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, and celebrities and special VIP's in the 2008 IPL 500 Festival Parade! The 2008 parade line-up will include:
500 Festival Queen, Court and Princesses
American Dairy Association of Indiana, Inc.
Anthem
Arthur Murray
BKD
Eli Lilly and Company
Firestone
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IPL
Riverboat
Rolling Title
The American Legion
The Sexton Companies
Rookie One - Bryant Heating & Cooling
Children of the World - AAA
Care Bears - Hilton Indianapolis
Pink Panther - MIBOR
Uncle Sam - AT&T Real Yellow Pages
Helio "Cat"roneves - Safeco Insurance
Bands
Graham High School Marching Falcons
Hampton High School Marching Band
IPS All-City Marching Band
Lapel High School
Elkhart Memorial High School
NBA Indiana All-Star Band
Purdue University
Speedway 500 Regiment
The Pride of Capital High
The Richwood High School Lumberjack Express Band
Trojan Marching Band
Winchester Community High School Marching Band "The Force"
Celebrities & VIPS
Patricia Heaton
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Drew Lachey
Alison Sweeney
Marlee Matlin
Sabrina Bryan
Legendary R&B group the O'Jays
Jeff Foster
Danny Granger
Tamika Catchings
Katie Douglas
Corporal Tibor Rubin
Retired Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall
Governor Mitch Daniels
Mayor Greg Ballard
500 Festival Chairman, Charlie Morgan
Official Pace Car Driver Emerson Fittipaldi
Starting field of the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500
Specialty Units
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Fred Hill Briefcase Brigade |
| Indianapolis 500 Shrine Club |
| Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team |
| Joint Service Color Team (Indiana National Guard) |
| Marching Elites |
| Mobile Azalea Trail Maids |
| Nationalities Council of Indiana - "Parade of Nations" |
| OneAmerica "Spirit of America" Walking Flag |
Original Circle City Corvette Club
Equestrian
Culver Black Horse Troop Standard Guard
Military Dept. of Indiana, Caisson Platoon Mounted Color Guard
Murat/Mizpah Shrine Horse Patrol
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