Kendallville, IN – Noble County’s first-ever NoblePalooza, an Expo to Thrive, invites all who live, work, and play in Noble County to attend the free community event featuring exhibitors and a small business marketplace coming to the Community Learning Center (CLC) in Kendallville on March 12.
NoblePalooza will bring over 70 businesses and organizations that serve residents and visitors in Noble County together to celebrate many of the products, services, amenities, and collaborations to help all members of the community thrive. The Community Learning Center, at 401 E. Diamond Street in Kendallville, will host the event featuring an Exhibitors Hall inside the gymnasium and a Marketplace in the adjoining Multipurpose Room A.
“NoblePalooza will enable people of all ages to engage with over 60 booths representing every sector of Noble County,” explained Lori Gagen, event coordinator. “We are absolutely thrilled with the number of exhibitors who will be there. We are also excited to include The Crew youth center’s annual Business Fair as part of our NoblePalooza Marketplace.”
In addition to an opportunity glean and collect a wealth of information and tap into many resources, attendees will also opportunities to have some family-friendly, free fun at NoblePalooza.
“Unlike some other expos, NoblePalooza has asked exhibitors and vendors to keep the Five Pillars of Thrive at the forefront of their participation,” Gagen continued. “This means that many booths will feature free activities for children and adults. Many booths will make a point to illustrate and share how they connect with one or more of the five pillars that help us thrive, including youth engagement, community investment, leadership development, cultural enhancement, and entrepreneurial growth. We will have a basketball hoop challenge, lego car construction area and pine derby racetrack, cornhole, giant Jenga, and more. We also expect to see some domestic animals on hand, ready for a new forever home!”
NoblePalooza will be open on Saturday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will park and enter on Riley Street and find an information table just inside the CLC to help direct them within the expo. All attendees will be eligible to win any of hundreds of dollars worth of door prizes donated by participating exhibitors and vendors. Drawings will take place several times during the event. Winners need not be present to win.
A custom mobile app, created for NoblePalooza, and is available for download at www.noblepalooza.com. The app features a free attendance registration link (appreciated, but not required), a link to a custom map with parking and other venue information, and links to expo floor plans with locations of exhibitors and vendors at the expo.
For more information, contact the Noble County Economic Development office at (260) 636-3800.
