INDIANAPOLIS (May 22, 2025) – The 500 Festival announces the float award winners for the 2025 AES 500 Festival Parade. Floats were judged on several different criteria and were evaluated by a panel of judges. The floats are awarded for recognition and tradition with no monetary prizes given. This annual [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2025) – The 500 Festival announced Chelsea Murdock of Fishers, Indiana, as the 2025 500 Festival Queen Scholar. The announcement was made during the 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by Midwestern Engineers, Inc. event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier today.   Chelsea is a sophomore at Ball State University and [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 15, 2025) – The 500 Festival announces Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer as the keynote speaker for the American Legion 500 Festival Memorial Service. The Memorial Service will be held Friday, May 23, at 12:00 p.m. at the Indiana War Memorial in downtown Indianapolis. The [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 9, 2025) – The 500 Festival announces the winning teams of the 2025 Badge Match Challenge and Employee Wellness Challenge for the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K.    The 500 Festival Employee Wellness Challenge gets Hoosiers up and moving to create a healthier [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 8, 2025) – The 500 Festival is proud to recognize Chuck Lofton and Dave Calabro as Broadcast Icons in this year’s AES 500 Festival Parade, celebrating their decades of dedication to bringing the excitement of May to fans across the nation. Their voices have become synonymous with race [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 5, 2025) – In 2026, one of the nation’s most iconic races reaches a milestone – the 50th Running of the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. For five decades, this race has brought together runners, walkers, and wheelchair participants from around the world to celebrate history, community, and [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (May 3, 2025) – Thousands of participants from 20 different countries, 6 continents, and 50 states crossed the finish line today at the 2025 IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K.  Brandon Olden from Richmond, Kentucky won the IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon men’s race with [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2025) – The 500 Festival proudly announced the grand-prize winner of the 2025 Connected Through May Contest today during Kickoff to May, presented by STAR Bank. The announcement was part of the annual celebration that marks the official start of the Month of May in Indianapolis. The grand-prize winner is Stan Tyner, a 500 Festival and Indianapolis 500 fan from Marion, IN.  As the grand-prize winner, Stan received race day [...]

INDIANAPOLIS (April 24, 2025) - The 500 Festival will welcome a distinguished panel of women leading the motorsports industry to the 2025 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by Midwestern Engineers, Inc. The signature event will take place on Saturday, May 17, at 9 a.m. at the Indianapolis Motor [...]