The Great American Picnic is the July First Friday theme.
The event is July 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. in downtown Warsaw.
It is being sponsored by First Christian Church. It will bring its church picnic to the downtown.
There will be inflatable games and free hot dogs.
Downtown merchants will serve picnic food. There will be a watermelon feast sponsored by Tower Bank.
Appearing on Center stage at 6:30 p.m. is Clunette United Methodist Church with a tribute to the U.S.A.; Optimist Singers and Lake Area Band at 7 p.m.; Deb Collier’s School of Dance at 7:45 p.m.; and Animal Welfare League Pet Parade and Look Alike Contest at 8 p.m.
People are encouraged to bring their costumed pets and register at the AWL table on the courthouse lawn.
Buffalo Street Emporium will have face painting and Patriotic Gummi Bear Specials.
Kelaineys will have a no-hands banana split eating contest.
Kelaineys also will have a coloring contest to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. People are asked to pick up a coloring sheet in July, and the winner will be announced at August’s First Friday.
The 100th anniversary of Warsaw Fire Department also will be celebrated with a hog roast and open house. Proceeds from the hog roast will go toward the Hoosier Burn Camp. There will be handouts and safety demonstrations.
Courthouse Coffee will celebrate red, white and blueberry Italian ice.
B’macs will have $5 box lunches to take to the concert in the park or to eat downtown. There also will be a water balloon toss.
Echos Of The Past antique tractors will be dishing out ice cream.
Dennie House will have indoor and outdoor sales, free Great American picnic snacks, free gourmet coffee, guessing how many beans in the coffee jar running through June. The winner will be announced at the July 1 First Friday.
Indiana Antiques will have a coloring contest for kids 12 and under with prizes. There will be sale items, free popcorn and soda.
Warsaw Parks Department’s Blues & Barbecue Concert will be in Central Park with Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers performing at 6 p.m. and Janiva Magnes performing at 8 p.m.
