Download an application to participate in the 2008 IPL 500 Festival Parade

Click here to download the 2008 Specialty Unit application

When
May 24, 2008

The Parade always takes place on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the day before the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing", the Indianapolis 500.

Where
Downtown Indianapolis. The Parade route stretches two miles through the crowd-lines streets of downtown Indianapolis.

Who

More than 300,000 spectators line the IPL 500 Festival Parade route to watch the Parade. Indianapolis 500 drivers, celebrities, local and state officials, mascots and marching bands from across the country participate in the Parade.

Don't miss an action-packed weekend of activities.
Band Party: Enjoy music, food, dancing and meet people from the other schools and organizations marching in the Parade! This private Band Party is thrown at the Indianapolis Children's Museum the night of the Parade.

Pre-race Band Pageant: Participate in the Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Band Pageant and enjoy a complimentary reserved seat in the grandstand area to watch the race, a free box lunch and a special race souvenir!

Media

Receive local, regional and national publicity in print, television and radio! Typical television coverage includes national telecast on ESPN2 and local central Indiana coverage on WISH TV-8, CBS affiliate in addition to coverage by several other city and state television stations. Print coverage provided by the Indianapolis Star and regional newspapers. Radio coverage provided by several local Indianapolis stations.

For further information contact:
Ms. Toni Meyer, Parade Director
317-614-6126
tmeyer@500festival.com

2008 IPL 500 Festival Parade Marching Bands

Graham High School Marching Falcons, St. Paris, Ohio

Hampton High School Marching Band, Allison Park, Pennsylvania

IPS All-City Marching Band, Indianapolis, Indiana

Lapel High School, Lapel, Indiana

Elkhart Memorial High School, Elkhart, Indiana

NBA Indiana All-Star Band, LaPorte, Indiana

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Speedway 500 Regiment, Speedway, Indiana

The Pride of Capital High, Charleston, West Virginia

The Richwood High School Lumberjack Express Band, Richwood, West Virginia

Trojan Marching Band, Downers Grove, Illinois

Winchester Community High School Marching Band "The Force", Winchester, Indiana