June 7-9, 2013 * Warsaw & Winona Lake
The Lakes Festival is a celebration of one of our area's most precious natural resources - water!
The Lakes Festival increases awareness of and appreciation for our lakes through education, experience, fun and celebration.
DIVE IN!
We need VOLUNTEERS! Sign up now and get a free Lakes Festival t-shirt!
June 7 in Downtown Warsaw, IN
5 - 9 p.m. MAIN FESTIVAL HOURS
"We Are Lake City!" Warsaw First Friday
Beach Ball Scavenger Hunt
Dunk Tank
Motorcycle Show
Sand Castle Competitions
Free Play Cornhole
Goldfish Races
Fish Taxidermy Display
Kid's Casting Practice
Water Convervation Game
Interactive Watershed Demonstration
Art Around the Lakes: Craft Activities
•Bubble Art
•Community Canvas
•Fish Coloring Contest
•Fish Prints
•Sand Bottle Art
June 8 at Center Lake (117 E. Canal St. Warsaw, IN)
10 - 11 a.m. Center Lake Conservation Association's Warsaw Aqua Mile (Swim Race) - Register Now
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. MAIN FESTIVAL HOURS
Exhibitor Hours
Water Education for FREE WATER BOTTLES
Hawg Trough 5,000 Gallon Fish Tank
Bounce Houses
Free Play Cornhole
Art Around the Lakes: Lake-Themed Art Display - Register to Display Your Artwork
Art Around the Lakes: Craft and Music Activities
•Bubble Art
•Community Canvas
•Face Painting
•Fish Coloring Contest
•Fish Prints
•Instrument Petting Zoo
•Sand Bottle Art
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Canoeing
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. WRSW Live Remote Broadcast
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. WIOE Live Remote Broadcast
11:30 a.m. Water Waddle (1-Mile Fun Run for Kids) - Register Now
Wonderful Water Student Art Contest Awards Presentation
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Foster Brown (Children's Nature Music Performance)
12 p.m. Lakes and Agriculture Forum
1 p.m. 3-On-3 Basketball Tournament - Register Now
1 - 1:45 p.m. Lake City Skiers Ski Show
1 - 3 p.m. Warsaw Biblical Gardens Tours and Children's Activities
1 - 3 p.m. Willie Live Remote Broadcast
1 - 4 p.m. Youth Fishing with the Indiana DNR
1:15 p.m. Overview of Permitting Requirements for the Army Corp of Engineers
2 - 2:45 p.m. Silly Safaris LIVE Animal Show featuring Amphibians and Reptiles
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Silly Safaris LIVE Animal Meet and Greet Time
3:30 - 4 p.m. Foster Brown (Children's Nature Music Performance)
4 - 4:30 p.m. Indiana DNR Electrofishing Demonstration
4 - 8 p.m. Evening Concert featuring Adrienne Frailey, Ivory West and more TBD.
June 9 at Winona Lake (The Village at Winona 700 Park Ave Winona Lake, IN)
1 - 6 p.m. MAIN FESTIVAL HOURS
Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddle Boating
Bounce Houses
Village at Winona shops open with special activities
Free Play Cornhole
Goldfish Races
Sand Castle Competitions
Nautical Bingo (bring your canoe, kayak or any other human powered boat!)
Art Around the Lakes: Craft Activities
•Bubble Art
•Chalk Walk
•Community Canvas
•Fish Coloring Contest
•Fish Prints
•Sand Bottle Art
1 - 5 p.m. Build-A-Boat Workshop (First 25 kids to bring their boat to Kelainey's get a free ice cream!)
1 p.m. KCV Cycling Club Mountain Bike Time Trials - More Info
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Lake Area Community Band Performance
4 p.m. ICDI's Run for Others 5K Run/Walk - Register Now
5:30 p.m. Build-A-Boat Race
Want to be a vendor at the Lakes Festival? See the Food Vendor Pre-Application or Commercial Vendor Application and Agreement.
Thank you to our generous sponsors that make the Lakes Festival possible! Want to be a sponsor?
Lakes Festival Partner:
Lakes Festival Visionary:
Lakes Festival Guardian:
CenturyLink, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Silveus Insurance Group, Trupointe
Lakes Festival Steward:
Indiana American Water - Warsaw Operation, Kosciusko County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kosciusko REMC Operation Round Up Fund, Lake City Radio, Maple Leaf Farms, Meijer, Midwest Poultry Services, Times-Union, Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department
Lakes Festival Advocate:
Anderson Farms, City of Warsaw Stormwater Utility, Correct Craft, Creighton Brothers, Dow, Gilsinger Implement, Indiana American Water, Kosciusko Community Hospital, Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners, Medtronic, Rabb Water Systems, Tom Farms, Wawasee Boat Company, Winona Lake Preservation Association
Lakes Festival Friend:
ABC Industries, Aquatic Control, Aquatic Weed Control, DePuy Synthes, Hand Family Foundation, Lake City Bank, Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation, Tower Bank, Warsaw Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation
If you have any questions about the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, please contact the Lakes Festival Coordinator at
574-372-5100, ext. 6446