Kentucky Derby and Miami Grand Prix 2027: one weekend, two icons

Published 10 November 2026 · ATLAS MAISON editorial team

Kentucky Oaks

Friday 30 April 2027, Churchill Downs

Kentucky Derby

Saturday 1 May 2027, the 153rd running

Miami Grand Prix

30 April to 2 May 2027, provisional calendar

Between them

About two hours by private jet

Tickets

Through Churchill Downs, Formula 1 and authorised sellers only

The first weekend of May 2027 brings two of America’s great sporting occasions together. The 153rd Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday 1 May, after the Kentucky Oaks on Friday 30 April. The same weekend, Formula 1 returns to Miami from 30 April to 2 May, according to the provisional 2027 calendar.

The weekend

Derby week builds through the Oaks on Friday to the race on Saturday evening. In Miami, practice and qualifying fill Friday and Saturday, with the Grand Prix on Sunday. The calendars fit together almost perfectly for guests who want both.

Derby day

Hats, seersucker and mint juleps, and the most exciting two minutes in sport. Rooms in Louisville are scarce on Derby weekend; houses in the city and around Lexington’s horse country are the elegant alternative. Seats and hospitality are sold by Churchill Downs and its authorised partners.

Miami race day

Race weekend fills Miami Beach and Brickell with parties, dinners and yachts. A suite by the ocean or a villa on the water, a car on call and a table for Sunday night make the weekend. See our Miami concierge.

Seeing both

Louisville to Miami is about two hours by private jet. Leaving Churchill Downs after the Derby on Saturday evening puts you in Miami for a late dinner and the Grand Prix on Sunday. We plan the aircraft, the cars at both ends and the changes of clothes in between.