The IPL 500 Festival Parade has grown to become one of the nation's premier parades. Spectacular specialty units paired with high-energy marching bands come together with giant helium balloons, innovative float designs and more than 300,000 spectators for a 90-minute celebration of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing - the Indianapolis 500.
You won't want to miss the dazzling floats, towering helium balloons, spectacular entertainment, celebrities and special VIP's in the 2012 IPL 500 Festival Parade!
Here are the some of the participants from the 2011 parade:
Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli
Major Gen. R. Martin Umbarger
Jeff Belskus - IMS President & CEO
Mari Hulman-George & family
Anderson Cooper
Kellie Pickler
A.J. Foyt
Rick Mears
Johnny Rutherford
Mario Andretti
500 Festival Princess Program Alumnae
American Dairy Association of Indiana, Inc.
Anthem
Eli Lilly & Company
Firestone
IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
IPL
PEAK Performance Motor Oil
The American Legion
The Sexton Companies
The Town of Speedway
Bands:
Ben Davis Marching Giants
Dekalb High School "Baron Brigade"
Lewis Cass Marching Kings
Muncie Southside "Spirit of South" Marching Band
NBA Indiana All-Star Band
Olivet Marching Band
Play it Again Band
Roosevelt High School "Wyandotte" Marching Chiefs
Speedway 500 Regiment
Sussex Technical Raven Nation Marching Band
Twin Lakes High School
Costumed Characters:
Yogi Bear & Boo-Boo
Scooby-Doo & Shaggy
Balloons:
All-American Eagle
Scooby Doo, sponsored by AAA Hoosier Motor Club
Bamboo Panda, sponsored by Confuscius Institute
Red, White & Blue Stars, sponsored by Monarch Beverage
Yogi Bear, sponsored by the Hilton Indianapolis
Specialty Units:
Anita's Dance Companies of Wisconsin
IMPD Motorcycle Drill Team
Joint Services Color Guard
Mid-America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team
Nationalities Council of Indiana - Indy International Festival
Yogi Bear's Pic-a-nic Basket
© 2011 500 Festival