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By Joy Neighbors
Plan to spend your Fourth of July at French Lick Resort.
The weekend kicks off this Friday, June 30 and continues until the
fireworks
fade away on Monday, July 4.
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Relax on the Curved Front Porch |
Bring the family to French Lick Springs Hotel where children can experience a
variety of daily activities at KidsFest, including face painting, balloon
art, tie-dye and a bounce house. Families can enjoy outdoor leisure games,
resort trivia (The hotel tour offered at noon each day might help with this.),
a DJ pool party and deck games, and a free selfie photo station will be set up. There’s also a watermelon-eating contest at 1pm on Saturday.
And new
this year on Sunday, you can peruse Food Truck Alley from 2pm – 11 pm.
Vendors include:
Far-Out Fred’s from Indianapolis offers burgers crafted
from different countries.
Kona Ice has shaved tropical ice
available.
La Poblana Taco Truck from Bloomington provides Latin
American, Mexican and Tex-Mex fare.
Schnitzelbank Catering of Jasper serves German food.
Sanders Catering from Jasper offers a choice of two boxed
lunches: fried chicken or BBQ pulled pork served with a choice of sides
including potato salad, coleslaw, potato wedges, mashed potatoes and gravy, and
dirt pudding for dessert.
Spudz-N-Stuff from Huntingburg will feature baked potatoes
BBQ and salads.
The Big Cheese is everything cheesy including mac-n-cheese
and grilled cheese.
Two Chicks Whisky Business from Indianapolis will offer
desserts.
Evening activities at French Lick Springs Hotel include S’mores
and live music on the front lawn at 6pm, and there's a Dive-In Movie with the
family at the French Lick Outdoor Pool at 9pm.
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Late Night Jazz |
West Baden Springs Hotel is the place for live music
this weekend. Each evening from 5 - 9pm, enjoy the music in the atrium. Then
wrap up the day with Late Night Jazz in the Caddy Sinclair Room. Saturday,
there is a cookout by the pool with a Bossa Nova band from noon to 4pm, and
again Sunday from 11am – 3pm. If you’re looking for something a little “cooler,”
step into the atrium for Afternoon Tea and classical harp music, Saturday from
2-4pm.
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French Lick Casino |
French Lick Casino will feature live music in the lounge each
evening from 8:30pm – 12:30 am.
And we’ll end the weekend with a BANG! Don’t miss the resort
fireworks beginning Monday evening at dusk. Bring a blanket or lawn chair to
the Red Lot for great views.