DATE: Saturday, May 28, 2011
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Downtown Indianapolis
TICKET INFORMATION
Prices:
TV/VIP Reserved Seats $32.00; Reserved Chair Seats $18.00; Reserved Bleacher Seats $14.50.
500 Festival Ticket Office:
Tickets for the 2011 Parade will be availabile in Spring 2011. At that time, tickets may be purchased at the 500 Festival Ticket Office during regular business hours, by calling 317-614-6111 or picking up at our WIll Call Tent on Parade Day at the corner of Michigan and Meridian from 9:00 a.m. - Noon.
Celebrating 54 years of tradition, the IPL 500 Festival Parade will return to the streets of downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, May 28, 2011.
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, Pablo & Tyrone from "The Backyardigans," Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog from "The Wiggles," Powerpuff Girls and Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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.
The 2010 Grand Marshal was Butler University coach Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team. 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 8 and on VERSUS Cable Network.