The 16th Bourbon & Bowties™, benefiting Norton Children’s Hospital, is presented by Northwestern Mutual.
Enjoy music, hors d’oeuvres from Louisville’s top chefs and an auction to raise funds for Norton Children’s Hospital through the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation.
The community has contributed more than $3.39 million over the years, benefiting nearly 215,000 children annually from throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Thank you for your generosity.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
6:30 to 10 p.m.
Fleur de Lis Farm
8316 Wolf Pen Branch Road
Prospect, KY 40059
2026 Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 19, at 9 a.m.
To be added to the 2026 mailing list, click on the button below.
Raffle to win tickets to 2026 Bourbon & Bowties
Purchase your chance to win four general admission tickets and one on-site parking pass for the 2026 Bourbon & Bowties event on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The winner will be drawn Tuesday, March 17, at 10 a.m. at the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation office. Raffle tickets are $100 each and only 100 will be sold. Charitable gaming license #ORG: 0000851.
2026 honoree
Penn Edwards
The inaugural Bourbon & Bowties event was established in memory of Charles W. Gant, a loving and energetic 8-year-old boy who passed away from viral encephalitis on June 3, 2009. Since then, Bourbon & Bowties has honored Laurel Dortch, Maxwell W. Johnson, Owen F. McMasters, Anna-Maria Beck, Clara and Wilson McGarvey, Tanner Demling, Mason Christensen, Mya White, Hazel Leggett, Johnathan Young, James Logan Vaughn and Annalise Aguirre. The event also will continue to honor and remember former head chef and host Dean Corbett.
An exclusive Vineyard Vines bow tie and tie and an exclusive bangle by jewelry company Bourbon and Boweties have been designed to commemorate our honorees and are available for purchase at Cartwheels Paper & Gifts, The Fashion Post, Nicole & B Boutique and Two Chicks & Co. Tickets will go on sale March 19, 2026, at 9 a.m. To add your name to the invitation list, email the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation at [email protected] or call (502) 420-4299.
Make a Donation
Please consider a gift in acknowledgment of all of our honorees over the years. Your gift will be recognized during the Pledge Moment at the Bourbon & Bowties event.
Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation
4965 U.S. Highway 42, Suite 1000
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 420-4299
For ways to help, visit HelpNortonChildrens.com.