KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Following is a list of Independence Day events and fireworks in Kosciusko County. To add an event to this list, email details to [email protected]

Leesburg

• Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners Association’s flotilla will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 7. This year’s theme is May The Fourth Be With You. The public is invited to watch the event from the shoreline at the Tippy Dance Hall.
• Fireworks will be held over Big Tippecanoe Lake, in front of the country club, at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7.

Nappanee

• Nappanee fireworks will be held at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 4.

North Webster

• The Dixie Boat fireworks cruise will take place from 9:15 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7. The ride includes on-board patriotic music, concessions and glow sticks.
• North Webster Town Park is one of the best places to view the fireworks from the shore around dusk on Saturday, July 7.

Syracuse

• The Flotilla Road Race will begin at Lakeside Park at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 4. The race includes a 3.3 mile run, an 8-mile run or a 3.3 mile fun walk.
• Syracuse Lake fireworks are at dusk Wednesday, July 4. A great on-shore viewing location is Lakeside Park.
• The Wawasee flotilla is Superhero themed and will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 7. The flotilla will travel counterclockwise around the lake.
• Lake Wawasee fireworks are at dusk Saturday, July 7. Popular shore locations include Oakwood Park and Lake Wawasee Public Fishing Site on the south side of the lake.

Warsaw

• Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association is sponsoring a flotilla on Saturday, June 30. The theme is Disney. Registration will begin at 1 p.m. and the flotilla will start at 2 p.m.
• The Chapman Lakes Conservation Association is hosting a parade at 8 p.m. Friday, July 6. The theme is Through the Decades. Line up will be at the club house and the parade will travel around Chapman Lake Drive.
• The Chapman Lake fireworks will be held at dusk on Saturday, July 7.

Winona Lake

• The cutie contest will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. Categories include the prince and princess Winona for ages 3-4 years old and the king and queen Winona for ages 5-6 years old.
• The Winona Lake parade will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 30. The parade theme is Jungle Safari and will begin at Columbia Drive and end at Fort Wayne Street.
• The Winona Lake fireworks will be held around 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 30.
• The Winona Lake flotilla will begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 1. The theme is Jungle Safari. The boats will line up in front of Winona Lake Beach and continue around the lake.