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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
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Scot Pollard is 500 Festival Parade grand marshal. What to know about the NBA champion
Scot Pollard will be the grand marshal for the AES 500 Festival Parade. The Carmel resident will lead during the Indianapolis 500 race weekend event on May 24. Here's what you should know about the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade grand marshal. The 6-11 Pollard played in the NBA for 11 years, including for the Indiana Pacers from 2003 to 2006. He is an NBA Champion and three-time NBA Finalist. He was the 19th pick of the 1997 NBA draft, chosen by the Detroit Pistons. A three-time NBA Finalist, Pollard retired after his Boston Celtics won a championship in 2008. The son of former University of Utah basketball player Pearl Pollard, Scot Pollard was born in Murray, Utah, and grew up in San Diego, California, and Kennewick, Washington. He played college ball at the University of Kansas, where he graduated in 1997 with a degree in education. Pollard appeared as a contestant on the reality television series 'Survivor: Kaôh Rōng' in 2016, being voted out on Day 27 and becoming the fourth member of the jury. 🏁🏎️: 500 Festival Parade returns. What to know about parking, performers and tickets He received a heart transplant in February 2024, after contracting a virus in 2021. (The donor was Casey Angell, a 45-year-old man who'd died in a Texas hospital after a short health battle.) He and his wife, Dawn, started the non-profit Pearls of Life to advocate for organ donations, educate the community and support families who are going through the organ transplant or donation process. Dawn Pollard serves as the organization's executive director and Pollard is the volunteer spokesman, traveling the country sharing his personal story. IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow contributed to this report.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
500 Festival Parade returns. What to know about parking, performers and tickets
A tradition since 1957, the downtown Indianapolis parade celebrating the Indianapolis 500 marches on. 2025's AES 500 Festival Parade is expected to draw more than 200,000 spectators to watch floats, giant helium balloons, bands and all 33 Indy 500 what to know about one of the most anticipated events of the year: The parade will take place on Saturday, May 24. Festivities kick off at 11:45 am, and the parade begins at noon. WTHR, Channel 13, will broadcast the parade live for the Indianapolis audience, while Peacock will stream the event live. WTHR will re-air the broadcast at 8 p.m. on May 24. NBA champion and former Indiana Pacer star Scot Pollard is this year's grand marshal. Kelsey Hart is the featured performer for the AES 500 Festival Parade Opening Production. The Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders and Pacemates will also perform. Hart will perform a post-parade concert at Turntable starting at 8 p.m. The general admission show benefits the 500 Festival. Use code PARADE to get tickets for $10 at 38th Infantry Division Band, Indianapolis – Director, Catherine Maloney Centerville High School Blue Regiment, Centerville, Indiana – Director, Johnathan Lucy Chartiers Valley Showband, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania – Director, Traci Kelly Goshen High School Crimson Marching Band, Goshen, Indiana – Director, Tom Cox Indianapolis Public Schools All-City Marching Band, Indianapolis – Director, Josh Goodman Jimtown High School Marching Jimmies, Elkhart, Indiana – Director, Kathy Baughman Belleville West Marching Maroons, Belleville, Illinois – Director, Michael Pond-Jones Eastern (Pekin) Musketeer Brigade, Pekin, Indiana – Director, Matt Lindley National Band Association Indiana All-Star Band, Zionsville, Indiana – Director, Mickey Stisher New Prairie Marching Cougars, New Carlisle, Indiana – Director, Jared Jaggi Purdue University "All-American" Marching Band, West Lafayette, Indiana - Director, Matt Conaway NorthWood High School Red Regiment, Nappanee, Indiana – Director, Eric Criss Speedway High School 500 Regiment Band, Speedway, Indiana – Director, Amy Mohl Warren Central Gold Brigade Marching Band and Color Guard, Indianapolis – Director, Ed Meckes The parade starts at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North streets and goes south to Washington Street, east to Meridian Street, and then north on Meridian to end at North Street. See the parade route at The 2025 theme is 'Connected Through May,' celebrating how the 500 Festival unites with local organizations and community members through its diverse events and programs, especially in May. AES 500 Festival Parade tickets are on sale, starting at $25, at Proceeds from all 500 Festival ticketed events help support the organization's free education, health, and fitness initiatives for Indiana youth. Organizers suggest arriving early to find parking, as many downtown streets will be closed to traffic and public parking in preparation for the event. Several parking facilities will be open for event parking, but due to street closings, not all routes into the various parking locations will be available. 500 Festival Parade recommends drivers: Arrive early and relax during peak exit times. Enter downtown from the side on which you plan to park and park facing the direction you intend to depart. Plan where you will park ahead of time. Plan your route ahead of time and carpool if possible. Prepare to park away from the event site. Plan to use a parking garage or lot. Metered parking is limited around special event areas. Book parking in advance through SpotHero. Visit for street close on May 23 for Vermont Street between Pennsylvania and Delaware streets; and on May 24 for the parade route. The event is coordinated by 500 Festival, a not-for-profit organization that produces more than 50 events and programs while celebrating the Indianapolis 500. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: When is the 500 Festival Parade? What to know about the 2025 event
Indianapolis Star
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
500 Festival Parade returns. What to know about parking, performers and tickets
A tradition since 1957, the downtown Indianapolis parade celebrating the Indianapolis 500 marches on. 2025's AES 500 Festival Parade is expected to draw more than 200,000 spectators to watch floats, giant helium balloons, bands and all 33 Indy 500 what to know about one of the most anticipated events of the year: The parade will take place on Saturday, May 24. Festivities kick off at 11:45 am, and the parade begins at noon. WTHR, Channel 13, will broadcast the parade live for the Indianapolis audience, while Peacock will stream the event live. WTHR will re-air the broadcast at 8 p.m. on May 24. NBA champion and former Indiana Pacer star Scot Pollard is this year's grand marshal. Kelsey Hart is the featured performer for the AES 500 Festival Parade Opening Production. The Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders and Pacemates will also perform. Hart will perform a post-parade concert at Turntable starting at 8 p.m. The general admission show benefits the 500 Festival. Use code PARADE to get tickets for $10 at The parade starts at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North streets and goes south to Washington Street, east to Meridian Street, and then north on Meridian to end at North Street. See the parade route at The 2025 theme is 'Connected Through May,' celebrating how the 500 Festival unites with local organizations and community members through its diverse events and programs, especially in May. AES 500 Festival Parade tickets are on sale, starting at $25, at Proceeds from all 500 Festival ticketed events help support the organization's free education, health, and fitness initiatives for Indiana youth. Organizers suggest arriving early to find parking, as many downtown streets will be closed to traffic and public parking in preparation for the event. Several parking facilities will be open for event parking, but due to street closings, not all routes into the various parking locations will be available. 500 Festival Parade recommends drivers: Visit for street close on May 23 for Vermont Street between Pennsylvania and Delaware streets; and on May 24 for the parade route.
