Halloween Parade & Trunk or Treat · Saturday, October 31, 2026
Parade at 5:00 p.m., Trunk or Treat 5–7 p.m. on Main Street. The “Top Gun Flight School” parade lines up at the North Knox Primary parking lot and travels E 6th St to N Franklin St, then down Main Street through the Trunk or Treat: bounce houses, food vendors, popcorn, craft vendors and giveaways. Bring non-perishable food for Helping His Hands to earn up to 10 giveaway tickets per family.
Bicknell Heritage Festival · Labor Day weekend
Every Labor Day weekend Bicknell throws a four-day hometown celebration. The schedule changes a little each year, but the traditions hold. A typical festival weekend includes:
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday evening | Heritage Queen and Mini Queen & King contests; Man and Woman of the Year | North Knox Primary School |
| All week | Children’s coloring contest | Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library, 201 W. 2nd St. |
| Friday evening | North Knox High School football | North Knox Jr./Sr. High |
| Saturday morning | Pancake breakfast benefiting Backpack Blessings; community yard sales across town | NK Primary School; maps at the Post Office and Water Office |
| Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Heritage Car, Truck, Tractor & Motorcycle Show | Bicknell French Club, 322 Lawton St. |
| Saturday afternoon | Bicknell High School Alumni reception | NK Primary School |
| Saturday evening | Food trucks, live music and homemade ice cream. Bring a lawn chair. | Southside Park |
| Sunday morning | Community worship service, Bicknell Area Ministerial Association | NK Primary School |
| Sunday 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Heritage community picnic | Bicknell Fire Station, 210 E. 1st St. |
| Labor Day, 8 a.m. | North Knox FCA Labor Day 5K Run (registration at 7 a.m.) | Fire Station, 210 E. 1st St. |
| Labor Day, noon | Bicknell Heritage Parade | Main Street, from 10th Street to Southside Park |
Food is served all weekend by local churches and clubs, including Tri Kappa’s fish stand, the St. Philip Neri pizza parlor, the French Club, the Elks Lodge, Word of Life Church and Backpack Blessings ice cream at Bicknell United Methodist Church. The French Club’s Saturday night dance and the Elks’ Labor Day pancake breakfast for cancer research round out the weekend.
The festival is made possible by about fifty local sponsors, from the banks and funeral homes downtown to family businesses, churches and the Mayor’s office.
Fourth of July fireworks
Bicknell’s Independence Day fireworks display is a local favorite. Watch this page and the city’s YouTube channel for the date and viewing details each summer.
2026 City Court dates
Initial hearings are held at 7 p.m., most often on the first Tuesday of the month, with quarterly bench hearings at 10 a.m. and ordinance hearings at 6 p.m. See the full 2026 schedule.
Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
The Water Department’s Consumer Confidence Report is published each year. Read the current report.
Street paving program
The city paves streets each year as funding allows. The most recent completed list, from the 2024 program, covered 29 streets:
- Alexander St: State Road 67 to Pool Dr
- Boston St: Pearce St to end
- Capitol St: Illinois to Ohio
- Coal St: Main to Maryland
- Constitution: Main to Jefferson
- Dant Blvd: East 4th to East 10th
- East 10th: Main to Miami
- East 6th: Main to Washington
- Franklin St: Alton to 2nd
- Irwin St: White River Ave to Valentine
- Johnson St: Maplewood to end
- Kixmiller St: Freelandville Ave to Charles
- Maplewood Ave: White River Ave to Johnson
- Michigan St: Ohio to end
- Murlin St: 1st to Kixmiller
- North 1st St: Washington to Franklin
- Ohio St: Wampler to Park
- Pearce St: Boston St to White River Ave
- Ruble St: Pearce to end
- South 1st St: Main to Washington
- St. Clair: 10th to State Road 67
- Valentine St: Norman to end
- Vaught St: Kixmiller to end
- Wampler St: Illinois to Ohio
- West 10th: Alexander to Main
- West 3rd: Mary to end
- West 6th: Mary to end
- West 7th: Alexander to end
- West 8th: Alexander to end
To report a street problem, call the Street Department at 812-735-2501.