LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby Festival's 2022 Zoeller Pump Company Pegasus Parade is back with a new day and time.
Normally the parade takes place on a Thursday afternoon, but this year's Pegasus Parade will stroll through downtown on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m.
The parade will march west on Broadway in downtown Louisville for 17 blocks and is expected to last about two hours.
In February, KDF announced this year's theme would be "Loving Louisville." In line with the theme, KDF said the Grand Marshall for this year's parade is...you!
"For the first time ever, this year's Grand Marshall is the entire City of Louisville--and that includes you and your entire family," KDF said in the parade's program. "This is your city, your celebration, your parade and your Festival."
The parade will feature marching bands and horses, along with inflatable characters and floats--all highlighting what people love most about the city.
Tickets
Those who want to see the parade can stand anywhere along the parade's route for free, but you can also reserve a spot to get "the best seat on the route" by purchasing bleacher seating tickets.
General Bleacher Seating - $10
- Includes bleacher seating along Broadway from Hancock to 6th Street.
VIP General Admission - $25
- Includes bleacher seating along Broadway at Preston;
- Parking passes for every four tickets purchased;
- And complimentary drinks and snacks.
VIP Reserved - $35
- Includes premium bleacher seating in the TV zone along Broadway between Floyd and Preston;
- Parking passes for every four tickets purchased;
- And complementary drinks and snacks.
Parade Route
The 2022 Pegasus Parade will begin near the intersection of Broadway and Hancock in downtown Louisville.
It will travel west on Broadway for 17 blocks and last approximately two hours.
Here's a map of this year's parade route:
Road Closures and Parking
Multiple roads will be closed to accommodate the parade's route.
Here's what roads will be closed on May 1:
1 – 8 p.m.
- Vine Street from Lampton Street to Breckinridge Street
- Swan Street between Vine Street and Lampton Street
- Finzer Street between Broadway and Logan Street
- Broadway from Barret Avenue to Chestnut Street Connector
- Gray Street from Jackson Street to Preston Street
- 9th Street (north) from Kentucky Street to Broadway
2:30 – 8 p.m.
- Broadway from Chestnut Street Connector to 11th Street
- Gray Street from Shelby Street to 1st Street
- Stoneware Alley from Vine Street to Barret Avenue
- Jacob Street from Clay Street to Preston Street
- Barret Avenue from St. Anthony Place to Rubel Avenue
- Vine Street from Brent Street to Lampton Street
- Logan Street from Breckinridge Street to Broadway
- Finzer Street from Broadway to Gray Street
- Finzer Street from Shelby Street to Preston Street
- Finzer Street from Floyd Street to Brook Street
- Jacob Street from Floyd Street to Brook Street
- Shelby Street from Finzer Street to Chestnut Street
- Clay Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Hancock Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Jackson Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Preston Street from Broadway to Chestnut Street
- Floyd Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Brook Street from Gray Street to Breckinridge Street
- First Street from Chestnut Street to Broadway
- Second Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Third Street from Chestnut Street to Broadway
- Fourth Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Fifth Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Sixth Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- Seventh Street from Chestnut Street to Kentucky Street
- Eighth Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
- York Street from 4th Street to 8th Street
- 9th Street from Broadway to Chestnut Street
No Parking Zones
Louisville Metro Police said that these locations will not allow parking between noon and 8 p.m.:
- Floyd Street from Gray Street to Jacob Street
- Jackson Street from Gray Street to Broadway
- Rubel Avenue from Broadway to Breckinridge Street
- Vine Street from Brent Street to Breckinridge Street
- Brent Street from Broadway to Stoneware Alley
- Hamilton Avenue from Lexington Road to end
- Magazine Street from 8th Street to 9th Street
- 9th Street from Broadway to Kentucky Street
- Roy Wilkins Boulevard from Chestnut Street to Broadway
- Gray Street from Preston Street to Jackson Street
- Campbell Street from Finzer Street to Gray Street
- Finzer Street from Logan Street to Campbell Street
- Brook Street from Gray Street to Jacob Street
- Preston Street from Springer Alley to Jacob Street
- Broadway from Barret Avenue to 11th Street
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