Travel
Downtown Indy surges all month. Campgrounds and RV lots ring the track; recent runnings sold out, so book many months ahead.
The best time to attend Indianapolis 500 in 2027 is May 30, 2027 (race; events from May 18). Timing status: Dates confirmed.
A sold-out Indy 500 puts roughly 350,000 people inside one racetrack, about one in every thousand Americans at the same event on the same day. The whole month of May runs at the Speedway (practice, qualifying, Carb Day), and the town of Speedway itself rents out its living rooms.
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When is Indianapolis 500 2027?
Indianapolis 500 2027: May 30, 2027 (race; events from May 18).