Northern Indiana Lakes Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Parade
Echoes of the Past Tractor Club was one of the many organizations who participated in the parade.
WARSAW — The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival has been a summer staple in the community for many years. This year’s festival marks the 10th anniversary and a parade was added to celebrate the milestone.
Families lined the streets of downtown Warsaw as the parade traveled to Central Park this morning, May 26. Many different organizations from all over the county were involved including Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Whitko High School Marching Pride, Echoes of the Past Tractor Club, Lee Anne Stewart Dance School and more.
The parade is just one of the many events planned for this weekend. All events will be held at Central Park, 225 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw. Below is a schedule of the festival’s events.
Saturday, May 26
- 11 a.m. Bounce houses and Art Around the Lakes open
- 11 a.m. Education, commercial and food vendors open
- 11 a.m. Kayaks for kids
- 11 a.m. The Gypsy face painter
- 11 a.m. Indiana Barnyard Hullabaloo petting farm
- 11:30 a.m. DNR family fishing event
- 12 p.m. Human hamster balls
- 12:30 p.m. Prize drawings begin
- 1 p.m. Minnetrista Clarity play (stage 2)
- 2 p.m. Silly Safari with Coyote Chris
- 2 p.m. Spikeball roundnet tournament
- 2 p.m. Pipsqueak and Clarabellc the Clowns
- 2 p.m. Center Lake Conservation Association Eco tour
- 2:30 p.m. Caffeinated Canvas
- 3 p.m. Silly Safari with Coyote Chris
- 5:30 p.m. Zach Day & Full Throttle and others perform live
- 8:30 p.m. Beat the Sun 5K
- Sunset Fireworks presented by Zimmer Biomet
Sunday, May 27
- 11 a.m. Food vendors open
- 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Bounce houses
- 12 p.m. Lake education & commercial vendors open
- 12-4:30 p.m. Art Around the Lakes: craft activities
- 1 p.m. Memorial Day ceremony, including a 21-gun salute
- 1:30 p.m. Prize drawings begin
- 1:45 p.m. Art contest awards ceremony
- 2 p.m. Murph Crossfit Hero WOD competition, lake games event
- 2 p.m. Pipsqueak and Clarabellethe clowns
- 2:30 p.m. Lake City Skiers
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- One of the Warsaw street sweepers showed off the partnership between Warsaw Stormwater Utility and the Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams.
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- Members of Lee Anne Stewart Dance School showed off their moves for the parade audience.
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- Members of FFA showed their pride for their organization.
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- One of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Department trucks was outfitted with a stuffed dalmatian.
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- A variety of cars drove through the parade.
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- The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams truck made an appearance.
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- Boy Scout members handed out American flags to those watching the parade.
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- Whitko High School Marching Pride performed as they marched in the parade.
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- Parkview Trauma Centers reminded everyone to share the roads with bicyclists this summer.
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- Members of Christian Motorcyclists Association rode their motorcycles through the parade.
