Hamilton County

Enjoy the celebration with Noblesville on July 4th.  Schedule includes:

July 4th Parade

The parade route begins at the corner of 16th Street and Harrison Street, south on 16th to Logan Street; west on Lgan to 9th Street; north on 9th to Monument Street; and east on Monument to 16th Street where it will end.  The parade starts at 5 p.m.

Free Festival

Festival activities will include: music by Lipstick Blonde band; bouncehouses, giant slide, kid's obstacle course; rock climbing wall; mini race car simulator, balloon artists, Minute It To Win It games and more.

The festival will be on the Noblesville High School grounds, 18111 Cumberland Road.

Car Show

The car show will begin at 6:00 p.m. with awards given at 8:30 p.m.

Fireworks

Fireworks begin at 10 p.m.

Don't listen to the rumors, there has been rumors that Noblesville will not be having a 4th of July Celebration - this is NOT TRUE!.  Although the budget may have to be cut, there may be fewer items at the festival, you can count on the fact that the parade and fireworks will be just as grand.

We received a press release that shared the information that Noblesville Street Department continues to treat for mosquitoes due to the recent rains.  The treatment is environmentally safe and conforms to EPA standards.

The information that we thought is good to share with everyone in the county is that residents are urged to hep reduce mosquito populations by searching their property for any items and areas that hold water and then draining that water.  Standing water is breeding ground for mosquitoes and often contains hig concentrations of mosquito larvae.

Areas that are prone to standing water include gutters, old tires, toys and uneven areas in gardens or lawns.  The water in bird baths, wading pools, pets' water bowl and fountains should be changed regularly.  In addition, the  EPA recommends limiting your exposure to mosquitoes by:

• Using EPA-registered mosquito repellents when outside and follow the label directions carefully.
• When possible, stay inside during early morning hours and during evening hours when mosquitoes are especially active.
• Make sure the windows and door screens in your home are "bug tight".

Carmel's 4th of July celebration will take place on July 3rd and 4th.

KidsZone

The CarmelFest KidZone is located at the south parking lot of the Carmel courthouse, where you will find an array of family-friendly activities and free events on July 3rd and 4th.

Special attractions include a Train Ride, Pirates of the Caribbean inflatable, Pony Rides, Velcro Wall, Boat Rides, and alligator photo-opportunity, strolling characters and Euobungy experience. Entrance to the KidZone and entertainment stage are free.  Rides and games will have a nominal charge.

KidZone Entertainment Schedule

July 3rd

1:00 pm     Master Yoos Tae Kwando Demonstration

2:00 pm     Indiana Jim’s Reptile Experience

3:00 pm     CYT Tour Group 2012:  “Youth Expressions!”

4:00 pm     Magical Moments with CR Ryan

5:00 pm     Indiana Jim’s Reptile Experience

6:00 pm     KidsZ Dance Party

7:00 pm     Kid’s Ballroom Dance (hosted by the International Talent Academy)

8:00 pm     Master Yoos Tae Kwando Demonstration

July 4th

1:00 pm     Master Yoos Tae Kwando Demonstration

2:00 pm     Ciley Myrus

3:00 pm     CYT Tour Group 2012:  “Youth Expressions!”

4:00 pm     Magical Moments with CR Ryan

5:00 pm     Ciley Myrus

6:00 pm     The Carmel Dance Team

6:30 pm     CYT Tour Group 2012:  “Youth Expressions!”

7:00 pm     Sho’ Time Dancers

8:00 pm     Master Yoos Tae Kwando Demonstration

Freedom Run

8:00 a.m. begins the 4.5 mile race/run, 8:05 begins the 1.5 mile walk and at 9:15 the kids run.

4th of July Parade

The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m., following the path of Carmel Drive, starting at Merchants Square, north on Rangeline and then east on Main Street and finish at the high school.

Fireworks

Will begin at 10 p.m.

The 4th of July Celebrating starts on June 29th in Cicero with the Lights Over the Morse Celebration.

Beginning on Friday, June 29th you can enjoy:

Kids Carnival will be located behind the Hamilton North Public Library and will continue throughout the event, 4-9 on Friday and 10-9 on Saturday and Sunday.

Fish Fry will be located at the Red Bridge Community Building with all you can eat Fish and Chicken by Dan's Fish Fry, plus cole slaw, corn, green beans, applesauce, bread, dessert and drink.  $10 adults, $5 children, 5 and under are free.

Craft and Food Vendors will be located at the park location throughout the weekend

Saturday June 30 includes:

Kiwanis Breakfast starting at 7 am at the Red Bridge Park Community Center.  There will also be a silent auction from 7 a.m. through 10:30 a.m.

Golf Cart Poker Run, registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Red Bridge Park and will end at 11:30 a.m.

3 0n 3 Basketball for 3rd grade and older. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the event starting at 10 a.m., registration information can be found here.

Cornhole Tournament will take place at Community Park with registration starting at 8:30 a.m. and the tournament starting at 10 a.m.

Talent Show will take place at the Hamilton North Public Library Pavilion from 5-7 p.m.

Balloon Glow is from 8-10 p.m. at the Cicero Sports Complex behind the Cicero Library.

Finishing out the Celebration on July 1 with:

Parade starts at 1:00 behind the Hamilton North Public Library.

Music Festival from 5-10 p.m. at three locations; Main Stage at Vinegar Hill and Main Street and Red Bridge Park Gazebo.

Fireworks will start at 10 p.m. from a barge in Morse Lake close to Red Bridge Park.

The summer months are very busy, but there are 20 things that you must make sure are on your summer check list. These items are not in any particular order, just suggestions you won't want to miss:

1.  Go to a FREE concert, we are so very lucky that we have free concerts available to us every week in the summer.  For a list of great concerts, check out our facebook list, and while you are there, please like our facebook page.

2.  You really must visit a Farmers Market, oh what fun!!  Great food, great gift ideas and so many friends!  For highlights and details:

• Noblesville Farmers Market
• Fishers Farmers Market
• Westfield Farmers Market
• Carmel Farmers Market

Celebrating the 4th of July in Sheridan will begin at 10:30 a.m. with their Sheridan Lions' Club Parade.  Enjoy floats, antique cars, antique tractors and a wide variety of items to see and enjoy.

Before and after the parade you can enjoy food and fun at Biddle Memorial Park.

Then concluding the day with a fireworks display around 10 p.m.

We want to share with you the fun events happening for the 4th of July and the events start early in Fishers, Indiana, with the Fishers Freedom Festival, June 23 and 24th.

5K run, 2 Mile Family Walk & Kiddie Run

The fun starts on June 23rd with the 5K at 8:00 am and the 2 Mile Family Walk at 8:05.  Click here for full details and registration forms.  At 8:45 the Kiddie Run will start at the Holland Memorial Park Baseball Field next to the 5K registration tent on the west side of the park.

The Children's Tent

The Children’s Tent will be open from 10am-8pm on Saturday and from 11am to 3:30pm and 5:30pm to 8pm on Sunday.  The tent will have several craft activities and face painting for children ages 2 to12.  All children age six and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times in the Children’s Tent area. All children must sign in upon entering the tent. All activities are free of charge to the children. A suggested donation of $1.00 will be accepted at the sign in table. All contributions will help pay for next year’s Festival.  Thank you to our Children’s Tent Title Partner, Community Health Network.  The Children’s Tent will be located north of the park building along the baseball diamond fence.

Cornhole Tournament

Are you ready for some GREAT BLUEGRASS?

Mark your calendars - July 12th & 13th is the annual BlueGrass festival at Sheridan Veterans Park.

Friday the 13th the admission is $5, Senior 60+ $4 each and children under 12 are free.  The schedule includes:

6:00  Jeremy Morris and the Harvest Road Band

7:00  Hickory Hollow Bluegrass Band

8:30  Circle City Bluegrass Band

Saturday the 14th begins with a music workshop at 10:00 which is free with the admission of $10, children under 12 are free.  Instructors will be available to teach beginner, intermediate and advanced banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar.  At noon, a jam session will follow led by Thorntown Bluegrass Jammers and amateur musicians are welcome to join them under the gazebo.

The National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout will be Saturday, June 22.

Families are invited by the Noblesville Parks Department to camp overnight in Forest Park beginning at 4 pm.  You will need to bring a tent, sleeping bags, camping gear and food and the Parks Department will provide the activities.

Parks Department staff will be onsite and available to advise on tent set up, grilling out, leading hikes and singing around the campfire.

Pre-resitration is required and is only $15 per family until the end of the day June 17th and then $20 per family.

Create fun summer memories for the whole family, playing outside after dark and gazing at the stars.

Noblesville will host a free Bicycle Friendly Community Seminar on June 25th from 8-3 at the City Hall in Room A214.  The seminar is free of charge by Bicycle Indiana and the Indiana State Department of Health Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity.

The seminar will include:

• Bicycling and public health
• Bikes safety lesson
• Bikeway network
• Other infrastructure
• Non-infrastructure programs
• Implementation
• Economic benefits of promoting and encouraging bicycling
• Bike suitability mapping exercise

Preregistration is required and must be received by June 20th.  To register email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or(317) 776-6324.