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The Pegasus Pin Sponsorship program was started as an awareness campaign for the Derby Festival in 1973. At that time only 10,000 of the plastic pins were produced. Since then, the pin sponsorships have become one of the primary sources of funding for the Festival.

— Get ready Kentuckiana, the 2023 Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade returns to downtown Louisville this Sunday, April 30. The annual family-friendly event showcases some of the nation's finest marching bands and equestrian units, along with inflatable characters and colorful floats ahead of the Kentucky Derby!

As one of the original and longest standing traditions of the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Great Steamboat Race has been taking place on the Ohio River since 1963.

The theme of this year's parade – “Celebrating Derby Traditions,” showcased all that is special and unique about the Derby Festival season to the community. Secretariat was honored as this year's Grand Marshal to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic Triple Crown win.

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A. In 2022, the Derby Festival started a new tradition by moving the Pegasus Parade to a Sunday as a way to share this historic event with even more members of our community.

— Get ready Kentuckiana, the 2023 Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade returns to downtown Louisville this Sunday, April 30. The annual family-friendly event showcases some of the nation's finest marching bands and equestrian units, along with inflatable characters and colorful floats ahead of the Kentucky Derby!

The theme of this year's parade – “Celebrating Derby Traditions,” showcased all that is special and unique about the Derby Festival season to the community. Secretariat was honored as this year's Grand Marshal to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic Triple Crown win.