The 2022 Pegasus Parade will feature marching bands and horses, along with inflatable characters and floats–all highlighting what people love most about the city.
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MAY 1 2022 |
TV Channel: WLKY |
TIME 3:00 PM/ET |
| WATCH ONLINE FROM HERE | ||
Preview:
The procession serves as the kickoff event for the Kentucky Derby Festival and is a must-see. For the first time in its history, the Derby Week Parade will begin on Sunday afternoon, May 1, on Broadway in Downtown Louisville, rather than on the typical Thursday. The parade will kick off Derby week on Sunday afternoon, May 1, on Broadway in Downtown Louisville.
The inaugural parade was staged in 1956 as a means for the community to get together and celebrate before the Kentucky Derby horse competition. It has grown to become one of the most important events of the Festival. Taking place in downtown Louisville, the 2022 Pegasus Parade will begin at the junction of Broadway and Hancock streets. It will go west on Broadway for nearly two hours, covering a distance of 17 blocks.
Pegasus 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.
How to Watch Pegasus Parade in 2022?
You can watch anywhere along the route for free. There is also bleacher seating available for $10 from Hancock to Sixth streets.
There are also VIP seating options that are $25 and $35 per spot.
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.
- Â 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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