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Entertainment for The Derby Festival 2024 will be announced in due course, take a look at the entertainment from the 2023 festival.

2023 Derby Day Entertainment

Keep your eyes peeled from midday for The Red Devils Parachute Display Team (weather permitting). The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas will perform on the racetrack and Laura Wright will be singing the national anthem.

 

As we prepare for The Betfred Derby, all eyes will be on the track and the big screens. Keep an eye out for our roving reporter Rosie Tapner who will be out and about in the stands.

Keep a look out for more roaming entertainment around the Grandstand including Royal Footmen, Royal Guards, Loud Noises, Rhythm n Bass, The Surrey Jive Squad and carnival stilts.

In The Derby Family Festival there will be a whole host of activities and entertainment in a new location for 2023 closer to the action on the race track.

  • Facepainters.
  • Big Wheel
  • Carousel
  • Helter Skelter
  • Soft Play
  • Game Trucks
  • Inflatable Maze
  • Climbing Wall
  • A Quiet Space

Designed to kick off Pride month and encourage more people from the LGBTQIA+ community to feel empowered to attend and engage with horseracing, this first-of-its-kind area will blend entertainment and education in the midst of the bustling Hill enclosure, and will be free and open to everyone who attends the races.

 

Within the space, radio presenter Mark Ashley will be spinning the DJ decks, there will be iconic drag performances from Le Fill, Cara Melle, and Bonk, a free library of LGBTQIA+ literature, and a bar and seating for kicking back to enjoy the racing.

After racing, Heart DJ Toby Anstis will be hosting the after party on Hyperion Lawn. The set will last approximately 90 mins.

2023 Ladies Day Entertainment

Keep a look out for more roaming entertainment around the Grandstand including Royal Footmen, Royal Guards, Loud Noises, Rhythm n Bass, The Surrey Jive Squad and carnival stilts, plus much more!

In The Derby Family Festival there will be a whole host of activities and entertainment in a new location for 2023 closer to the action on the race track.

  • Facepainters
  • Big Wheel
  • Carousel
  • Helter Skelter
  • Soft Play
  • Game Trucks
  • Inflatable Maze
  • Climbing Wall
  • A Quite Space

Radio 2’s Scott Mills will be bringing the party tunes to Ladies Day. Join him on Hyperion Lawn after the last race. The set will last approximately 90 minutes.

Aston Martin

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Aston Martin is the new High-Performance Partner of The Derby Festival and titled sponsor of the Aston Martin Dash, the fastest horse race in the world. Aston Martin brings its own intense horsepower, unmistakable style, and absolute luxury to the festival.

Putting thrilling horsepower at the centre of the partnership, Aston Martin’s high-performance DBX707 and will be showcased throughout the Derby Festival with guests experiencing a ride of the world’s most powerful luxury SUV. Other Aston Martin models showcased to guests throughout the festival include the newly launched DB12, the first of our next generation of sportscars and the latest in the DB bloodline. The DB12 represents Aston Martin’s unique combination of ultra-luxury and high-performance. Two elements which we believe are in strong synergy with this new partnership in horseracing.

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