A float representing Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt helped kicked off the Year of German-American Friendship in a parade Oct. 7 in downtown Indianapolis. The parade proceeded from Monument Circle to the Athenaeum on Michigan Avenue. The Year of German-American Friendship is a public diplomacy campaign funded by the German Federal Foreign Ministry and supported by the Federation of German Industries. Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt will run Nov. 17 to Dec. 23 at 10 Center Green. Learn more at carmelchristkindlmarkt.com. (Submitted photo)
