The sudden emergence of celebrities and bright hats in Kentucky can only mean it is time for the 138th Kentucky Derby. Check out these photos from parties and the race.

 

Women wearing decorative hats pose for a picture prior to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: Getty Images

A race fan wearing a hat talks on his phone while standing in the paddock prior to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: Getty Images

Lori Shelton poses in the paddock prior to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: Getty Images

A race fan wearing a decorated hat stands in the infield during the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: Getty Images

A horse racing fan is seen prior to the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: Getty Images

Gino Desimone arrives in a horse head mask for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Actress Debra Messing, star of “Will & Grace” arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Cleveland Brown’s Benjamin Watson arrives with a guest for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Skier Lindsay Vonn arrives for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Mary Bowe, from Maples, Fla., holds a rose while sitting in the grandstand before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Grammy winner Ski Johnson plays the saxophone on arrival for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Spectators make their way to the grandstand viewing area before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Tamara Sorrell, from Austin, Texas, wears a fancy hat in the paddocks before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Country singer Travis Tritt arrives with a guest for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Race goers watch as jockey Colm O’Donoghue rides Revolving through the paddock before the third race at the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Dawn Paden, left, from Mountain Home, Ark., chats with Carrie Cooke, of Louisville, Ky., before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Stephanie Harris, from Lexington, Ky., waits for the start of a race in the grandstand before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Run for the Roses draws them to Churchill Downs. But what race goers wear is as much a spectacle in itself. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Sandy Cousins, of Fond du Lac, Wis., wears horseshoe glasses while waiting for the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Carrie Cooke, of Louisville, Ky., wears a fancy hat while walking through the paddock before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Jim Leuenberger, from Shawano, Wis., wears a red bowler hat while walking through the paddock before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Dawn Paden, from Mountain Home, Ark., wears a fancy hat in the paddock before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Kimberly Scott, from Albany, Ga., chats with a friend in the paddocks before the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Jackie Resillez, from Cincinnati, waits for the start of the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (May 5, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

Cyndi Lauper arrives at the Barnstable Brown Derby party in Louisville, Ky. (May 4, 2012) Photo Credit: AP

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