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Indianapolis Star
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
See the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade cruise through downtown Indianapolis
Spectators cheer for the Chi Dog Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Scouts help set up folding chairs along the parade route Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Balloons are inflated on American Legion Mall Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Ramona Bartlett (left), 9, dances with Erika Bartlett as the Circle City Ghostbusters assemble Saturday, May 24, 2025, ahead of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Janet Karsas holds ropes attached to an American flag ballon Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators cheer from a parking garage Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Young spectators wave flags and laugh Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Janelle Taylor snacks on Cheetos Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Pacemates perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Clayton Anderson sings the national anthem Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the start of the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A Pacemates dancer stands behind the color guard Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Kelsey Hart performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, to kick off the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Volunteers wrangle the American flag balloon Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators dance with parade participants Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators watch as kids run to ask Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta for autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta signs an autograph for a young fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta accepts several friendship bracelets from a fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian driver Colton Herta cheers after receiving several friendship bracelets from a fan Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators wave checkered flags as they watch the parade Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar One of Chi Dog Oscar Mayer Wienermobile team members dances while sitting on top of the Wienermobile Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Fans wave checkered flags Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators and parade participants dance Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Circle City Ghostbusters march Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar PREMA Racing driver Callum Ilott signs autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A parade participant blows bubbles and waves a checkered flag Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar The The 500 Festival Princesses and 500 Festival Queen wave to spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Beadwork adorns the attire worn by a dancer with Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar HG Biggs/IndyStar Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A spectator cheers Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Granny Smith signs autographs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A fan clutches her sweater and runs back to her seat after receiving an autograph from A. J. Foyt Enterprises driver David Malukas Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar National Bands Association Indiana All-Star Marching Band Performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Parade participants wave to spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar A parade participant high fives spectators Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Borg-Warner trophy is paraded through downtown Indianapolis Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar PREMA Racing driver Robert Shwartzman signs an autograph as a fan takes a selfie Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Twins Janet Karsas and Judy Mathis hold ropes tied to an American flag balloon Saturday, May 24, 2025, before the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. Both are Indianapolis natives, but Mathis now lives in Lafayette. Mathis, a retired middle school teacher, said she returns to the city annually for the parade and that her volunteer work keeps her busy in retirement and gives her a reason to get up every day. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Pacemates perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar The Purdue marching band performs Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Jade Glaser points to a float Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Dragon dancers with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Dragon dancers with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center perform Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar Spectators cheer Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar DRR-Cusick Motorsports driver Jack Harvey signs an autograph for Henleigh Mann Saturday, May 24, 2025, during the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis. HG Biggs/IndyStar
Indianapolis Star
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Indy 500 Parade, Indiana Fever game to overlap Saturday in downtown Indianapolis
Downtown Indianapolis could be the place to be this weekend — or the place to avoid, depending on your plans. The Indy 500 Festival Parade, a highlight of Memorial Day Weekend downtown, starts at noon May 24. Shortly after that, at 1 p.m., the Indiana Fever will take on New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Here's a look at the schedule. The New York Liberty play the Indiana Fever starting at 1 p.m. on May 24, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Festivities for the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade kick off at 11:45 a.m. and the parade begins at noon on May 24. A large swath of the downtown area north of Monument Circle will have roads closed starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Meters close on May 23 for Vermont Street between Pennsylvania and Delaware Street; and on May 24 for the parade route. Find more details at With so many roads closed for the parade and the addition of WNBA fans, don't expect things to be easy. Parade organizers suggest arriving early and relaxing during peak exit times. They also recommend entering downtown from the side on which you plan to park, and parking facing the direction you plan to depart.
