Warsaw Community Development Corp. Board of Directors Tuesday morning discussed Saturday's Warsaw Downtown Days.
Cindy Dobbins, WCDC director, said many streets will be closed for the event.
A portion of North Buffalo Street near the southeast corner of the Courthouse Square will close at 2 p.m. Friday to allow for a tent to be set up.South Buffalo Street, between Center Street and the alley south of National City Bank, will be closed at 4 p.m. Friday to allow food vendors to prepare their stands.
The following streets will be closed all day Saturday to accommodate scheduled events: Center Street from Lake Street to Indiana Street; Indiana Street from Center Street to Main Street; Main Street from Indiana Street to Lake Street; Lake Street from Main Street to Center Street; Buffalo Street from Main Street to Market Street and a portion of Market Street.
Registration for the 5K run through downtown will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on the southeast corner of the courthouse lawn with the race beginning at 9 a.m.
The 5K awards and food and vendor booths open at 10 a.m. Deb Collier's School of Dance also will perform.
Children's activities and inflatable games will be in the National City parking lot, and there will be KCV Cycling Club children's activities and downtown merchant sidewalk sales.
Penguin Point and Warsaw Optimist Club Big Wheel races will be at 10:30 a.m. on Center Street. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the competition is open to boys and girls between ages 4 and 7.
The first 100 entries will receive a free t-shirt. The grand-prize winners will receive a new bicycle and a trophy.
Caudill's Tae Kwon Do demonstrations will be at 11 a.m.
A BMX demonstration will be on Market Street at noon. Free pony rides and a petting zoo will be in the National City Parking lot.
The "Downtown Classic" criterium cycling event will be at 1 p.m. Lowe's children's crafts will be in the National City parking lot.
A BMX demonstration will be on Market Street. National City Bank will host a watermelon feast in the bank's parking lot at 4 p.m.
The Mad Anthony's food, band and beverage tent opens on North Buffalo Street at 5 p.m.
A classic car cruise-in will take place on Center, Indiana, Main and Buffalo streets
The band Joe's Garage will perform on North Buffalo Street at 7:30 p.m.
For more information about Downtown Days, visit www.warsawwcdc.org
