HOPE, Ind. – The annual Hope “Old Fashioned Independence Day” celebration is Friday, June 27, on the Hope Town Square. Some of the festivities planned include a kids’ parade, a pie-baking contest, games, music, crafts, fireworks, face painting, pony rides, and the annual Little Miss and Mr. Firecracker contest.
Children, ages 3 to 10, may enter the Little Miss and Mr. Firecracker contest, with winners determined by the child collecting the most penny votes. Get registration forms at The Yellow Trail Museum, Willow Leaves, or the Hope branch library. All money must be turned in by noon on Wednesday, June 25. Winning kids will lead the parade.
The Kids’ Parade of Decorated Bikes, Tricycles, Strollers, Wagons, etc., is open to all children 10 years or younger. Participants are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue clothing for the 6:30 p.m. event.
Fireworks will culminate Hope’s “Old Fashioned Independence Day” at 10 p.m.
