A banner signals the start of the July 4th parade through downtown Wamego. This year marks the towns 150th year and featured annual festivities. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
A ferris wheel peaks above buildings in downtown Wamego during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Football players from a local team spray patrons in downtown Wamego with water guns during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Miss Pottawatomie, Sheyenne Denton, sits atop a Jeep while waving to patrons in downtown during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Guys hang out on the top of a building overlooking downtown Wamego during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Women wave signs about what 'dems believe in' on a Pottawatomie County Dems float during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
A person in a headless-horsman outfit waves an ax on a parade float to promote local performing arts during the annaula parade through downtown on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Railroad signs intersect street poles and American Flags as people fill the sidewalks of downtown Wamego to catch the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
A colorful American Flag hangs in the shop window off Downtown Wamego while the annual parade reflects on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
A women dressed as the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz walks around Downtown Wamego during the annual parade on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Fireworks explode behind the Old Dutch Mill in Wamego on July 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Fireworks from the Wamego show are seen from field North of Highway 24 on June 4, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)