VEISHEA Parade: What You Need to Know to Go

The VEISHEA Parade of roughly 100 entries begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, but you'll want to find a place to watch much sooner.

Wesley Strohbehn, VEISHEA Parade Co-chair, said most people show up between 9 and 9:30 a.m. Bleachers are scattered throughout the parade route, including along Osborn Drive and near Beardshear Hall, but most people just bring lawn chairs.

The Route: The parade begins on Pammel Drive and winds through campus stopping just before the Memorial Union.

A procession of three, traditional floats, two balloons, five bands and a number of non traditional entrants will travel down Pammel, around Lago Marcino Hall, to Osborn Drive and then onto Morrill Road, Union Drive and finally Wallace Road. The parade route complete with a campus map can be downloaded from Veishea.iastate.edu.

Where to Park: A parking map is available at Veishea.iastate.edu. General parking will be available in the lots north and east of Molecular Biology and several areas around campus.

Find a Ride: Anyone can park in Iowa State University's Iowa State Center parking lots and take CyRide's Red west or Blue north route and catch a ride for $1.25. Both routes will stop at Lincoln Way and Lynn Streets near Memorial Union, upon request. Be on the bus before 10 a.m. to make it before the start of the parade.

Strohbehn said there area many other activities to enjoy on campus after the parade ends around noon. There's an International Food Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. And people can see Christian Petersen's sculptures from 1 to 3 p.m. east of Morrill Hall.

VEISHEA's complete schedule is available here.