LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The guest list for this year’s 2025 Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala includes big name Olympic athletes, singers, entertainers and more.
The many celebrity guests will include:
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Simone Biles
- Dierks Bentley
- Aaron Rodgers
- Tracy Morgan
- Selma Blair
- Wilmer Valderrama
- Brothers Osborne (TJ and John Osborne)
- Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook
- Blair Underwood
- Lee Brice
- Boyz II Men
- Mickey Guyton
- Scott Stapp of Creed
- Travis Tritt
- Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
- Davante Adams
- Brantley Gilbert
- Doug E. Fresh
- Larry and Dannielynn Birkhead
- Joey Fatone
- Jordan Smith
- Billy Gilman
- Nappy Roots
- RaeLynn
- Randall Cobb
- Jimmy Graham
- AJ Hawk
- Matt Flynn
- David Bakhtiari
- Bryan Bulaga
- Corey Linsley
- Allen Lazard
The 36th annual gala is held in the Louisville, Kentucky home of Patricia Barnstable Brown. “Our historic 36th year will be extraordinary,” Patricia said. “We’re so excited to celebrate with all of our friends!”
The celebrity packed gala has raised and donated over $21 million and benefits the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky.
Founded by twin sisters Patricia Barnstable Brown and Priscilla Barnstable, along with their mother Wilma Barnstable and Patricia’s late husband Dr. David E. Brown, this year’s gala will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, beginning at 8 p.m.
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