Indy families can celebrate the start of a new school year and send their kids back to class in style with the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association’s Back 2 School BBQ.

The event will offer free food, entertainment, backpacks and school supplies while supplies last. Kids can also get free haircuts courtesy of The Cut Grooming Lounge.

The event takes place 2-6 p.m. July 26 at the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association Headquarters, 1201 E. 46th St.

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Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.

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Get a fresh haircut before school starts at this back-to-school barbecue

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
July 23, 2026

<h1>Get a fresh haircut before school starts at this back-to-school barbecue</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />July 23, 2026</p> <p>Indy families can celebrate the start of a new school year and send their kids back to class in style with <a href="https://www.indybfa.org/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.indybfa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association’s</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DalMWf5R52c/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.instagram.com/p/DalMWf5R52c/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Back 2 School BBQ</a>.</p> <p>The event will offer free food, entertainment, backpacks and school supplies while supplies last. Kids can also get free haircuts courtesy of The Cut Grooming Lounge.</p> <p>The event takes place 2-6 p.m. July 26 at the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Association Headquarters, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/vm7wRHx6Zif2jhw99" data-type="link" data-id="https://maps.app.goo.gl/vm7wRHx6Zif2jhw99" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1201 E. 46th St</a>.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-black-firefighters-association-back-to-school-haircuts-backpacks-supplies-summer-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=86037&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-black-firefighters-association-back-to-school-haircuts-backpacks-supplies-summer-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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