Louisville police release street closures for Pegasus Parade

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The annual Pegasus Parade will travel 17 blocks down Broadway on Sunday, one of the marquee events in the leadup to the 150th Kentucky Derby.

The family-friendly event features marching bands, inflatable characters and floats. The theme of the parade this year is "Celebrating Derby 150."

Below are the street closures planned for Sunday, April 28:

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Swan Street from Vine Street and Lampton Street

12:30-8 p.m.

Broadway from Baxter Avenue to Shelby Street
Vine Street from Brent Street to Breckinridge Street
Brent Street from Vine Street to Broadway
Finzer Street between Broadway and Logan streets
9th Street (north) from Kentucky Street to Broadway
Broadway from Baxter Avenue to 12th Street
Gray Street from Shelby Street to 1st Street
Stoneware Alley from Vine Street to Barret Avenue
Jacob Street from Shelby Street to 1st Street
Barret Avenue from St. Anthony Place to Lexington Road
St. Anthony Place from Broadway to Barret Avenue
Logan Street from Breckinridge Street to Broadway
Finzer Street from Shelby Street to Logan Street
Campbell Street from Maker Alley to Gray Street
Shelby Street from Broadway to Chestnut Street
Clay Street from Gray Street to Breckinridge Street
Hancock Street from Gray Street to Breckinridge Street
Jackson Street from Broadway to Breckinridge Street
Preston Street from Broadway to Gray Street
Floyd Street from Gray Street to Breckinridge Street
Brook Street from Broadway to Breckinridge Street
1st Street from Gray Street to Broadway
2nd Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
3rd Street from Chestnut Street to Broadway
4th Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
5th Street from Broadway to Breckinridge Street
6th Street from Chestnut Street to Broadway
7th Street from Breckinridge Street to Broadway
8th Street from Chestnut Street to Breckinridge Street
York Street from 4th Street to 7th Street
9th Street from Broadway to Chestnut Street
Interstate 65 North ramp to Broadway

The parade starts at Broadway and Campbell Street and marches west to 9th Street.

The first Pegasus Parade was in 1956 on a budget of only $640. It is the oldest festival event.

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Among highlights from the parade's past include grand marshals John Wayne, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene and William Shatner.

Entertainers from Carol Channing and Liberace to Gladys Knight and Loretta Lynn have also taken part. And Kentucky legends like Muhammad Ali and Colonel Harland Sanders have been favorites. General Norman Schwarzkopf also rode in the parade in his first public appearance in the U.S. at the conclusion of the Gulf War.

To learn more about the parade, click here.

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