Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Family Carnival event Friday in Central Park. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. Families can enjoy games, activities, giant inflatables, face painting and more. Game tickets will be 25 cents each, or $5 punch cards (equal to 20 tickets) will be available for purchase at the west picnic shelter. Only cash can be accepted. There will be a free animal show by the Fort Wayne Zoo at 6:30 p.m. at the small stage next to the ticket shelter. A dance troupe from Deb Collier's School of Dance will perform at 7:30 p.m. Children will have the chance to dunk a DARE officer at the dunk tank. The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory also will participate in the event. Penguin Point will host its annual Big Wheel Races, with registration taking place from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. and the races begin at 7 p.m. in the park. The contest is for ages 4-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and the first 100 entries will receive a free T-shirt. The carnival is sponsored by Gold Level Sponsors IU Health Goshen Hospital and Penguin Point, Silver Level Sponsor Kosciusko Community Hospital and Bronze Level Sponsor Warsaw Breakfast Optimists. For more information, call 574-372-9554, Ext. 224, or email parksevents@warsaw.in.gov
