In 2025, the 21st Annual Preakness Party netted over $109,000 in support of the RCC Educational Foundation, the new Health Sciences Building, and the scholarship program. Proceeds help support the RCC student scholarship program that is providing over $700,000 in scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year, and special initiatives to support student success. Guests enjoyed food from local restaurants, beverages, silent and live auctions, DJ, and viewing of the Preakness Stakes live on a large screen. The fun also included a contest for the “Most Audacious Hat” and “Best Dressed Man.”
2026 Preakness Party
RCC EFI’s signature fundraising event
Held each May in a different location in RCC’s service region, the event raises funds to support the RCC scholarship program.
Announcing the 22nd Annual Preakness Party
May 16, 2026
Ditchley Cider Works, Kilmarnock
Guests enjoy food from local restaurants, beverages, silent and live auctions, DJ, and viewing of the Preakness Stakes live on a large screen. The fun also includes a contest for the “Most Audacious Hat” and “Best Dressed Man.”
