IPL 500 Festival Parade

Kick off the Indianapolis 500 with the annual IPL 500 Parade held the day before the big race. Saturday, May 29, 2010 is the date for the annual kick off to race weekend. Join National Events back home again in Indiana.

the Finish Line Float in the IPL 500 Parade

Celebrating 53 years of tradition, the IPL 500 Festival Parade will return to the streets of downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
More than 300,000 spectators will kick-off race weekend while enjoying time with family and friends by watching the pageantry and larger-than-life floats light up the city.
Children will be amazed by the sight of some of their favorite costumed characters. Last year's event will feature SpongeBob SquarePants, Pablo & Tyrone from "The Backyardigans" and Dorothy the Dinosaur and Wags the Dog from "The Wiggles."
The tradition continues with the 33 starting drivers of the Indianapolis 500 serving as honorary grand marshals the day before the race, riding in the traditional rows of three, with the winner of the pole position bringing up the rear.
The 2009 Grand Marshal was college basketball analyst and basketball hall of famer Dick Vitale. Nationally-known celebrities, costumed characters, marching bands, patriotic units, specialty units, spectacular floats, and giant helium balloons filled the streets to celebrate the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500.
The Parade will be telecast live on WISH-TV 8 and on VERSUS Cable Network.

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Craig Cantrell - East Hall High School, Gainesville, GA
"Thank you so much for all your wonderful support through the entire experience of the Outback Bowl 2004. We really appreciate all the hard work and extra help you spent working with us during this trip. Because of your efforts, our students benefited from the entire experience and had a fantastic trip to Tampa. I look forward to working with you in the future!"
Sue Creager - North High School Band Boosters, Springfield, OH
"Thank you for the help with organizing our high school marching band to go to the Peach Bowl. Our Band had a great time and you enabled a small band to have a big half time experience. Parents and directors that helped plan and the chaperones were all impressed with your company's organization. I would highly recommend your company for future events!"
Don Wolfe - Marion Harding High School, Marion, OH
"I like the philosophy of National Events. My students enjoyed all the festival events, and they were never the same when they got home. They were a different group, a more mature group, and they were a group that was ready to work and improve."
Richard Rogers - West High School Band, Knoxville, TN
"I wanted to take this time to thank National Events for hosting my band in San Diego. Our trips with the West High School Band to the Holiday Bowl and related activities have all been enjoyed by my band students and the parents who chaperoned them."
Andrew Stoker - Brockport High School Band, Brockport, NY
"Thank you for all of the efforts and energies that went in to making the Brockport Band's recent trip to the Kentucky Music Festival a success. The arrangements that were made worked out very well, and the places were flexible with our occasional delays and/or early arrivals. Your attention to detail and accommodation of our requests, even the last minute ones, was outstanding."
Stephen L. Hand - Alfred M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, LA
"Without a doubt, the National Events Presidential Inauguration Festival has been the highlight of my experiences. What sets National Events above most other festivals is that your primary objectives are musically oriented.I appreciated every personal detail directed toward our band and the chaperones. It is evident that the priority of National Events is Music education and the great unifying experience called performance."
Richard Lenz - Stevenson High School
"Our Choir has attended festivals with three different organizations, and by far, National Events was superior in service and quality."
Russ Nagel - East High Band, Sioux City, IA
"Thank you and your staff for another wonderful experience in San Diego. National Events is the best group I have ever worked with, and you and your staff continue to make the events better each time. My students and the parents traveling with us enjoyed so many of the performances. You helped make this a lifetime memory!"
Bucky Johnson - Georgia Tech University
"I am pleased to have been associated with National Events for many years. They are truly a leader in educational festivals. They provide a memorable experience for everyone involved by putting the needs of directors, students, and parents first. They are detail oriented and conduct business with a professional and caring attitude. National Events is a first class organization!"
Jim Gosnell - Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, IA
"Thanks for a special time in San Diego. I have taken groups on tour with several organizations and our recent trip to the Holiday Bowl is one of the finest I have experienced. We had a great time!!! "
John Sierakowski - Patty Sampson - Steve Orland - West Aurora Band Department
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