Despite the rain on the Freedom Festival parade, the festival continued largely as planned Saturday.
The parade was cut short when a strong thunderstorm with torrential rain gathered over Greenwood. However, the festival and fireworks went on after a brief delay.
The ground was soggy on the event lawn at Craig Park, but festival-goers celebrated freedom with food, music, dancing, celebrating veterans and fireworks as planned.
A woman at the Century 21 booth gives out flags and candy to kids before the Freedom Festival parade on Saturday.
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Parade watchers line Madison Avenue during the Freedom Festival Parade on Saturday.
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Maren, 6, is all dressed up for the Freedom Festival parade on Saturday.
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A family waits for the Freedom Festival parade to come by on Saturday.
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A Greenwood Motorcycle drill team officer high-fives a boy along the Freedom Festival parade route in Old Town Greenwood.
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The Greenwood Police Honor Guard leads the Freedom Festival parade with American and Indiana flags.
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Members of the local VFW carry the American flag and military flags during the Freedom Festival parade.
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An Abraham Lincoln reenactor carries a flag and greets people along the Freedom Festival parade route on Saturday.
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Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers throws candy to the kids during the Freedom Festival parade.
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Lifeguards and workers from Freedom Springs wave and throw out candy to the kids along the Freedom Festival Parade route on Saturday.
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Greenwood Community High School Athletes Will Riley, right, and pole vault state champion, Amy Luttrell, left, throw candy to the kids during the Freedom Festival parade.
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Scecina High School Alumni Twilight Twirlers perform in the Freedom Festival parade.
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Johnson County Republicans throw candy to the kids along the Freedom Festival Parade route on Saturday.
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Dr. Charity Flores, a candidate for the Center Grove School Board, waves to the crowd during the Freedom Festival parade.
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American flags and Trump 2024 flags are in a cup at the Johnson County Republicans tent at the Freedom Festival at Craig Park.
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Festival goers gather in the vendor and food truck area at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park after the rain on Saturday.
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Members of the food truck STIX grill kabobs at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park Saturday.
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A parent from Scout Troops 264 and 2640 loads more sweet corn on the grill during the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park Saturday.
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After the storm, people gather on the lawn to listen to the Big 80s tribute band at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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The Big 80s tribute band performs at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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Members of the Big 80s tribute band rock out to “Pour Some Sugar on Me” during the concert at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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Some ladies dance to the music from the Big 80s tribute band at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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A family poses for a picture in the red white and blue outfits as they wait for the fireworks at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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Nathan and Hailey Bandy pose for a picture with their daughter Olivia who is celebrating her first Freedom Festival at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park.
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Carter and Noah Shaw dance to the song “Footloose” played by the Big 80s tribute band at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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A woman dances with her granddaughters while the Big 80s Tribute Band plays at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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Tom and Patty Flegel are all dressed up to celebrate the 4th of July at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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A teenager dressed in red, white and blue dances to the music of the Big 80s Tribute band at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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From left Emma, 12, Cali, 6, and Lynn, 12, pose for a picture. The girls painted flags, fireworks and other USA symbols on their bodies to celebrate America at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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Emma, 12, shows her patriotism with red, white and blue leg paint at the Greenwood Freedom Festival at Craig Park on Saturday.
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