Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival

08/12/2026

Wakarusa: More Than a Festival, A Way of Life

🎒💦 Back to School Bubble Bash is coming to Memorial Park! 🎒💦
Join us Saturday, August 15th, 2026 from 11 AM–2 PM for water slides, a splash pad, food trucks, and more family fun as we send our kids back to school in style!
We're also collecting school supplies for local students. Admission is a $5 donation OR bring a school supply item from this list: 🧽 Clorox wipes 🖊️ Expo markers 🧷 Snack-size Ziplock bags 🖌️ White out 📄 Colored copy paper
Every donation helps stock Wakarusa classrooms for the new school year. See you there! 🌊☀️
📍 Memorial Park | 🗓️ August 15th, 2026 | ⏰ 11 AM–2 PM
Thank you to our sponsors: Waky Parks, Town of Wakarusa, and the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce!

🎒💦 Back to School BUBBLE BASH! 💦🎒
Splash into the new school year with us! Join Wakarusa for a day of family fun at Memorial Park.

August 15th, 2026 11 AM – 2 PM Memorial Park, Wakarusa
🚚 Food Trucks 💦 plash Pad 🎒 Free School Supplies ✨ ...and much more!

Bring the whole family for one last splash before the school bell rings! Tag a friend you're bringing along.

Huge thanks to our sponsors — Waky Parks, Town of Wakarusa, and the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce — for making this event possible!

08/12/2026

Wakarusa: More Than a Festival, A Way of Life

🚜 WAKARUSA HERITAGE FESTIVAL — TRACTOR PULL 🚜
Rev your engines, Wakarusa! Join us for an action-packed Tractor Pull as part of the Heritage Festival celebration.

📅 Saturday, August 22, 2026 🕒 12:30 PM 📍 Wakarusa Historical Museum, 403 E. Wabash Avenue, Wakarusa, IN
Come cheer on local drivers and their machines as they battle it out in the dirt. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of horsepower, heritage, and small-town fun!

07/30/2026

Wakarusa: More Than a Festival, A Way of Life

🍦 SAVE THE DATE! 🍦

Mark your calendars! The annual Wakarusa Ice Cream Social is almost here!

📅 Thursday, August 6, 2026
🕕 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Downtown Wakarusa

Join us as we kick off the NorthWood fall sports season with a fun evening of ice cream, community, and Panther pride! Meet our fall student-athletes, coaches, and fellow fans as we celebrate the start of another exciting year.

THE SHIRT 2026‼️
$20 for sale on the street!

💥 More details coming soon… but for now, save the date and plan to be there! 🐾🍦

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07/27/2026

Our Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival Queen, Caroline Kinney, represented the Maple Syrup Festival at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Parade yesterday!

07/23/2026

Mark your calendars, Wakarusa! Join us for a weekend of small-town charm, history, and hometown fun in downtown Wakarusa.

🌾 Friday, Aug 21 Tractor check-in & vendor setup, the public/committee haystack meal, farming demonstrations, a museum scavenger hunt, and a dusk Spark Show to kick things off!

🌾 Saturday, Aug 22 Farmers market & vendors open at 8am, cannon blast, skillet toss, farming demonstrations all day, tractor pull, and the parade rolling through town at 4:30pm.

403 E. Wabash Avenue, Wakarusa, Indiana Hosted by the Wakarusa Historical Society

Bring the whole family — this is Wakarusa at its best. See you there!

07/21/2026

Wakarusa: More Than a Festival, A Way of Life

🎒💦 Back to School BUBBLE BASH! 💦🎒
Splash into the new school year with us! Join Wakarusa for a day of family fun at Memorial Park.

August 15th, 2026 11 AM – 2 PM Memorial Park, Wakarusa
🚚 Food Trucks 💦 plash Pad 🎒 Free School Supplies ✨ ...and much more!

Bring the whole family for one last splash before the school bell rings! Tag a friend you're bringing along.

Huge thanks to our sponsors — Waky Parks, Town of Wakarusa, and the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce — for making this event possible!

06/29/2026

Our Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival Queen, Caroline Kinney, represented the Maple Syrup Festival at Wakarusa's Celebrate America's 250th Event this past Saturday.

06/29/2026

06/29/2026

Caitlin McNally and Justin McNally had the pleasure of playing for team Jelly Bean against some of our local heros. On the 250th anniversary of America we’re happy to spend the day having fun with our first responders and want to thank our military past and present!