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Help Plan Batesville’s America 250 Event

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

A kickoff meeting is scheduled for December 1.

(Batesville, Ind.) - Batesville will be celebrating America’s 250th anniversary in July 2026, and community members are being asked to help plan a big celebration.

To make that happen, quite a few subcommittees are being formed.

A kickoff meeting is planned for Monday, December 1 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Subcommittees include:
• Fireworks
• Parade
• Kids’ activities
• Music
• Food trucks
• Outdoor picnic events
• Beer garden
• Vendors and community booths
• Memorial Pool activities
• Historical presentations
• Historic tours
• Community baseball events
• Summer and patriotic movies

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