Hoosiers gathered at the Sailors Monument in Downtown Indianapolis as the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis began. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team in the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

Colts Cheerleader helped the crowds hype up as bands marched down Pennsylvania Street during the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

La-Or-Ma Shrine Club’s Hiram’s Hot Rods during the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

Indianapolis Chinese Community Center, Inc in the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis featured the 33 drivers competing in the Indy 500. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

Nationalities Council of Indiana in the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

Ronald McDonald House Charities Family in the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The Montgomery County United Band marching in the 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)

The 2023 AES 500 Festival Parade Saturday, May 27, in downtown Indianapolis. (Photo by by Edward Redd)