class will guide you through forming, wiring, and finishing techniques that bring movement and drama to your designs.
Feathers & Floating Florals
Step into the world of fine feather artistry with Hat Haven Millinery’s Feathers & Floating Trims Workshop — an immersive creative experience designed for milliners, accessory designers, and lovers of wearable art. Learn to shape, curl, strip, tint, and sculpt feathers into airy flower forms and weightless drifting designs that seem to hover with elegance and motion.
Blocking A Sinamay Hat
Discover the art of professional hat making in this immersive two-day millinery workshop focused on blocking a sinamay straw hat. Perfect for beginners and developing milliners, this hands-on class will guide you step-by-step through the traditional techniques used to create elegant, well-shaped straw hats.