Evansville, Ind. – The West Side Nut Club fall festival parade is a time-honored tradition of the fall festival. Each year, the committee has the distinct honor of choosing the Grand Marshall of the Saturday parade. Previous grand marshals have included Gold Medal Olympians, former Hall of Fame recipients, professional athletes, and other high-profile individuals with Evansville ties.
The West Side Nut Club is proud to present the 2024 Grand Marshal, Al Unser Jr. The 34-time winner, including two Indianapolis 500 championships, spends a lot of time in Evansville with his wife Norma. “Selecting Al Unser, Jr. to be our parade Grand Marshall was a perfect choice. The Indianapolis 500 is the largest single-day sporting event, so why not bring the two-time champion to the largest weeklong festival? Also, the ‘500’ race has been around for over 100 years and so has the Nut Club. Lastly, and completely irrelevant, but if you walk the WSNC parade five and a half times, that is equivalent to one mile at the motor speedway?!” – Phil Cree (probably), 2024 West Side Nut Club Parade Chair.
The parade date is Saturday, October 12th, and set for a 4:30 PM CST start at Al Unser, Jr. will set the pace as the first car down West Franklin Street. The parade, as always, will be filled
