Monday, April 21, 2008
Tickets for the 2008 IPL 500 Festival Parade can now be purchased at select AAA Hoosier Motor Club service centers and through Ticketmaster. The 2008 IPL 500 Festival Parade is Saturday, May 24 and will be a celebration of the 2008 theme: Fuel the Dream. Reserved bleacher seats are $13.50; reserved chair seats $17 and reserved VIP seats are $30.
Last year, seats for the Parade sold-out with nearly 30,000 tickets sold.
There are 15 AAA locations in and around Indianapolis. AAA Hoosier Motor Club customers can show their membership card and save on Parade tickets at any location. Parade spectators can also purchase their tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (866) 448-7849.
More than 300,000 spectators are expected to line the two-mile parade route to catch a glimpse of the 33 starting drivers of the 92nd Indianapolis 500, more than 80 specialty units, marching bands and entertainment groups, giant inflatable balloons, floats and costumed characters including Donnie and Eliza Thornberry, Cosmo and Wanda and the Care Bears.
The IPL 500 Festival Parade, celebrating its 51st year, is a representation of the power and pageantry of the month of May in Indianapolis. The Parade has grown to be one of the signature events in the U.S. each year, ranking among the top three parades in the nation including the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The Parade will be televised nationally on ESPN2 from 5-6:30 p.m. (ET), and locally on WISH-TV Channel 8 from 8-10 p.m.
Tickets to the IPL 500 Festival Parade are also available by calling the 500 Festival ticket hotline at (317) 614-6400, or online at www.500festival.com .
Over the past 50 years, the 500 Festival, a not-for-profit organization, has grown to become one of the nation's largest festivals. The mission of the 500 Festival is to produce events and programs that celebrate the success of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Indiana and their guests.
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2008 IMS tickets: Tickets for all three world-class events in 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - the 92nd Indianapolis 500, 15th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP - are on sale.
Fans can buy tickets online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com at any time, on the phone by calling (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or (317) 492-6700 locally between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Office on the first floor of the IMS Administration Building at 4790 W. 16th St. in Indianapolis from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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