The 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Pin has been unveiled, which means the Kentucky Derby , held next year on Saturday, May 2, at the Churchill Downs Racetrack, is right around the corner.

The festival showed off the new horseshoe-shaped design Dec. 11 at the Kentucky Derby Museum during its annual "Derby in December" event. The 2026 collectors pin boasts a teal color, a signature shade of the Kentucky Derby Festival and is trimmed in silver, the classic color of a horseshoe.

The Pegasus Pin has been a symbol of the Derby Festival for more than 50 years and the horseshoe shape is a nod to early Pegasus Pin designs from the 1970s.

The 54th edition of the pin is your pass to Kentucky Derby Festival events, offering free admission to more than half of the festival's 70 events. The

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