Tribute Concerts, Cruise-Ins, 4-H Fair, Campfires & More

Tribute concerts are part of the fun this summer at Conner Prairie’s Symphony on the Prairie and at Federal Hill Commons. Also, if you haven’t been out to Forest Park Aquatic Center, Friday nights are now more fun thanks to a giant, new video board that shows family movies. Plus the Hamilton County 4-H Fair is coming up soon.

Here, we offer our Times readers 20 things to do this weekend and beyond:

1. Enjoy live music with Jamie Owens at 6:30 p.m. today at Spencer Farm Winery in Noblesville.

2. Watch the 62nd Hamilton County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant at 7 p.m. today at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibition Center in Noblesville.

3. Relax with Symphony on the Prairie concerts at Conner Prairie in Fishers, featuring “Home Again: A Tribute to Carole King,” tonight; “Never Die Young,” a tribute to James Taylor on Saturday; “Broadway Under the Stars with the ISO,” July 15-16; John Williams Blockbusters with the ISO, July 22-23; “Hollywood Nights: A Bob Seger Experience,” July 29; “Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA,” July 30, with tickets at https://www.connerprairie.org

4. Enjoy Concerts at the Commons 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on select Saturdays through September at Federal Hill Commons. Concert schedule: Saturday, 16 Candles (‘80s variety) and Roughouse; July 23, Britbeat (Beatles tribute) and Rhino Down; Aug. 13, Motor City Revue (Motown Tribute) and BBI; Aug. 27, Nightrain (Guns & Roses tribute) and The Cosmic Situation; Sept. 9, The Eagles Project (Eagles Tribute) and The Toons; Sept. 24, Trippin Billies (Dave Matthews Tribute) and Sam King.

5. Noblesville Farmers Market is open for the season 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Federal Hill Commons in downtown Noblesville. July 16 is Kids Day at the Market. Parking is offered at nearby parking lots and at the park’s Green Room parking lot, which will be restricted to vendor spaces and handicapped parking only during the weekly market.

6. Carousel Corner is open at Forest Park in Noblesville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through July 31, then weekends Aug. 6-Oct. 23, with $2 carousel rides and $3 mini golf.

7. Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles invites car buffs to show off their vintage vehicles on the Courthouse Square during the weekly Saturday night Cruise-in. Lawn chairs and old-car conversations invited.

8. Grab your binoculars and join Hamilton County Parks for Beginner Bird Walks at 8:30 a.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at Cool Creek Park in Westfield and 8:30 a.m. the first Wednesday, through June at Strawtown Koteewi Park in Noblesville.

9. Head out to the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, July 14-18, at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville, for all kinds of fair foods, animals, competitions and more.

10. Join Hamilton County Parks & Recreation on the lawn at Cool Creek Park for the Cool Creek Concert Series, at 7 p.m. select Fridays, with $5 admission, free to ages 12 and younger. Concert schedule: July 15, The Nauti Yachtys featuring Josh Kaufman; July 22, Stella Luna and The Satellites; Aug. 5, 45RPM.

11. Hamilton County Parks offers Wednesday night free Cool Creek Campfires at Cool Creek Park, at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, through July 27. Special programs each week: Baby! It’s Wild Outside, July 13; Hoosier Owls, July 20; Really Dangerous Animals, July 14. Bring your favorite vinyl to play on a provided turntable at 5:30 p.m. on Turntable Thursdays at Primeval Brewing in downtown Noblesville.

12. Noblesville Parks’ Summer Concert Series continues Thursdays at Dillon Park in Noblesville. Here’s the schedule: July 14, Toy Factory; and July 21, Dave & Rae.

13. Legacy Keepers Music’s free String-Time on the Square series, the third Saturday through September, featuring bluegrass music at 6:30 p.m. on the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville. Upcoming:  July 16, Cornfields & Crossroads Bluegrass Band, opener Jean Roberts & Leslie Selden; Aug. 20, Rock Bottom Boys of Madison County, opener Addie McMillan; and Sept 17, Stones Crossing Family Band, opener Alec Bohuk & Eric Reel.

14. Come out to Forest Park Aquatic Center in Noblesville and enjoy movies this summer on the new video board during the Flix and Float movie nights select Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., featuring “The Water Horse,” sponsored by Church, Church Hittle & Antrim, on July 16; “Encanto,” sponsored by Buddenbaum & Moore, July 22; “The Shallows,” Rated PG-13, sponsored by Holt Legal Group, on July 30; “Goonies,” sponsored by Sign Craft, on Aug. 13; “Dog,” sponsored by Lew’s Plumbing, on Aug. 20; and “Top Gun,” sponsored by Troy and Alicia Tricker, on Sept. 30. Admission is $5 per person but included with pool membership. Visit https://www.forestparkpool.org/

15. Ride the Nickel Plate Express little red Caboose on July 23, 24, 30 and Aug. 6 and 20, with tickets at https://nickelplateexpress.com/

16. Main Street Productions presents “30 Reasons Not To Be in a Play,” by Alan Haehnel,” July 28-Aug. 7, at Westfield Playhouse, directed by Tanya Haas.

17. The Belfry Theatre Apprentice Players summer youth musical, Disney’s “Frozen Jr.,” will offer five performances July 28-31 at Ivy Tech Hamilton County Campus in Noblesville, directed by James H. Williams, and featuring about 40 kids ages 5-18. Tickets at www.belfrytheatre.com.

18. Come out to Throwback Night — vintage car show, free concert featuring The Neighbors band, 50-cent hot dogs and Wheelers open late — from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 30 at Mercantile 37 in Noblesville.

19. Save the date: Noblesville Main Street’s Noblesville Street Dance has changed its date to Aug. 6, from the previously posted July 23 event, on the Courthouse Square.

20. Save the date: The sixth annual Noblesville BrewBQ is 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville.

– Contact Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.