The Zionsville Lions Club celebrates 72 years of the Fall Festival Sept. 5-7. However, the VIP Carnival designated for special needs families will start the festivities for the 18th year from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 5 at Zionsville Lions Park, 11001 East Sycamore St.

“It’s an event for families with special needs, so they’re able to come to the carnival,” Lion and HAWK board member Leigh Ann Akard said. “We take away all the obstacles that would prevent a family with special needs from being able to go to the carnival, whether it’s financial or physical.”

Although the carnival is still open to the general public, it does not include the free dinner and rides that are provided to families with special needs.

The carnival drew more than 1,500 people last year and is expected to surpass that ma

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