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May 2, 2012
500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo opens Thursday at new location
Wed, 2012-05-02 The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon kicks off with the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo on Thursday, May 3, at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Halls A & B. More than 40,000 people are expected to browse more than 100 exhibits, which makes this the largest Expo to date. Mini-Marathon participants have two days, May 3 …
Read MoreMay 1, 2012
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon will offer Runner Tracking for second year
Mon, 2012-04-30 INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2012) – Back for the second year, the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon will offer free runner tracking to allow family and fans to follow their friends, family or fellow runners while they are participating in the sold-out 13.1 mile event. The 2012 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon will take place this …
Read MoreMay 1, 2012
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Finish Line 500 Festival 5K to take place this Saturday
Tue, 2012-05-01 The 36th Running of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon takes place on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The Mini has sold-out for the past 11 years with 35,000 registrants, and an additional 4,000 participants in the Finish Line 500 Festival 5K. The Mini-Marathon is the largest half-marathon in the U.S., and overall, the seventh largest running event in America. …
Read MoreApril 20, 2012
Las-Vegas-based Plastic Musik to entertain at 2012 Chase 500 Festival Kids’ Day
Fri, 2012-04-20 INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2012) – The 500 Festival announced today that Las Vegas-based Plastic Musik will headline the entertainment stage at the 2012 Chase 500 Festival Kids’ Day. Plastic Musik is a unique performance group that utilizes traditional percussion techniques, along with all-plastic instruments to produce familiar melodies. The audience can expect to …
Read MoreApril 13, 2012
500 Festival announces free ‘REV Your Engines Concert’ on April 28
Thu, 2012-04-05 The 500 Festival will kick-off the month of May and celebrate its 2012 theme: A New REVolution with a new event, a free concert on April 28 on Monument Circle. The 500 Festival REV Your Engines Concert will feature Plain White T’s as the headliner, and The Romantics as the opening act. The …
Read MoreApril 11, 2012
Nation’s second highest-ranking military officer to speak at 500 Festival Memorial Service
Wed, 2012-04-11 INDIANAPOLIS (April 11, 2012) – The 500 Festival announced today that Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr. will be the featured speaker at the 500 Festival Memorial Service, presented by Rolls-Royce. It’s an honor for the 500 Festival to kick off an exciting Memorial Day weekend by recognizing Indiana’s men and women who’ve fallen …
Read MoreApril 3, 2012
500 Festival Training Series, presented by OrthoIndy wraps up Saturday, April 7 with 15K
Tue, 2012-04-03 Athletes will hit the pavement Saturday morning for the final event of the official training series of the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, the 2012 500 Festival Training Series 15K, presented by OrthoIndy. The Training Series is designed to allow participants the opportunity to gauge their progression in preparation for the OneAmerica 500 Festival …
Read MoreApril 2, 2012
Schools across Indiana to participate in 500 Festival and Indianapolis 500® Education Program April Study Trips
Mon, 2012-04-02 14:14 INDIANAPOLIS (April 2, 2012) – For the ninth year, thousands of Hoosier fourth-grade students will learn about Indiana’s legendary motorsports culture through the 500 Festival and Indianapolis 500® Education Program, presented by Indiana University Health. Schools that participate in the program and will each attend one of the nine Study Trips to …
Read MoreApril 2, 2012
Rick Springfield will headline the 2012 Regions 500 Festival Snakepit Ball
Mon, 2012-04-02 INDIANAPOLIS (April 1, 2012) – The 500 Festival announced today attendees of the 2012 Regions 500 Festival Snakepit Ball, presented by Cindy and Paul Skjodt, will be rocking to the music of Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Rick Springfield. With a career spanning more than three decades, Springfield has sold more than 19 million albums …
Read MoreMarch 30, 2012
IU student Riley Hoffman crowned 2011 500 Festival Queen
Sat, 2011-05-21 13:22 INDIANAPOLIS (May 21, 2011) – The 500 Festival announced today that Riley Hoffman of Greenwood was crowned the 2011 500 Festival Queen at the Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by ProLiance Energy, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway®. Hoffman is a sophomore at Indiana University where she is majoring in Pre-Medical Studies. …
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