DATE: Saturday, May 26, 2012
TIME:  Noon
LOCATION: Downtown Indianapolis

TICKET INFORMATION

Prices:
TV/VIP Reserved Seats $32.00; Reserved Chair Seats $19.00; Reserved Bleacher Seats $14.50. 

500 Festival Ticket Office:
For more information on purchasing tickets, please call (317) 614-6400. Online orders will be available in spring 2012.


Celebrating 55 years of tradition, the IPL 500 Festival Parade will return to the streets of downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

More than 300,000 spectators will kick-off race weekend while enjoying time with family and friends by watching the pageantry and larger-than-life floats light up the city.

Children will be amazed by the sight of some of their favorite costumed characters. Participants from past years have included SpongeBob SquarePants,  Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo and Shaggy and Scooby Doo.

The tradition continues with the 33 starting drivers of the Indianapolis 500 serving as honorary grand marshals the day before the race, riding in the traditional rows of three, with the winner of the pole position bringing up the rear. 

Nationally-known celebrities, costumed characters, marching bands, patriotic units, specialty units, spectacular floats, and giant helium balloons filled the streets to celebrate the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500.

The Parade will be telecast live on WISH-TV and on VERSUS Cable Network.

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