Fishers had a summer festival from 1989 through 2017 named the Fishers Freedom Festival and dissolved the nonprofit group running that event, so the city took over the celebration in 2018 as the Spark Fishers Festival.  This summer event has seen all kinds of weather for this time of year, but the weather gave Fishers a break in 2022.

No rain had been forecast for the street fair, parade and fireworks set for Saturday.  But a line of showers formed to the northwest of our fair city and menaced the festival, particularly the parade.

We all kept a close eye on the forecast and weather radar, which did not look good around 5pm.  Then, the rain appeared to dissipate before arriving over the festival grounds.  Other than a few small drops of rain, the conditions were perfect for the festival – no rain, overcast with pleasant temperatures.

So, the street fair went on, the parade started and ended with no weather issues and the fireworks were performed without any rain.

It was a good day, with a very large crowd for the parade (at least that’s the way it looked from my vantage point just west of Municipal Drive on 116th Street).

I took plenty of photos Saturday, so here is the product of my work, plus a video of the Fishers Tigers Marching Band: