Hope Heritage Days welcomes visitors with theme celebrating its Yellow Trail Museum.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Scout Pack 543 ride in a wagon being pulled by a tractor during the 57th Annual Hope Heritage Days parade, Hope, Ind., Sunday, September 28, 2025.

HOPE — Sunny and pleasant weather greeted visitors at Hope Heritage Days all weekend, returning for its 57th year.

The weeked featured bands, from the local area and afar, along with a parade and a flyover by the Hooligan Flight Team.

This year’s theme was “Follow the Yellow Trail to Hope” in honor of the Yellow Trail Museum celebrating its 50th anniversary.

There were more than 115 people who signed up the festival parade on Sunday, many of them basing their floats on the theme.

There were more than 100 vendors at this year’s festival along with more than 20 food booths.