2026 Cutie King Carson Cotton (back seat, R) and Cutie Queen Alabama Brown (back seat, L) take part in the Mermaid Festival Parade Saturday evening. The theme for the festival this year was “Back to the ’80s,” as the North Webster Lions Club was celebrating 80 years of the Mermaid Festival.
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Warsaw Community High School’s Tiger Pride Marching Band takes part in the Mermaid Festival Parade on Saturday in North Webster.
Photo by David Slone, Times-Union
The Huntington North Marching Band performs while walking down Main Street in North Webster for the 80th Mermaid Festival Parade.
Photo by David Slone, Times-Union
The crowd was serenaded with a musical performance at the judges’ and announcer’s table before the start of Saturday’s Mermaid Festival Parade in North Webster.
Photo by David Slone, Times-Union
The Wawasee Warrior Marching Band was one of several high school bands performing in the 80th Mermaid Festival Parade on Saturday.
Photo by David Slone, Times-Union
The North Webster-Tippecanoe Township emergency services vehicles were a big part of the Mermaid Festival Parade Saturday.
Photo by David Slone, Times-Union
The colors are presented at the start of Saturday’s Mermaid Festival Parade in North Webster.
