{"id":2266594,"date":"2026-02-04T16:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2266594"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:46:26","slug":"course-entertainment-group-applications-open-for-2026-iu-health-500-festival-mini-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/course-entertainment-group-applications-open-for-2026-iu-health-500-festival-mini-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Course entertainment group applications open for 2026 IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Calling all performers!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Registration is now open for groups wanting to participate in the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/section\/motor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0IU Health 500 Festival Mini-Marathon<\/a> as course entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Saturday, May 2, \u00a0the groups selected for the race will help energize over 20,000 participants as they trek along the 13.1-mile course from downtown Indy to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and back downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Musicians, dance groups, bands, family-friendly entertainers and more are all encouraged to apply by April 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To learn more or apply, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/500festival.wufoo.com\/forms\/x1j45slg156mce4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not only will groups get the opportunity to perform in front of a major crowd, they&#8217;ll also receive these perks:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Group signage displayed at their performance location<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Group recognition listed on the 2026 Participant Guide webpage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong class=\"cms__embed-related-story\">RELATED: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/news\/local\/indy-500-festival-welcomes-new-president-ceo-indianapolis-indiana-dave-neff-bob-bryant\/531-f17426af-c7d7-41a8-83ce-9026390ef1ab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indy 500 Festival welcomes new president, CEO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Indy 500 Festival welcomes new president, CEO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all performers! 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