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The Central Noble marching band participates in the 2016 Chain O’ Lakes Festival parade through downtown Albion.
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Each year, the festival features the Chain O’ Lakes Kiddie King and Queen contest. A Chain O’ Lakes Festival Queen also is crowned. Queen contestants set up donation cans at local businesses for penny votes. In addition, there’s musical entertainment each night of the festival, a carnival and kiddie games on the courthouse lawn. The historic Old Jail Museum allows festivalgoers to see what jail life was like in the past. The Chain O’ Lakes Festival culminates on Saturday with a pancake and sausage breakfast, the annual Dave Knopp Memorial 5K run/walk and the parade.
ALBION — Each year, the biggest party in Albion is the Chain O’ Lakes Festival that’s held in June. This year’s festival will be held June 7-10, with a full slate of activities occurring each day. The highlight of the last day of the festival is parade through Albion. Last year featured a pre-festival kickoff event the weekend before the festival started in earnest, featuring a cruise-in car, truck, motorcycle and garden tractor show held on the Noble County Courthouse square. A family fishing tournament also was held that weekend in conjunction with the festival at Chain O’ Lakes State Park.
Community festivals throughout Noble County attract thousands of visitors during the year. Nearly every city and town has at least one festival during the year where people play games, enjoy various foods, participate in activities and enjoy live entertainment. Here is a list of some of the more noteworthy scheduled festivals and other celebrations in Noble County:
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S.T.A.R. Dinner Gala — May 26, Albion S.T.A.R. Team. Date is tentative. For more information, visit albionstarteam.org. Chain O’ Lakes Festival — June 7-10, parade is June 10. Fireworks — July 3 (rain date is July 8), dusk on the Central Noble campus. Albion-opoly — July 28, Albion S.T.A.R. Team. Date is tentative. For more information, visit albionstarteam.org. Verandah Visits — Sept. 8, Albion S.T.A.R. Team. Date is tentative. For more information, visit albionstarteam.org. Harvest Festival — Sept. 16-17. Contact Bill Shultz at 740-8692. Scare on the Square — Oct. 27,
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