Who can attend Muhammad Ali’s funeral? (Getty)
Muhammad Ali’s funeral is Friday, June 10, at 2 p.m. local time and tickets were given out for the funeral on Wednesday. A procession through the streets of Louisville where he grew up will precede the funeral and anyone in the public can come to the procession. The funeral itself will be held at the KFC YUM! sports arena in Louisville, which seats 22,000 people. But who can actually attend?
Here’s what you need to know.
Muhammad Ali’s funeral is, indeed, open to the public. But although the funeral is public, you can only attend if you have tickets. 15,000 tickets were made available on Wednesday, but the venue ran out of tickets within an hour because so many people wanted to attend.
If you did not get tickets and are in the area, you can watch the funeral on big screens that will be set up at Belvedere, a downtown park nearby that can accommodate more than 10,000, the Courier-Journal reported. The service was originally going to be streamed on screens right outside the arena, but due to crowd concerns, that plan was moved to Belvedere park.
You can also watch the funeral on livestream online. If you want to honor Muhammad Ali and don’t have tickets to attend the funeral, you can also see his procession through Louisville, Kentucky, which starts at 9 a.m. local time. The procession will be moving slowly so mourners will have time to pay their respects as it passes.