Three Rivers Festival
three river festival annual multiday event held fort wayne indiana festival last nine day midjuly starting first friday independence day event include concert community parade amusement ride bed race art craft show childrens senior minifests international village firework finale celebration heritage fort wayne established french indian war confluence three river maumee st mary st joseph first three river festival estimated people attended grand parade event columbia street landing edition attracted one million visitor among highlight air show navy blue angel festival included international beer collector convention year attendance topped million festival added firework first time edition opening day parade second largest state opening festival marked balloon released top city building festival grown event across fort wayne following year festival introduced childrens parade attempted set record world longest hot dog foot long festival featured world biggest pretzel foot diameter art united grant expanded sunday park art event senior day childrens festival art park expanded include main street featuring juried show national artist year three river festival crowd maintaining position secondlargest event indiana festival held inaugural drag show twohour event featured fort wayne local della licious three river festival event centered headwater park downtown fort wayne indiana art park take place first weekend festival includes juried fine art show sale located freimann square main street barr street artist across country sell oil watercolor photography sculpture pottery twohour parade start west central neighborhood wind downtown fort wayne local musical group typically open parade national anthem followed many parade unit area high school marching band local celebrity approximately entry finale festival firework show noted one northeast indiana largest pyrotechnic show three river festival c notforprofit organization founded funded entirely vendor participation fee souvenir sale refreshment sale entertainment ticket sale sponsorship support area business festival title sponsor edition fort wayne newspaper pnc sweetwater star major sponsor national servall sponsoring edition firework finale