Winona Lake will hold its annual July 4 celebration Saturday in Winona Lake Park.
The schedule of events includes a Firecracker 5K with registration at 7 a.m. and the race begins at 8 a.m. The parade registration and lineup begins at 11:15 a.m. and the parade begins at noon.
The parade theme is Walt Disney with parade awards at 12:30 p.m. at center stage.
Free inflatable activities will be available from 1 to 5 p.m.
A cutie contest will be for ages 4 to 6 years old with registration from 1 to 2 p.m., private interviews will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and cutie awards will be at 4 p.m.
A car show will be from 1 to 3 p.m., and door prizes and awards will be at 4:15 p.m.
Live band CODA will play a variety of music at the main stage from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and fireworks over Winona Lake will be at dusk Saturday. There also will be food vendors, crafts and games available.
The Masterworks Outdoor Pops Concert is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Hillside Amphitheater.
Warsaw will hold its fireworks at Chapman Lake Saturday at dusk.
First Friday, "The Great American Picnic", will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kosciusko County courthouse lawn followed by Warsaw Parks Department free concert, Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel, blues band, Friday in Central Park at 7 p.m.
North Webster activities include live music in the town park at 7 p.m. Friday. Fireworks over Webster Lake will be Saturday at dusk.
Leesburg fireworks over Tippecanoe Lake will be Saturday at 10:30 p.m.
Syracuse activities include Lake Wawasee fireworks Saturday at dusk.
Fireworks over Syracuse Lake are at dusk Sunday.
The Flotilla Parade on Lake Wawasee is July 10 at 4 p.m.
Akron will hold its annual parade at 11 a.m. July 5 and the theme is "America's Moments In History". Grand marshals are Kim and Ed Martin. Fireworks will be at dusk at Pike Memorial Park July 5. The rain date for fireworks is July 6.
