Families were delighted and entertained on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Archway Days in Centerville.
There was fun for the whole family at the annual festival. Clowns interacted with families using balloon creations and stilts, model trains were on display, kids rode on cars pulled by a tractor and other carnival rides and participants were even able to take sledgehammers to junked cars.
Joshua Smith captured the following photos for Western Wayne News.
Landrie Alexander, 4, is delighted to get a balloon creation from clown Brendan (Riot) McGreevy, with her mom Kristin Alexander at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Kids ride on cars pulled by a tractor at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Lydia Lopeman takes a sledgehammer to a car at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Wyatt Craft, 4, swings a hammer at a junked car at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Melody McGreevy (Mellie Gene) entertains guests at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Melody McGreevy (Mellie Gene) laughs as kids ask her questions at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Melody McGreevy (Mellie Gene) high-fives kids at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
A family looks at bracelets together during Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith 
Nathaniel VanDyke, left, and River Gulley cruise on a carnival ride at Archway Days in Centerville, Ind. Aug. 23, 2025. Photo by Joshua Smith
A version of this article will appear in the August 27 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.