Next up: Festival Stakes Day, Sat 28 Nov
You are invited · Sat 5 June 2027
Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom, United Kingdom
flagship
The Derby: morning dress and top hats in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, anything goes on The Hill.
what to wear
No official dress code in the Grandstand, Upper Tattenham and The Hill at the Derby Festival: "dressed to feel your best".
Encouraged
Leave at home
No official dress code in the Grandstand, Upper Tattenham and The Hill at the Derby Festival: "dressed to feel your best".
Encouraged
Leave at home
Outfits built to this dress code
5 outfits for women and men, with the reason each one passes.
Queen Elizabeth II Stand: black or grey morning dress and top hat for men; formal day dress or tailored trouser suit with hat or substantial fascinator for women. Elsewhere 'dressed to feel your best'.
Typically 12-21°C; mild to warm, long daylight, showers possible. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)
The Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day is the single formal code The Jockey Club kept when it ended dress codes on 2 Feb 2023.
where you are standing
Applies on Derby Day only. Children should be dressed appropriately. This is the one formal code The Jockey Club kept in 2023 ("morning dress or formal daywear").
Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day: formal day dress or a tailored trouser suit, with a hat or (hospitality wording) substantial fascinator.
Required
Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day: black or grey morning dress with a top hat, service dress or full national costume is obligatory.
Required
No official dress code in the Grandstand, Upper Tattenham and The Hill at the Derby Festival: "dressed to feel your best".
Leave at home
No official dress code in the Grandstand, Upper Tattenham and The Hill at the Derby Festival: "dressed to feel your best".
Leave at home
Check the official details before you go: thejockeyclub.co.uk ↗
for the day
Wendy Scully Millinery
Pink Tweed Fabric Percher
$285
Wendy Scully Millinery
Teal Green Silk Flower Headpiece
$244
Elliatt
Katarina Short Sleeve Midi Dress in Pastel Multi
$278
Elliatt
Emelda Halter Midi Dress in Blue Floral
$268
Beginning Boutique
Rosalia Aqua Strappy Peep Toe Wedge
$69.99
SHEIKE
KIANA HEEL
$79.99
Jin Dian
Maisie Floral Shoulder Bag in Pink Sequin
$59.95
BB Exclusive
Quinta Burgundy Bow Sequin Bag
$69.99
save the date
majorFri 13 Nov 2026
Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club, Sakhir (Riffa)
Bahrain's Group 1 night and the kingdom's main social race meeting. The Bahrain Turf Club publishes no dress code; national dress or smart, modest evening wear is the norm.
majorFri 13 Nov 2026
Addington Raceway, Christchurch
The Friday public-holiday harness meeting of Cup Week: a dressed-up crowd, looser than Cup Day.
