The 10th annual Noblesville Schools Back to School BASH will kick off the school year from 5 to 8 p.m. July 26 at Beaver Stadium on the west end of the Noblesville High School campus, 1779 Field Dr.

According to Marnie Cooke, director of marketing and communications for Noblesville Schools, the event has grown exponentially.

“The first one was back in 2014, and the idea of it was first and foremost to celebrate back-to-school time and have it be something kind of fun instead of just school supplies and meetings, but also to celebrate all of the really fun things that we have going on at Noblesville Schools,” Cooke said.

The event is for all grades, students and community members. It will feature more than 80 activity areas, including food, games, sports, art, free giveaways, live music and community and school exhibitors.

“One of the pieces of the bash that’s always been popular is that we have a lot of high school teams and organizations that exhibit interactively with kids,” Cooke said. “So, for example, we’ll have the high school soccer team, and younger kids will get the opportunity to kick the soccer ball around and explore what that’s all about. There’s a neat connection between our older and younger students.”

Several community partners, such as the Noblesville Fire Department, Noblesville Parks and Recreation and the Boys & Girls Club, will have booths at the event. The NHS marching band, cheerleaders and dance team will perform.

Parking will be available at the high school, Noblesville East Middle School or the tennis courts across the street on Field Drive. Admission and all games and activities are free. Food trucks will have items available for purchase, and spirit wear will be available for purchase.

For more, visit noblesvilleschools.org/departments/marketing-pr-communications/back-to-school-bash.