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5 FESTIVAL GUIDE

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May 15-16 September 5 Daviess County Railfest/ Springfest Lucille Dillon Amish Quilt Auction Main Street & Depot, Washington Simon J Graber Building, Cannelburg June 13 September 10-13 Gasthof Amish Village Summer Festival White River Valley Antique Show Gasthof Amish Village, Montgomery Daviess County Fairgrounds August 4-8 September 10-13 Odon Old Settlers Festival Daviess County Turkey Trot Odon Park, Odon Ruritan Park, Montgomery September 4 September 19-20 Wine, Cheese & Art Festival 20th Century Chevy Car Festival Main Street, Washington East Side Park, Washington

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_DAVIESS CO_SpringFest_AD_2011_v02.indd 1 7/30/10 10:03 AM The Indiana State Festivals Association is Indiana’s largest festivals and events nonprofit organization. IndianaFestivals.org provides world wide access to Indiana’s best festivals and events and is a great informational resource portal to find almost 600 festival events taking place throughout Indiana. Each listing provides detailed information about activities, admission, dates and location. Many listings include direct links to the festival or event website. Visit us today at IndianaFestivals.org and discover Indiana’s festivals and events! ISFA • 700 Walton Street, Rockville, IN 47872 765-569-3650 • [email protected]

Welcome From ISFA Dear Indiana Traveler & Festival Friends, Great volunteers, creative imaginations and communities set the stage for Indiana’s abundance of festivals. Festivals are about experiences, reunions and making memories. Plan now to attend Indiana’s great festivals and use your 2015 Indiana Festival Guide to choose your favorite events. Enjoy fun, good food and make some memories at Indiana festivals! Best wishes and safe travels, Kim Stevens Indiana State Festivals Association President Frankfort Hot Dog Festival

Contents 3 Location Map 4-5 Local Visitor Information 6-9 Associate Partners In recognition of Hoosier Energy as a proud sponsor 9-86 Festivals by Date of the Indiana Festival Guide since 1972 87-91 ISFA Members Index

Mark your 2015 ISFA Fall Convention ISFA Spring Workshops calendars for: November 13-15, Indianapolis April 11, Bloomington April 18, Das Dutchman Essenhaus

About the Cover: The annual Peru Circus City Festival features 200 youth performers, clowns, a circus band, carnival rides, food booths, games and one of the Midwest’s largest parades. Located about 70 miles N of Indianapolis, the Peru Circus City Festival will be held July 11-18, 2015. www.PeruCircus.com. 765-472-3918. Photos by Harmon Photography.

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South To become an Indiana State Festivals Association member or Indiana Festival Guide advertiser, contact your Regional Account Executive.

North - Terri Grabill, 574-862-6162, [email protected] Central and East - Katy Cavaleri, 317-535-4291, [email protected] West, South Central and South - Darla S. Blazey, 812-630-1311, [email protected] All Corporate Advertisers - Bryan Apolskis, 317-490-4640, [email protected]

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 3 Local Visitor Information Convention & Visitors Bureaus • Chambers of Commerce • Local Tourism Offices

STATEWIDE Starke County Huntington County Wabash County Tourism Commission Visitor & Convention Bureau Convention & Visitors Bureau  Indiana Office of 877.733.2736 260.359.8687 • 800.848.4282 260.563.7171 Tourism Development ExploreStarkeCounty.com visithuntington.org visitwabashcounty.com 800.677.9800 VisitIndiana.com Steuben County Tourism Bureau Jay County Wells County Chamber of 260.665.5386 • 800.525.3101 Visitor & Tourism Bureau Commerce (Bluffton) NORTH Lakes101.org 260.726.3366 • 877.726.4481 260.824.0510 Amish Country/Elkhart County visitjaycounty.com wellscoc.com Convention & Visitors Bureau Visit Michigan City 574.262.8161 • 800.262.8161 LaPorte CVB  Knightstown Chamber of Whitley County AmishCountry.org 219.872.5055 • 800.634.2650 Commerce (Henry County) Chamber of Commerce See ad on page 31. MichiganCityLaPorte.com 765.345.5290 • 800.668.1895 (Columbia City Area) knightstownchamber.com 260.248.8131 Fulton County Tourism Visit South Bend Mishawaka whitleychamber.com 574.224.2666 (St. Joseph County) Kokomo Visitors Bureau  RochesterTourism.org 574.400.4009 • 800.519.0577 765.457.6802 • 800.837.0971 CENTRAL VisitSouthBend.com visitkokomo.org Boone County Indiana Dunes Tourism Convention & Visitors Bureau (Porter County) EAST Marion/Grant County Convention & Visitors Bureau  765.484.8572 219.926.2255 • 800.283.8687 Anderson/Madison County booneCVB.com IndianaDunes.com 765.668.5435 Visitors Bureau  showmegrantcounty.com See ad on page 68. 765.643.5633 • 800.533.6569 Indiana’s Kosciusko County VisitAndersonMadisonCounty.com Franklin Chamber of Convention & Visitors Bureau Miami County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Commerce (Johnson County) 574.269.6090 • 888.560.4463 Berne Chamber of Commerce 317.736.6334 LiveWellintheMoment.com Bureau  and Visitor Center 765.472.1923 franklincoc.org (Adams County) enjoymiamicounty.com LaGrange County 260.589.8080 Greater Greenwood Chamber Convention & Visitors Bureau bernein.com Muncie Visitors Bureau of Commerce (Johnson County) 260.768.4008 • 800.254.8090 317.888.4856 VisitShipshewana.org (Delaware County) Cass County Visitors Bureau  765.284.2700 • 800.568.6862 greenwood-chamber.com 574.753.4856 • 866.753.4856 visitmuncie.org Marshall County visit-casscounty.com Greater Martinsville Chamber Convention & Visitors Bureau of Commerce (Morgan County) 574.936.1882 • 800.626.5353 Noble County Decatur Chamber of Convention & Visitors Bureau 765.342.8110 VisitMarshallCounty.org Commerce (Adams County) martinsvillechamber.com See ad on page 16. 260.599.0060 • 877.202.5761 260.724.2604 visitnoblecounty.com decaturchamber.org Greater Mooresville Chamber North Webster Tippecanoe of Commerce (Morgan County) Township Chamber of Randolph County Convention DeKalb County Visitors Bureau and Visitors Bureau 317.831.6509 Commerce  260.927.1499 • 877.833.3282 mooresvillechamber.com 574.834.7076 • northwebster.com 765.584.3266 • 800.905.0514 dekalbcvb.org roamrandolph.org Hamilton County Tourism  Tourism Eastern Region Tourism 317.848.3181 • 800.776.8687 Development Commission Richmond/Wayne County Marketing Co-op Convention & Visitors Bureau visithamiltoncounty.com 574.862.1434 • 877.862.1434 800.533.6569 See ad on inside back cover. NorthernIndianaGetaways.com 765.935.8687 • 800.828.8414 visiteasternindiana.org visitrichmond.org Hancock County Pulaski County Fayette County Tourism Bureau Tourism, Inc.  Chamber of Commerce Rush County 765.825.2561 Chamber of Commerce 317.477.TOUR • 866.384.TOUR 574.946.6123 visitconnersville.com visithancockcounty.com PulaskiOnline.org 765.932.2880 rushcounty.com/chamber See ads on pgs. 18, 56, 74. Hartford City Chamber Rensselaer Chamber of of Commerce Morgan County Convention & Commerce (Jasper County) Tipton County (Blackford County) Chamber of Commerce Visitors Bureau 219.866.8223 765.348.1905 765.342.8110 RensselaerChamber.com 765.675.7533 hartfordcitychamber.org tiptonchamber.com visitmorgancountyin.com South Shore Convention Henry County Convention Shelby County and Visitors Authority Union County & Visitors Bureau  Chamber of Commerce Visitors & Convention Bureau (Lake County) 765.593.0764 • 888.676.4302 317.398.9623 • 888.303.0244 219.989.7979 • 800.255.5253 765.458.5976 henrycountyin.org ucdc.us visitshelbycounty.com AlongtheSouthShore.com See ads on pgs. 22, 43, 60. See ad on page 34. See ad on page 36. Visit (Allen County)  Visit Hendricks County 260.424.3700 • 800.767.7752 317.718.8750 • 800.321.9666 visitfortwayne.com VisitHendricksCounty.com

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Visit Indy (Marion County) Sweet Owen Convention & Lawrence County Gibson County 800.323.INDY Visitors Bureau (Owen County) Tourism Commission Visitors & Tourism Bureau VisitIndy.com 812.714.8110 812.849.1090 • 800.798.0769 812.385.0999 • 888.390.5825 sweetowencvb.org limestonecountry.com gibsoncountyin.org Zionsville Chamber of Commerce (Boone County) Terre Haute Convention Linton – Stockton Chamber of Harrison County 317.873.3836 & Visitors Bureau (Vigo County) Commerce (Greene County) Convention & Visitors Bureau  zionsvillechamber.org 812.234.5555 • 800.366.3043 812.847.4846 888.738.2137 terrehaute.com lintonchamber.org thisisindiana.org WEST Visit Lafayette – Madison Area Historic New Harmony Benton County West Lafayette  Convention & Visitors Bureau (Posey County) Economic Development 765.447.9999 • 800.872.6648 (Jefferson County) 812.682.4474 • 800.231.2168 765.884.2080 HomeOfPurdue.com 812.265.2956 • 800.559.2956 newharmony.org bentoncounty.in.gov See ad on page 24. visitmadison.org Historic Newburgh, Inc. Brazil – Clay County Warren County Economic Martin County (Warrick County) Chamber of Commerce Development and Chamber Chamber of Commerce 812.853.2815 812.448.8457 of Commerce 812.295.4093 historicnewburgh.org claycountychamber.org 765.762.6055 martincountyindianachamber warrenadvantage.com ofcommerce.org Perry County Carroll County Convention & Visitors Bureau Chamber of Commerce  SOUTH CENTRAL Nashville/Brown County 812.547.7933 • 888.343.6262 866.374.6813 Convention & Visitors Bureau perrycountyindiana.org CarrollCountyChamber.com Bloomington/Monroe County 812.988.7303 • 800.753.3255 Convention & Visitors Center browncounty.com Pike County Clinton County 812.334.8900 • 866.333.0038 Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce visitbloomington.com Ripley County Tourism Bureau 812.354.8155 765.654.5507 812.689.7431 • 888.747.5394 pikecountyin.org ccinchamber.org Columbus Area Visitors Center ripleycountytourism.com (Bartholomew County)  Scott County Covered Bridge Capital 812.378.2622 • 800.468.6564 Rising Sun/Ohio County Visitors Commission (Parke County)  columbus.in.us Convention & Tourism Bureau greatscottindiana.com 765.569.5226 812.438.4933 • 888.776.4786 coveredbridges.com Daviess County Chamber enjoyrisingsun.com Southern Indiana Trip Ideas See ads on pgs. 9, 27, 79. of Commerce and southernindiana.org Visitor Bureau  Switzerland County Tourism Covered Bridge Country 812.254.5262 • 800.449.5262 812.427.3237 • 800.435.5688 Spencer County Visitors Bureau (Putnam County) daviesscounty.net switzcotourism.com 888.444.9252 765.653.8743 • 800.829.4639 See ad on 1. SantaClausInd.org coveredbridgecountry.com Vincennes/Knox County IndianasAbeLincoln.org Dearborn County Convention, Visitors and Tourism Bureau Greater Clinton Visitor & Tourism Bureau 812.886.0400 • 800.886.6443 Visit French Lick West Baden Chamber of Commerce 812.537.0814 • 800.322.8198 vincennescvb.org (Orange County)  (Vermillion County) visitsoutheastindiana.com 888.684.3418 765.832.3844 SOUTH visitfrenchlickwestbaden.com greaterclintonchamber.org Franklin County Convention, See ad in Center Spread. Recreation, Visitors Clark/Floyd Counties Greater Monticello Chamber Commission Convention & Tourism Bureau Washington County of Commerce & Visitor Bureau 765.647.6522 • 866.647.6555 812.280.5566 • 800.552.3842 Tourism Bureau (White County) franklincountyin.com sunnysideoflouisville.org 812.883.4303 574.583.7220 washingtoncountytourism.org monticelloin.com Greensburg/Decatur Crawford County County Tourism Tourism Information Center Kentland Chamber of 812.222.8733 • 877.883.5447 812.739.2246 • 888.755.2282 Commerce (Newton County) visitgreensburg.com crawfordcountyindiana.com 219.474.6665 Hope Area Welcome Center Dubois County Visitors Center  In recognition of Montgomery County (Bartholomew County) 800.968.4578 Visitors & Convention Bureau 812.546.HOPE visitduboiscounty.com Hoosier Energy 765.362.5200 • 800.866.3973 hopechamber.com See ads on pgs. 10, 11. as a proud crawfordsville.org sponsor of the Jackson County Evansville Convention Sullivan County Chamber Visitor Center  & Visitors Bureau Indiana Festival of Commerce & Tourism 812.524.1914 • 888.524.1914 (Vanderburgh County)  Guide since 1972 Commission  jacksoncountyin.com 800.433.3025 812.905.0131 visitevansville.com sullivancountyin.com Jennings County Tourism See ad on page 12.  2015 ISFA Associate Member 812-592-8087 jenningscounty.net explore! Southern Indiana 2015 ISFA Partner exploresouthernindiana.com 5 ASSOCIATE PARTNERS ENTERTAINMENT Legendary Entertainment Productions Pyrotechnics: custom designed for indoor, outdoor, close AllenAsTim and The Dance Hall Rockers proximity, re-enactments. We book local and national acts. The Great Lakes Region's Premier Tim McGraw Tribute Stage, sound, lighting, consulting, on-site mgmt. 614-402-2375; Band! A dynamic yet personable concert experience for legendaryentertainment.net your next festival. 810-923-2850; allenastim.com Magical Entertainment Magic Matt's Family Fun Show Circle City Pyrotechnics, Inc. Magician and balloon artist Matthew Scherer brings We are a fireworks display company that provides family fun and interactive entertainment to your event. services for many types of events. Let us light up your 630-244-0979; mattthemagician.com sky. 317-486-1676; circlecitypyros.com Reese Tanner Ice... of America, LLC A high-energy, country-rock artist and entertainer. Both A group of talented ice artists from all over America that singer and songwriter, performs originals and cover tunes take their "show" on the road to the wonderment and that capture the audience's attention. 812-821-7883; amazement of people of all ages everywhere. 574-993-6582; reesetanner.com iceofamerica.com The Reno Convention An Innocent Band, LLC Presenting "The Folk Revolution"- a musical event for all We provide a musical tribute to the music of Billy Joel ages. We promise your guests an engaging time with song, and his enormous catalog of hits delivered with an energy story and humor from periods of our nation's history as infectious as the melodies themselves! 317-557-5310; with an emphasis on up-tempo, foot-stompin' songs. aninnocentband.com 317-849-5744; reno-convention.com International Entertainment Bureau For 42 years IEB has provided entertainment such as Silly Scraps The Clown Safaris Live Animal Shows, Scott Greeson, Karli Edging, Slim Nicholas Gatrell performs as Scraps, a sad-faced clown Pickin's, Cool City Band and Mr. Twister. 317-926-7566; fashioned after the hobos and silent movies of the 1920’s leonardscorp.com era. [email protected] 513-545-1406; C Karli Edging Variety Attractions, Inc. Talented, upcoming female country and christian artist Providing quality talent and entertainment for events for from Central Indiana. Family entertainment for all ages. over 50 years. We specialize in the unique needs of fairs and 765-564-1485; reverbnation.com/karliedging karliedging.com festivals. 740-453-0394; varietyattractions.com King Bros. Rodeo Co. Zach Day & Full Throttle Oldest traveling rodeo company in the world. Producer of Versatile six-piece band with a foundation in high-energy, Professional Rodeos & Bull Ridings. 765-977-1777 dance, blues-rock. [email protected]; 765-639-8762; Zachdaymusicproductions.com ZipLine Adventures Our mobile zipline will set up in one hour and provide an exciting addition to your event. Uniformed crew, fully insured. 765-376-4181; rentzippy.wix.com/ziplineadventures FESTIVAL SUPPLIER Amenity Insurance L & D Sound, LLC Business and insurance solutions, offering a tailored We go the extra step to insurance program for your fair or festival. Exclusively endorsed by the Indiana State Festivals Association. make your festival a success. amenityinsurance.com Great pricing, reliable and By The Glass Productions exceptional service and added value A film and video company committed to telling the story of your festival. We love our clients! 812-508-5244; Serving Indiana, Michigan & Ohio bytheglassproductions.com C 260-740-9008 Express ATM We provide mobile ATMs and merchant services to festivals, fairs, outdoor concerts and more. 877-385-5228; LDSound.com expressatm.com

6 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. ASSOCIATE PARTNERS Sequence Sports & Events FairFest Consulting LLC We specialize in event creation, onsite management, Consulting for your event. Help with new or existing sponsorship and exhibitor sales and promotions for sporting festivals, fairs or events. Give us a call to see if we can events and festivals. 888-756-3552; sequencesports.com help! 574-356-6034 Shawnee Services Hoosier Energy LED video wall, ticketing, web page design. 618-987-2006; For more than 60 years, Hoosier Energy and our electric Shawneeservices.com cooperatives have been providing clean and reliable Solution Action Sports electricity across Central and Southern Indiana. Hoosier Extreme, gravity defying, BMX and FMX stunt shows. Energy has been a proud sponsor of the Indiana Festival X-Games and Mt. Dew Tour Athletes live at your event. All Guide since 1972. togetherwesave.com age entertainment! 765-729-5641; solutionactionsports.com IJustSnapped.com Photography DINING & LODGING Official photographer of ISFA. Event, sports, family, graduation, pageant, parties, photo booth, custom Middlebury (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) backdrops, on-site printing. Call or e-mail us at Das Dutchman Essenhaus [email protected] for all your photography needs. Indiana’s largest family restaurant. Enjoy a buffet, menu, or 317-626-6565; ijustsnapped.com family-style meal. Discover the unique Village Shops, Bakery, Inn, and the live productions and concerts at Heritge Hall. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Play miniature golf or enjoy a carriage ride! 574-825-0052; Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance has served Hoosiers for Essenhaus.com 80 years. The company has grown to include insurance products for auto, life, home, business and farm. Delphi (Carroll Co., West Reg.) Banking and other financial services and products are J.W. Rentals Guest Houses and Suites also available through its local offices. 800-723-3276; Short-term overnight lodging with all the comforts of "home infarmbureau.com away from home." 765-564-6045; jwrentals.com Indiana Ticket Company TRAVEL INFORMATION We are an industry leader in the manufacturing and sale of quality tickets and admission control products. 800-428-8640; Indiana Office of Tourism Development indianaticket.com Indiana's official travel planning source. Request free information to plan your Indiana getaway. Browse our site Inspire Vertical for events and festivals, attractions, discounts and first- We provide comprehensive resources when it comes hand tips. 800-677-9800; VisitIndiana.com to promoting your business or event including social media marketing, sales support, website design and more. Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) 765-481-7760 C Anderson/Madison County Visitors Bureau With an abundance of casino action, sports, arts, KGS Consulting LLC entertainment, recreation, fairs and festivals, there is We are a full-service event management, production and something to do every night of the year in Madison County. consulting company. We make fun our business and help 800-533-6569; VisitAndersonMadisonCounty.com you to make your event unforgettable! 765-242-3563; Delphi (Carroll Co., West Reg.) pickleonastick.com Carroll County Chamber of Commerce L&D Sound, LLC Discover Carroll County where you'll find the unexpected We supply reliable sound, lighting, staging and special effects just down the road, river or trail. 866-374-6813; for your festival at a great price. 260-740-9008; LDSound.com carrollcountychamber.com Propeller Marketing Logansport (Cass Co., East Reg.) A 14-year-old advertising agency specializing in tourism, Cass County Visitors Bureau including festivals/events, attractions and destinations. A The Cass County Visitors Bureau invites you to Uncover partner of Indiana State Festivals Association for the Indiana and Discover the treasures of Cass County. 574-753-4856; Festival Guide. 317-770-8183; propellermktg.com visit-casscounty.com Runyon Equipment Rental Columbus (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) Open 7 days a week! Generators, lighting, crowd Columbus Area Visitor Center control fencing, cable covers, misting fans, temp. heaters Festivals celebrating world class design & small town and air conditioning. We also deliver! 317-566-8888; charm: Scottish Festival, Ethnic Expo, Film Festival, runyonrental.com Arts Festivals, Hope Heritage Days. 812-378-2622; columbus.in.us Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 7 ASSOCIATE PARTNERS Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Covered Bridge Capital-Parke County Parke County Tourism is a cooperative effort of the Check out ALL of Parke County Convention/Visitors Commission and CVB promoting year-round tourism including great festivals. 765-569-5226; coveredbridges.com Grant County’s Washington (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Daviess County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau Daviess County stands for: Amish pleasures, festive events, Festivals family recreation and adventure. Fishing, hunting, camping and much more. 800-449-5262; daviesscounty.net and Events Jasper (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Dubois County Visitors Center Home to the Jasper Strassenfest, Ferdinand Folk Fest, Garden ShowMeGrantCounty.com Gate Jazz, Art, Wine & Craft Beer Fest and Christmas events! 812-482-9115; visitduboiscounty.com Seymour (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) Evansville (Vanderburgh Co., South Reg.) Jackson County Visitor Center Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau Home to Seymour and several unique small towns, just Home to exciting events, excellent hotels, quality attractions one hour from Indianapolis, Bloomington and Louisville. and unique restaurants, Evansville is the perfect stop for Stop by for itineraries, maps and travel info. 888-524-1914; festival fun! 800-433-3025, 812-421-2200; visitevansville.com jacksoncountyin.com Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Jay County Visitor & Tourism Bureau Hamilton County Tourism, Inc. Home to the world's largest gas engine & tractor show and A fun, affordable getaway is closer than you think. Enjoy America's largest vintage bike show. Enjoy festivals year- shopping, dining, world-class entertainment and attractions, round. Visit the Glass Museum & Museum of the Soldier. trails, festivals, the arts and more! 317-848-3181; 260-726-3366; visitjaycounty.com VisitHamiltonCounty.com Marion (Grant Co., East Reg.) Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Marion/Grant County Convention & Visitors Bureau Find fabulous classic car shows, bike rallies, vintage aircraft, Hancock County Visitors Bureau/ tractor engine shows, Mississinewa 1812 and Covered Bridge Hancock County Tourism Commission Festival. 765-668-5435; ShowMeGrantCounty.com 20 min. from Indianapolis. Enjoy various museums, Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) arts & entertainment events, antiques, golfing, parks, Merchant Association of Metamora historic downtowns, festivals and more. We also Metamora- Indiana's Canal Town. Historic, pre-civil-war have plenty of quality, affordable lodging, scores of village representing the history of transportation in restaurants and loads of "hometown" the . A relaxing and peaceful destination. Hoosier Hospitality. 513-314-5693; metamoraindiana.com 866-384-8687; visithancockcounty.com Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Corydon (Harrison Co., South Reg.) Miami County Chamber of Commerce and Harrison County Convention and Visitors Bureau Tourism Bureau Historic Corydon, Harrison County visitor information See a circus, experience our museums, hike and bike our and travel assistance. Historic sites and ziplining, outdoor trails, canoe down our rivers, learn Cole Porter history and concerts, wineries, caving, casino and much more. Miami Indians legends. 765-472-1923; enjoymiamicounty.com 888-738-2137; thisisindiana.org North Webster (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) New Castle (Henry Co., East Reg.) North Webster Tippecanoe Township Henry County Convention & Visitors Bureau Chamber of Commerce Henry County welcomes you! We have many attractions 574-834-7076; northwebster.com such as go-karting, fishing, camping and more. Also enjoy one of our many festivals throughout the year. 765-593-0764; henrycountyin.org

8 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. ASSOCIATE PARTNERS JANUARY Sullivan (Sullivan Co., West Reg.) Tourism Commission of Sullivan County Tourism Commission promotes the festivals, events, Parke County unique shops, historical areas, outdoor recreation, parks, museums and delicious local cuisine! 812-905-0131; sullivancountyin.com Fair Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Visit Fort Wayne February Visit Fort Wayne for family fun and amazing festivals any time of year! 800-767-7752; VisitFortWayne.com 21-22-28 French Lick (Orange Co., South Reg.) Visit French Lick West Baden and March 1 History, luxury and the great outdoors. Enjoy family- friendly attractions, world-class golf and award-winning Turkey Run Eagles in Flight ...... Jan 23-25 spas. Memories are waiting to be made! 812-936-3418; Parke County Maple Syrup Fair ...... Feb 21-22-28 & Mar 1 visitfrenchlickwestbaden.com Mecca Jonah Fish Fry...... Apr 10 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Turkey Run Earth Day...... Apr 18 Visit Lafayette - West Lafayette Bridgeton Mountain Man Rendezvous...... Apr 25-26 Visitors Center, lodging availability, brochures, maps. Mans eld Village Mushroom Festival ...... Apr 25-26 Meeting, convention and sporting event planning, group tours, itineraries, coupons, packages. 765-447-9999; Zoom Town 5k Run ...... May 16 HomeOfPurdue.com Rockville Community Yard Sale ...... May 16 Michigan City (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) Miami Indians All Nations Gathering ...... Jun 6-7 Visit Michigan City LaPorte CVB Rockville Main Street Cruise In...... Jun 6 Visitor information center. Open daily for local dining, Parke County Chamber Golf Classic...... TBA lodging, attractions and travel information along Rosedale Strawberry Festival...... Jun 5-7 with local and statewide brochures. 800-634-2650; Montezuma 3-on-3 B-ball Tourney ...... Jun 6 michigancitylaporte.com Bridgeton Quilt, Woodworking and Antique Wabash (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Tractor Show...... Jun 13-14 Visit Wabash County Tour group itineraries, let us make arrangements for you. Fine dining, historic hotels, world class entertainment, Parke County museums, festivals, covered bridges, art galleries. 260-563-7171; visitwabashcounty.com the Covered Bridge Capital of the World Michigan Festival & Events Association A statewide organization serving communities and volunteers throughout Michigan, promoting local events, festivals and destinations throughout the Midwest. mfea.org WORKSHOPS/CONVENTIONS ISFA Spring Workshops Apr. 11 Bloomington (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) Apr. 18 Das Dutchman Essenhaus (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) FREE COVERED BRIDGE MAPS, LODGING, FESTIVAL, VENDOR & VISITOR INFORMATION ISFA Fall Convention Nov. 13-15 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) 765-569-5226 765-569-3650; indianafestivals.net www.coveredbridges.com [email protected]

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 9 JANUARY/FEBRUARY JANUARY Jan. 2; Feb. 6; Mar. 6; Apr. 3; May 1; Jun. 5; Jul. 3; Aug. 7-8; Sep. 4; Oct. 2; Nov. 6; Dec. 4 Goshen (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Goshen First Fridays Downtown is the place to be - especially the first Friday of the month. Few towns our size can boast monthly festivals, a thriving cultural scene, beautiful historic architecture, biking trails and intriguing places to eat and shop. Enjoy artists and entertainment. No adm. chg. 574-312-9922; cityonthego.org X Jan. 23-25 Marshall (Parke Co., West Reg.) Eagles in Flight Weekend Turkey Run State Park Inn. Parke County is a winter mecca for bald eagles. See dozens near a winter roost, visit eagle nests, and meet one in person during Eagles In Flight weekend at Turkey Run State Park. Adm. chg. 765-597-2654; in.gov/dnr/parklake/2420.htm Jan. 31; Feb. 21-22; Apr. 18-19, 25-26; May 16-17; Jun. 13-14; Jun. 27-28; Jul. 11-12; Aug. 22-23; Nov. 7 Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Living History Days at the Old Fort Old Fort Park. Cannons thunder. Muskets fire. Experience American frontier life with colonial artisans, battle reenact- ment, merchants and tours at the historic fort. No adm. chg. 260-437-2836; oldfortwayne.org C FEBRUARY Feb. 6 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Chocolate Celebration First Church of the Nazarene. Don't miss Kokomo's sweetest event with yummy treats. Come early for the best selection! 11am-2pm. No adm. chg. 765-453-7611; samaritancaregivers.org X Feb. 6 Goshen First Fridays See Jan. 2 listing. Feb. 7 Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Shipshewana Pajama Sale Townwide. Grab your girlfriends and wear your pajamas on Saturday, Feb. 7 for dreamy sales at the annual Shipshewana Pajama Sale! Enjoy the fun of shopping in your pajamas, just like shopping from home. The best sales start before the sun comes up. No adm. chg. 866-631-9675; shipshewana.com X

10 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. FEBRUARY

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Visit Evansville for Fabulous Festival Fun!

February August 6–8 Mardi Gras on Franklin Street Germania Maennerchor Volksfest Pub Crawl on Friday & Saturday night and Authentic German festival with food, polka Grand Parade on Saturday afternoon. Best place bands and beer garden. Lunch & dinner served. in Indiana to celebrate Mardi Gras and ideal Put on your and grab your steins— reason to plan a mid-winter getaway weekend! everybody’s German at Volksfest! Mardi Gras Weekend in Evansville=Cajun music, food, beads, brews & revelry! August 28–30 Frog Follies April 24 & September 26 Annual weekend meet for street rodders from Funk in the City Arts Festival around the country with 4,000+ colorful cars, Demonstrations by artists, kids’ crafts, vendors, swap meet, crafts booths and lots of music, food at a street fair in an urban arts activities. A fan favorite for almost 40 years! district neighborhood.

October 5–10 May thru August West Side Nut Club Fall Festival For over 90 years, the longest and one of the Centennial celebration for BOSSE FIELD largest street festivals in the country has been PARK! This year, Bosse Field turns in Evansville, Indiana! Entertainment, midway, 100. As the 3rd oldest operating park in the rides, parades and food, food, food! Over 130 country and one of the primary sites for the local food booths line Franklin Street. fi lm “A League of Their Own,” Bosse is home to the baseball team. Special birthday surprises all season! The holidays sparkle at

Reitz Home MuseumVictorian Christmas June 25–28 November–January 1, 2016 Hadi Shrinersfest On the downtown riverfront along the Franklin Street Dickens on Franklin . Air shows, car show, barbeque December 13th cooko• , local food vendors, rides and nightly entertainment. Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights at November– January 1, 2016 2015 NEWS FLASH—BLUE ANGELS SCHEDULED FOR AIRSHOW!

(800) 433-3025 VisitEvansville.com Call the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau for details on these and other events.

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12 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. FEBRUARY/MARCH Feb. 13-15 Feb 28 Batesville (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Batesville Regional Fine Arts Fair 4-H Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Historic downtown. In our 5th year, features over 50 artists. 4-H Fairgrounds. Pancakes and sausage, silent auction, Includes food, musical entertainment, preview party and 7am-7pm. Adm. chg. 765-472-1921 children's craft corner. Family fun for everyone. No adm. chg. Feb. 28-Mar. 1; Mar. 7-8 513-519-9936; romwebermarketplace.com C X Salem (Washington Co., South Reg.) Feb. 20-22 LM Sugarbush, LLC 24th Annual Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Maple Syrup Festival 24th Annual Indiana Motorcycle Expo 10 miles east of Salem, 7 miles west of Henryville, on Indiana State Fairgrounds, Expo Hall. Indiana's premier SR 160, follow signs north. Family-friendly with tours, motorcycle show. Over 70,000 square feet of bikes, food, fresh pure maple syrup, kids' activities, vendors, free accessories, gear, travel destinations plus a biker's showcase parking, many free activities. No adm. chg. 812-967-4491; and the International Bikini Team. Adm. chg. 877-892-1723; LMSugarbush.com C X indysportshow.com X MARCH 2016 Festival Dates: Feb. 19-21 Mar. 1 Feb. 20-Mar. 1 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Ford 61st Annual Indianapolis Boat Sport & Ford 61st Annual Indianapolis Boat Sport & Travel Show Travel Show See Feb. 20 listing Indiana State Fairgrounds. Over 650,000 square-feet of the outdoors, indoors. Acres of boats, RVs, fishing tackle, Mar. 1 outdoor destinations, ATVs, seminars, and entertainment. 18th Annual Indiana Deer, Turkey & Waterfowl Expo See Feb. 26 listing Parking chg. Adm. chg. 877-892-1723; indysportshow.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Feb. 19-28 Mar. 1, 7-8 Feb 21-22 LM Sugarbush, LLC 24th Annual Maple Syrup Festival See Feb. 28 listing. Living History Days at the Old Fort See Jan. 31 listing. Mar. 1 Feb. 21-22, 28; Mar. 1 Parke County Maple Syrup Fair Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) See Feb. 21 listing. Parke County Maple Syrup Fair Mar. 6 4-H fairgrounds. Parke County Maple Syrup Goshen First Fridays Producers begin tapping the trees that provide sugar See Jan. 2 listing. water for making maple syrup. Tour maple camps throughout the county to see how maple syrup is Mar. 6-7 made down at the "sugar camp." Enjoy pancake meals Linton (Greene Co., South Central Reg.) daily at the fairgrounds headquarters. No adm. chg. Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival X Humphreys Park and Goose Pond FWA. Spring Sandhill 765-569-5226; coveredbridges.com Crane migration. Fri. kickoff dinner, Sat. art & craft 2016 Festival Dates: Feb. 27-28; Mar. 5-6 vendors, food, live raptors and reptiles, kids' activities, Goose Pond FWA bus tours. Adm. chg. 812-875-2615; Feb. 26-Mar. 1 friendsofgoosepond.org C X Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Mar. 13-14 18th Annual Indiana Deer, Turkey & Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) Waterfowl Expo Fiber Fest & Spin-In Indiana State Fairgrounds, Expo Hall. Featuring hunting gear, Jay County 4-H Building. Two-day festival for all fiber crafters. apparel and outfitters from across the globe. Learn from the Classes, demonstrations, vendors, petting zoo, sheep shearing. pros at our Big Tine Seminar Series. Adm. chg. 877-892-1723; Scout fun patch. Kate Larson classes and lectures. Adm. $1 indysportshow.com X 877-726-4481; visitjaycounty.com 2016 Festival Dates: Feb. 25-28 X

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Mar. 14 Mar. 14-17 Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) 6th Annual Blooms A Busting Lawn and St. Patrick's Day Celebration Garden Show Downtown. Hoosier Lottery St. Patrick's Day Parade (3/17); 4-H Fairgrounds. Hosted by Land of Limestone Master Shamrock Run & Walk and Shamrockin' the Circle (3/14); Gardeners. Educational gardening exhibits, vendors, plant Hoosier Lottery Greening of the Canal (3/16). @indystpats sales, door prizes, food service. Other annual events. No No adm. chg. 888-756-3552; indystpats.com X adm. chg. 812-275-4623 C X Mar. 21-22 2016 Festival Date: Mar. 12 New Carlisle (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Sugar Camp Days Mar. 14-22 Bendix Woods County Park. Watch sap cook into syrup, Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) enjoy a pancake breakfast, tour the sugar bush, listen Indiana Flower and Patio Show to family music and more! $7 parking chg. No adm. chg. 574-654-3155; sjcparks.org X State fairgrounds, Expo Hall & West Pavilion. With Mar. 28 more than 110,000 guests attending each year, our Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) visitors come to see our 70,000+ square feet of fully 5th Annual Springtime in Indiana Arts, Crafts landscaped gardens...and stay to learn about, compare, and Gift Showcase and purchase premium indoor and outdoor living Fairgrounds. A multi-class show blending a presentation products from our 450+ exhibitor experts! C X of fine arts, crafts, collectibles, antiques, home/personal 800-215-1700; items, gifts and gourmet gift foods. Adm. chg. 419-436-1457; indianaflowerandpatioshow.com cloudshows.biz X 2016 Festival Dates: Mar. 12-20

14 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. APRIL APRIL Apr. -Oct. Michigan City (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) Michigan City Summer Festival Washington Park and various locations. Over thirty different events held throughout the summer including festivals, parades, fireworks, fishing tournaments, skate competitions and . No adm. chg. 219-874-8213; mcsummerfest.org X Apr. 3 Indian Creek Antique Show April 25 & Oct. 24 Goshen First Fridays See Jan. 2 listing. Southern Indiana Uncorked May 23 Harrison County Fair July 12-18 Apr. 3-5 Hope (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) Lanesville Heritage Festival Sept. 11-13 Hope Civil War Days Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival Oct. 16-17 Historic town square. Step back in time as Hope Light Up Corydon Nov. 28 celebrates Bartholomew County's Civil War heritage with the 11th Indiana encampment, family programs, Winter Wine Walk December 12 cemetery tours, and more! No adm. chg. 812-546-4940; Just two hours from Indianapolis. hopecivilwardays.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Apr. 1-3 Apr. 10-11 Upland (Grant Co., East Reg.) 888-738-2137 Barton Rees Pogue Poetry & Arts Festival Taylor University, Upland Community Church. Poetry writing thisisIndiana.org competition, dramatic & humorous poetry. Interpretive reading competition, poetry workshop, art display & sales, tribute to Barton Rees Pogue. No adm. chg. 765-998-7747; Apr. 18 bartonreespogue.org Wabash (Wabash Co., East Reg.) X Wabash FAME Festival Apr. 11 Honeywell Center. Student art displays and performances, Bloomington (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) professional multicultural workshops in both music and art. ISFA Spring Workshop Student craft projects to make and take. New composition 765-569-3650; indianafestivals.net project. No adm. chg. 260-571-2279; famearts.org X 2016 Festival Date: Apr. 16 Apr. 18 Apr. 24-26 Huntingburg (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Wakarusa (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) 4th Annual Garden Gate Jazz, Art, Wine and Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival Craft Historic downtown. All you can eat! Pancakes/ Historic 4th St. Enjoy live performances of traditional sausage or PTO BBQ meal. Enjoy free popcorn, and Latin jazz while sampling wine and craft beers. Music parade, entertainment, sugar camp/museum tours and starts at 2pm and lasts until 8pm. Adm. chg. 800-968-4578; contests with cash prizes. No adm. chg. 574-862-4344; huntingburgchamberofcommerce.org C X wakarusamaplesyrupfestival.com C X Apr. 18 Apr. 25-26 Das Dutchman Essenhaus, Elkhart Co., North Reg. Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) ISFA Spring Workshop Bridgeton Mountain Man Rendezvous 765-569-3650; indianafestivals.net 1878 Grounds. Pre-1820s living history re-enactment with Apr. 18-19, 25-26 trading posts, muzzleloader shoot, tomahawk and knife throwing demos, canoe race, trading posts, and hearth Living History Days at the Old Fort See Jan. 31 listing. cookin' in the 1822 Cabin. Stone ground products at the working Bridgeton gristmill, historic covered bridge. No adm. chg. 765-548-2136; bridgetonindiana.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Apr. 23-24

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MARSHALL COUNTY Festivals! Culver Winter Fest Yellow River Festival Bremen Firemen’s Festival Marshall County 4-H Fair Culver Lake Fest Bourbon Summer Fest Marshall County Blueberry Festival Rentown Old Fashion Days MoonTree Festival Culver Fall Fest Holy Walk Christmas Fest at Hensler’s Nursery

2015 dates available at VisitMarshallCounty.org

Visit Marshall County 201 N Michigan St. Plymouth, IN 46563

800-626-5353 • VisitMarshallCounty.org

16 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. APRIL Apr. 25-May 31 Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) Come visit for fun City of Anderson Little 500 Festival Various locations. Various events throughout the month and family events in of May focused around the Pay Less Little 500 Race. All Southeast Indiana! events benefit local charities. Adm. chg. 765-642-0206; andersonspeedway.com X May Apr. 25 U.S. 50 Yard Sales Dugger (Sullivan Co., West Reg.) June Dugger Spring Fling Morel Festival & Car Show Dugger Community Center (Park). Enjoy a huge variety of NMLRA Muzzle Loading Shoots vendors, a pet show, kids' games, live entertainment, karaoke, Friendship Flea Markets food and car show. Prizes and fun for all ages. Join us! No F.A.R.M. Club adm. chg. 812-798-1599; duggerspringfling.com C X Antique Machinery Show 2016 Festival Date: Apr. 23 July Apr. 25 4th Celebrations Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Kite Komotion Batesville Summerfest Shipshewana Event Center. See dazzling, colorful and Ripley County 4-H Fair unusual kites soar over the Shipshewana Skies!!! Watch international kite teams, learn to fly professional kites, and make and fly your own kite. All in the field behind the Shipshewana Event Center and Hudson Auto Museum. Fun for adults No adm. chg. 260-768-4008; VisitShipshewana.org X Apr. 25-26 Mansfield (Parke Co., West Reg.) Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival and Car Show Mansfield Village. Mushroom hunt, mushroom auction, biggest mushroom contest. Car show on Sun. Shopping, vendors, food and camping. No adm. chg. 765-653-4026; mansfieldvillage.com X August Apr. 25-26 Whispering Beard Folk Festival Rochester (Fulton Co., North Reg.) Redbud Trail Rendezvous September Historical Society grounds. Pre-1865 event with programs, NMLRA Muzzle Loading Shoot includes Civil War reenactors. Foods over wood fires. Event Friendship Flea Markets named for the redbud trees along the . No Versailles Pumpkin Show adm. chg. 574-223-4436; fultoncountyhistory.org X TOGETHERWESAVE.COM Batesville Apple Festival by sealing doors, vents October and ductwork, you can Bluegrass Festival SAVE $212 A yEAR. For dates, brochure or more information:

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 17 APRIL Visit Hancock County’s 2015 Events “Where history meets hospitality” Second Fridays -- Monthly, Downtown Greenfield Riley Wranglers Craft Fair -- May 2, Greenfield Hancock Co. 4-H Fair -- June 19-26, Greenfield Independence Day Celebration -- June 27, New Palestine Pennsy Trail Art & Music Festival -- June 27, Greenfield Bastille Day -- July 11, Fortville Founders Day -- Aug. 15, Shirley Cumberland Arts Goes to Market -- Aug. 15, Cumberland New Palestine Lions Fall Festival -- Sept. 10-12, New Palestine Riley Festival -- Oct. 1-4, Greenfield Christmas Walk -- Dec. 4, New Palestine Christmas Festival & Lights Parade -- Dec. 5, Greenfield Winter Festival -- Dec. 5, Fortville Weihnachtsmarkt & Tree Lighting -- Dec. 5, Cumberland

Hancock Co. Tourism Commission/Hancock County Visitors Bureau www.visithancockcounty.com

18 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. APRIL/MAY Apr. 25-26 Vernon (Jennings Co., South Central Reg.) Sassafras Tea Festival & Civil War Living History Courthouse Lawn and Museum. Delicious hot meals, hundreds of homemade pies, free sassafras tea, mock battle, encampments, Blue-Grey Ball. Clean restroom facilities. No adm. chg. 812-346-8989; jenningscounty.org X Apr. 25 North Manchester (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Tulip Festival and Tulip Two-Mile Classic Peabody Retirement Center. Two-Mile Classic fun run. Quilt show, used book sale, party and food vendors, live music, petting zoo, pony rides and more. No adm. chg. 260-982-8616; peabodyrc.org/ X MAY 2015 May-Oct. Michigan City Summer Festival See Apr. -Oct. listing. May 1-2 April 3-5 Petersburg (Pike Co., South Reg.) Hope Civil War Days Azalea Blossom Festival Downtown. Enjoy craft and food vendors, entertainment, June 13 children's activities and contests. No adm. chg. 812-354-8155; Smoke on the Square BBQ Competition pikecountyin.org X July 3 May 1-31 Old Fashioned Independence City of Anderson Little 500 Festival Day Celebration See Apr. 25 listing. August 30 May 1 Hope Arts and Antiques Goshen First Fridays Fair on the Square See Jan. 2 listing. September 19 May 1-2 Pendleton (Madison Co., East Reg.) Hope Bike Ride Highway 38 Sale September 25-27 Downtown. Miles and miles of shopping! Antiques, yard sales Hope Heritage Days and food! No adm. chg. 765-278-3511; pendletonin.org X October 24 May 1-2 Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Goodies, Goblins and Ghost Stories MayFest in Shipshewana November 20 Townwide. Good, old-fashioned fun to celebrate spring Christmas of Yesteryear May 1 and 2 in downtown Shipshewana! Bluegrass and gospel music, food, entertainment and special games just December 4 for kids. The Grand MayFest Parade kicks off Saturday at Yellow Trail Museum's 10am. Downtown activities include an amateur auctioneer. Christmas Homes Tour No adm. chg. 866-631-9675; shipshewana.com X May 1-3 Liberty (Union Co., East Reg.) (812) 546-HOPE (4673) Smokin' on the Water Visit our historic Town Square 3801 W Old Dunlapsville Rd. Kansas City Barbeque Society www.hopewelcome.org (KCBS) sanctioned barbeque contest Sat. & Sun. Food & craft vendors, tractor show, live music, car show, 5k run. No adm. chg. 765-458-5574; libertyindianalions.com X

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 19 MAY May 2-3 Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) Anderson Sertoma Club Mayor's Cup Grand Prix Downtown. Adult and kids' classes, racing on city streets, part of the Little 500 Festival. Free bleacher seating, food vendors. Adm. chg. 765-643-0463; members.toast.net/randough/ X May 2-3 New Harmony (Posey Co., South Reg.) Arts in Harmony Tavern and Main Streets. Exhibition of fine artisans and craftspeople featuring painting, blown glass, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, weaving, basketry, ironwork and woodwork. Live music. No adm. chg. 812-682-3050; newharmony.biz X May 2-24 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) 500 Festival Downtown and Indianapolis Motor Speedway®. Each May the 500 Festival produces over 50 events and programs that celebrate the success of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race including the One America 500 Festival Mini- Marathon, Chase 500 Festival Kids' Day and Rookie Run and the IPL 500 Festival Parade. Adm. chg. 317-927-3378; 500Festival.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: May 7-29 May 2-3 Lebanon (Boone Co., Central Reg.) Indiana Gourd Society State Gourd Show Fairgrounds. Gourd art, crafting supplies, auction, demonstrations, classes, food, crafted gourds, dried gourds, gourd seeds. Adm. chg. 765-674-8088; indianagourdsociety.org X 2016 Festival Dates: May 7-8 May 2 Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Riley Wrangler's 31st Annual Arts and Crafts Fair 4-H Fairgrounds. 620 N Apple St. Over 120 booths indoors. Arts, crafts and food vendors. 9am-5pm. Free parking. Door prizes, live entertainment and square dancing. No adm. chg. 765-763-6289; [email protected] X May 3; Jun. 7; Jul. 5; Aug. 2; Sep. 6; Oct. 4 Lawrenceburg (Dearborn Co., South Central Reg.) Tri-State Antique Market Fairgrounds. Indiana's largest regularly scheduled antiques and vintage market. Over 200 sellers (indoors and outdoors) at each monthly session. Adm. chg. 513-738-7256; lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com C X Circus City Festival Jul. 11-18 • Peru perucircus.com

20 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. MAY May 9 Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) Bridgeton Art and Wine Fair 1878 Barn. Fine art and original crafts' show and sale, new and original items. Wine tasting Noon-5pm. Shops Chalk It Up - May 30 open, plenty of food. No adm. chg. 765-548-2136; (812) 714-8137 bridgetonindiana.com X Spencer PRIDE Festival - June 6 (812) 821-3073 May 9-Dec. 5 Antique Machinery Show - June 12-14 Kirklin (Clinton Co., West Reg.) (812) 821-6482 Destination...KIRKLIN Arts in the Park - June 13 Main St. 10+ antique/unique stores, food, [email protected] old fashioned sodas, homemade pie and ice Freedom Fest - July 3-4 cream. Antique/flea market, 2nd Saturdays May-Oct; www.hickoryhillscamp.com Art Fair, Kirks Crossing, car show, June; Fall Fest, 2nd Owen County Fair - July 4-11 Saturday Oct.; Christmas on Main, 1st Sat. Dec. (812) 829-5020 All stores open Sat.-Sun No adm. chg. C X Gosport Lazy Days - Aug. 13-15 765-279-5700; kirklinindiana.org www.Gosportlazydays.com Coal City Festival - Aug. 15 May 9, 16, 23, 30; Jun. 6,13, 20, 27; Jul. 4, 11, 18, 25; (812) 859-4185 Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3 Spencer Riverfront Festival & Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Duck Race - Aug. 21-23 Franklin Farmer's Market [email protected] Downtown. Locally grown produce, fruits, treats and White River Poultry Show - Sept. 5 handcrafted items. Over 50 vendors. Sponsored by Discover (812) 829-2487 Downtown Franklin. Saturdays. No adm. chg. 317-346-1258; BBQ & Blues - Sept. 12 discoverdowntownfranklin.com C X [email protected] May 9; Jun. 13; Jul. 11; Aug. 8; Sep. 5 Apple Butter Festival - Sept. 19-20 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) (812) 829-3168 Mosey Down Main Street Patricksburg Homecoming - Sept. 26 Downtown Main St. Live entertainment, food, family- (812) 859-4344 friendly, free event introducing the sights, sounds, venues Cataract VFD Bean Dinner Festival and merchants of downtown Lafayette. No adm. chg. Oct. 3-4 765-714-4844; moseydownmain.com X (765) 795-4022 May 9 e Harvest Moon Festival - Oct. 10 Southport (Marion Co., Central Reg.) www.owenvalleywinery.com Southport Street Fair Spencer Christmas at the Square - Dec. 5 City Park. Activities at the annual street fair include an art www.christmasatthesquare.com show, food trucks, shopping, crafts, live entertainment and Gosport Holiday Festival - Dec. 12 more! Join us from 11am-5pm. No adm. chg. 317-626-8782; www.gosport.us southportevents.org X May 14 Saturdays, May thru mid-October Jeffersonville (Clark Co., South Reg.) www.owencountyFarmersMarket.com

Taste of Jeffersonville Kye's. Enjoy a fun evening sampling dishes from local restaurants and catering companies. Over 20 restaurants are featured for your tasting pleasure. Adm. chg. 812-282-1184; JeffMainStreet.org C X

(812) 714-8110 | [email protected] 119 South Main Street | Spencer, IN 47460 www.sweetowencvb.org

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Visit limestonecountry.com and sign-up for the monthly MAY-JUNE EVENTS emailer of festivals. You’ll know just when to visit and Raintree Music Heritage Festival May 8-10 enjoy special events like these: Acoustic instruments www.raintreemusicheritagefestival.weebly.com MARCH 14 JUNE 27 Shirley Strawberry Festival May 16 Blooms A Wine and Music Vendors, music, bounce houses Busting Festival Contact: 765-738-6415 Lawn and 10 miles east Garden Show of Bedford NC-HC Chamber of Commerce May 25 Bedford Memorial Day Parade & Festival JULY 4 Largest Memorial Day Parade in Midwest JUNE 13 Limestone Vendors, music, food. Oolitic Festival Heritage Contact: 765-529-5210 Oolitic Festival Bedford Middletown Lions Club Fair June 1-6 JUNE 25-27 Carnival, food, live entertainment, Judah Heritage SEPT 19-26 Parade and fireworks Festival Mitchell Contact: 765-354-4673 8 miles north Persimmon of Bedford Festival Knightstown Jubilee Days June 3-6 Downtown Mitchell Carnival, food, entertainment JUNE 26-28 50th Annual NOV 21 Contact: 765-345-5131 Gem-Mineral- Holiday Village Wilbur Wright Birthplace June 19-20 Fossil Show Festival Festival Bedford Bedford Museum tours, food, vendors Contact: 765-332-2495 Hope Initiative Outdoor Living June 13 And Garden Tour 7-8 gardens. Tickets available at local florists Contact: [email protected] New Castle Mini Marathon June 20 Bedford - Mitchell 5K, 10K, 13.1 mile mini marathon run/walk Contact: www.munciemultisport.com limestonecountry.com 1-800-798-0769 Henry County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1-1/2 hours south of Indy on SR 37 765-593-0764 or 888-676-4302 www.henrycountyin.org.henrycountyin.org

22 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. MAY

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May 15-16 May 15-16 Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Washington (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Franklin County Quilt Show Rail Fest & Heartbeat of Washington Spring Brookville Goverment Center. Quilts, bed turning, Festival Hoffman Challenge display, challenge with monetary Main St. and Depot. Celebration of Daviess County railroad awards, demonstrations, vendors. Adm. chg. 866-647-6555; heritage with rides, history exhibits, model train extension.purdue.edu/franklin C X displays, food and entertainment for the whole family. No May 15-16 adm. chg. 812-257-0301; daviesscountyhistory.net C X Harrodsburg (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) May 15-16 Harrodsburg Heritage Days Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Community Center. 1002 W Popcorn Rd. Fish fry, parade, RiverRoots Music and Folk Arts Festival baby contest, live entertainment, flea market, arts and crafts, Bicentennial Park, Madison Riverfront. Nationally known pet parade, contests, kiddie rides and games. Fun for all. No contemporary and traditional folk/roots musicians, adm. chg. 812-824-9390; harrodsburgheritagedays.org X storytelling, traditional crafts, food, regional wines and May 15-17 craft beer festival. Family-friendly. Adm. chg. 800-559-2956; Danville (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) riverroots.org C X Mayberry in the Midwest 2016 Festival Dates: May 20-21 Historic downtown Danville square. Celebrate all May 16-17 things Mayberry! Tribute artists, squad car nationals, Jeffersonville (Clark Co., South Reg.) themed contests, arts and crafts vendors and much Art and Antique Jubilee at Howard Steamboat more wholesome fun. No adm. chg. 800-321-9666; Howard Steamboat Museum. Quality artisans showcase MayberryintheMidwest.com C X their talents with demonstrations and offer one-of-a- kind creations for purchase. Antiques for sale. Tours of the Victorian mansion available. Adm. chg. 812-283-3728; steamboatmuseum.org C X

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SPRING St. Patrick’s Day Parade, AUTUMN Gallery Walk, Farmers Purdue Spring Fest, Purdue Grand Prix Markets, Mosey Down Main, Global Race, Farmers Markets, Gallery Walk, Fest, Art on the Wabash, Starry Night Mosey Down Main, Round the Fountain Festival, Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, Art Fair Germanfest, Purdue Half Marathon, Purdue Football games SUMMER Farmers Markets, Gallery Walk, Mosey Down Main, WINTER Dickens of a Christmas, Taste of Tippecanoe, Indiana Fiddlers’ Christmas Parade, Purdue Christmas Gathering, Festooned Fourth Display, Show, Snowsey Down Main, Holiday Stars & Stripes Concert and Fireworks, Luminaria Display, Living Nativity, Wabash Riverfest, Dancing in the Purdue games Streets, Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair, Beers Across the Wabash, Tippecanoe Steam & Gas Power Show, Colt World Series, Uptown Jazz & Blues, OUTfest

24 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. MAY May 16-17 Living History Days at the Old Fort See Jan. 31 listing. DeKalb County May 16 INDIANA Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Mad Town Mud Climb Drive The Experience! Heritage Trail. Intense 5k mudder with up to 25 challenging obstacles, 6-16% incline course. Adm. chg. 812-265-5811; lidewhite.com FESTIVALS 2016 Festival Date: May 21 May 16-17 Arcadia (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) May Festival Downtown. Arts, crafts, flea market, amusements and games for kids, food, entertainment both days. Car show on Sun., Noon-4pm. No adm. chg. 317-220-2204 X May 16-Oct. 31 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival Orleans (Orange Co., South Reg.) Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Downtown Auburn Farmers Market Congress Square. Over 50 local vendors sell locally grown Family fun with the Parade of Classics, produce, baked goods and handmade crafts from 8am-12pm. Downtown Cruise-In, Kids Art Tent, No adm. chg. 812-653-0977; orangecountyhomegrown.org Antique Show, Collector Car Auctions X and more. Call 260-925-3600, May 16 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) acdfestival.org The Greatest Spectacle in Tasting September 3 - 6, 2015 Bona Vista Programs. Tasting of restaurant fare, fine wine, specialty beer, live music, silent auction, outdoor Strawberries in the Park Festival tented setting. Adults 21+ only. Adm. chg. 765-457-8273; June 17, 2015 bonavista.org X May 16 Garrett Heritage Days Walton (Cass Co., East Reg.) Walton May Day Festival July 3 - 4, 2015 Downtown. Vendor & crafters' booths, kids' games, bouncy house and food vendors. Day long yard sales throughout the Butler Days Festival community. Call to book your free booth space. No adm. August 7 - 8, 2015 chg. 574-709-8559; visit-casscounty.com C X Ashley-Hudson Festival May 16 Newburgh (Warrick Co., South Reg.) August 1, 2015 10th Annual Wine, Art & Jazz Festival Old Lock & Dam Park, Hwy. 662. Featuring St. Joe Pickle Festival Indiana wineries, food vendors, music and wine July 23 - 25, 2015 education classes. Adm. chg. 812-853-2815; historicnewburgh.org C X DeKalb County Free Fall Fair 2016 Festival Date: May 21 September 28 - October 3, 2015

DeKalb County Visitors Bureau 500 S. Grandstaff Dr., Suite C Auburn, IN 46706

877-833-3282 • dekalbcvb.org

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 25 MAY May 16 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Zoom Town Covered Bridge 5k Run/Walk 4338 W 40 N and US Hwy. 36. Running through two of Parke County's Covered Bridges, the Sim Smith Bridge and Great the Phillips Bridge. Medals for top three in the run and Entertainment! walk. Award given to the group with the largest number of participants. Participation ribbons for Fun-Run/Walk. Adm. chg. 765-592-0829; montezuma.in.gov X 2016 Festival Date: May 21 May 21-30 Terre Haute (Vigo Co., West Reg.) 32nd Annual Banks of the Wabash Festival Fairbanks Park. Live music nightly, midway rides and games, taste-tempting foods, crafters, car show, bingo 6 games, Gospel Music Day. No adm. chg. 812-232-2727; 6 5 terrehaute.in.gov/parks X May 22 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) 6 Strawberries on the Square Downtown. Strawberry shortcake, ice cream, whipped cream. Cooking Demos 11am - sold out. Live music from 6pm-10pm. Food vendors. Designated Driver Sponsored by Discover Downtown Franklin. No adm. chg. Program 317-346-1258; discoverdowntownfranklin.com C X May 23-25 Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Annual Spring Native American Gathering Wolf Creek Habitat. Come join us for a weekend of dancing, drums, flutes, great food and, mostly, wolves! No adm. chg. 866-647-6555; WolfCreekHabitat.org C X May 23 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Round the Fountain Art Fair Courthouse square. One of the best one-day outdoor fine art fairs in the Midwest. Features paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, prints and jewelry. No adm. chg. 765-491-6298; roundthefountain.org/ C X 2016 Festival Date: May 28 May 23-24 Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous French Commons and NHP. American Revolutionary War reenactment featuring soldiers, VintageIndiana.com craftsmen, traders and merchants. Live entertainment and demonstrations for all ages. Adm. chg. 800-886-6443; spiritofvincennes.org X May 27-30 Dunkirk (Jay Co., East Reg.) 49th Annual Dunkirk Glass Days Festival Downtown. Free entertainment, contests, food vendors, crafts, glass demos, tours and much more. Something for everyone! Facebook updated daily. Website coming soon. No adm. chg. 765-578-0229 C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 1-4

26 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. MAY/JUNE May 27-30 English (Crawford Co., South Reg.) English Reunion Festival Parke County Wm. H. English Park, 5th St. Rides, games, queen pageant, the Covered Bridge Capital of the World parade, horse pull, food and entertainment for all ages. No adm. chg. 812-338-2654; crawfordcountyindiana.com X May 29-31 Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival Downtown. Features a staged production of the winning play, second and third place readings, workshops and more. Parking chg. Adm. chg. 260-422-8641; fwcivic.org X May 29-31; Sep. 25-27 Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Old Court Days Art Affair on the Square ...... June 20 Around the courthouse square. A wide variety of arts crafts, Fireworks at Kingman Park ...... June 20 collectibles, antiques, and food booths. 10x10 vendor spaces are $100 for all three days. No adm. chg. 812-493-2024; Covered Bridge Antique Power Club Drive ....June 27-28 pilotclubofmadison.com C X Fireworks at Montezuma Aztec Park...... July 4 JUNE Fireworks at Rockville Lake Park ...... July 4 Jun.-Oct. Fireworks at Raccoon Lake ...... July 4 Michigan City Summer Festival Turkey Run Pioneer Heritage Festival ...... July 18 See Apr. -Oct. listing. Rockville Community Yard Sale ...... Aug 8 Jun.-Oct. 31 Mecca Jonah Fish Fry...... Sep 11 Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market See May 16 listing. Bike the Bridges ...... Oct 3 PARKE COUNTY COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL ...... Oct 9-18 Jun. 1-30 Montezuma Pranks in the Park ...... Oct 31 Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Nickel Plate Arts Weekends Rockville Lake Park Haunted Hallows Trail ...... Oct 30-31 Countywide. One month, six towns, a whole lotta Rosedale PTO Christmas Bazaar...... Nov 20-21 art! Celebrate the arts in six communities along the Bridgeton Country historic Nickel Plate railway in Hamilton and Tipton Christmas ...... Nov 27-29 & Dec 4-6 counties. Events include art sales, live music, classes, workshops, theater and more! Adm. varies by event. Parke County Covered Bridge Christmas .... Dec 4-6 X Rosedale Country Christmas Shoppe ...... Dec 4-6 317-452-3690; NickelPlateArts.org Art Association Holiday Home Tour ...... Dec 5 Jun. 2-6 Montezuma Christmas Celebration ...... Dec 5 New Haven (Allen Co., East Reg.) New Haven Canal Days Festival Downtown on Broadway & at Schnelker Park. New Haven's premier homecoming event welcomes guests to enjoy a week filled with family-friendly fun including midway rides, parade, vendors and daily entertainment. No adm. chg. 260-602-9618; newhavencanaldays.org X Jun. 3-6 FREE COVERED BRIDGE MAPS, LODGING, Converse (Miami Co., East Reg.) FESTIVAL, VENDOR & VISITOR INFORMATION Converse Fair Fairgrounds. Carnival, delicious food, great entertainment 765-569-5226 and horse racing. No adm. chg. 765-395-3256; www.coveredbridges.com conversefair.com X [email protected]

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 27 June Jun. 3-6 Knightstown (Henry Co., East Reg.) Knightstown Jubilee Days Town square. Carnival rides, games, queen contest, parade, Chamber fish wagon. Local businesses and organizations. All- star basketball game. Rain or shine. No adm. chg. 800-668-1895; knightstownchamber.org C X Jun. 5-6 Decatur (Adams Co., East Reg.) Decatur Sculpture Tour Second St., downtown. Fourth annual sculpture exhibit unveiling with artcentric activities, food, wine tasting and walking tours. Film festival June 6. Exhibit year-round. No adm. chg. 260-724-2604; decatursculpturetour.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 3-4 Jun. 5 Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Food/Wine/Brew/Music Festival Downtown public square. Come enjoy local flavors through our own unique restaurants and wines and brews by local breweries. Music throughout the day, kids' activities and chalk art contest. 6pm-10pm. Adm. chg. 317-398-9623; visitshelbycounty.com X Jun. 5 Goshen First Fridays See Jan. 2 listing. Jun. 5-6 Hartford City (Blackford Co., East Reg.) Hartford City Heritage Days Downtown square. Family fun, entertainment, queen contest, vendor area, walk/run. Golf carts welcome. No adm. chg. 765-329-0965; [email protected] C X Jun. 5-6 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival Fairgrounds. Celebration of fiber arts, top notch teachers and classes, wide selection of vendors, demonstrations, fiber animals. No adm. chg. 317-403-5667; hoosierhillsfiberfestival.com C X Jun. 5 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Kokomo Strawberry Festival Downtown. Homemade shortcakes with strawberries, ice cream and whipped cream. Live music and kids' activities. No adm. chg. 765-457-5301; greaterkokomo.com X Jun. 5-20 Warsaw (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) Northern Indiana Lakes Festival Center Lake and Winona Lake. Canoeing, swim race, 5k, live animal show, display tanks, fishing, swimming, food, live music, exhibitors, kids' activities, lake education and much more! 574-372-5100 ext. 6445 No adm. chg. lakesfestival.org C X

28 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JUNE Jun. 5-7 Rosedale (Parke Co., West Reg.) Rosedale Strawberry Festival Main St. & Civic Center. For the best home-baked shortcakes in Indiana, free concerts daily. Contests, crafters, no-lose KidZone. Big Kidz Toyz ranging from operating model to classic car, truck and heap show. Pageants birth to college. Parade, fireworks, more. No adm. FRANKLIN COUNTY chg. 812-236-3155; historicrosedale.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 3-5 INDIANA Jun. 5-7 BROOKVILLE METAMORA Russiaville (Howard Co., East Reg.) Russiaville Summer Fest Downtown. Carnival, corn hole tournament, antique OLDENBURG’S FREUDENFEST tractors, parade, craft and food vendors, three days of 3rd weekend in July entertainment, children's games. No adm. chg. 765-883-5739; townofrussiaville.com X STRAWBERRY DAYS First weekend in June Jun. 6 Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) METAMORA CANAL DAYS Anderson Brew Fest - 2nd Annual First Friday-Sunday in October Dickman Town Plaza. An event that blends local music, food and art with Indiana's top craft breweries for a culturally stimulating urban experience. 1pm-5pm. Adm. chg. METAMORA CHRISTMAS WALK 206-661-6478; www.andersonbrewfest.com Opens November 26 Jun. 6 METAMORA MUSIC FESTIVAL Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Labor Day Weekend Circus City Metric Century Bicycle Ride Peru to Cassville. Ride distances 17, 32, 50 & 65 miles BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL through beautiful scenery from Peru to Cassville. Adm. chg. GATEWAY PARK 765-472-1289; miamicochamber.com Last Thurs.-Sun. in June

Jun. 6, 13, 20, 27 Franklin Farmer's Market CANOE FEST & See May 9 listing. CHICKEN FRYING CONTEST Jun. 6 Last weekend in June Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Main Street Rockville Cruise-In, Motorcycle, FC ANTIQUE MACHINERY SHOW Scooter and Bike Show Last week in Sept. Parke County Courthouse Lawn. Awards for cars, bikes, motorcycles, scooters. Registration fee. Street dance, HOLIDAY UNDER THE SPIRES food and shopping on square. 4pm-9pm. No adm. chg. First weekend in December

765-344-8109; mainstreetrockville.com/ X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 4 NATIVE AMERICAN GATHERING May and October Jun. 6-7 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) 9th Annual Miami Indians All Nations Gathering 3 miles east of Raccoon Lake on US 36. Sat. 10am-8pm, Grand Entry at 1pm; Sun. 10am-4pm, Grand Entry at noon. Adm. chg. 765-473-9631; mnigathering.com X Circus City Festival 1-866-647-6555 Jul. 11-18 • Peru perucircus.com www.franklincountyin.com

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 29 June Jun. 6-7 Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Strawberry Days Yard of the Jonathan Banes House. Walk the delightfully quaint historic village as you enjoy strawberry delights. Live music fills the town. Approximately forty specialty shops open, as well as attractions such as the Grist Mill and the horse-drawn canal boat ride. No adm. chg. 765-647-2109; metamoraindiana.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 4-5 Jun. 6 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Vintage Indiana Wine and Food Festival Military Park. A celebration of Indiana's wine industry! Over 25 wineries pour hundreds of wine samples. Food, crafts and entertainment are also included. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and plan to spend the day! Designated driver program available. Adm. chg. 765-496-3842; vintageindiana.com C X Jun. 6-7 Plymouth (Marshall Co., North Reg.) Yellow River Festival River Park square. Celebrating the founding years of Marshall County through food, crafts, music and Civil War reenactments. No adm. chg. 574-952-2750; yellowriverfestival.org X Jun. 7 Tri-State Antique Market See May 3 listing. Jun. 10-14 Carlisle (Sullivan Co., West Reg.) Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration Downtown. Bicentennial celebration includes carnival, primitive encampments, historical attractions, nightly music, crafters, food, beer/wine garden - Sat. parade at 10am, evening Van Dells in concert and fireworks. No adm. chg. C X 812-398-6715

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ELKHART COUNTY | AMISH COUNTRY - NORTHERN INDIANA 2015 FESTIVALS & EVENTS ... along the Heritage Trail

Quilt Gardens ... along the Heritage Trail 19 quilt-inspired gardens | 21 quilt-themed murals | 7 unique & welcoming communities

FREE Annually May 30 - October 1 QuiltGardens.com

Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival Taste of the Gardens April 24 - 26 August 22 WakarusaChamber.com WellfieldGardens.org

Elkhart Jazz Festival Nappanee Apple Festival June 19 – 21 September 17 - 20 ElkhartJazzFestival.com NappaneeAppleFestival.org

Shipshewana Quilt Festival Middlebury Fall Festival June 24 - 27 September 18 - 19 ShipshewanaQuiltFest.com MiddleburyINChamber.com

Elkhart County 4-H Fair Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale July 24 – August 1 September 25 - 26 4HFair.org MennoniteSale.org

Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival Gathering at Five Medals August 6 – 9 October 17 & 18 AmishAcres.com GatheringAtFiveMedals.org

View a full listing of Festivals & Events at AmishCountry.org/events

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Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 31 June Jun. 10-13 Grandview (Spencer Co., South Reg.) Spencer County Fair New fairgrounds NW of Grandview. Indiana's longest running county fair! Tri-state Outlaw Mini Rod and tractor pulls, demolition derbies, midway rides, vendors and pageants for all ages. Great family fun! Adm. chg. 812-649-4222; spencercountyfairindiana.com X Jun. 11-14 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Cole Porter Festival Downtown. Great music, theatre, interesting tours, fabulous food, awesome car show. Fee for some of the activities. No www . V i s itN obleCoun t y . c o m adm. chg. 765-473-9183; coleporterfestival.org August 1 Jun. 11-13 May 8-9 Crothersville (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) Nature Fest, Kid City, Crothersville Red, White & Blue Festival Wolf Lake Kendallville Crothersville Community School grounds. Free September 5-7 entertainment, food, carnival, talent show, antique tractor May 21-24, display, crafts, parade, flea market, corn hole tourney, pie/ Sept. 3-6 Ligonier cake contest, Zambelli fireworks. No adm. chg. 812-569-0407; Marshmallow Bluegrass Festival, crothersvillerwb.com Festival, Ligonier X Kendallville 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 9-11 June 3-6 September 12-13 Jun. 12-14 Stone’s Trace Pioneer Crawfordsville (Montgomery Co., West Reg.) Chain O’Lakes Festival, Ligonier Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival Festival, Albion Lane Place. National entertainment acts both Fri. and Sat. July 4-5 September 19-20 night, car shows, tractor show, children's activities, arts and Harvest Festival, crafts, food, tennis and softball tournaments, 4k run. No adm. Fun on Sylvan Albion chg. 765-366-3666; thestrawberryfestival.com Lake, Rome City X Jun. 12-13 July 12-18 September and Crown Point (Lake Co., North Reg.) Noble County Fair, October Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Kendallville Tombstone Trail Corn Roast Downtown square. Experience an old-fashioned street July 18 October 1-31 celebration featuring great food, a beer garden, live KPC Triathalon, Pumpkin Fantasyland, music, kids' zone and delicious corn! Fri. 4pm-11pm; Kendallville Fashion Farm, Sat. 11am-11pm. No adm. chg. 219-769-8180; crossroadschamber.org C July 18-19 Ligonier X Jun. 12-13 Cromwell Days, October 3-4 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Cromwell Apple Festival, Kokomo Ribfest & More August 15-16 Kendallville Foster Park. Live music! Fantastic food, restaurant booths, beer garden, kids' games, contests, tournaments, Chautauqua Days, December 5-6 & inflatables, ribs and more. No adm. chg. 765-457-9318; Rome City December 12-13 kokomosummerseries.com X August 5-8 Windmill Winter Jun. 12-13 Onion Days, Wonderland, LaFontaine (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Wolf Lake Kendallville LaFontaine "Ashland Days" Festival Branson St. and Wabash Ave. Tractor show, music, www.VisitNobleCounty.com games, kiddie tractor pull and parade. No adm. chg. 765-981-4054 C X 260-599-0060 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 10-11

32 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JUNE Jun. 12-13 Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) Old Settlers Days Lexington Park. Oldest festival in Scott County! Food, music, games, vendors and other activities in one of the most serene places in the state. No adm. chg. 812-752-9211; greatscottindiana.com C X Jun. 12-13 Royal Center (Cass Co., East Reg.) Pioneer Days Rea Park. Free family fun for more than 30 years. Parade, food vendors, tractor pulls, rides and more. No adm. chg. 574-643-9914; visit-casscounty.com X Jun. 12-13 THE COLUMBUS Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) Red Skelton Festival AREA HAS... Downtown. Honoring one of America's favorite clowns with two days of fun including a parade, food and craft vendors, stage entertainment and a carnival. No adm. chg. FESTIVALS 800-886-6443; vincennescvb.org X SEP Columbus Scottish Festival Jun. 12-13 SEP Hope Heritage Days Remington (Jasper Co., North Reg.) Remington Water Tower Days OCT Ethnic Expo Downtown. 5k walk/run, parade, kiddie tractor pull, vendors, entertainment, dinners, breakfast, petting zoo, tractor show, ART SHOWS beer and wine garden. No adm. chg. 219-863-0999 C X Jun. 12-14 AUG Columbus ArtFest South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) St. Andrew 40th Annual Greek Festival NOV Deja Vu Fine Arts/Crafts Church grounds. A family event for all with your favorite Greek foods and desserts, live music, ethnic dance MUSIC performances and church tours. Adm. chg. 574-277-4688; JUN Live on the Plaza saintandrewgoc.org X Jun. 12-14 JUL Biggest Block Party Wakarusa (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) AUG Our Hospice Concert Wakarusa Bluegrass Festival Festival grounds behind business at 66425 SR 19 BIKING S. See website for artists, schedule and pictures from past festivals. Adm. chg. 574-825-1874; JUN The Girlfriend Ride WakarusaBluegrassFestival.com X SEP Hope Bike Ride Jun. 13 Spencer (Owen Co., West Reg.) Arts in the Park Get all the details at McCormick's Creek State Park. Live music, art vendors, food and interactive artistic activities. Located in WWW.COLUMBUS.IN.US beautiful McCormick's Creek State Park. Festival is free with regular park admission. Adm. chg. 812-829-4344; friendsofmccormickscreek.org C X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 11 Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana Balloon Fest Sep. 11-13 • Bloomington indianaballoonfest.com

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APRIL First Fridays begin this month on Downtown Public Square Easter Egg Hunt / Indiana Downs Thoroughbred Racing Begins MAY Farmer’s Market Begins on Wed/Sat / St.Joseph Spring Festival JUNE Taste of Shelby County - Vintage Brew & Wine Festival Antique Tractor Show / Fairland Community Festival JULY Shelby County 4H Fair / Coca Cola Car Show Morristown Soapbox Derby Days Silver Fox National Tournament AUGUST Bears of Blue River Festival / Jazz in the Park SEPTEMBER Blue River Valley Pioneer Fair / Tour d’Art / Cornstock Shelby County Arts Fest / Pleasant View Heritage Day OCTOBER Indiana Derby at Indiana Downs / Pleasant View Orchard Festivals - every weekend! Halloween Fun Festival / Arts Fest at the Grover NOVEMBER Delta Theta Tau Gift & Hobby Show / Holiday Parade through downtown Shelbyville DECEMBER Holiday Home Tour / Festival of Lights

Don’t forget the Strand Theatre - nationally renowned acts and superb Shelby County Player productions. The Grover Museum - Quarterly exhibit updates/Streets of Old Shelby. The Skyline is open from May through November for drive-in movie fun! Need More Info? Call at 317} 398-9623 or 888}303-0244.

34 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JUNE Jun. 13-14 Jun. 13 Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) Oolitic (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) Bridgeton Quilt, Woodworking & Antique Tractor Show Oolitic Festival 1878 Barn, Collom's General Store. Antique and new quilts, Main St. Parade, petting zoo, craft & food vendors, fireworks, unique wood items, live demonstrations. Antique tractors amusement rides and more. Fun for all ages. No adm. chg. and riding mowers, parade and contests. No adm. chg. 812-272-0374 C X 765-548-2136; bridgetonindiana.com X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 11 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 11-12 Jun. 13-14 Jun. 13 Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) Buffalo (White Co., West Reg.) Pow Wow-NCGLNAC 12th Annual Gathering of Buffalo Community Daze Great Lakes Nations Buffalo Fire Department lot & Pulaski/White Telephone Tri-State Antique Gas Engine Association grounds. Native grass lot. Enjoy great food including buffalo burgers; a car/ American drums, singers, dancers, vendors, food, pre-1840s motorcycle show, 9am-3pm; Town-wide yard sales; craft and camp, kids' activities, raptors. Native American dancing flea market vendors. Vendors call 574-581-2915 for info. No Sat. 1pm-4:30pm; 6pm-9pm; Sun. Noon-4pm. Adm. chg. adm. chg. 574-278-7799; enjoywhitecounty.com X 765-426-3022; ncglnac.org X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 11 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 11-12 Jun. 13-14 Jun. 13 Clay City (Clay Co., West Reg.) Hope (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) Clay City Lions Club Pottery Festival Smoke On The Square-Annual Bartholomew Goshorn Park. Clay City Pottery, crafts, flea market, County BBQ Cook-Off entertainment, car show, chicken dinner, fish fry, quilt show, Downtown square. BBQ competition in pork ribs, pottery tours, demonstrations. No adm. chg. 812-939-2910; pulled pork, chicken and brisket categories. Pulled pork claycitypottery.com C X and brisket available for purchase. Vendors, activities, Jun. 13-21; Sep. 12-20 live entertainment. No adm. chg. 812-546-4499; Friendship (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) communitycenterofhope.org C X Friendship Flea Market 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 11 St. Rd. 62, one mile east of town. Indiana's most unique flea Jun. 13-14 market and antique show welcoming visitors and vendors Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) since 1968. Parking chg. No adm. chg. 812-667-5645; Talbot Street Art Fair friendshipfleamarket.com X Between 16th and 20th on Talbott St. Between Pennsylvania 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 11-19 and Delaware Streets. Indiana's oldest juried art fair Jun. 13-14, 27-28 in historic neighborhood with 270 local and national Living History Days at the Old Fort artists. Food available. No adm. chg. 317-745-6479; See Jan. 31 listing. talbotstreet.org C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 11-12 Jun. 13 Logansport (Cass Co., East Reg.) Jun. 14 Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Downtown, Little Turtle Waterway Plaza. Great bands, Bike the Bend fabulous food, outdoors on the banks of the wonderful All through South Bend. 6:30am-11:30am. E.S.T. Family- in downtown Logansport. Adm. chg. friendly bicycle tour, vehicle-limited route across St. Joseph 574-753-2610; floryfest.com C County. SAG stops. 30 mile route. Register online. Adm. chg. X 574-204-2458; bikethebend.com Jun. 13 X Mosey Down Main Street TOGETHERWESAVE.COM See May 9 listing. close your blinds in the summer. Jun. 13-21 Friendship (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) open them in the winter. National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association's Spring SAVE $35 A yEAR. National Shoot Grounds of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. Shooting competitions, living history demonstrations and crafts, period music, muzzleloading supplies, children's activities, museum. Parking chg. Adm. chg. 800-745-1493; nmlra.org X

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36 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JUNE Jun. 14-20 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Irvington Folk Festival Come to Scenic Ellenberger Park, Bona Thompson Museum, Underground 9 Studio, The Coal Factory, Irving Theater and other Jennings County Irvington venues. Family music festival, including workshops, lectures, children's festival, Indiana based artisan vendors and live music (folk, bluegrass, gospel, world). No adm. chg. 317-356-0487; irvingtonfolk.com X Jun. 17-21 Huntington (Huntington Co., East Reg.) Huntington Heritage Days Downtown. Action-packed festival. Carnival, hot-air balloon launches at HNHS, two car shows, kids' zone, entertainment, parade, brat tent, vendors, art festival Sun. eve. No adm. chg. 260-356-5300; huntingtoncountychamber.com X Jun. 18-20 Haubstadt (Gibson Co., South Reg.) 60 miles southeast of Indianapolis Haubstadt Sommerfest and 60 miles northeast of Louisville, Old Haubstadt Gym grounds. Three days of rides, carnival SR 7 and US 50. food and Southern Indiana's finest Bierstube! Join us for the Laufenfest 5k Run, Walk & Lil' Dutch Run, Sat., June 20. No Covered Bridges, Historic Herb Farm, adm. chg. haubstadtsommerfest.com X Wildlife Refuge, Jun. 18-20 Great parks, hiking, fishing, Lagro (Wabash Co., East Reg.) canoeing, hunting, Lagro Good Ole Days camping, swimming, golf. Downtown. Zipline, food, fireworks, mudd volleyball, crafts, face-painting, moonwalks, motorcycle show, queen contest, Antiques & Specialty Shops elephant rides, bands, games, car show, parade. No adm. chg. Historical Museums 260-571-6664; lagroindiana.com X Overnight Accommodations: Jun. 19-20 Bunker Hill (Miami Co., East Reg.) White Oak Lodge, Comfort Inn, Bunker Hill Community Garage Sale White Front B&B Downtown. Garage sales with lots of goodies. No adm. chg. 765-472-1923; miamicochamber.com Great Events! April - Sassafras Tea Festival & Civil Jun. 19-21 War Living History Elkhart (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) May - Highway 50 Yard Sale Elkhart Jazz Festival June - Home and Gardens Tour Downtown. The nationally acclaimed Elkhart Jazz July - Jennings County Fair Festival promises another year of great entertainment for thousands of people. The event comes to life August - Airport Awareness Day on six downtown stages.Adm. chg. 800-294-8223; September - Labor Day Flea Market, elkhartjazzfestival.com C X Hayden Daze October - Ghost Walk & Mystery Dinner Jun. 19-21 Scarecrow Contest Angola (Steuben Co., North Reg.) Enchanted Lakes Renaissance Faire & Marketplace Boyd’s Pumpkin Display Steuben County Park Crooked Lake. Renaissance faire and marketplace set in the late Middle Ages through the Call for an events brochure, or check out Renaissance period. Stage performers, musical and theatrical www.jenningscounty.net acts. Adm. chg. 260-665-9920; enchantedlakesfaire.com X Visit us on Facebook! 812-592-8087

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 37 JUNE Jun. 19-21 Rochester (Fulton Co., North Reg.) Fulton County Historical Power Show Fulton County Historical Society grounds. Horse and tractor pulls, games, displays, flea market, crafts, swap parts available. Toy show and trading post. No adm. chg. 574-223-4436; Join us in fultoncountyhistory.org X Jun. 19-21 Festive Fort Wayne North Judson (Starke Co., North Reg.) North Judson Mint Festival for festival fun – Lane St. and N Judson Park. Held annually on Father's Day weekend. Cooking w/mint contest, bands, midway rides, all year long! food, bingo, parade on Sun. No adm. chg. 219-395-6504; starkecountychamber.com X Vera Bradley Outlet Sale 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 17-19 Festival Jun. 20 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) HolidayFest Art Affair on the Square Courthouse square. We are a juried art show that includes BuskerFest, Germanfest, Ribfest, music and showcasing children's art. Authors discuss writing Greek Fest, Grabill Country Fair, and getting published. Shabby Chic vendors will be present. and so many more... No adm. chg. 765-366-1487; coveredbridges.com C X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 25 Jun. 20 VisitFortWayne.com Wolcottville (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Cook's Bison Ranch Calf Days Celebration 1-800-767-7752 Cook's Bison Ranch. Enjoy a day of family fun. Free wagon rides to see buffalo. Concessions, buffalo burgers, kids' fun, petting zoo and local entertainment to benefit a charity! No adm. chg. 866-382-2356; Celebrating cooksbisonranch.com/bison-events.html X Jun. 20 Derby (Perry Co., South Reg.) 47 years! Derby Riverfest Mulzer Park. Enjoy antique tractor & gas engine show, flea market, community yard sale, food vendors, children's games, boat parade, live entertainment and more. No adm. chg. 812-772-2013 C X Jun. 20-21 Granger (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Leeper Park Art Fair Leeper Park. A juried fine art festival that has been going for 48 years. Artists exhibit from all over the country. No adm. chg. 574-276-2942; leeperparkartfair.org X Jun. 20 Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Madison Riverfront Wine, Stein & Barrel Madison Riverfront at the Gazebo.Taste the best wines, bourbon and craft brews the region has to offer. Enjoy music, food pairings and an art show. Adm. chg. 800-559-2956; visitmadison.org C JULY 10 -18, 2015 X ThreeRiversFestival.org

38 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. VFW_FestivalAd14.indd 1 9/8/14 10:44 AM JUNE Jun. 20; Jul. 4 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Parke Countians' Favorite Fireworks Covered Bridge Kingman Park, Montezuma Aztec Park, Rockville Lake Park and Raccoon Lake Park. Celebrate firework shows in Parke Antique Power Club County! Kingman Park (Jun. 20), Montezuma Aztec Park (Jul. 4), Rockville Lake Park (Jul. 4), Raccoon Lake Park (Jul. 4). Tractor Drive No adm. chg. 765-569-6541; CoveredBridges.com X June 27-28 Jun. 20 South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Join other South Bend Park Festival antique tractors Four Winds Stadium. Fantastic music and food all to raise for a drive through funds for the development of Miracle Park, a special needs the covered bridges facility. Adm. chg. 574-299-4765; sbpark.org X of Parke County! Jun. 20 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) www.coveredbridges.com TASTE of Tippecanoe Downtown riverfront. Celebrating culinary, musical and Jun. 24-27 performing arts. Live music and local cuisine are the Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) standard fare. Fireworks. Children 12 and under are Shipshewana Quilt Festival free. Adm. chg. 765-423-2787; tasteoftippecanoe.org X Shipshewana area. One the largest quilting events in 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 18 the area. Juried quilt show with cash prizes awarded, Jun. 20 vendor show, quilter's schoolhouse, workshops, & Linton (Greene Co., South Central Reg.) a Shop Hop, Shipshewana-style! Featured speakers: Traffic Jam Karen Kay Buckley & Pam Holland. Plus Round Robin Humphrey’s Park. Car show, live music, kids’ activities, Rebels & Malka Dubrawsky. Adm. chg. 866-243-9434; free health screenings, food and merchandise shipshewanaquiltfest.com X vendors. 11am-8pm. No adm. chg. 812-699-4438; greencountyhospital.com/foundation/fundraising C Jun. 25-28 X Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Jun. 20-27 Greek Fest Richmond (Wayne Co., East Reg.) Headwaters Park, downtown. Fort Wayne's family festival. Wayne County 4-H Fair Great food, pastries, traditional dance, children's rides Fairgrounds. 4-H shows, track events, vendors, food, free and games. Live music and taverna. Parking chg. Adm. chg. entertainment, carnival, tractors, petting zoo and much more! 260-489-0774; fortwaynegreekfestival.org Parking chg. Adm. chg. 765-939-0834; wayneco4hfair.com X X Jun. 25-27 Jun. 21-27 Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Judah Heritage Festival Miami County 4-H Fair Live entertainment including gospel, country and rock, Fairgrounds. Amazing exhibits, delicious food, entertainment, car show, idol competition, 5k, Sat. 4pm parade, craft huge tractor show, and exciting midway. Charge for Midway. vendors, variety of foods, fun activities for kids, one of the No adm. chg. 765-472-1921; ag.purdue.edu/counties/miami best fireworks shows in Southern Indiana. No adm. chg. Jun. 24-27 812-583-5249; judahfestival.com C X Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Jun. 26-27 Bluegrass at the Gateway Festival Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Now in its 5th year, come enjoy four, fun-filled days packed Brookville CanoeFest with music, vendors, workshops and a kids' camp. Adm. chg. Brookville Town Park. Enjoy canoe races, chicken fry-off, 866-647-6555; whitewatercanalscenicbyway.org C X princess contest, talent show, vendors, music and fireworks. Fun for the whole family. No adm. chg. 866-647-6555; Brookvillecanoefest.com C X Jun. 26-28 Bunker Hill (Miami Co., East Reg.) Bunker Hill Festival Downtown. Food, great music, craft and other vendor booths. No adm. chg. 765-461-3135; miamicochamber.com

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 39 JUNE Jun. 26-27 Wabash (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Charley Creek Arts Fest Citywide. Festival features notable performances, film, gallery walk and Fine Arts Show & Sale throughout Wabash. Adm. chg. 260-563-8686; charleycreekartsfest.com C X Jun. 26-27 Charlestown (Clark Co., South Reg.) Founder’s Day Festival City square. A weekend of activities including a parade, contests, live entertainment, arts & crafts and food booths, amusement rides, fireworks show. No adm. chg. 812-256-7126; cityofcharlestown.com X Jun. 26-28 Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) 50th Annual Gem Mineral Fossil Show Fairgrounds. Free demonstrations. Variety of gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils, beads, rocks. Lapidary, Rockhound and Prospecting supplies. 4-H and science project materials. No adm. chg. 812-295-3463; lawrencecountyrockclub.org X Muncie is celebrating 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 24-26 Jun. 26-28 It’s 150th! Princeton (Gibson Co., South Reg.) Gibson County Antique Machinery Show Check out Fairgrounds. Antique tractors, flea market, toy show, antique MUNCIECALENDAR.COM tractor pull, buggy rides, food and a street legal truck pull. Adm. chg. 812-664-0306; gibsoncountyfair.com X to find all the ways you can Jun. 26-28 Battle Ground (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering Tippecanoe Battlefield. Three-day acoustic music Celebrate festival featuring the best in old time folk, swing and Celtic music. Adm. chg. 765-742-1419; indianafiddlersgathering.org X With Jun. 26-27 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Us! Smoke on the Square BBQ Competition Downtown. KCBS barbeque competition. Pros' vs. Joes' competition. Live music, food vendors and kids' activities. Sponsored by Discover Downtown Franklin. No adm. chg. 317-346-1258; discoverdowntownfranklin.com C X Jun. 26-28 Osgood (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) Southeast Indiana F.A.R.M. Club's Antique Machinery Show Visitmuncie.org Fairgrounds. Hundreds of antique tractors, steam engines, threshing, corn shredding, operating sawmill, flea market, for a complete listing of area antique market, tractor and truck pulls, food and more! No events in Muncie, Indiana. adm. chg. 812-654-3949; farmclubonline.com C X Events, Maps & Local Information 800-568-6862

40 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JUNE Jun. 26-27 Monticello (White Co., West Reg.) Spirit of Monticello Festival Downtown courthouse square. The streets are filled The WEBSITE with family fun, talent show contest, live entertainment, huge food court, beer & wine garden, arts and craft FOR FUN vendors, car show and more! No adm. chg. 574-870-4888; all year long! spiritofmonticello.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 24-25 Jun. 27-28 Clarksville (Clark Co., South Reg.) Clark Days George Rogers Clark Homesite. Highlights the Clark Family and the 1800's – militia, Lewis & Clark Expedition, Native Americans, indentured servants, encampment, demonstrations, cabin tours. No adm. chg. 812-280-9970; fallsoftheohio.org C X Jun. 27-28 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Covered Bridge Antique Power Club Tractor Drive .com Fairgrounds. Drive your antique tractor across Parke County for a unique tour of covered bridges and rural communities. Fee is for one or two-day drive. Includes meals and snacks. Adm. chg. 765-569-5878; coveredbridges.com Jun. 27-28 Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Covington Art Fair Covington Plaza. The premier juried art show for the region featuring fine arts. Enjoy jazz music at this high- quality, 2-day community event. No adm. chg. 260-424-3373; covingtonartfair.com C X Jun. 27 Hammond (Lake Co., North Reg.) 6th Annual Eat, Shop & Rock: Browse to the Beat Sidewalk Sale & Fest Downtown, Hohman Ave. between Carroll, Williams, and Doty Streets. A celebrations of the 1960s,1970s and the Beatles! No adm. chg. 219-512-4298; downtownhammond.org X Jun. 27-28 Fishers (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Fishers Freedom Festival Roy G. Holland Memorial Park, One Park Dr. 5k event, arts and crafts, children's area, business vendors, free games, teen area, live entertainment, parades, fireworks and more! Parking $5. No adm. chg. 317-595-3195; fishersfreedomfestival.org X TOGETHERWESAVE.COM by changing seven of your incandescent light bulbs to cfls, you’ll SAVE $40 OR MORE A yEAR. Attractions

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JUNE/JULY Jun. 28 Jun. 27 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Greenwood (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) 29th Annual Wanamaker Old Settlers Day Street Fair and Classic Car Show Greenwood Freedom Festival 8800 Southeastern Ave. just south of I-74/Post Rd. exit 96. Craig Park and Greenwood Amphitheater. Over 100 booths of art, craftsmen, antiques, food, kids' items, Begin your day at our community parade, then head rides, entertainment, flea market, classic car show, wine & art over to Craig Park to enjoy over 100 beer, wine, festival. No adm. chg. 317-782-3822; IndyFTLions.org C X food and street fair vendors. Some of the area’s finest 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 26 live bands. Family entertainment with kids’ games Jun. 29-Jul. 4 serve as a prelude to the best fireworks in the area! Covington (Fountain Co., West Reg.) No adm. chg. X Covington 4th of July Celebration 317-881-4545; greenwood.in.gov City Park. Six days of continuous fun! Carnival, 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 25 entertainment, queen pageant and parade. No adm. chg. 765-793-4220; covingtonfourthofjuly.org X Jun. 27 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 29-Jul. 4 Avon (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Hendricks County Rib-Fest JULY Kingsway Christian Church. Local restaurants compete for Jul. TBD best BBQ ribs and sauce in Hendricks County. Rib-Fest also Converse (Miami Co. East Reg.) features fun and games for kids, live bands, vendors, fireworks Chocolate Festival and more. $5 parking chg. No adm. chg. 317-272-4333; Oak Hill Winery, Converse/Bunker Hill. Two locations. avonchamber.org C Match chocolate with local wines, wine tasting and sampling, X minimal fee. 765-395-3632; oakhillwines.com Jun. 27-28 Jul.-Oct. Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Michigan City Summer Festival Indian Market and Festival See Apr.-Oct. listing. Military Park. Native American fine art, food, music, dancing, storytelling and family activities. Children 17 and under Jul.-Oct. 31 free. Includes museum access. Parking chg. Adm. chg. Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market See May 16 listing. 317-636-9378; eiteljorg.org X Jun. 27-Jul. 4 Jul. 1-4 Linton (Greene Co., South Central Reg.) Covington 4th of July Celebration Linton Freedom Festival See Jun. 29 listing. Humphrey's Park (City Park). Host to Indiana's largest Jul. 1-4 Independence Day parade on July 4 at 10am. Week long Linton Freedom Festival festivities include great fish sandwiches, entertainment, See Jun. 27 listing. car show and carnival. No adm. chg. 812-847-4846; Jul. 1-5 lintonfreedomfestival.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Jun. 25-Jul. 4 Shoals (Martin Co., South Central Reg.) Shoals Catfish Festival Jun. 27 Main St., ball park and museum (Old Courthouse). This Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) celebration features a variety of booths, fishing, team Pennsy Trail Art Fair and Music Festival and individual sport competitions, a parade, catfish Historic Pennsy Trail. Quality artists and artisans, children's sandwiches and fireworks. No adm. chg. 812-631-1329; art activities, art demonstrations, live music, Ducky Derby, 5k visitmartincounty.org/catfish_festival.htm & 1 Mile Run/Walk, BBQ, great festival food, beer and wine! X No adm. chg. 317-462-2877; pennsytrailartfair.com C X Jul. 2-5 Jun. 27 Cedar Lake (Lake Co., North Reg.) Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) Cedar Lake Summerfest Wine & Music Festival Town Complex. Nightly live entertainment, two nights Midwest Trail Ride Campgrounds. An afternoon of wine, of fireworks over the lake, amusement rides, carnival music and horses in the rolling, wooded hills of the Hoosier games, cardboard boat race, land parade, food, crafts, National Forest. Camping, trail riding, food, crafts, music and beer garden, bingo tent, teen scavenger hunt, talent show, car show, checker tournament, sport cup more. Adm. chg. 812-834-6686; midwesttrailride.com C X 2016 Festival Date: Jun. 25 stacking. $5 parking chg. No adm. chg. 219-794-4122; cedarlakesummerfest.com X

42 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JULY Jul. 2-4 New Pekin (Washington Co., South Reg.) 4th of July Celebration Pekin Park. Oldest annual consecutive 4th of July celebration in the nation. Parade is on the 4th at 10am. Amusement rides, flea market and artisian markets. Come join us. No adm. chg. 812-216-3300; pekin4thofjuly X 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 2-4 Jul. 2-4 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Haynes-Apperson Festival Downtown, Foster Park. Celebrating Kokomo, home to America's first automobile. Fun, food, fireworks, parade, car JULY-AUGUST EVENTS shows, concerts, rides, sports and fantastic entertainment. Spiceland Freedom Days July 10-11 No adm. chg. 765-854-1234; haynesappersonfestival.org X Parade, food, live entertainment Jul. 2-4 Contact: 765-520-7969 Cicero (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Lights Over Morse Lake Festival New Lisbon Old Time Days July 17-19 Community Park, Morse Lake and various locations. Fireworks on Morse Lake, parade, kids' carnival, zipline, Tractor/car show, old gas engines craft and food vendors, sports tournaments, balloon Contact: 765-332-3094 glow, live music, talent show. No adm. chg. 317-379-3357; lightsovermorselake.com C X Summit Lake Optimist July 25 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 2-4 Sprint Triathlon Jul. 3-4 Summit Lake State Park. Sprint triathlon, Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) sprint duathlon, sprint aqua bike, CarmelFest Carmel Civic Square. With our patriotic parade, spectacular kids’ aquathon for ages 4-14 fireworks, fantastic entertainment, festival food and shopping Contact: www.munciemultisport.com marketplace, CarmelFest has something for everyone. Join us! No adm. chg. carmelfest.net X Middletown/Fall Creek Twp. Aug 8 Historical Society Jul. 3 Newburgh (Warrick Co., South Reg.) Car show, food, live entertainment, Evening in the Park & Fireworks Contact: 765-354-2000 Old Lock & Dam Park, Hwy. 662. Old-fashioned, community Independence Day celebration complete with Mooreland Free Fair Aug 10-15 "summer social" type games, lots of food, homemade ice Carnival, food, live entertainment cream, a community concert and fireworks. No adm. chg. Tractor pull, truck pull, parade 812-853-2815; historicnewburgh.org C X Contact: 904-505-4813 Jul. 3 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Shirley Founders Day Aug 15 Franklin Firecracker Festival Car show, food, talent show Downtown. Food vendors, free live concerts, bounce houses, "Fastest Kid in Town" race, fireworks' celebration. Contact: 765-738-6415 Sponsored by Franklin Parks and Recreation. No adm. chg. 317-736-3689; franklinparks.org Sulphur Springs Community Days Aug 28-29 Mud bog, food, car/tractor show Jul. 3 Contact: 765-524-4669 or 765-427-9834 Goshen First Fridays See Jan. 2 listing. Henry County Convention & Visitors Bureau 765-593-0764 or 888-676-4302 www.henrycountyin.org.henrycountyin.org

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 43 JULY Jul. 4 Jul. 3-5 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Liberty (Union Co., East Reg.) July 4th Celebration Liberty 4th of July Festival Maconaquah Park. Kids' games, great food, music and amazing Courthouse square. Over forty years of family fun, arts and fireworks at dusk. No adm. chg. 765-472-2400; cityofperu.org craft vendors, live entertainment, food booths, parade. No adm. chg. 765-458-5976; ucdc.us C Jul. 4 X Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) Jul. 3-5 Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Limestone Heritage Festival Various locations. Local July 4th celebration on various dates Madison Regatta in various locations. Parade, BBQ competition, free concerts, Madison riverfront. 200 mph racing with world's fastest race ice cream social and fireworks. No adm. chg. 812-278-4343; boats. Unlimited hydroplanes. Air shows, parade, fireworks. bedfordchamber.com Three nights of music and more! Parking chg. Adm. chg. X 812-274-0400; madisonregatta.com C Jul. 4 X Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Jul. 3-5 Orleans (Orange Co., South Reg.) Mexico Community Garage Sale Uptown Mexico. Games, food, community garage sales with Orleans Bicentennial Celebration lots of great items for your house and yard. No adm. chg. Congress Square. Honoring the past - Anticipating the future. 765-985-2628; miamicochamber.com Celebrate 200 years with the Town of Orleans. Fireworks, heritage activities, entertainment, food, parade & more! No Jul. 4 adm. chg. 812-865-9930; orleans200.org Parke Countians' Favorite Fireworks X See Jun. 20 listing. Jul. 3-5 Warren (Huntington Co., East Reg.) Jul. 4 Salamonie Summer Festival Twelve Mile (Cass Co., East Reg.) Tower Park. Free concerts, parade, fireworks, car & bike Twelve Mile 500 cruise-in, antique tractors and engines, games, contests and Plank Hill Park. Annual lawn mower races featuring Briggs sporting events, kids' activities, food alley and fun! No adm. and Stratton and other modified engines. Fun for the entire chg. 800-356-4440; warrenindiana.us family. Adm. chg. 574-753-4856; visit-casscounty.com X X 2016 Festival Date: Jul. 4 Jul. 3-11 South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Jul. 5-11 St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Princeton (Gibson Co., South Reg.) Fairgrounds. Daily entertainment, amusement rides, 4-H and Gibson County Fair livestock exhibits, Monster Trucks, NTPA Tractor Pull, rodeo, Fairgrounds. Come out to the 160th annual Gibson County fireworks July 4-5, exotic animals. Adm. chg. 574-291-4870; Fair where we have been providing family fun since 1851! Adm. chg. 812-385-3445; gibsoncountyfair.com 4HFair.com X C X Jul. 3-4 Jul. 5 Wolcott (White Co., West Reg.) Tri-State Antique Market Wolcott Summer Festival See May 3 listing. Historic Wolcott House and grounds. Flea market, crafts, Jul. 6-11 live entertainment, food stands, children's games, amusement Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) rides, parade, car show, antique tractors, fireworks and more. Shelby County Fair No adm. chg. 219-279-2946; wolcottfestival.com X Fairgrounds. 4-H exhibits, live music, great food and vendor Jul. 4-5 booths. Superb midway and special activities every night. No Delphi (Carroll Co., West Reg.) adm. chg. 317-392-1612; shelbyfairIN.com X Canal Days Jul. 9-11 Canal Park. Celebrate the 1850s canal era! Canal boat rides, Bristol (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) interactive museum, artisan demonstrations, food and music. Bristol Homecoming Festival Visit website for more info. No adm. chg. 765-564-2870; Congdon Park. 130-year-old, 3-day festival offers family wabashanderiecanal.org X fun events, a queen pageant, entertainment, rides, food, a 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 2-3 parade and a wonderful fireworks display! No adm. chg. Jul. 4, 11, 18, 25 574-612-7946; bristolhomecoming.com X Franklin Farmer's Market See May 9 listing.

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HONORING OUR HEROES September 11-13, 2015 MONROE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - BLOOMINGTON, IN

20 hot air balloons in various shapes & sizes - Balloon Glow - Health & Safety Fair Kids Zone - Commercial Vendors - Kiwanis Idol - Cornhole Tournament 5K - Car Show - Live Music - Great Food - Fireworks and more! Designed by www.indianaballoonfest.com

Appearance by: Autumn Letendre Founder/President The Golden Star USA Foundation, Inc. Serving our Military Heroes

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48 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JULY Jul. 10-11 Jul. 9-19 Sheridan (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Sheridan BlueGrass Fever Veterans Park. Music performances with headliner Indiana Black Expo, Inc.'s bands and jams and great food. Free music clinics on Annual Summer Celebration Sat. with paid admission. Adm. chg. 317-758-5054; Indiana Convention Center. Summer Celebration sheridanbluegrassfever.net X is Indiana Black Expo, Inc.'s major fundraiser for its Jul. 10-12 year-round youth and family programs. The 11-day Crown Point (Lake Co., North Reg.) exposition features a business conference, education South Lake County Agricultural Historical Society conference, and an exhibit hall featuring retail vendors, Antique Tractor and Farm Show arts, sports and entertainment. Adm. chg. C X Fairgrounds. Antique and garden tractors, gas engines, cars and trucks, large model railroad, threshing, sawmills, 317-925-2702; IndianaBlackExpo.com kids' area, homemade pies, pork chop dinner. Adm. chg. Jul. 10-11 219-662-9204; slcahs.org X Angola (Steuben Co., North Reg.) Angola Balloons Aloft Jul. 10-18 Tri-State Steuben County Airport. Watch some of the finest Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) hot air balloon pilots compete for prizes over Northern THREE RIVERS FESTIVAL Indiana Lakes Country. No adm. chg. 260-316-8577; Headwaters Park. Fort Wayne’s favorite summer party angolaballoonsaloft.com since 1969! From the 2-hour parade, fine arts & crafts, X Children’s Fest and International Village, to live music, Jul. 10-12 the Bed Race and Raft Race, enjoy family-friendly fun Martinsville (Morgan Co., Central Reg.) in the heart of downtown! Parking chg. No adm. chg. Artie Fest 2015 260-426-5556; ThreeRiversFestival.org Courthouse square. Family-friendly festival. Outdoor movie, X 5k run, craft fair, entertainment, car show, motorcycle ride, kids' games, corn hole, food, beer, wine and more! No adm. Jul. 11-18 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) chg. 765-342-8110; MartinsvilleChamber.com C X Jul. 10-11 Circus City Festival Freetown (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) First Bank of Berne Circus City Center. Youth Circus, Freetown July Festival perform 10 shows in air conditioned, three ring Freetown Park. Enjoy kids' games and activities, a parade, arena. Festival with rides, food booths and much fireworks, car show, tractor drive, vendor booths, baby more! At 10am on July 18, a huge parade! Parade no contest, food and entertainment. No adm. chg. 812-569-2710; charge. Circus Show adm. chg. freetownjulyfestival.com X X 765-472-3918; perucircus.com Jul. 10-11 Lapel (Madison Co., East Reg.) Jul. 11-18 Lapel Village Fair Frankfort (Clinton Co., West Reg.) Main St. Crafts, food, parade, car show, music, walk/run, corn Clinton County & 4-H Fair, Inc. hole, street dance, movie, town rummages, Dan's fish fry. No Fairgrounds. Parade, 4-H exhibits, harness racing, grandstand adm. chg. 765-534-4432; lapelvillagefair.com X entertainment, motor-sports shows, free stage, cheerleading Jul. 10-11 contest, queen/princess contest, car show, antique machinery, Fremont (Steuben Co., North Reg.) cook-off and great food! Adm. chg. 765-654-4000 X Musicfest Jul. 11 Downtown. Musical entertainment from jazz to country. Fortville (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Parade, kids' games, fireworks and special merchant sales. No Indiana Bastille Day 2015 adm. chg. 260-495-9010; lakes101.org X Landmark Park. Celebration of France's National Day. Live Jul. 10-12 music, food, crafts, games, beer and wine garden, costumed West Lebanon (Warren Co., West Reg.) characters, candlelight parade, laser light show. No adm. chg. Patriot Festival 317-861-5948; indianabastilleday.com C X Downtown and park. Pageant, mud bog, outhouse races, vendors, food, parade, car show, kids' corner and town-wide sales. No adm. chg. 765-585-8818; Patriotfestival.org C X

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Jul. 11-18 Jul. 12-18 LaGrange (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Corydon (Harrison Co., South Reg.) LaGrange County 4-H Fair Harrison County Fair Fairgrounds. Our 62nd annual, family-friendly fair Fairgrounds. This year's fair marks our 156th consecutive includes a variety of grandstand events, free events year! Enjoy rides, games, a demolition derby, tractor and and 4-H competitions. Something for everyone! truck pulls, dirt drag races, 4-H fair, food and more. Adm. Adm. chg. 260-463-2862 (week of fair only); chg. 888-738-2137; harrisoncountyfair.com X lagrangecounty4hfair.com X Jul. 12-18 Jul. 11-12 LaPorte (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) Living History Days at the Old Fort LaPorte County Fair See Jan. 31 listing. Fairgrounds. 4-H exhibits, open class, draft horse, Jul. 11 Pioneer Land, carnival rides, grandstand events, free Mosey Down Main Street entertainment tent, food vendors. Adm. chg. 219-362-2647; See May 9 listing. laportecountyfair.org X Jul. 11 Jul. 12-18 Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) Noblesville Street Dance Scott County Fair Courthouse square. Family-friendly community event Fairgrounds. Get back to the basics of life and good ol' in downtown Noblesville. Free kids' zone, live music, family fun at the Scott County Fair. 42 acres of activities for marketplace, food vendors and more! No adm. chg. everyone. Conveniently located one mile off I-65! Adm. chg. 812-752-9211; scottcountyfairgrounds.com C 317-776-0205; noblesvillemainstreet.org X X Jul. 11 Jul. 13-18 West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Greentown (Howard Co., East Reg.) Wabash Riverfest Howard County Fair Tapawingo Park. Free, family-friendly celebration of the Fairgrounds. 4-H exhibits and shows, live music, food, Wabash River. Canoe races, food, music, educational exhibits, live daily entertainment, Pioneer Village, rides, vendors 5k run, bike events, children's activities and more! No adm. and plenty of family fun! No adm. chg. 765-628-3247; howardcofair.com chg. 765-420-8505; wabashriverfest.com C X X 2016 Festival Date: Jul. 9 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 11-16 JULY Jul. 13-19 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) International Circus Hall of Fame SR 124. Professional circus under the Big Top. Entertainment, Favorite Festivals performing circus animals, elephant rides, museum full of circus memorabilia. Adm. chg. 800-771-0241; in Jackson County circushalloffame.com X Jul. 13-18 Warsaw (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) Kosciusko County Community Fair Jun. 11-13 Fairgrounds. Join our community fair for exciting grandstand Crothersville Red, events, outstanding 4-H exhibits, wonderful fair food and White & Blue Festival thrilling midway rides. Adm. chg. 574-269-1823; kcfair.org X Indiana’s most patriotic festival Jul. 16-19 Winamac (Pulaski Co., North Reg.) Jul. 10-11 Northern Indiana Power From the Past Antique Freetown July Festival Power Show & Flea Market An annual tradition since 1936 Fairgrounds. Four-day, family-oriented event featuring antique farm equipment, horse pull, childrens' games, large flea Sep. 4-6 market, shaded grounds, many demonstrations. Adm. chg. Jackson County 574-946-3712; winamacpowershow.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 14-17 Watermelon Festival A celebration of local Jul. 17-21 watermelon harvest Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) 43rd Vintage Motor Bike Show Oct. 1-3 Fairgrounds. The largest vintage motor bike show in the USA. Join us to reminisce the Simplex, Mustang, Whizzer Seymour Oktoberfest and Cushman bikes and more! Adm. chg. 419-605-5336; Willkommen! A German vintagemotorbikeclub.org heritage celebration June – October Oct. 17-18 Fort Vallonia Days Clinton County Chamber of Go back to the 1800s Commerce & Visitors Bureau at the historic fort Farmers Markets - Downtown Frankfort/Kirklin Jun. - Strawberry Festival Jul. - TPA Park Fireworks, Frankfort Hot Dog Festival Aug. - Star Gazing Party, Michigantown Community Fair, Colfax Ole Hickery Days, Rossville Summers End Festival Oct. - Wesley Manor Apple Festival, Trick or Treat on the Square Thanksgiving-Jan. 1 - Downtown Christmas Open House & Tour of Lights 765-654-5507; www.ccinchamber.org Located at the historic train depot Jul. 17-19 at 100 N Broadway St. in downtown Culver (Marshall Co., North Reg.) Seymour, just one hour from Indianapolis, Culver Lake Fest Bloomington and Louisville. Culver Town Park. On the shore of beautiful Lake Open Mon-Sat. Maxinkuckee! Spectacular fireworks shot off from the middle of the lake. Parade, food vendors, live entertainment, sailboat and kayak races, bass fishing tournament, 5k run, scenic bicycle ride, arts and 888-524-1914 craft booths, car show. No adm. chg. 574-842-8830; www.JacksonCountyIN.com culverlakefest.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 15-17 Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 51 JULY Jul. 18 Brownsburg (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Festival of the Arts Arbuckle Acres Park. A fun-filled, family event featuring music, food, children's activities and more than 150 artisans and craft exhibitors from around the Midwest. Adm. chg. 317-852-7885; brownsburgfota.com X Jul. 18-Aug. 2 Remington (Jasper Co., North Reg.) Fountain Park Chautauqua 6244 W 1600 S Remington. Unique, wholesome, family adventure includes two programs daily, variety of entertainment, children's activities, art colony, rustic hotel, camping, food stations. Adm. chg. 219-866-5811; fountain-park.org X Jul. 18 Munster (Lake Co., North Reg.) The Grape Escape Centennial Park. Sample selections of wine and beer, enjoy Jul. 17-19 food, listen to live music, browse the fine art fair and market Converse (Miami Co., East Reg.) vendors. $5 adm. chg. 219-836-7275; munster.org E.W.C.C. Woodcarving Festival X Borderman Gym. Amazing wood carvers' demonstrations. Jul. 18 No adm. chg. 765-395-3943; ewcc.wordpress.com Terre Haute (Vigo Co., West Reg.) "On the Banks of the Wabash" Community Jul. 17-18 Band Festival Oldenburg (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Fairbanks Park. Community Concert Bands from Indiana, Oldenburg Freudenfest Illinois and Kentucky each perform a one hour concert Town Hall. German festival with food, beer garden, games, of band music. Bring your lawn chairs and join us for a German music, 10k walk, 7 or 20 mile bike ride, good family day of good music and good times ’til 9pm. No adm. chg. fun. No adm. chg. 866-647-6555; freudenfest.com C X 812-535-6440; terrehautecommunityband.org C X Jul. 18 Jul. 18-25 Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Art of Wine Parke County 4-H Fair Carmel Arts and Design District. Features local and Fairgrounds. Great rural county fair! Parke County's largest international wines, wine-related art, entertainment parade on Thu. Demolition derby contest on Fri. night and special activities. Free and open to all ages. $15 and queen contest on Sat. No adm. chg. 765-569-3176; wine tasting fee for those 21 and over. 317-571-2787; parkecountyfairgrounds.com carmelartsanddesign.com C X X Jul. 18-25 Jul. 18 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair Arts in the Park Fairgrounds. All phases of agriculture, 4-H exhibits, wide Blue River Memorial Park. Music, children’s activities, variety of youth activities, carnival rides, games and adult classes. Events from 10am through the evening. mouth-watering fair food. No adm. chg. 765-474-0793; Other events in Sep. & Oct. No adm. chg. 317-364-0712; purdue.edu/extension shelbycountyartsfest.com X X Jul. 19-25 Jul. 18 Danville (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Hendricks County 4-H Fair Dancing & Cruising in the Streets Fairgrounds. Sports fan, animal lover, or just a kid at heart? Downtown. Enjoy a classic car and motorcycle cruise, food, The Hendricks County 4-H Fair has you covered! A great beer and wine, plus two stages of live entertainment. Adm. place where affordable family fun meets tradition. Parking chg. 765-742-4044; lafayettechamber.com X 2016 Festival Date: Jul. 16 chg. No adm. chg. 317-718-6154; 4hcomplex.org C X 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 17-23

52 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JULY Jul. 19-25 Jul. 24-26 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) New Carlisle (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Johnson County 4-H & Agricultural Fair New Carlisle Hometown Days Fairgrounds. Parade at 4pm on 7/18. 4-H projects & livestock Memorial Park. Three fun-filled days, vendors, food, shows, food & merchant vendors, grandstand events, entertainment, parade, fireworks, car show, WIFFLE midway, fireworks & more. $5 parking chg. No adm. chg. ball tournament. No adm. chg. 574-276-8962; 317-738-3247; johnsoncountyfair.com C X hometowndays.net X Jul. 19-25 Jul. 24-26 Alexandria (Madison Co., East Reg.) Whiting (Lake Co., North Reg.) Madison County 4-H Fair Pierogi Fest Beulah Park. 4-H animals, free entertainment nightly, food, Downtown. Zany, wacky, madcap, nuts, outrageous, silly, crafts, family attraction, rides, senior day, garden tractor pulls, hilarious, entertaining, funny, and a great time for all! The bracelet day is all day every day, talent contest, No adm. chg. biggest food fest in Northwest Indiana, and so much more! 765-724-7006; madisoncounty4hfair.com X No adm. chg. 219-659-0292; pierogifest.net C X Jul. 23-25 Jul. 24-25 Berne (Adams Co., East Reg.) Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) Berne Swiss Days Scott County MaterFest Downtown. Swiss experience. Food, crafts, competitions, Downtown square. Join us as we celebrate Scott family-friendly rides, quilt show, horse pull, musical County's rich history of agriculture and tomatoes with concerts, tours, polka music, parade, games. No adm. chg. good food, family and fun! No adm. chg. 812-752-9211; 260-589-8080; bernein.com X materfest.com C X Jul. 24-26 Jul. 24-25 Knox (Starke Co., North Reg.) Hartford City (Blackford Co., East Reg.) Bass Lake Festival Third Annual SummerFest 2015 Around Bass Lake. Family, fun and food including 5k run/walk, Courthouse square. Fri. evening art show at Miss Bass Lake, car show, historic tour, cardboard boat races Art Center. Sat., enjoy juried fine arts and crafts, and more. No adm. chg. 219-314-2030; basslakefest.com X music, and food from 10 am- 5pm. No adm. chg. 765-348-4704, 765-499-2357; [email protected] Jul. 24-Aug. 1 X Goshen (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Jul. 25 Elkhart County 4-H Fair North Webster (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) Fairgrounds. Elkhart County 4-H Fair in Goshen is one of 7th Annual Dixie Day Festival & Art Fair the largest county fairs in the nation. 4-H exhibits, open Downtown and fairgrounds. Art fair, car, truck and bike classes, free top-name entertainment, carnival rides, food show, fabulous food, sidewalk sales, ride the historical vendors, park stage entertainment, tractor pulls, rodeo, Dixie boat, huge antique tent sale, open air market, food demo derby, commercial exhibits and much more! Adm. vendor row, ski bees ski show. Something for everyone! chg. 574-533-3247; 4hfair.org C X No adm. chg. 574-834-7076; northwebster.com 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 22-30 X Jul. 25 Jul. 24-25 Greensburg (Decatur Co., South Central Reg.) Tenderloin Throwdown Frankfort (Clinton Co., West Reg.) Downtown square. Come show us your loins! A search for the best pork tenderloin sandwich in Indiana. Join us Frankfort Hot Dog Festival for delicious food and lots of fun for all ages. No adm. chg. Downtown square. World's largest grill, Over the 812-222-0037; mainstreetgreensburg.com Top Tour - street vaulting, Micro Mini Tractor Pulls, C X CrossFit Challenge, Disc Dog Competion, car show, Jul. 25-26 Dachshund racing, hotdogs for everyone, My Dogs Orland (Steuben Co., North Reg.) Got Talent Show, 5k Bun Run/Walk, 100+ arts, Vermont Settlement Festival antiques, craft vendors, 5k Dog Jog. No adm. chg. Orland Town Park. Full days of family fun, primitive village, car show, parade, concessions, mud volleyball, arts and crafts. No 765-654-4081; frankfortmainstreet.com adm. chg. 260-829-6411; orlandchamber.net X C 2016 Festival Dates: Jul. 29-30 X

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40th annual Nappanee Apple Festival

an Indiana top event!

save the date! Sept. 17-20, 2015 opens 5:00 p.m. Thursday

7th Annual Tractor & Truck Pull Sat., Sept. 12

for complete information visit www.nappaneeapplefestival.org 574.773.7812

54 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. JULY/AUGUST Jul. 30-Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Nappanee (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival Knox County Watermelon Festival Amish Acres. 300 artists and crafters, festive food and Patrick Henry Square, downtown. Free watermelon, free entertainment bring a distinctive flavor to this 52nd 5k run, baby/toddler and queen pageant, BBQ grill- annual, nationally recognized event. Parking chg. Adm. chg. off, free musical entertainment, corn hole tournament 800-800-4942; amishacres.com X and seed spitting contest. No adm. chg. 812-882-6440; Jul. 30-Aug. 2 knoxcountychamber.com X Jasper (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Aug. 1 Jasper Strassenfest Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Downtown and citywide. Family-oriented street festival OUTfest with German music, food, dancing, rides, games, beer garden, Downtown. Enjoy live entertainment, great food and 5k run/walk, craft & wine show, events, entertainment beverages, drag show, vendors and family activities. Adm. chg. and so much more! No adm. chg. 812-482-6866; 765-423-7579; outfest.pridelafayette.org/ X jasperstrassenfest.org X Aug. 1 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 4-7 Owensville (Gibson Co., South Reg.) Owensville Watermelon Festival AUGUST Library square. Beginning the first week in Aug, highlights Aug.-Oct. of this annual festival include live entertainment, Michigan City Summer Festival parades, pageants, a run/walk, watermelon games, kiddie See Apr. -Oct. listing. parade, carnival rides, food and more. No adm. chg. Aug.-Oct. 31 812-724-2506 C X Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market Aug. 1 See May 16 listing. Carthage (Rush Co., East Reg.) Aug. 1-2 Summerfest Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival Blue River Community Harvest, Carthage, IN. Follow signs. See Jul. 30 listing. Family fun including 5k run/walk/bike, pulled pork, arts and crafts' vendors and a variety of activities. No adm. chg. Aug. 1 Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) 765-565-6798; bluerivercommunityharvest.org C X Art Fair on the Square Aug. 1 Courthouse square. Enjoy charming historic downtown with West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) juried artists, all painting mediums, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, Tippecanoe Steam and Gas Power Show more. Art experience for kids. Food available. No adm. chg. Tippecanoe County Amphitheater. Working show with 317-452-3690; noblesvillearts.org tractors, gas engines and working demonstrations X throughout the day, flea market and food. No adm. chg. Aug. 1 219-984-5936; tsgpai.org X Elkhart County 4-H Fair 2016 Festival Date: Jul. 30 See Jul. 24 listing. Aug. 2 Aug. 1-2 Tri-State Antique Market Fountain Park Chautauqua See May 3 listing. See Jul. 18 listing. Aug. 4-8 Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Odon (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Franklin Farmer's Market Old Settlers Festival See May 9 listing. Odon City Park. One of the oldest festivals in Indiana with a history of over 125 years. Parade, food, carnival rides, Aug. 1 bingo, free nightly entertainment. Don't miss it! No adm. chg. Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) 812-636-8218; odonoldsettlers.com Grissom Air Museum Warbird Cruise-In X Grissom Air Museum. Huge car show, food, vendors, museum Kiwanis Club of South Central open. Adm. chg. 574-398-1451; grissomairmuseum.com X Indiana Balloon Fest Aug. 1-2 Sep. 11-13 • Bloomington Jasper Strassenfest indianaballoonfest.com See Jul. 30 listing.

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RILEY FESTIVAL -- Enjoy one of the largest craft festivals in Indiana with designated areas for food, commercial and ea market booths, plus ne arts, home arts/quilt, photography, poster, and decorated pumpkin shows. Oct. 1-4, 2015. www.rileyfestival.com

HANCOCK CO. 4-H FAIR -- The Hancock County fairgrounds located in Greeneld, is home to the Hancock County 4-H Fair held each year. June 19-26, 2015. More info on the Fair and other Fairgrounds activities at: www.yourhancockfairgrounds.com RILEY WRANGLERS CRAFT FAIR -- Since 1983, more than 120 vendors display arts, crafts and food. Featuring live local entertainment, square dancing, door prizes. Vendors sell art, crafts, food, home improvement, antiques, and many other items. Free admission. May 2, 2015 • www.rileywranglers.com

NEW PALESTINE LIONS FALL FESTIVAL -- The 66th New Palestine Fall Festival, a New Pal tradition, features three days of food, fun, music, booths, games and rides, plus the big Main Street Parade. Sept. 10-12, 2015 • www.nplions.com

PENNSY TRAIL ART FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL -- This event is on the Pennsy Trail in Historic Downtown Greeneld, featuring quality artists, live music, children's art activities, great local food, and art demonstrations. Admission & parking are free. June 27, 2015. www.pennsytrailartfair.com

56 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. AUGUST Aug. 4-8 Oakland City (Gibson Co., South Reg.) Sweet Corn Festival 44th Annual Wirth Park. Come celebrate corn with us! Rides, parade, music, food vendors and top it off with a corn eating contest. Elwood Glass No adm. chg. 812-677-0728; gibsoncountyin.org X Aug. 5-8 Tell City (Perry Co., South Reg.) FESTIVAL Schweizer Fest City Hall Park, 700 Main St. Amusement rides, games, food, beer garden, wine tasting, exhibit market, live 8 entertainment, queen pageant. No adm. chg. 888-343-6262; Aug. 14-16, 2015 tellcityschweizerfest.com/ X Aug. 6-9 Callaway Park Denver (Miami Co., East Reg.) Elwood, Indiana Denver Days Festival Downtown. Hometown parade, delicious food, car show, great entertainment. Charge for Midway rides. No adm. chg. 765-985-2284; miamicochamber.com Aug. 7-16 Crown Point (Lake Co., North Reg.) Aug. 6-9 Lake County Fair Tipton (Tipton Co., East Reg.) Fairgrounds. Daily horse shows, local musical entertainment, MidAmerica Threshing & Antique, Inc. 1,000s of exhibits, rides, food and all types of vendors. 4-H fairgrounds. Working demonstrations of threshing, saw Motorsport shows and more in the grandstand! Adm. chg. mill, shelling, plowing and baling. Tractor pull Friday and 219-663-3617; lake-county-fair.com C X Saturday at $20 hook fees. No adm. chg. 765-431-4037 X 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 11-14 Aug. 7-9 Columbia City (Whitley Co., East Reg.) Aug. 6-8 Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow North Manchester (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Morsches Park. SR 205. Freewill concert, dancing, storytelling, North Manchester Fun Fest by the River games, demonstrations, Native American products and food. Downtown. The area's largest family festival. Basketball, Silent auction, raffles, and flute music. Free concert Aug baseball tournaments, car show with over 200 cars, huge 7. Adm. chg. 260-609-7844; miamipowwow.org X parade, food, craft vendors and live entertainment. No adm. 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 12-14 chg. 260-982-7644; northmanchesterchamber.com C X Aug. 7-8 Aug. 7-8 Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) Goshen First Fridays Pig Roast in the Park See Jan. 2 listing. Beechwood Park. Visit our community event where you can enjoy great music, food, craft booths, kids' games, fireworks, Aug. 7-23 sporting and various activities. No adm. chg. 812-752-3169; cityofscottsburg.com C X Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Aug. 7-8 Indiana State Fair South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Indiana State Fairgrounds. Dow AgroSciences and the South Bend International Festival Indiana State Fair Commission are proud to dedicate County 4-H Fairgrounds. Celebration of music, your Great Indiana State Fair to the families who food, arts, roots & culture. Family-friendly, outdoor make it happen: The Year of the Farmer. entertainment includes live music, youth activities, drum circle and beer tent. Adm. chg. 574-307-0183; Join us for this great celebration. Adm. chg. X southbendinternationalfestival.com X 317-927-7500; indianastatefair.com Aug. 8 Hanna (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) HannaFest All around town. Arts and crafts in the park, games, parade, live entertainment, car show, town-wide garage sales, BBQ chicken, street dance for adults. No adm. chg. C

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 57 AUGUST Aug. 8 Mosey Down Main Street See May 9 listing. Aug. 8 September 4-7 Logansport (Cass Co., East Reg.) Taste of Cass County Downtown. Enjoy food, fun, and music! Sample food and drink from local eateries. Fun for the whole family! Minimal entrance fee. Adm. chg. 574-722-9345; loganslanding.com X Aug. 8 DeMotte (Jasper Co., North Reg.) Touch of Dutch Spencer Park. Join us for a day of fun with a parade, arts and crafts, food and family entertainment! facebook.com/touchofdutch No adm. chg. 219-987-5800 C X Aug. 13-16 LaGrange (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) 34th Annual Steam and Gas Show LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds. Steam engines, antique tractors, gas engines, antique farm machinery, sawmills, arts & crafts, large flea market. Antique tractor pull, 125HP Erie Steam Engine operating as a sawmill, wheat threshing, plowing with steam engines, parade of tractors. Adm. chg. 888-277-3184; VisitLaGrangeCounty.org X Aug. 13-15 Van Buren (Grant Co., East Reg.) Continuous Live Music Daily Van Buren Popcorn Festival Downtown. Three days of family fun, food and free Free With Admission! entertainment. Parade, nightly entertainment, children's games and activities, fair food and 5k. No adm. chg. Exhibitors’ Booths Open: 765-934-4888; popcornfestival.org X Fri-Sun 9am-9pm, Mon 9am-5pm Aug. 14-16 Admission: $4 per person Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Under 12 yrs - $1 Bears of Blue River Festival Free Parking - Handicap Spaces Public square. Three-day street fair featuring free live Free Shuttle entertainment. Free kids’ activities, concessions, crafts and flea markets. Free parking. No adm. chg. 317-392-3040; bearsofblueriver.org X 1965 S CR 850 East 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 19-21 New Castle, IN 47362 Aug. 14-16 WATCH for SIGNS on St. Rd. 38 Elwood (Madison Co., East Reg.) between New Castle & Hagerstown Elwood Glass Festival Callaway Park. Arts, crafts, food, entertainment, glass For INFO: 765-332-2576 factory tours, quilt show, carnival, car show, contests, parade and much more. No adm. chg. 765-552-0180; elwood-in.com/chamber-home X Aug. 14-16 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Hoosier Heritage Festival Fairgrounds. Celebrating our agricultural heritage with antique tractors, engines and equipment, food, entertainment, tractor pull, parades and flea market. No adm. chg. www.farmerspike.com 765-438-3835; hoosierheritagefest.com X

58 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. AUGUST

Aug. 14-15 Aug. 15-16 Middlebury (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Michigan City (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) Middlebury Summer Festival Lubeznik Center for the Arts Lakefront Downtown area and parks. Entertainment, food, garden Art Festival tractors’ pull, kids’ activities, parade, craft vendors, Washington Park. The very best of art and fine crafts, community action groups. No adm. chg. 574-215-3352; with one-of-a-kind items at every price. Plus, food middleburyfestivals.com X court and children's activities. Adm. chg. 219-874-4900; lubeznikcenter.org C Aug. 15 X Cumberland (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Aug. 15 Cumberland Arts Goes to Market Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Saturn St., Cumberland Town Hall to Cumberland First Taste of Kokomo Baptist Church. 7th annual celebration of art and community Foster Park, downtown. More than 20 restaurants and in historic Cumberland. 100+ vendors, entertainment, food multiple live bands, 5pm-10:30pm. Childrens' corner with trucks, Farmers Market, family fun. 9am-4pm. Free parking. inflatables. Food competitions in big tent throughout the night. No adm. chg. 765-457-6691; unitedwayhoco.org No adm. chg. 317-894-2645; cumberlandarts.org C X X 2016 Festival Date: Aug. 20 Aug. 15 TOGETHERWESAVE.COM Wabash (Wabash Co., East Reg.) during hot summer months, Wabash Herb Fest adjust your thermostat Paradise Spring Historical Park. Unique festival with fresh to 76 degrees and and dried herbs, flowers, garden items, crafts, decorated lOWER yOuR bill by $30. chairs and auction. Free educational seminars. No adm. chg. 260-563-6682 C X

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 59 AUGUST Aug. 15 Greenwood (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) WAMMfest Craig Park. Wineries, microbreweries, bands, entertainment, food and juried art fair featuring over 70 artists. Ticket proceeds donated to local charities. Adm. chg. 317-881-7575; wammfest.com C X 2016 Festival Date: Aug. 20 Aug. 15-16 Hamlet (Starke Co., North Reg.) Yellowstone Trail Fest Fairgrounds. Cowboy mounted shooting, vendors, SEPT.-DEC. EVENTS Rendezvous, Hobo Camp, Sat. car show, historical cruise, Sun. Farmer’s Pike Festival Labor Day Weekend old tyme church service, 2pm parade, ice cream social. No See ad in this publication adm. chg. 765-438-2349; YellowStoneTrailFest.com X Contact: www.farmerspike.com 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 20-21 Whitetail Tree Farm Pumpkin Fest Sept 26 Aug. 20-23 Corn maze, hayride, games, vendors, Greensburg (Decatur Co., South Central Reg.) food, music 12-7pm Greensburg Power of the Past Contact: 765-755-3345 Fairgrounds. 2015 feature tractor is IH, hosting IN Ch 7 Whitetail Tree Farm Sept 26-Oct 30 show. Adm. $3 per person ages 12 and up, under 12 free. Fall Family Fun Come and see antique machinery used as the days gone by. Maze, hayrides, fire pit, gift shop. Closed Mondays. Flea markets, food booths, kids' games, toy show, parade and more. 812-662-4723; greensburgpowerofthepast.com C X Contact: 765-755-3345 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 18-21 Knightstown Fall Fest Oct 10-11 Fall crafts, mums, petting zoo Aug. 20-Sep. 11 Notre Dame (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) Contact: 765-345-5131 Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Wilbur Wright Birthplace Nov 6, 7, 13, 14 University of Notre Dame. World-class productions Christmas Walk fostering young theatre artists through unique opportunities Festival of trees, museum tours, food such as The Young Company, ShakeScenes and Actors Contact: 765-332-2495 From The London Stage. Adm. chg. 574-631-3777; Shakespeare.ND.edu X Henry County YMCA Turkey Trot Nov 26 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 18-Sep. 9 5k or 10k run/walk Contact: [email protected] Aug. 21-23 Rensselaer (Jasper Co., North Reg.) NC-HC Chamber of Commerce Dec 3 Jasper County Fall Festival Christmas Walk - Downtown Fairgrounds. Antiques/home decor, craft vendors, childrens' Carriage rides, lighting of the tree, activities, tractor pull / kiddie tractor pull, petting zoo, food/ exotic petting zoo, Santa family events, demo derby, mud drags, beer garden. No adm. Contact: www.nchcchamber.com chg. 219-866-8413; jaspercofallfestival.com X Middletown Christmas Parade Dec 5 Aug. 21-22 Santa, hot chocolate and cookies at the Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) fire station. Parade starts 4 pm. Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Contact: [email protected] Riverfront. This festival is fun for the whole family! Red Nose Run/Walk Dec 5 Fabulous blues music all weekend with nationally 5k–10k run/walk. Benefits Soles to Souls known performers. A KCBS sanctioned BBQ cook- Contact: www.munciemultisport.com off, backyard BBQ amateur competition, KidzQ kids' cook-off for young chefs. River boat cruises, 5k walk/ Henry County Convention & Visitors Bureau run/bike ride; corn hole. Adm. chg. 800-559-2956; madisonribberfest.com C X 765-593-0764 or 888-676-4302 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 19-20 www.henrycountyin.org.henrycountyin.org

60 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. AUGUST Aug. 21-23 Aug. 22-23 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co. East Reg.) 25th Annual National Toy & Truck N' Construction Miami Nation of Indians at the Pillars Show and Auction 7 Pillars. Family fun. Learn about the Miami Indians, drum Indianapolis Marriott East. Thousands of toy trucks and dance, flint knapping, crafts, food, Miami language, finger construction toys for sale. Auction, radio controlled weaving and beading. No adm. chg. miamiindians.org semis, model contest. A great family outing. Adm. chg. Aug. 22 800-533-8293; toytrucker.com X Crawfordsville (Montgomery Co., West Reg.) Aug. 21-23 Taste of Montgomery County Rossville (Clinton Co., West Reg.) General Lew Wallace Study & Museum. Join us for a Summer's End Festival symphony of sounds and a festival of fabulous flavors that Town Park. Craft/food vendors, Sat. morning parade, 5k represent the best of Montgomery County. Adm. chg. run/walk, car/bike show, contests, entertainment, rides, 765-362-5769; ben-hur.com C X fireworks. Parking $2 in park. No adm. chg. 765-379-2645; 2016 Festival Date: Aug. 27 rossville.net X Aug. 22 Aug. 21-23 Elkhart (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Russiaville (Howard Co., East Reg.) Taste of the Gardens Winding Creek Bluegrass Festival Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Elkhart Rotary Club's 100 S 9980 W. Bluegrass in the woods. Enjoy America's fundraising event for Wellfield Botanic Gardens will be best bluegrass bands. Music workshops, vendor booths, held on Sat., August 22 from 11am-6pm. Sample food free camping. Bring lawn chairs. Visit website for bands & from over 15 local restaurants while you listen to live schedule. Adm. chg.; windingcreekbluegrass.com X music from several bands. Around the pond you will Aug. 22-23 find over 100 local artists. Adm. chg. 574-266-2006; Alexandria (Madison Co., East Reg.) TasteoftheGarden.org X Alexandria Grand Prix Downtown streets. One of the largest go-Kart racing events Aug. 22 in Indiana. Food vendors, entertainment and great racing! Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Sanctioned by the SIRA. No adm. chg. 765-724-3144; C Uptown Jazz and Blues X Downtown. Three stages of continuous live jazz and blues Aug. 22 music, dancing, food, beer and wine. Adm. chg. 765-742-4044; Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) ujbf.com C X Beers Across the Wabash 2016 Festival Date: Aug. 27 Downtown. Taste an assortment of ales and lagers Aug. 26-29 from 30 Indiana breweries. Adm. chg. 765-714-4844; Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) BeersAcrossTheWabash.com X 50th Annual Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show Aug. 22 Fairgrounds. World's largest show of its kind. Over Decatur (Adams Co., East Reg.) 3,000 engines and tractors, antique and craft dealers and Festival entertainment. Adm. chg. tristategasenginetractor.com Downtown and Riverside Center. Community festival celebrating Decatur's heritage with historic reenactments, Aug. 27-30 crafts, food and fun. No adm. chg. 260-724-2604; Vevay (Switzerland Co., South Central Reg.) decaturchamber.org X Aug. 22 Swiss Wine Festival Kouts (Porter Co., North Reg.) Riverfront Park. Top 10 Event in Indiana by Top Events Kouts Pork Fest USA!, 4th Best Food Festival in Indiana by Best of Downtown Main St. Small town festival at its best. Indiana. Large wine tasting pavilion featuring 100 Showcasing pork at its finest. Arts and crafts, food vendors, varieties of Indiana wines, Midwest Championship live entertainment, kids' area and a parade all in one Grape Stomp, riverboat cruises, four stages of place. No adm. chg. 219-405-1452; koutsevents.com C X professional entertainment. Adm. chg. C X 2016 Festival Date: Aug. 27 812-427-9463; swisswinefestival.org Aug. 22-23 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 25-28 Living History Days at the Old Fort See Jan. 31 listing.

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 61 AUGUST Aug. 28-29 Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) Leota Country Frolic Downtown Leota. If you've never been to the Leota Country Frolic then you've missed out! Once you go, you know! Bluegrass, fish and all kinds of great food in downtown Leota. No adm. chg. 812-752-9211; greatscottindiana.com C X Grant County Visitors Bureau Aug. 28-30 Friendship (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) Whispering Beard Folk Festival Fly/In Cruise/In Sep. 5 Old Mill Campground. Enjoy over 30 bands in the Upland Labor Day Festival Sep. 5-7 Friendship Valley plus art and craft vendors, food and Matthews Covered Bridge Festival Sep. 11-13 more for the whole family. Adm. chg. 812-689-7431; whisperingbeard.com C Jonesboro River Rally Sep. 24-27 X Ducktail Run Car Show Sep. 24-27 Aug. 29 South Bend (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) James Dean Run Car Show Sep. 24-27 Art Beat Downtown. Enjoy a day-long showcase of over 200 ShowMeGrantCounty.com (765) 668-5435 visual, performing and culinary artists from South Bend and surrounding areas. No adm. chg. 574-282-1110; ArtBeatSouthBend.org C X Aug. 29-30 Sellersburg (Clark Co., South Reg.) Art in Speed Park Speed Park. Juried art show of nation's finest artisans and musical talents. Performing art demonstrations, children's workshops, vast array of food selections and wine garden. Aug. 28 No adm. chg. 812-944-4078; artinspeedpark.com C X Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) 2016 Festival Dates: Aug. 27-28 Beer and Bluegrass Festival Aug. 29 Downtown. Sample local breweries best beer. Enjoy food Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) vendors, kids' activities and live music from 7pm-10pm. Artomobilia Sponsored by Discover Downtown Franklin. No adm. chg. Carmel Arts and Design District. Enjoy automotive art and 317-346-1258; discoverdowntownfranklin.com C X design while embracing the artwork of local galleries with a Aug. 28-30 presentation of automobiles and their iconic design. No adm. Newburgh (Warrick Co., South Reg.) chg. 317-571-2787; carmelartsanddesign.com C X 35th Annual Fiddler Fest Aug. 29 Old Lock & Dam Park - Hwy 662. Fri. 5-8pm; Sat. Noon- Delphi (Carroll Co., West Reg.) 8pm; Sun. Noon-? Fiddler dinners, hamburgers, hot Indiana Bacon Festival of Carroll County dogs, homemade ice cream, jewelry, arts & crafts, family Downtown. Join us for bacon, bands and brew at games, and beer garden No adm. chg. 812-853-2815; the 2nd annual event. Enjoy live music, local foods, craft beer and wine, BBQ cook-off, Kid Zone and historicnewburgh.org C X a bacon eating contest. Adm. chg. 866-374-6813; Aug. 28-30 indianabaconfestival.com C Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) X GreekFest 2015 Aug. 29-30 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Greek food, Mishawaka (St. Joseph Co., North Reg.) pastries, culture, music, dancing, bazaar and family-oriented Michiana Renaissance Festival children's area. Free parking options available. No adm. chg. Kamm Island Park, downtown. Michiana goes Medieval 317-733-3033; indygreekfest.org C X on Mishawaka's beautiful Kamm Island. Music, comedy, swordplay, acrobats, juggling, Kids' Quest, games, food, pub and more! Adm. chg. MichianaRenFest.com X

62 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Aug. 29 Sep. 4-7 Tangier (Parke Co., West Reg.) New Castle (Henry Co., East Reg.) Sandlady Gourdfest 35th Annual Farmer's Pike Antique, Arts and Gourd Farm. 16th annual gourd festival with classes. Crafts Festival 9am-3pm. No adm. chg. 765-498-5428; sandlady.com X Seven miles east of New Castle (SR 38). Acres of treasures, Aug. 29 400 spaces of everything. Visit the Lighthouse Chapel. Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Southern gospel, bluegrass, dance to bands and food galore. 5th Annual Summertime Celebration of Arts Free parking. Adm. chg. 765-332-2576; farmerspike.com X and Crafts Sep. 4 Fairgrounds. One of Central Indiana's most distinctive art Goshen First Fridays and craft shows, featuring over 80 exhibits from six states See Jan. 2 listing. inside air-conditioned building. Adm. chg. 419-436-1457; cloudshows.biz X Sep. 4-7 Ligonier (Noble Co., East Reg.) SEPTEMBER Ligonier Marshmallow Festival Sep. TBD Main Street's downtown square. This event always features Converse (Miami Co. East Reg.) lots of fun! Enjoy rides, entertainment, games and contests, Cheesecake Festival food, merchandise and more. No adm. chg. 260-302-2052; Oak Hill Winery, Converse/Bunker Hill. Two locations. marshmallowfestival.com C Variety of cheesecakes paired up with different local wines, 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 2-5 wine tasting and sampling, minimal fee. 765-395-3632; oakhillwines.com Sep. 4-7 Sep.-Oct. Clinton (Vermillion Co., West Reg.) Michigan City Summer Festival Little Italy Festival See Apr. -Oct. listing. Water and N 9th Streets. Experience the 50th anniversary Sep.-Oct. 31 of Clinton’s Little Italy Festival with music, food, Orange County HomeGrown Orleans dancing, rides & kids’ games. Wagon rides, Fri. evening Farmers Market parade, flea markets, Wine Garden, Sun. fireworks. See May 16 listing. Five historic landmarks and museums. See 2012 State Fair display on Italy! No adm. chg. 812-264-2322; Sep. 1-11 thelittleitalyfestival.org Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival X See Aug. 20 listing. Sep. 4-7 Sep. 3-6 Plymouth (Marshall Co., North Reg.) Auburn (Dekalb Co., East Reg.) Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival Marshall County Blueberry Communitywide. Enjoy the collector car auctions, Parade of Classics, Downtown Cruise-In, live music, ice cream social, Festival Since 1967 craft show, great food, flea market and antiques, much more. Centennial Park. Children's activities, food booths, No adm. chg. 260-925-3600; acdfestival.org C X carnival, parade, 15k and 5k run. Classic car Sep. 4-7 show, craft booths, horse pull, garden tractor Earl Park (Benton Co., West Reg.) pulls, spectacular fireworks. Sports competitions, Earl Park Fall Festival demonstrations at Historic Americana, a bicycle Town Park. Our festival has bingo, truck and tractor pull, cruise. Free entertainment. No adm. chg. X demo derby, flea markets, food and more. No adm. chg. 574-936-5020; blueberryfestival.org 219-474-5081; earlparkfestival.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 2-5 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 2-5 Sep. 4-5 Sep. 4-6 Utica (Clark Co., South Reg.) Brownstown (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) Utica Homecoming Festival Jackson County Watermelon Festival Courthouse square. Jackson County watermelons! Live music. Community building and park. Best nature shows, free Native American shows. Pioneer Village. Sat. parade 1pm. live music, parade, benefit auction, car show, chicken, Sat. fireworks 10pm. Crafts, food and prizes. No adm. chg. fish, barbecue, giant baked potatoes, indoor a-c/outdoor dining, variety of booths. No adm. chg. 812-987-4677; 812-530-0671; jacksoncountywatermelonfestival.org C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 2-4 uticapreservation.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 2-3

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 63 SEPTEMBER Sep. 4 Sep. 5 Washington (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Princeton (Gibson Co., South Reg.) Wine, Cheese and Art Festival Lyles Station New Beginnings Celebration Meredith Plaza, Main St. Sample varieties of wine and Lyles Station Historic School and Museum grounds. cheese while listening to music. View antique cars, art Children's activities, live music and BBQ dinners. Tours and more. $10 admission includes wine glass and tastings. of the historic school, 5k run/walk on Sat. No adm. chg. 812-254-5262; daviesscountychamber.com C X 812-385-2534; lylesstation.org X Sep. 5-6 Sep. 5-6 Bloomington (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts Metamora Music Festival Lane's End Barn and Business District. Free performances Fourth St., Grant St., Indiana St. Fine art, original craft, and workshops. Dulcimer, mandolin, guitar and more. Enjoy entertainment in a beautiful urban setting. One of the top traditional music along the . No adm. chg. art festivals in the nation. No adm. chg. 812-335-3814; 765-647-1212; metamoramusic.pbworks.com 4thstreet.org C X X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 3-4 Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26 Sep. 5 Franklin Farmer's Market Mosey Down Main Street See May 9 listing. See May 9 listing. Sep. 5 Sep. 5-7 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) North Salem (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Gateway Fest - Miracle Mile Parade North Salem Old Fashion Days Gateway South District on Madison Ave. Celebrates Indy's Downtown and Machinery Field. Entertainment, food, Gateway South neighborhood with the ABC Labor Day raffle, parade, horse pull, zip-line, outhouse race, pie Miracle Mile Parade, Miracle Mile Bike Ride & Miracle contest, truck pull, car show, 5k/10k walk/run, line Mile Cruisers Car Show. @miraclemile1957. No adm. chg. dancing and bike ride. No adm. chg. 765-808-4504; 317-781-4769; miraclemileparade.com X northsalemoldfashiondays.com X Sep. 5 Sep. 5 West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Syracuse (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) Global Fest Oakwood Fine Arts Festival Morton Community Center. Celebration of world cultures Oakwood Resort. Return of premiere, juried, outdoor through music, dance, crafts, displays and international food. fine arts and crafts festival. Features fine arts, fine crafts, Continuous stage entertainment and children's activities. No entertainment, children's art experience and foods. No adm. chg. 574-518-1094; chqw.org adm. chg. 765-775-5113; westlafayette.in.gov C X X 2016 Festival Date: Sep. 3 Sep. 5 Columbus (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) Sep. 5 Cannelburg (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Free Community Concert Lucille Dillon Amish Quilt Auction Mill Race Park, 5th and Lindsey Streets. National and Simon J. Graber Community Building. The Daviess County area bands, food vendors, souvenirs. No seating provided. Amish Quilt Auction is the only auction selling authentic Proceeds benefit patients with an advanced illness and their hand-stitched Amish made quilts from Daviess County. This families. No adm. chg. 812-314-8000; ourhospice.org/ C quilt auction is the only place to see the most beautifully X made comforters and discuss the art of quilt making. No Sep. 5-6 adm. chg. 812-296-1775; daviesscounty.net C Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) X Salute to Veterans of WWII TOGETHERWESAVE.COM Indiana Military Museum grounds. Living history event with WWII reenactment, vendors, indoor and outdoor add 9 inches of attic static displays, WWII vehicle parade. WWII veterans and insulation, and you can family receive free admission. Adm. chg. 812-882-1941; SAVE $143 A yEAR. indianamilitarymuseum.org X

64 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. SEPTEMBER Sep. 5-6 Tipton (Tipton Co., East Reg.) 55th Annual Tecumseh Lodge Pow Wow Fairgrounds. Enjoy American Indian dancing, authentic arts and crafts and Native American food. 10am-11pm. Adm. chg. 317-745-2858; tecumsehlodge.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 3-4 Sep. 5-6 Vernon (Jennings Co., South Central Reg.) Vernon Labor Day Festival Around the square. Arts and crafts, live music, kiddie area, antiques and much more. Sat. and Sun., 9am-5pm. 812-592-0428 C X Sep. 6-9 Griffith (Lake Co., North Reg.) Griffith Rock ‘n Rail Street Festival Downtown on Broad St. Live music, great food, beer garden, arts and crafts, kids’ fun, car show and more. No adm. chg. 219-924-7500; griffith.in.gov X Sep. 10-13 Sep. 6 Roann (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Tri-State Antique Market Roann Covered Bridge Festival See May 3 listing. Downtown. Free family-oriented festival with live entertainment, parade, tractor pulls, mud volleyball, 5k run, Sep. 7 car show, rides, vendors, contests, more! No adm. chg. Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) 765-833-2136; RoannCoveredBridgeFestival.com C 95th Annual St. Peter's Labor Day Festival X Church grounds. Delicious country-fried chicken, homemade Sep. 10-12 turtle soup, beer garden, handmade quilts, country store, Roanoke (Huntington Co., East Reg.) games. Old-fashioned country hospitality, scenic setting. No 62nd Annual Roanoke Fall Festival adm. chg. 812-623-3670; stpetersbrookville.com Roanoke Park. Free concerts, free kids' games, parades, demo X derby, NTPA tractor pull, corn bag toss tournament, paintball, Sep. 9-13 food alley, carnival rides, antique tractors, and more! No adm. Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) chg. 260-672-8116; discoverroanoke.org Scottsburg Airport Powered Paraglider Fly-In X Scottsburg Airport. Check out the largest powered Sep. 10-12 paraglider fly-in the United States of America! Located at Tipton (Tipton Co., East Reg.) beautiful Scottsburg Airport with a HUGE fireworks show! Tipton County Pork Festival No adm. chg. 812-752-9211; greatscottindiana.com C Downtown courthouse square. Enjoy our famous pork chop X dinners. Experience food vendors, shopping, arts and crafts, Sep. 10-12 pageants, carnival, two parades and free concerts. No adm. Grabill (Allen Co., East Reg.) chg. ; tiptoncountyporkfestival.com Grabill Country Fair X Downtown. Buggy rides, handmade crafts, food vendors. Sep. 10-13 Sat. morning parade, children's games and contests. Elnora (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Entertainment and merchants tent. No adm. chg. White River Valley Antique Show Fairgrounds. Elnora SR 57. Working demonstrations of 260-627-5227; grabillcountryfair.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 8-10 threshing machines. Sawmills, sorghum, apple butter and antique machinery. Gospel night. Children's day is Fri. Adm. Sep. 10-13 chg. 812-692-5831; wrvaa.org Montgomery (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) X Montgomery Turkey Trot Festival Sep. 11-12 Montgomery Ruritan Park. Did you ever see turkeys race Canaan (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) and pigs wrestle? You can see this plus live entertainment, 51st Annual Canaan Fall Festival and crafts, bingo and much more! Adm. chg. 812-698-0524; 49th Annual Pony Express Mail Run montgomeryruritanclub.com/TurkeyTrot.htm Town square. Parade, pony express, pie baking contest, X vintage tractors, entertainment, food, games, corn hole, flea market, Native American themed arts. No adm. chg. 812-839-4770; [email protected] X

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 65 SEPTEMBER Sep. 11-13 Matthews (Grant Co., East Reg.) Cumberland Covered Bridge Festival Northeast side of the Cumberland Covered Bridge. Crafts, flea market, live entertainment, inflatable amusements, horse rides, lots of food, antique engines and tractors, archery demonstrations, and much, much more. Adm. chg. 765-998-2928; matthewscoveredbridgefestival.com 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-11 Sep. 11-13 Oxford (Benton Co., West Reg.) Dan Patch Days Festival Dawson’s Too! Sticks & Stones Rommel Park. Join us for a fun-filled weekend at the 46th year. Carnival rides, food, flea market, games and music. No adm. chg. 765-586-6137; danpatchdays.net X Sep. 11-12 Darlington (Montgomery Co., West Reg.) Darlington Fish Fry & Festival Mayberry Café Downtown Main St. Hand-breaded fish fry, car show, antique tractors, games and contests for all ages, parade, entertainment, vendors, kids' area. No adm. chg. Natural Valley Nomad 765-794-4787; darlingtonindiana.com X Ranch Yarns 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-10 Sep. 11-12 Pendleton (Madison Co., East Reg.) Where it Always Feels Like a Fall Creek Heritage Fair Falls Park, N Pendleton Ave. 200 booths with a variety of arts and crafts. Lots of good food. Fri-Sat. 9am-6pm. No adm. Festival chg. 765-393-1119 X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-10 Sep. 11-13 Beasley’s Indiana Short Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Heartland Film Festival 38th Annual Greater Indianapolis Gem, Mineral Apple Festival and Fossil Show County 4-H Fairgrounds. More than 75 gem, jewelry, mineral and fossil dealers. Silent auctions, children's activities, educational displays. Scientific society meetings. No adm. chg. 317-897-6639 X Sep. 11-13 Bloomington (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana Balloon Fest Fairgrounds. Twenty hot air balloons in various shapes & sizes. Balloon Glow, Health & Safety Family Fun! North Salem Old Fashion Days Fair, Kiwanis Idol, Ice Fights, BMX bike shows, Game Truck, live music, Kids’ Zone, food & commercial VisitHendricksCounty.com vendors, 5k run/walk, car show, giant kites, BBQ cook-off, fireworks! Adm. chg. C 1-800-321-9666 X 812-327-8575; indianaballoonfest.com 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-11

66 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. SEPTEMBER Sep. 11-13 Sep. 12 Lanesville (Harrison Co., South Reg.) Logansport (Cass Co., East Reg.) Lanesville Heritage Weekend Art on the Avenue Heritage Park. Three days of family entertainment. Antique Little Turtle Waterway Plaza. Visual arts festival on the farm equipment and demonstrations, truck and tractor pulls, banks of the Wabash River including music and a free Kidz childrens' rides, parade, fiddlers' contest and more. No adm. Korner. Adm. chg. 574-753-2610; casscountyarts.org X chg. 812-952-2027; lanesvilleheritageweekend.org X Sep. 12 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-11 Spencer (Owen Co., West Reg.) Sep. 11-13 BBQ & Blues Rensselaer (Jasper Co., North Reg.) McCormick's Creek State Park. Live blues music, local Little Cousin Jasper Festival barbecue vendors and interactive exhibits at the Nature Historic courthouse square. Three days of family fun, Center. Park admission chg. Noon-8pm. Adm. chg. arts and crafts, food, games, parade, contests and free 812-829-4344; friendsmccormickscreek.org C X entertainment every day. No adm. chg. 219-866-5001; 2016 Festival Date: Sep. 10 littlecousinjasper.com C X Sep. 12-13 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-11 Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) Sep. 11-13 Bridgeton Milling and Craft Demo Days Paoli (Orange Co., South Reg.) Bridgeton Gristmill, 1878 Grounds. Live demonstrations at Paoli Fall Festival the mill. Grinding organic flour and cornmeal on 200-year- Historic courthouse square. Three days of food and fun. Arts, old French buhr stones. Pioneer craft demonstrations, fiber crafts, music, rides, games, contests and parade. Come join arts. No adm. chg. 765-548-2136; bridgetonindiana.com X us! No adm. chg. 812-723-4869; Paolichamber.com X Sep. 12-13 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 9-11 Columbus (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) Sep. 11-12 Columbus Scottish Festival Pendleton (Madison Co., East Reg.) County 4-H Fairgrounds. Join us for a weekend of family fun. Pendleton Fall Festival The best of Scotland, right here in Southern Indiana! Adm. Downtown. Art and craft booths, food, kid zone, music, the chg. 812-546-6060; scottishfestival.org C X cutest baby contest, South Madison visual arts exhibit. No 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 10-11 adm. chg. 765-278-3511; pendletonin.org X Sep. 12-13 Sep. 11-12 Danville (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Alexandria (Madison Co., East Reg.) Danville Tri Kappa Fair on the Square Small Town USA Festival Courthouse square. Crafts, live music, food vendors, Beulah Park. Family-oriented festival good food, crafts farmers market, kettle corn, antiques and collectibles. and entertainment. Small yet personable. Celebrating a [email protected] No adm. chg. 317-432-1175; typical small town in America. No adm. chg. 765-724-3514; danvilletrikappa.org X smalltownusafestival.us X Sep. 12 Sep. 11-13 Farmland (Randolph Co., East Reg.) Zionsville (Boone Co., Central Reg.) Farmland Good Old Days Festival Zionsville Lion's Club 62nd Annual Fall Festival Downtown. Browse a wide variety of arts and crafts, Downtown in Lions Park. Parade Sat. am, carnival rides starting collectibles, antiques and food booths. Car show, live music, Fri. pm, arts and crafts fair, pet pavilion and live music and demonstrations, pie auction and children's activities. No adm. other entertainment all day and into the evening. Car show chg. 765-468-7631; farmlandindiana.org C X Sun. No adm. chg. 317-873-5540; zlionsevents.com C X Sep. 12 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Sep. 12-13 French Market Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) 42nd and Central, St. Joan of Arc Church. One of Indy's Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market best neighborhood festivals. French and American Athletic Park. Native American Powwow. Woodland Indians cuisine, live music, children’s activities, unique artisan camp, tipi village, birds of prey, exhibition and intertribal booths. Beer & wine garden. No adm. chg. 317-283-5508; dancing, music, cultural demonstrations, storytelling, sjoa.org/frenchmarket family fun. Children's activities, Native American art, X Sep. 12-20 paintings, jewelry, textiles, pottery, cultural items. Adm. chg. 765-203-9770; Andersontownpowwow.org Friendship Flea Market X See Jun. 13 listing.

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 67 SEPTEMBER

Come Have Some Family Fun in Boone County!

Spend a day at the Brick Street Market or the Boone County 4H Fair. Take in a polo match, a bicycle race, a world class horse show or a go-cart grand prix.

Whenever you’re ready to visit, Boone County has something fun for you and your family - right here in the Heart of Indiana!

Calendar of Events Boone County Home & Garden Show lebanon - april Boone County Home & Garden Show 24th Annual Spring Pow-wow lebanon - april 24th Annual Spring Pow-wow - may Brick Street Market & Market Eve Brick Street Market & Market Eve zionsville Jamestown Annual Fish Fry jamestown - june Light the Night Festival Jamestown Annual Fish Fry July 4th Celebrations Light the Night Festival lebanon - june Boone County 4H Fair and zionsville - july Sunday Night Concerts July 4th Celebrations lebanon Boone County Polo Event Boone County 4H Fair lebanon - july Trader’s Point Hunt Charity Horse Show Centurion Bicycle Race Sunday Night Concerts zionsville - july Labor Day Festival whitestown - july Zionsville Fall Festival Boone County Polo Event - august Back to the Fifties Festival Trader’s Point Hunt Charity Horse Show zionsville Festival of the Turning Leaves Lincoln’s Lebanon & Civil War Re-enactment Centurion Bicycle Race zionsville - august Grand Prix of Whitestown advance - september Village Ghost Walk Labor Day Festival Christmas in the Village Zionsville Fall Festival september Holidays at Dull’s Tree Farm Back to the Fifties Festival lebanon - september

Festival of the Turning Leaves thorntown - september - september Lincoln’s Lebanon & Civil War Re-enactment lebanon Grand Prix of Whitestown whitestown - october Village Ghost Walk zionsville - october Christmas in the Village zionsville - december Holidays at Dull’s Tree Farm thorntown - december

For latest dates on all festivities plus the news & updates, please visit www.boonecvb.com.

68 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. SEPTEMBER Sep. 12-13 Sep. 12 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Valparaiso (Porter Co., North Reg.) Heartnut Festival Valparaiso Popcorn Festival Johnson County Park, north of Camp Atterbury. Rendezvous Downtown. Family fun for all ages! Arts and craft booths, and reenactment camps, food, car show, music, kids' activities, popcorn parade, 5k run, live entertainment on two train rides, raptor show, petting zoo, craft vendors and more! event stages. Parking chg. No adm. chg. 219-464-8332; No adm. chg. 812-526-6809; jocoparks.com X valparaisoevents.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 10-11 Sep. 13 Sep. 12 Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Carmel PorchFest Mississinewa Triathlon Monon Trail to Rangeline Rd. A variety of musical acts Mississinewa Park. Swim, bike, run triathlon. Adm. chg. performing live on neighborhood porches. All participants, 765-473-6528; miamicochamber.com including bands, are comprised of volunteers. 1pm-5pm. No Sep. 12-20 adm. chg. 317-804-1879; carmelporchfest.org X Friendship (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) Sep. 16-19 National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association's Sullivan (Sullivan Co., West Reg.) National Championship Shoot Sullivan County Rotary Corn Festival Grounds of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. Downtown square. 60th annual festival showcases carnival Shooting competitions, living history demonstrations and rides, free nightly music, fair food and vendors cover the crafts, period music, muzzleloading supplies, children's square lawn to promote a family friendly atmosphere. No activities, museum. Parking chg. Adm. chg. 800-745-1493; adm. chg. 812-268-5540; sullivanrotary.org X nmlra.org X Sep. 17-19 Sep. 12 Ellettsville (Monroe Co., South Central Reg.) Richmond (Wayne Co., East Reg.) Monroe County Fall Festival Potterypalooza Marci Jane Lewis Park. A variety of entertainment, plenty of Front lawn, Richmond Art Museum. Join us for a celebration food and craft vendors and commercial tent. Queen contest of ceramics, food and music as we highlight talented and parade on Sat. at Noon! No adm. chg. 812-876-3860; regional artists who work in clay. Pottery will be displayed monroecountyfallfestival.org C X and available for purchase! No adm. chg. 765-966-0256; Sep. 17-20 richmondartmuseum.org/portfolio/potterypalooza/ X Nappanee (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Sep. 12 Nappanee Apple Festival Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Downtown, Depot Plaza, Municipal Airport, Callander St. Boniface Germanfest Sportsplex. Two stages of entertainment, 200+ craft and Downtown. Lafayette's fastest growing, family-friendly commercial booths, parade with airplane flyover, carnival festival. Five bands, three beer gardens, German food, rides, tractor and truck pull, scholarship pageant, contests. carnival rides and $10,000 raffle. No adm. chg. 765-404-4717; No adm. chg. 574-773-7812; nappaneeapplefestival.org C X lafayettegermanfest.org C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 15-18 2016 Festival Date: Sep. 10 Sep. 18-20 Sep. 12-13 Amboy (Miami Co., East Reg.) Ligonier (Noble Co., East Reg.) Amboy Fall Festival Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival Downtown. Games, face painting, delicious bake sale, US 33, 1.5 miles south of Ligonier. Large array of trade crafts car show, parade, karaoke. No adm. chg. 765-395-7751; practiced by our forefathers. Period entertainment, black miamicochamber.com X powder skills, children's activities, Civil War encampment and Sep. 18-19 good food. Adm. chg. 260-856-2666; stonestrace.com X Lebanon (Boone Co., Central Reg.) Sep. 19 Back to the Fifties Festival, Inc Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Downtown on the square. Entertainment, food, kids' Taste of Hancock County activities, classic car and bicycle shows, booths, art and Downtown, Courthouse plaza. Live music and food samplings photography show, street dance, 5k run. Free shuttle. No benefiting FUSE and the Greenfield Area Chamber of pets. No adm. chg. 866-447-5050; fiftiesfestival.com C X Commerce. Purchase food tickets. 4pm-10pm. Adm. chg. 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17-18 317-477-4188; tasteofhancockcounty.com C X

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 69 SEPTEMBER Sep. 18-20 Sep. 18-20 French Lick (Orange Co., South Reg.) Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Block Bash 20th Annual Indy Irish Fest French Lick Town Green. The nation's top ten chainsaw Military Park. Three days of Irish music, dance, cultural carvers compete for three days in the heart of French Lick. exhibits and demos, hurling, Celtic canines, sheep herding, Live music, artisans, beer and wine garden, classic cars, food. kilted mile, children's area, shopping, food and drink. Parking No adm. chg. 812-936-3030; bearhollowwoodcarvers.com X chg. Adm. chg. 317-713-7117; IndyIrishFest.com C X Sep. 18-20 Sep. 18-19 Bloomingdale (Parke Co., West Reg.) Middlebury (Elkhart Co., North Reg.) Fall Outta Summer Music Festival Middlebury Fall Festival The Original Sugar Creek Campground. Annual music festival Downtown parks. A community celebration featuring local that includes camping and bands on both Friday and Saturday artisans and crafters, Amish food, entertainment, fireworks, evenings with vendors for one price. Always the third cornhole, baking contest, and 5k run/walk. No adm. chg. weekend of September when Summer officially turns into 574-825-4300; middleburyfestivals.com X Fall. Adm. chg. 765-413-7716; fallouttasummer.com X Sep. 18-20 Sep. 18-20 Milltown (Crawford Co., South Reg.) Francesville (Pulaski Co., North Reg.) Milltown Community Festival Francesville Fall Festival Downtown. Enjoy an array of musical performers and a weekend packed with fun events for the entire family. No Downtown. Free entertainment daily, arts, crafts, flea adm. chg. 812-633-4848 markets, fun run, dinners, parade (Sat.), auto show, garden X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 16-18 tractor pull, corn hole contests, fireworks, Jungle John show, street music, craft demos., kids’ programs. No adm. Sep. 18-19 chg. 219-567-9689; francesvillefallfestival.com C X Nineveh (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 16-18 Nineveh Heritage Festival Crossroads. "A Celebration of Home" at gateway of Sep. 18-20 Brown County parade, entertainment, kids' games, silent Frankton (Madison Co., East Reg.) auction, contests, vendors. No adm. chg. 317-439-6434; Frankton Heritage Days/Balloon Extravaganza ninevehfestival.org NW side of town. Celebrating 40 years of festival fun! Hot X air balloons, antique tractors, parade, carnival and family Sep. 18-20 focused events. Free entertainment, parking and shuttle (Fountain Co., West Reg.) 45th Annual Potawatomi Festival, Inc. rides. Adm. chg. 765-617-9864; heritagedays.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 16-18 Children’s activities, arts, crafts, heritage, flea market, dog show, classic car/bike show, Queen Sep. 18-20 contest, food, live entertainment, fireworks. Richmond (Wayne Co., East Reg.) facebook.com/PotawatomiFestivalINC Adm. chg. Gennett Records Walk of Fame Music Festival 765-299-6651; potawatomifestival.com C 9th Annual X Main St. and Whitewater Gorge Park. Richmond launched Sep. 18-19 some of the world's greatest recording artists such as Louis Fishers (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, Gene St. George Festival Autry and Jelly Roll Morton. No adm. chg. 765-962-2860; 10748 E 116th St. Middle Eastern food, culture, music, starrgennett.org C dancing, church tours, family atmosphere. Friday, 5-11pm; X Saturday, noon-11pm. Offsite parking. Visit our website. No Sep. 18-20 adm. chg. 317-845-7755; stgindy.org Princeton (Gibson Co., South Reg.) X Golden Heritage Days Festival Sep. 18-19 Courthouse square. Enjoy over 20 food booths, live Greensburg (Decatur Co., South Central Reg.) entertainment, crafts with activities and rides for the kids Tree City Fall Festival and ABATE motorcycle show! No adm. chg. 812-385-2134; Courthouse square. Music and art festival includes parade, gibsoncountychamber.org/heritage-days vendors, lip-sync, idol contests, queen pageant, Little X Miss and Mister pageants. No adm. chg. 877-883-5447; treecityfallfestival.com C X

70 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. SEPTEMBER Sep. 19-20 Sep. 19-20 Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Fountain City (Wayne Co., East Reg.) Blue River Valley Pioneer Fair Days Festival Fairgrounds. Living history from 1822-1865 in a village of Citywide. 48th annual festival includes art and crafts, vendor costumed participants. Music, magic, food, crafters, animals booths, parade, live entertainment, food, kids’ activities, 10k/5k run/walk and fun for all ages. $3 parking chg. No adm. and more. Adm. chg. 317-392-4634; grovermuseum.org X chg. 765-847-2691; indianafestivals.org X Sep. 19-20 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17-18 Culver (Marshall Co., North Reg.) Culver Wine Fair Sep. 19-26 Culver Cove Restaurant & Conference Center. 4th annual Mitchell (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) wine fair held on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee. The Mitchell 69th Persimmon Festival fair boasts Indiana wineries, appetizers, giveaways and boat Main St. Persimmon pudding/desserts, Pioneer Village. tours. Adm. chg. 574-842-5253; culverchamber.com Main Street activities begin 9/21: stage entertainment, X exhibits, food, amusement rides, parade 9/26. No adm. chg. Sep. 19 812-849-4441; persimmonfestival.org X Hammond (Lake Co., North Reg.) 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17-24 10th Annual DHC Bizarre Bazaar Downtown. Harrison Park along Hohman Ave. Games, Sep. 19 activities, car show, 5k run, music, contest, vendors. No adm. Donaldson (Marshall Co., North Reg.) chg. 219-512-4298; downtownhammond.org MoonTree Festival X MoonTree Studios, 9601 Union Rd. Outdoor art fair, Sep. 19-20 demonstrating artists, music, street entertainers, food and Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) good company. Attendees can participate in a natural building Johnny Appleseed Festival project. No adm. chg. 574-935-1712; moontreestudios.org X Archer and Johnny Appleseed Parks. Period festival 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17 with an array of food, crafts, antiques and music. Fun for the whole family! No adm. chg. 260-427-6003; Sep. 19-20 JohnnyAppleseedFestival.org Muncie (Delaware Co., East Reg.) X Old Washington Street Festival Sep. 19 500 block of E Washington St. Three entertainment Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) stages, arts and crafts, food, demonstrations, kids' area, Knox County Chili Cook-Off car show, historic home tours and Emily Kimbrough's Patrick Henry Square. Chili sampling, musical entertainment Home Museum. No adm. chg. 765-289-9304; and a tube race on the Wabash River. No adm. chg. oldwashingtonstreetfestival.org C X 800-886-6443; vincennescvb.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17-18 Sep. 19-20 Sep. 19 Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Pleasant View (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Koh-Koh-Mah and David Foster Pleasant View Heritage Day Festival Living History Encampment Downtown. Annual street fair and parade. Lots of arts Wildcat Valley in Western Howard Co. French and Indian and crafts, vendor booths, car show, food trucks, live battle, music, horse and artillery demonstration, 1700s entertainment, bounce house, rock climb, games, antique food and crafts, tomahawk throwing contest. Adm. chg. tractors. No adm. chg. 317-865-3617 kohkohmah.com X X Sep. 19 Sep. 19-20 Wabash (Wabash Co., East Reg.) New Harmony (Posey Co., South Reg.) Smokin' For a Cause Kunstfest Paradise Spring Historic Park. Amateur backyard Main St. and throughout Historic New Harmony. Our barbecue contest. No adm. chg. 765-981-2924; biggest festival of the year! Honors our German heritage smokin-for-a-cause.org and founding fathers of New Harmony. Great music, foods, X reenactments, artwork, and much more. No adm. chg. Sep. 19-20 812-682-3352; newharmony.biz Rochester (Fulton Co., North Reg.) X Trail of Courage Living History Festival Fulton County Historical Society grounds. French-Indian War, Revolutionary War, Western encampments of pre-1840s. Foods cooked over open fires, Indian dances, programs each day on two stages. Adm. chg. 574-223-4436; fultoncountyhistory.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 17-18

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 71 SEPTEMBER Sep. 19-20 Sep. 25-27 Washington (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Angola (Steuben Co., North Reg.) 20th Century Chevy Car Fest Angola Civil War Days Eastside Park. Cruise in on Sat. night! Enjoy the fabulous Commons Park. Battle reenactments, Civil War dance, show of custom cars, antiques, most modern. Awards on Sun. Sat. night artillery fire, interactive historical events and No adm. chg. 812-617-5580; daviesscountychamber.com X famous historical characters. No adm. chg. 800-LAK-E101; Sep. 19 angolacivilwardays.com X Rushville (Rush Co., East Reg.) Sep. 25-27 Wendell Willkie Days Cory (Clay Co., West Reg.) Downtown. Parade, wine tasting, games, vendors, crafters, Cory Apple Festival photography show, pedal tractor pull, farmers' market, live Community Building grounds. Crafts, flea market, antiques, music, Covered Bridge Poker Run, activities for all ages. No yard sales, carnival, car show, beer garden. Sat. fish fry. Sun. adm. chg. 765-932-2880; rushcounty.com X chicken noodles and parade. No adm. chg. 812-864-2229; Sep. 20 coryapplefestival.com C X West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Sep. 25-27 Art on The Wabash Fairmount (Grant Co., East Reg.) Tapawingo Park. Artists from 15 counties display their art Fairmount Museum Days/James Dean Festival along the beautiful Wabash River in this juried fair. No adm. Main St. and Playacres Park. Authentic James Dean chg. 800-721-2787; artonthewabash.com X memorabilia, two motorcycles at the museum. James Dean 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 25 look-alike contest, custom car show, carnival, parade, Sep. 20 crafts, food, entertainment. No adm. chg. 765-948-4555; Rome (Perry Co., South Reg.) jamesdeanartifacts.com X Rome Courthouse Days Sep. 25-27 Old Courthouse. Live entertainment, fried chicken dinners, Thorntown (Boone Co., Central Reg.) crafts and fun for all. No adm. chg. 812-836-2184 X Festival of the Turning Leaves Sep. 22-26 Main St. Fri. 6pm Bluegrass Jam; Sat. 9am 5k/10k walk/run, Bluffton (Wells Co., East Reg.) 1pm parade; Sun. car show. All weekend free entertainment, Bluffton Free Street Fair children's area, street fair and food court. No adm. chg. Downtown streets. Annual street fair offering vendor booths, 765-336-2488; thorntownfestival.org C X food, games, parades, idol contest, free entertainment, Sep. 25-27 horse and pony pull. No adm. chg. 260-824-4351; Scottsburg (Scott Co., South Reg.) blufftonstreetfair.com X Hardy Lake Raptor Days 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 20-24 Hardy Lake Raptor Center. 3 days per year Hardy Lake Sep. 23-27 opens the Raptor Center to the public to educate Versailles (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) people on raptors. Raptors, Osprey tours and tons of Versailles Pumpkin Show activities for the whole family! Adm. chg. 812-752-9211; Courthouse square. Second oldest festival in Indiana. Large greatscottindiana.com C X parade Sat., giant pumpkin contest, carnival rides, live Sep. 25-27 entertainment, contests of all kinds, Wed-Sun. No adm. chg. Hope (Bartholomew Co., South Central Reg.) 888-747-5394; versaillespumpkinshow.com X Hope Heritage Days 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 21-25 Historic town square. Don't miss Bartholomew County's Sep. 24-26 largest festival! Join us for our 48th year. Enjoy live music, Hartford City (Blackford Co., East Reg.) fireworks, parade, exhibitions, food/vendor booths and more! Autumn Festival No adm. chg. 812-546-4940; heritageofhope.com C X Downtown. car show, vintage camper show, parade, rides, 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 23-25 vendors, farmers market, entertainment, soup challenge. Sep. 25-27 No admission charge. Golf carts welcome. No adm. chg. Kewanna (Fulton Co., North Reg.) 765-329-0965; [email protected] C X Kewanna Fall Festival - “Tribute To Home Sep. 24-27 Town Heroes” Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Street and park. Free circus, carnival rides, continuous Franklin County Antique Machinery Show live entertainment, vendors and lumberjack show, auction, Fairgrounds. Now in its 21st year, the show will host the parade, garden tractor pull, Chief run/walk. No adm. chg. National Show for Case Corp. Adm. chg. 866-647-6555; 574-653-2055 X fcamc.org/ C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 23-25

72 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. SEPTEMBER Sep. 25-27 Sep. 26-Oct. 31 Old Court Days Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) See May 29 listing. Fall Harvest Festival-Indianapolis Sep. 25-27 7010 E Raymond St. Tractor-drawn hayride to pumpkin Wanatah (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) patch, pumpkin-eating dinosaur; exotic animals, pony Wanatah Scarecrow Festival rides, straw bale and cornfield mazes for kids. Food Scarecrow Square, N Main St. Parade, car show, fall harvest and music on weekends. Adm. chg. 317-356-6995; contests, craft and food vendors, 5k run/3k walk, 3-on-3 watermansfamilyfarm.com X tourney, scarecrow sculpting. Free entertainment and shuttle. Sep. 26 No adm. chg. scarecrowfest.org X Fishers (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Fishers Oktoberfest @ Saxony Sep. 26-27 Witten Park. Celebrates German heritage with German food, Atlanta (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) beer garden, live music, arts and crafts vendors, kids' games Atlanta New Earth Festival and activities & other favorites. No adm. chg. 317-595-3195; Downtown. 42nd annual event. Hamilton County's fishersfreedomfestival.org/fundraising/oktoberfest/ C X largest and longest running festival. Over 600 vendors. 2016 Festival Date: Sep. 24 Juried art show, crafts, antiques, collectibles, food, Sep. 26-27 entertainment and kid's area. No adm. chg. 765-292-2626; Huntington (Huntington Co., East Reg.) atlantaindiana.com X Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival Sep. 26-27 Hier's Park. Relive the mid-1800s. Encampment, military drills, Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) pioneer village, entertainment, farmers' market, antiques, Carmel International Arts Festival crafts, children's games, vintage baseball and food. Adm. chg. Arts & Design District. Featuring 135 diverse juried artists 800-848-4282; pioneerfestival.org X with two stages of live entertainment featuring international Sep. 26 dance and music. Fun atmosphere for the whole family. No Covington (Fountain Co., West Reg.) adm. chg. 317-600-6118; carmelartsfestival.org C X Fountain Trust Apple Fest Bicycle Tour & 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 24-25 Covington Apple Fest Sep. 26 City square. Five and 30-mile Fountain Trust Bicycle Tour, car- Bowling Green (Clay Co., West Reg.) truck-motorcycle show, entertainment, Masonic Fish Fry, 100 Clayshire Castle Medieval Faire booths, courthouse and clerk's building tours. No adm. chg. Eastern Clay County. A medieval faire based on War of the 765-793-3267; covington-cba.com/ X Roses. Combat, theater, minstrels and vendors. 11am-5pm. 2016 Festival Date: Sep. 24 Adm. chg. 317-797-3822; Clayshirecastle.com X Sep. 26-27 Sep. 26-30 Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Harvest Celebration Festival Covered Bridge and Wallace Model T Garage Tour Lanthier Winery. Artisans and crafters fill outdoor galleries 4-H Fairgrounds. Five-day tour of the covered bridges, with unique creations while visitors enjoy wine tasting, Wallace Garage, Amish farmsteads, Parke County and shopping, fun and festival food.10am-5pm both days. No adm. surrounding counties' parks and scenic drives. No adm. chg. chg. 812-273-2409; lanthierwinery.com X 812-239-8662; westcentralindianamodelters.com X Sep. 26 Sep. 26-27 North Manchester (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Griffith (Lake Co., North Reg.) Harvest Fest 36th Annual Fall Harvest Craft Festival Market Square. Great family outing. Enjoy hot apple Griffith Central Park. Large variety of quality handmade dumplings, crafts, activities for kids, pumpkins, fall flowers, crafts! Tasty lunch menu, desserts, live music. Start Christmas wagon rides. Visit our covered bridge. No adm. chg. shopping here! Join us for a great weekend. No adm. chg. 260-982-7644; northmanchesterchamber.com C X 219-670-8538; troop264fallharvestcraftfestival.weebly.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 24-25 Sep. 26 North Webster (Kosciusko Co., North Reg.) Sep. 26-Oct. 31 6th Annual Heart of the Harvest Fall Festival Greenwood (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Fairgrounds. Supports North Webster Chamber Kids’ Fall Harvest Festival-Greenwood Santa Visit. Local homemade soups, music, family-friendly South of County Line Rd. on Hwy. 37. Acres of pumpkins, attraction, craft vendor market, downtown shopping and tractor-drawn hayrides, farm animals to visit, photo sales. Family fun for all! No adm. chg. 574-834-7076; opportunities, indoor preschool play area, outdoor fun zones, northwebster.com picnic area, family FunFunFun! Adm. chg. 317-888-4189; X watermansfamilyfarm.com X Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 73 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Sep. 26-Oct. 25 Whiteland (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Kelsay Farms Kelsay Farms. Dairy farm, corn maze, farm tours, pumpkins, music, food, hayrides, kids' play area, moo choo, Bale Mountain, milkshakes, burgers, family fun. Adm. chg. Oct. 1 – 4, 2015 ● Greenfield, IN 317-535-4136; kelsayfarms.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 24-Oct. 30 Sep. 26-27 Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art & Craft Historic neighborhood. Southern Indiana's premier outdoor juried fine arts and crafts show. Riverfront Foodfest and live entertainment. Kids' Korner activity tent. Become a "friend" on Facebook! No adm. chg. 812-265-2956; madisonchautauqua.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 24-25 Sep. 26-Oct. 31 Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) www.rileyfestival.com Pumpkin Harvest Festival Stonycreek Farm. 43rd annual. Hayrides, pumpkin patch, bonfire parties, school field trips, zip line, jumping pillow, 450 Vendors - Food - Crafts Kids' family fun! Parking chg. except on Monday. Adm. chg. FunZone - Art Exhibits - 2 Parades Live 317-773-3344; stonycreekfarm.net X Entertainment – Fall Festival Fun Sep. 27-Oct. 3 Dugger (Sullivan Co., West Reg.) Dugger Coal Festival Community Center (Park). Since 1979, the festival Historic celebrates the town's coal mining heritage and the Union H.S. homecoming. Great food, a parade, arts & crafts, car GREENFIELD and motorcycle show, more! No adm. chg. 812-699-0904; Home of the duggercoalfestival.com C X HJ Ricks Centre for the Arts 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 25-Oct. 2 www.rickscentre.com Sep. 30-Oct. 3 Aurora (Dearborn Co., South Central Reg.) Aurora Farmers Fair Downtown. One of Indiana’s oldest street festivals featuring a huge parade, rides, two stages of free entertainment and food booths. A family affair. No adm. chg. 812-926-1300; aurorafarmersfair.org X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 28-Oct. 1 OCTOBER Oct. Michigan City Summer Festival See Apr. -Oct. listing. Oct. Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market See May 16 listing. 122 W. Main St., Greenfield, IN 46140 317-477-8687 Toll-free 866-384-TOUR [email protected] www.visithancockcounty.com

74 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. OCTOBER Oct. 1 Oct. 1-3 Muncie (Delaware Co., East Reg.) Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) ArtsWalk Downtown. Multiple gallery openings, Muncie Three Shipshewana Fall Crafters Fair Trails Music Series, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Downtown. Annual fall festival of crafters, demonstrators and musicians. A tribute to the crafting and old-fashioned multiple performances and exhibits by Ball State students culture of the surrounding countryside. Quilters, carvers, and faculty. 5pm-9pm. No adm. chg. 765-282-7897; painters, potters, musicians and crafters of all types downtownmuncie.org C X provide demonstrations and entertainment. No adm. chg. 2016 Festival Date: Oct. 6 866-631-9675; FallCraftersFair.com X Oct. 1-3 Aurora Farmers Fair Oct. 2-4, 9-11 See Sep. 30 listing. Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Autumn Camping Weekend I & II Oct. 1-3 Mississinewa Park. Camping and family activities. Registration Dugger Coal Festival required. Adm. chg. 260-468-2127; miamicochamber.com See Sep. 27 listing. Oct. 2-4 Oct. 1-31 Bloomfield (Greene Co., South Central Reg.) Fall Harvest Festival-Greenwood Bloomfield Apple Festival See Sep. 26 listing. Town Park. Various craft and food vendors, carnival, car show, Oct. 1-31 live music, free parking and shuttle service. No adm. chg. Fall Harvest Festival-Indianapolis 812-384-4946; bloomfieldapplefest.com/ X See Sep. 26 listing. 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 7-9 Oct. 1-25 Oct. 2-3 Kelsay Farms Borden (Clark Co., South Reg.) See Sep. 26 listing. Borden Valley Day Festival Borden Community Park. A family event with a 5k Oct. 1-31 Ligonier (Noble Co., East Reg.) walk/run, arts and craft booths, kids' games, pumpkin painting, fried biscuits and apple butter, chicken BBQ, Pumpkin Fantasyland Fashion Farm. Pumpkins, gourds and squash are used fish fry and entertainment. No adm. chg. 812-967-2234; to create well-known characters and historical events. bordenindiana.com X Hayrides, mazes and refreshments. Adm. chg. 260-894-4498; Oct. 2-4 pumpkinfantasyland.com X Cataract (Owen Co., West Reg.) 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 1-31 47th Annual Cataract VFD Bean Dinner Festival Downtown. 100+ vendors including food, crafts, tools and Oct. 1-31 antiques. 700 pounds of beans and ham served. Benefits Pumpkin Harvest Festival Cataract Volunteer Fire Department. Parking chg. No adm. See Sep. 26 listing. chg. 765-795-4022; freewebs.com/cataractvfd X Oct. 1-4 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 30-Oct. 2 Greenfield (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Oct. 2-4 Riley Festival Downtown US 40 and SR 9. Has 450 booths with arts, Portage (Porter Co., North Reg.) crafts, food and flea market. Home arts & quilts, fine arts & Elvis FANtasy Fest Woodland Park Community Building. See top Elvis Tribute photography shows. Parades, living history and fun zone. No Artists for an Elvis Presley Enterprises Prequalifier adm. chg. 317-462-2141; rileyfestival.com X contest. Live band, Elvis dealers and special guests. Adm. chg. Oct. 1-3 888-406-5885; ElvisFestival.com Seymour (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) X 43rd Annual Seymour Oktoberfest Oct. 2 Downtown. Enjoy arts and crafts, food booths, biergarten, Goshen First Fridays carnival, parade, free entertainment nightly, flea market, See Jan. 2 listing. balloon race and more! 11am-11pm. No adm. chg. 812-523-1414; seymouroktoberfest.com X

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Hill Climb Newport, Indiana The world's largest antique auto competition event, featuring more than 300 competition cars competing over the 1800-foot-long, 140-foot-high Newport Hill, plus more than 400 antique and street rods in the Car Show. Huge flea market with over ENW VENDORS 350 craft, food and A M E FLE ARK T swap meet vendors. AC PTCEED Enjoy a weekend full of entertainment, events 30+ ACRES and a 5 PM Saturday parade. OF PARKING ~Always the first Sunday in October~ Oct. 2, 3 & 4, 2015 • Sep. 30-Oct. 2, 2016

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76 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. OCTOBER Oct. 2-4 Oct. 3-4 Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Metamora Canal Days Autumn Festival Feast of the Hunters' Moon Whitewater Canal. Celebrate Fall in Metamora, Indiana's Fort . Reenactment of life during the 18th century. Canal Town. Craft and antique vendors along the canal. French, British and Native American trading post, food, Operating grist mill, canal boat, train. No adm. chg. crafts, demonstrations and music. Adm. chg. 765-476-8411; tippecanoehistory.org/feast.htm 765-647-2194; metamoraindiana.com C X X 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 7-9 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 1-2 Oct. 2-4 Oct. 3-4 Newport (Vermillion Co., West Reg.) Fishers (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb Fishers Renaissance Faire Courthouse square. Timed competition for antique cars Saxony. 11th annual jousting combat demonstrations, and motorcycles in 31 classes, antique and street rod car acrobats, fire breathings, sword swallowing, period music, show, collector car auction, flea market, Sat. 5pm parade, rowdy music, unique shopping, dancing, pirates, comedy, antique car raffle, cruise-in, street dance, fireworks, baby history reenactment, swordplay, grand parade, beer and contest, dog show, queen pageant, good food. No adm. chg. mead, end of day pub sing and tons of shows! Adm. chg. 765-492-4220; newporthillclimb.com X 317-595-3400; fishersrenfaire.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Sep. 30-Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Franklin Fall Festival Streaper's Nightmare Haunted Adventure Downtown. Food and craft vendors, free live concerts, 71 W 7th St. Haunted adventure awaits! Two floors bounce houses, baking contest, parade. Sponsored by of terror entirely indoors. Adm. chg. 574-292-1364; Franklin Parks and Recreation. No adm. chg. 317-736-3689; streapersnightmare.com franklinparks.org X Oct. 2-4 Oct. 3 Westville (LaPorte Co., North Reg.) Franklin Farmer's Market Westville Pumpkin Festival See May 9 listing. Prairie Meadow Park. A family celebration of the pumpkin Oct. 3-4 harvest. Enjoy pumpkin pie, crafts and food booths, tractor Friendship (Ripley Co., South Central Reg.) pulls, parade and entertainment. No adm. chg. 219-879-8280 X Friendship Music Festival-Bluegrass in the Valley Oct. 3-4 Old Mill Campground. Enjoy a weekend of bluegrass Kendallville (Noble Co., East Reg.) music in the beautiful outdoors. Regional bands, food and Apple Festival of Kendallville craft vendors, camping and more for all ages. Adm. chg. Fairgrounds. 1800-1865 pioneer festival offering 888-747-5394; friendshipmusicfestival.com C X demonstrators, primitive village, children's crafts and Oct. 3-11 games, contests, antiques, crafts, wonderful foods New Albany (Floyd Co., South Reg.) and entertainment. No adm. chg. 260-350-1119; Harvest Homecoming Festival kendallvilleapplefestival.com C X Downtown. On the beautiful Ohio River for 48 years. 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 1-2 Parade, rides, entertainment, children's events, craft and food Oct. 3 booths and more! Adm. chg. at some events. 812-944-8572; Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) harvesthomecoming.com C X Bike the Bridges Fall Challenge Oct. 3 Beechwood Park. Choose from a variety of scenic Washington (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) bicycle routes. Free food to entrants. Covered bridges. Heartbeat of Washington Fall Festival Support and Gear (SAG) stops. 7:30am start. Adm. chg. Main St. Enjoy vendors, food, bands and fun for the bikethebridges.org X whole family! Come, celebrate and strengthen the Oct. 3-4, 11-12 downtown community! No adm. chg. 812-254-5262; Denver (Miami Co., East Reg.) daviesscountychamber.com C X Doud Orchard Cider Weekend & Fall Fest 8971 N State Road 19. Fall has arrived so come out and enjoy pumpkin picking, entertainment, food, crafts and fun for the entire family. No adm. chg. 765-985-3937 C

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 77 OCTOBER Oct. 3-4, 10-11 Oct. 9-10 Danville (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Austin (Scott Co., South Reg.) Heartland Apple Festival Austin Firemen's Festival Beasley's Orchard. A fun-filled family event featuring hayrides Austin Fire Station. What's better than a good ole fire to the pumpkin patch and an 8-acre corn maze. Great food! station fish fry? How about a fish fry with games, music Charges for corn maze, Kids' Zone, hayrides. Parking chg $5. and more! Growing every year since '98! No adm. chg. No adm. chg. 317-745-4876; beasleys-orchard.com X 812-752-9211; greatscottindiana.com C X Oct. 3-4 Oct. 9-11 Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) Danville (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Jay County Heritage Festival Indiana Short Film Festival Jay County Historical Society. Demonstrations, Royal Theater, Courthouse square. A showcase of entertainment, reenactors, food, exhibits, kids’ area, crafts, independent short films in all genres just minutes from artisans, carriage rides, old-time game area, music, history. No Indianapolis in historic downtown Danville. Adm. chg. adm. chg. 260-726-7168; jaycountyhistory.org X 317-745-2604; INShortFilmFest.com C X Oct. 3-4 Huntington (Huntington Co., East Reg.) Oct. 9-11 Nostalgia Fest 2015 Marion (Grant Co., East Reg.) Hires Park & Fairgrounds. Celebrate the ‘50s & ‘60s era. Huge car show, craft & hobby show, flea market, Mississinewa 1812 entertainment, model & small car hobby show. Pinstriper & Mississinewa Battlefield. Largest War of 1812 living air brush artist gathering. No adm. chg. 260-273-1447 history event in the USA. Battle Reenactments, X American & British military camps, Native American Oct. 3 village, and wilderness camps. 150 sutlers, artisans, Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) food purveyors, folk musicians,storytellers. Attendance Oktoberfest Celebration & Chili Cook-Off 30,000. Advance tickets online Adm. chg. Riverwalk and Circus City building. Chili cook off located on X the Riverwalk features entertainment, beer & wine tent, food, mississinewa1812.com kids activities. The 5k, 10k run/walk will start at the Circus 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 7-9 City Building. Adm. chg. 765-472-1923; miamicochamber.com Oct. 9-18 Oct. 3 Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Parke County Covered Bridge Festival TM Potter's Bridge Fall Festival - Bridgeton Potter's Bridge Park. Arts and craft vendors at the historical Countywide. Quality handmade crafts, fine art, food courts, Potter's Covered Bridge along the White River. No adm. chg. shopping, entertainment. Working gristmill and Indiana's most 317-770-4400; myhamiltoncountyparks.com X famous covered bridge, rebuilt in 2006. Parking chg. No adm. Oct. 3 chg. 765-548-2136; bridgetonindiana.com X Veedersburg (Fountain Co., West Reg.) 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 14-23 Veedersburg Scarecrow Jubilee Oct. 9-18 Downtown. Dig for Cash, family-friendly, children’s Mansfield (Parke Co., West Reg.) activities, food, vendors, crafts, corn pit, kettle ham & Parke County Covered Bridge Festival TM beans, free pumpkins, free entertainment! No adm. chg. - Fox's Overlook 765-585-0033 C Mansfield Village. Shopping, vendors, food, entertainment, Oct. 4 free trolley rides, demonstrations. Old mill, covered bridge, Tri-State Antique Market camping, produce market. No adm. chg. 765-653-4026; See May 3 listing. mansfieldcoveredbridge.com X Oct. 8-11 Oct. 9-18 Martinsville (Morgan Co., Central Reg.) Montezuma (Parke Co., West Reg.) Morgan County Fall Foliage Festival Parke County Covered Bridge Festival TM - Courthouse square. A fun family event that has a Montezuma car show, kid's events, arts and crafts vendors, a Downtown. Countywide Parke County Covered Bridge parade and much more. No adm. chg. 765-342-0332; Festival activities in Montezuma, canal tours, hog roast, bean dinner, community wide yard sale. No adm. chg. morgancountyfallfoliagefestival.com C X 765-592-0821; montezuma.in.gov X 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 14-23

78 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. OCTOBER Indiana’s Largest Festival

31 Covered Bridges

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival October 9-18, 2015 October 14-23, 2016 The Festival always starts the 2nd Friday in October and runs for 10 consecutive days. Rockville - Headquarters 765-569-5226 • [email protected] www.coveredbridges.com

Bridgeton Mansfield Montezuma BridgetonIndiana.com Mansfieldguestinn.com Montezuma.in.gov 765-548-2136 812-251-7660 765-245-2728

Rosedale Tangier Mecca Bloomingdale historicrosedale.wordpress.com World Famous Historic Schoolhouses Homemade 765-548-2522 Buried Beef 765-569-5754 Apple Butter

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 79 OCTOBER Oct. 10 Oct. 9-18 Fishers (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Christmas in October Craft Fair Fishers High School. Over 150 juried arts and crafters. Parke County Covered Quality items for great prices. It's not too early to shop Bridge Festival™ for Christmas! $5 adults, $3 seniors and students over 13. Festival headquarters is Parke County Courthouse, Under 12 free. 317-595-3195; fishersfreedomfestival.org X Rockville. The "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" Oct. 10-11 presents Indiana's largest festival featuring 31 covered Westport (Decatur Co., South Central Reg.) bridges and fall foliage. Bloomingdale, Bridgeton, Harper Valley Pumpkin Patch Days Mansfield, Mecca, Montezuma, Rockville, Rosedale and Harper Valley Farms. Family fun, pumpkin picking in Tangier provide food and vendors. No adm. chg. X 8-acre patch. Farm animals, sunflower maze, refreshments, 765-569-5226; coveredbridges.com fall decorations. Patch opens Sep. 26th. No adm. chg. 812-591-3416; IndianaPumpkinPatch.com 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 14-23 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 8-9 Oct. 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31 Oct. 10 Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Medora (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) Ringmasters Revenge Haunted House HOPE Medora Goes Pink Breast Cancer International Circus Hall of Fame. Get scared out of Awareness Event your wits in this large indoor haunted house. Adm. chg. Downtown. Join us in the fight! Enjoy amusement rides, bra 765-437-7783; miamicochamber.com X decorating contest, wagon rides, great food a 5k run/walk Oct. 9-10 and more. Proceeds benefit those with all types of cancer. Rising Sun (Ohio Co., South Central Reg.) 8am-4pm. No adm. chg. 812-966-2754; C X Rising Sun Navy Bean Fall Festival Oct. 10 Downtown riverfront, on the Ohio River. Homemade Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) bean soup, cornbread, parade, queen pageant, food & craft Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games & Festival vendors, rides, stage shows, free headliner musicians. No German Park. Live athletic competition, music, dance, adm. chg. 812-438-2750; navybeanfestival.org X bagpipers, rat pucking tournament, Royal Court, clan tents, 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 7-8 food, drink and merchandise for the entire family. Adm. chg. Oct. 10 317-370-0766; indyscotgamesandfest.com X Roanoke (Huntington Co., East Reg.) Oct. 10-11 A Renaissance in Roanoke Knightstown (Henry Co., East Reg.) Historic Main St. Outdoor juried art festival. Quality artwork Knightstown Fall Fest from local and regional artists, kid's activities, demonstrations, Town square. Arts and crafts, antiques, food booths, pumpkin entertainment, exhibits, Plein Air paint out, food. No adm. patch, Hoosier gym tours. Rain or shine. No adm. chg. chg. 260-672-2837; renaissanceinroanoke.org X 800-668-1895; knightstownchamber.org C X Oct. 10-11 Oct. 10 Brookville (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Annual Fall Native American Gathering McClure’s Orchard & Winery Fall Fest Wolf Creek Habitat. Come join us for a weekend of dancing, McClure’s Orchard. Food, trolley rides, apple and pumpkin drums, flutes, great food and, mostly, wolves! No adm. chg. picking, petting zoo, live music, bike ride, 5k run and kids’ 866-647-6555; WolfCreekHabitat.org C X activities. No adm. chg. 765-985-9000; mccluresorchard.com Oct. 10 Oct. 10 Cannelton (Perry Co., South Reg.) Zionsville (Boone Co., Central Reg.) Cannelton Heritage Festival Oktoberfest Washington St. Wine tasting, arts and crafts' vendors, Traders Point Creamery. Head to Traders Point food, pumpkin carving, children's activities. No adm. chg. Creamery for a whole hog roast, German biergarten, 812-549-5954; cannelton.org/heritage C X farm fare, PolkaBoy band, artisan market and fun farm activities for the whole family! Adm. chg. 317-733-1700; traderspointcreamery.com X

80 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. OCTOBER Oct. 10 Oct. 16-24 Elwood (Madison Co., East Reg.) Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Red Gold/Elwood Chamber of Commerce Chili Haunted Village of Metamora Cook-Off Throughout the village. The historic village is decorated Downtown City Fountain. $500 grand prize, Red Gold with Halloween-themed vignettes, scary and funny. During 5k Run to Crush Hunger. Blue Sat. the day, enjoy the beautiful Whitewater Valley autumn with redgoldtomatoes.com. No adm. chg. 765-552-0180; the shops and attractions; Fri.-Sat. evening family-friendly elwood-in.com/chamber-home X guided tours (for a fee) evoke spooky fun. No adm. chg. 2016 Festival Date: Oct. 8 765-647-2109; metamoraindiana.com C X Oct. 10 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 14-22 Rochester (Fulton Co., North Reg.) Oct. 16-17 Rochester's 24th Annual Chili Cook Off & Red Tell City (Perry Co., South Reg.) Hot Car Show Route 66 Yard Sale Courthouse square. A number of teams battle it out for the Countywide along SR 66. One continuous, 80-mile yard regions “best chili.” Hundreds of rare, one-of-a-kind cars, sale along SR 66 starting at Troy and going through trucks and motorcycles are also on display. No adm. chg. Tell City, Cannelton, Rocky Point, Rome, Derby, Dexter, 574-224-2666; fultoncountychamber.com X Magnet and Oriole. No adm. chg. 888-343-6262; Oct. 10 perrycountyindiana.org X Vevay (Switzerland Co., South Central Reg.) Oct. 17-18 Sleepy Hollow Fall Celebration Bethlehem (Clark Co., South Reg.) Courthouse square and Liberty St. Arts & crafts, headless Autumn on the River horseman demos, pie contest, bale toss, kids’ activities, music, Old Schoolhouse grounds. Celebrate Autumn with family food, limited free vendor space (800-435-5688). No adm. chg. and friends in the little Ohio River village. Enjoy the music, 812-427-3237; switzcotourism.com C X talent show, food, shopping, parade and museum. No adm. Oct. 10 chg. 317-491-4148; autumnontheriver.wordpress.com X Southport (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Oct. 17-18 Southport Fall Festival Vallonia (Jackson Co., South Central Reg.) City Park. Activities include an art show, food trucks, 47th Annual Fort Vallonia Days shopping, crafts, live entertainment and more! Join us Historic fort on Main St. Food, craft, and flea market between 11am and 5pm. No adm. chg. 317-626-8782; vendors. Sat. parade, 1pm. Live entertainment, 5k run/walk, southportevents.org X baby contest. Muzzleloader shoot. Tomahawk, horseshoe Oct. 11 and knife throw. No adm. chg. 812-358-4565 general info, Terre Haute (Vigo Co., West Reg.) 812-216-1778 vendor info; fortvalloniadays.com Old Fashion Day & Arts Too 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 15-16 Collett Park. Music, arts, crafts, puppet show, hay and Oct. 17-18 carriage rides, tasty beans, face painters, car cruise-in, Cannelton (Perry Co., South Reg.) horseshoe pitching and more! No adm. chg. 812-232-2727; Shubael Pioneer Village Heritage Weekend terrehaute.in.gov/parks X Hwy. 66 near Rocky Point. Reconstructed log homes in a Oct. 16-17 pioneer village setting. Blacksmith, weaving, bread oven, stone Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) jail, country store, hill music. No adm. chg. 812-836-4344; Walnut Festival perrycountyindiana.org Grouseland's Walnut Grove. Annual fall festival X Oct. 22-26 commemorating the historical significance of the Decatur (Adams Co., East Reg.) Walnut Grove where Harrison and Tecumseh had Callithumpian Festival their contentious meetings. Adm. chg. 812-882-2096; Citywide. Halloween celebration including parade, creatures, grouselandfoundation.org/ C poster-painting, Ghoul's Night Out, haunted wagon tours, 5k canter, fireworks and food. No adm. chg. 260-724-2604; TOGETHERWESAVE.COM decaturchamber.org X By turning off five light 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 27-31 switches in your home you can SAVE $50 A yEAR.

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 81 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Oct. 24 Nov. 7-Dec. 31 Crown Point (Lake Co., North Reg.) Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Indiana Gourd Society Fall Festival Christmas in Shipshewana County 4-H fairgrounds. Gourd art, crafting supplies, Townwide. Experience a living Norman Rockwell painting! auction, demonstrations, classes, food, crafted gourds, Light Parade is November 7; Chocolate Day is November dried gourds, gourd seeds. No adm. chg. 219-767-2901; 14; Kid’s Day and Santa Visit is December 5. No adm. chg. indianagourdsociety.org X 866-631-9675; shipshewana.com X Oct. 24-31 Nov. 7 Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Shelbyville (Shelby Co., Central Reg.) Irvington Halloween Festival Delta Theta Tau 43nd Annual Gift & Hobby Show E Washington St. Family-friendly, art vendors, magic Shelbyville Middle School. Come celebrate 43 years of show, pumpkin carving, pet-friendly, food vendors, shopping. Handcrafted toys, jewelry, florals, porcelains, costumes, window painting, live music, parade, ghost connections apparel and more. Refreshments available. No stories, haunted house. No adm. chg. 317-713-1100; adm. chg. 317-364-6425; giftandhobbyshow.com X irvingtonhalloween.com/ C X 2016 Festival Date: Nov. 5 2016 Festival Dates: Oct. 22-29 Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Living History Days at the Old Fort Montezuma (Parke Co., West Reg.) See Jan. 31 listing. Ray Bockhold Memorial Pranks in the Parks Nov. 7-8 Reeder Park. Enjoy a haunted hayride from Reeder Park Vincennes (Knox Co., South Central Reg.) and a meal and drink for $5.00. Adm. chg. 765-592-0829; Muster on the Wabash montezuma.in.gov C X Fort Knox II. War of 1812 reenactment event features 2016 Festival Date: Oct. 29 period battles, duel, crafts, confrontation between Tecumseh NOVEMBER and Harrison. Period food and merchandise. Parking chg. Adm. chg. 812-882-7422; spiritofvincennes.org Nov. 6-7 X Montgomery (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Gasthof Holiday Bazaar Nov. 11-15 Gasthof Amish Village. Variety of vendors, crafts and gift Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) items, sample Gasthof goodies, visit gift shops, enjoy our Amish buffet and bakery. No adm. chg. 812-486-4900; Christmas Gift and Hobby Show gasthofamishvillage.com X Indiana State Fairgrounds, West Pavilion. For 65+ years our five day shoppers paradise has been Nov. 6 offering gifts for giving, for yourself or for entertaining Goshen First Fridays during the holidays-under one 4-acre roof. With 350+ See Jan. 2 listing. vendors, FREE Merry Money, Holiday Stage, Santa and Nov. 6-7 reindeer, don’t miss it! Adm. chg. C Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) X Quigley Jazz Fest 800-215-1700; Peru High School auditorium. Swing choir, vocalists, big christmasgiftandhobbyshow.com band, jazz band jam session. No adm. chg. 765-469-0905; 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 9-13 miamicochamber.com X Nov. 12-15 Nov. 7-Jan. 3 Huntingburg (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Hammond (Lake Co., North Reg.) 30th Annual Huntingburg Christmas Stroll “A Christmas Story” Comes Home Historic 4th Street. Enjoy unique specialty and antique shops Indiana Welcome Center. Step into the holiday movie in this charming Victorian Christmas setting. Carriage rides, classic, "A Christmas Story." View animated displays Holiday Home Tour and more! No adm. chg. 812-482-9115; showcasing scenes from the movie. Special events include duboiscountychristmas.com Mommy's Little Piggy Eating Contest, Oh Fuuudge! Relay X Race and Ugly Lamp Contest! View website for details Nov. 13-15 and continuous updates. No adm. chg. 219-989-7979; Indianapolis (Marion Co., Central Reg.) AChristmasStoryComesHome.com X ISFA Fall Convention 765-569-3650; indianafestivals.net

82 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. NOVEMBER Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Pendleton (Madison Co., East Reg.) Noblesville (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Christmas in Pendleton Guerin Catholic Christmas Bazaar Downtown. Snowball toss, parade, pictures with Santa, Guerin Catholic High School. Holiday shopping at its lighting of tree, Snow Queen and princesses. Food and finest! Over 100 specialty vendors. Variety of gifts, fun! No adm. chg. 765-278-3511; pendletonin.org X décor, jewelry, clothing, poinsettias & baked goods. A Nov. 14 holly, jolly good time! No adm. chg. 317-582-0120; Portland (Jay Co., East Reg.) guerincatholic.org/Christmas-Bazaar X Delts' Holiday Arts & Crafts Show Nov. 21 Jay County High School. Over 130 booths. Food Hammond (Lake Co., North Reg.) available all day. Event is sponsored by a philanthropic 8th Annual Holiday Kick-off Celebration: A Tribute organization and all proceeds go to help others. to a Christmas Story [email protected]. Adm. chg. 260-726-4091; Downtown. Tribute to classic holiday film, free movie viewing, visitjaycounty.com C X shoot your eye out and look-a-like contests, Santa, vendors, 2016 Festival Date: Nov. 12 entertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides, more! No adm. Nov. 14 chg. 219-512-4298; downtownhammond.org X Odon (Daviess Co., South Central Reg.) Nov. 21 North Daviess Community Craft Show Bedford (Lawrence Co., South Central Reg.) North Daviess High School. Community arts and crafts Holiday Village Festival show highlighting the talents of the area. No adm. chg. Lawrence County 4-H Fairgrounds. Crafts and arts fair, food, 812-687-7686; daviesscounty.net C entertainment, Santa, children's activities and more! Hosted X by St. Vincent Dunn Hospital Foundation. No adm. chg. Nov. 18 812-276-1242; stvincent.org Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) X Downtown Christmas Open House Nov. 21 Downtown. Light up Peru parade, super shopping, lots Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) of prizes, food sampling, great entertainment and, come Holiday on the Square see Santa at his house. No adm. chg. 765-472-1923; Carmel Civic Square. The annual holiday lighting ceremony miamicochamber.com draws many for food, fun, and chance to see Santa and his reindeer. Entertainment will also be provided by various Nov. 20-21 groups. No adm. chg. 317-571-2474; carmel.in.gov Muncie (Delaware Co., East Reg.) X 27th Annual Holiday Handcrafters' Showcase Dec. 5-7 and Marketplace Rosedale (Parke Co., West Reg.) Fairgrounds. A multi-class show blending a presentation of Rosedale Country Christmas Shoppe fine arts, crafts, collectibles, antiques, home and personal Township Civic Center. Newest addition to the multi-site items and gourmet gift foods. Adm. chg. 419-436-1457; weekend of Parke County Country Christmas. Gifts, seasonal cloudshows.biz and home décor, Santa, homestyle plate meals. No adm. chg. X 812-236-3155; historicrosedale.com Nov. 20-21 X Rosedale (Parke Co., West Reg.) Nov. 27-29; Dec. 4-6 Rosedale PTO Christmas Bazaar Bridgeton (Parke Co., West Reg.) Elementary School, Central St. Holiday scents, sights and Bridgeton Country Christmas sounds fill the gym and halls. Unique gifts and decor items, Historic District. Unique gifts, crafts, decorations, lights, Santa and foods too. Fri. 6-9pm; Sat. 9am-3pm. Adm. chg. $1. music, food. Santa in the Log Cabin for the kids, call for days/ Kids free. 765-548-2454; coveredbridges.com times. Open until 8pm Fridays and Saturdays. No adm. chg. 765-548-2136; bridgetonindiana.com Nov. 21-22 X 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 25-27; Dec. 2-4 Ferdinand (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt Nov. 27-Dec. 31 Seven markt locations. German heritage market. Antiques, Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) primitives, quality handmade, Christmas decor, art, Festival Of Trees food, wine, live Glockenspiel, shuttle service. Free Lanthier Winery Tasting Room and Loft Gallery. A concerts and entertainment. No adm. chg. 812-367-2908; magnificent holiday event. A forest of glittering, gleaming, one-of-a-kind themed trees. Enjoy special ferdinandchristkindlmarkt.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 19-20 release holiday wines. No adm. chg. 812-273-2409; lanthierwinery.com/events-FOT.html X 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 25-Dec. 31

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 83 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Nov. 28-Dec. 5 Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) Festival of Trees Paramount Theatre. Decorated trees and wreaths, massive Christmas village with trains. Nightly entertainment perfect for tours. 765-642-1234 ext. 25 Adm. chg. 765-642-1234; andersonparamount.org X Nov. 28 Corydon (Harrison Co., South Reg.) Light Up Corydon Downtown square. Make this a Christmas you'll always remember. Bring your family, take a horse-drawn carriage ride and catch the holiday spirit together. No adm. chg. 888-738-2137; thisisindiana.org X DECEMBER Jan. 1-3 A Christmas Story Comes Home See Nov. 7 listing. Nov. 27-Dec. 13 Fort Wayne (Allen Co., East Reg.) Dec. 1-20 Festival of Gingerbread Christmas at the Seiberling The History Center. See over 100 handmade gingerbread See Nov. 28 listing. houses in this annual event, now in its 30th year. Adm. chg. 260-426-2882; fwhistorycenter.com Dec. 1-31 C X Christmas in Shipshewana Nov. 27-28; Dec. 4-5 See Nov. 7 listing. Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) Dec. 1-31 Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Tour Madison (Jefferson Co., South Central Reg.) of Homes Festival Of Trees Historic Madison. This candlelight tour is held over See Nov. 27 listing. two weekends (Fri.-Sat. only). Self-guided tour of historic private and public homes. Hospitality sites Dec. 1-13 along the way offer restrooms and complimentary Festival of Gingerbread refreshments. Advance tickets are $12.50. 800-559-2956; See Nov. 27 listing. nightsbeforechristmas.com Dec. 1-6 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 25-26; Dec. 2-3 Anderson (Madison Co., East Reg.) Festival of Trees Nov. 27-Dec. 20 See Nov. 28 listing. Metamora (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Old Fashioned Christmas Walk Dec. 1-20 Historic Village. Combine history, a Currier-and-Ives Old Fashioned Christmas Walk setting, and the pageantry of Christmas. Lanterns light See Nov. 27 listing. the Whitewater Canal, hear the strolling carolers. Four weekends in a row, starting Thanksgiving Friday Dec. 3 through Christmas. Fridays and Saturdays till 10pm, Converse (Miami Co., East Reg.) Sundays till 5pm. No adm. chg. 765-647-2109; Christmas in Converse Jefferson St. Wonderful shopping, prizes, food, metamoraindiana.com C X 2016 Festival Dates: Nov. 25-Dec. 18 great entertainment and children can see Santa. Facebook.com/conversebusinessalliance. No adm. chg. Nov. 28-Dec. 20 765-517-1902; C Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) X Dec. 4-6 Christmas at the Seiberling Seiberling Mansion. Enjoy the fabulous Seiberling Bridgeton Country Christmas Mansion dressed inside and out in holiday splendor. See Nov. 27 listing. Tue.-Sun., 1pm-4pm. Adm. chg. 765-452-4314; howardcountymuseum.org C X 84 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. DECEMBER Dec. 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 Santa Claus (Spencer Co., South Reg.) Santa Claus Christmas Celebration Santa Claus. Experience fun for the entire family the first three weekends of December. Roast chestnuts on an open fire, drive through Land of Lights and write a letter to Santa! No adm. chg. 888-444-9252; SantaClausInd.org C X 2016 Festival Dates: Dec. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18 Dec. 5 Lagro (Wabash Co., East Reg.) Christmas in a Canal Town Communitywide. Celebrate a winter day in the picturesque canal town. Ride in horse-drawn wagons or with Santa in his Gator. No adm. chg. visitwabashcounty.com X Dec. 5 Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) Covered Bridge Art Association Home Tour Art gallery on north side of square. Area homes with Dec. 4-6 beautiful holiday decor. Maps and tickets at gallery plus free New Harmony (Posey Co., South Reg.) refreshments and special Christmas fundraisers. Adm. chg. Christmas in New Harmony 765-569-9422; coveredbridgeartgallery.org Downtown City Centre. Picturesque, energizing weekend Dec. 5 complete with strolling Santas, choral music, Nutcracker Cumberland (Marion Co., Central Reg.) Ballet, artisan fair, free carriage rides, great food, drink and Cumberland Weihnachtsmarkt shopping. No adm. chg. 812-682-3785; newharmony.biz X Downtown near Wayburn and E Washington Streets. Kick off the season at Cumberland's traditional German holiday Dec. 4 market featuring German food, craft vendors, carriage Goshen First Fridays rides, tree lighting and more! No adm. chg. 317-894-6203; See Jan. 2 listing. town.cumberland.in.us X Dec. 4-6 Dec. 5 Jasper (Dubois Co., South Reg.) Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Jasper O'Tannenbaum Days Dickens of a Christmas Courthouse square and citywide. Talented artisans will Downtown. Roving carolers, holiday lighting, farmers demonstrate their skills in 20+ stores. Santa, carriage rides, market, vendors, carriage rides, artisans demonstrating great food and musicians, craft show and church bazaars. Fun crafts, performances of ''A Christmas Carol." No adm. chg. for all! No adm. chg. 812-482-6866; jasperin.org X 765-742-4044; dickensofachristmas.com X 2016 Festival Date: Dec. 3 Dec. 4-5 Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Dec. 5 Fortville (Hancock Co., Central Reg.) Tour of Homes Fortville Winter Festival See Nov. 27 listing. Downtown, Main St. Fortville becomes a magical place during the winter with lights and decorated trees. Christmas Dec. 4-6 Market vendors welcome! No adm. chg. 317-372-4493; Rockville (Parke Co., West Reg.) fortvillefestival.com X Parke County Covered 2016 Festival Date: Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Bridge Christmas Plainfield (Hendricks Co., Central Reg.) Countywide. Holiday home tour, caroling, arts and Gingerbread Chirstmas crafts, decorated communities celebrate the holidays Plainfield High School. Over 100 vendors, juried show, all along with 31 covered bridges. Rockville, Main Street, homemade items, strollers welcome, a very popular craft Bridgeton, Mansfield Village, other communities and novelty show for over 40 years. Adm. chg. 317-221-3600; plainfieldtrikappa.org participate. No adm. chg. X X 765-569-5226; coveredbridges.com 2016 Festival Dates: Dec. 2-4

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 85 DECEMBER Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Carmel (Hamilton Co., Central Reg.) Cannelton (Perry Co., South Reg.) Holiday in the Arts District Christmas Candlelight Tour Carmel Arts & Design District. Elves, reindeer, carolers, Shubael Little Pioneer Village, Hwy. 66 at Rocky Point. carriage rides and the most unique Santa house in Indiana. Reconstructed log homes in a pioneer village setting Warm the Arts District this holiday season! No adm. chg. decorated for the holidays in an authentic, 1800s' Christmas 317-571-2787; carmelartsanddesign.com X setting. No adm. chg. 812-836-4344 X Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Franklin (Johnson Co., Central Reg.) Zionsville (Boone Co., Central Reg.) Holiday Lighting Christmas on the Farm Downtown. Lighted parade, entertainment, kids' activities, Traders Point Creamery. Join us for fresh farm food cookie and gingerbread contests, Winter Market and Santa. and drinks, holiday farm market, live holiday music, Hosted by Discover Downtown Franklin. No adm. chg. sleigh hayrides, and a traditional visit with Old St. Nick 317-346-1258; discoverdowntownfranklin.com C X and his live elk! 9am-2pm Adm. chg. 317-733-1700; Dec. 5 traderspointcreamery.com X Oldenburg (Franklin Co., South Central Reg.) Dec. 13 Holiday Under The Spires Peru (Miami Co., East Reg.) Town Hall. Now in its 13th year, come spend the day in our Macy Christmas Festival picturesque "Village of Spires" and enjoy shopping, dining and Downtown. Horse carriage rides, free soup supper, kids' entertainment, Old World Style. No adm. chg. 866-647-6555; activities and bake sale. No adm. chg. 765-472-1923; franklincountyin.com C X miamicochamber.com Dec. 5-6 Dec. 29-30 Kouts (Porter Co., North Reg.) Shipshewana (LaGrange Co., North Reg.) Kouts Christmas Open Houses Shipshewana Ice Festival Multiple private homes, churches and businesses. Visit local Downtown. Watch experienced ice carvers create ice craftsmen in their homes and find the perfect gifts for sculptures representing local merchants and compete everyone on your list. Be sure to visit Santa at the Hardware with each other! $5 adm. chg. for Chili Cook-off. Ice for cocoa and cookies on Sat. and make a craft at Santa’s Festival Pins for sale at participating merchants and the Workshop. No adm. chg. 219-405-1452; koutsevents.com X Chili Cook-off tent. The pin also ensures Jan. discount. 2016 Festival Dates: Dec. 3-4 866-631-9675; shipshewana.com X Dec. 5-6 West Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Dec. 31 Purdue Christmas Show Kokomo (Howard Co., East Reg.) Elliott Hall of Music. For more than 80 years, this magical, Kokomo's New Year's Eve Celebration lyrical, annual campus miracle has wowed audiences Courthouse square. Enjoy New Year's Eve in Kokomo with in the Elliott Hall of Music. Adm. chg. 765-494-3941; annual ball drop, live music and fireworks in Downtown. No adm. chg. 765-457-5301; greaterkokomo.com purdue.edu/pmo C X X 2016 Festival Dates: Dec. 3-4 Dec. 31 Tell City (Perry Co., South Reg.) Dec. 6 Lafayette (Tippecanoe Co., West Reg.) Silvesternacht Main St. at City Hall Park. An evening of family fun. Sr. high Greater Lafayette Christmas Parade Downtown. Indiana's largest holiday parade. No adm. chg. school open for games, swimming, movies. Park will host bubble stomp, music, apple drop at midnight with fireworks. 765-742-4044; lafayettewestlafayettechristmasparade.com X 2016 Festival Date: Dec. 4 No adm. chg. 812-547-7933; perrycountyindiana.org X Dec. 11-13 TOGETHERWESAVE.COM Lebanon (Boone Co., Central Reg.) upgrade to an energy star® Annual Christmas Craft Mall rated washing machine, and Fairgrounds. Great variety of primitive and country crafts, yOu CAn SAVE $140 A yEAR. furniture, antiques and handmades, candles, gifts and home decor. Over 30 vendors. No adm. chg. 765-482-0523; CountryFolkArtCreations.com X 2016 Festival Dates: Dec. 9-11

86 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Contact festival for confirmation. Indiana State Festivals Association Membership Index A Bristol Homecoming Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������� 44 “A Christmas Story” Comes Home �������������������������������������������� 36, 82 Brookville CanoeFest ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 A Renaissance in Roanoke �������������������������������������������������������������������� 80 Brownstown MelonFest ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 63 Alexandria Grand Prix ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 Buffalo Community Daze ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 Amboy Fall Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 69 Bunker Hill Community Garage Sale �������������������������������������������������� 37 Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival ������������������������������������������������� 55 Bunker Hill Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Amish Country - Northern Indiana ���������������������������������������������������� 31 Anderson Brew Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 C Anderson/Madison County ������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Callithumpian Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 81 Anderson Sertoma Club Mayor’s Cup Grand Prix �������������������������� 20 Canaan Fall Festival and Pony Express Mail Run ������������������������������ 65 Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market ������������������������������������� 67 Canal Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 44 Angola Balloons Aloft ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Cannelton Heritage Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 80 Angola Civil War Days ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Carlisle Bicentennial Celebration �������������������������������������������������������� 30 Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show �������������������������������������������������� 61 Carmel International Arts Festival ������������������������������������������������������� 73 Apple Festival of Kendallville ���������������������������������������������������������������� 77 Carmel PorchFest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 69 Art Affair on the Square ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 38 CarmelFest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 43 Art and Antique Jubilee at Howard Steamboat �������������������������������� 23 Carroll County ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30 Art Beat ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Cataract VFD Bean Dinner Festival ����������������������������������������������������� 75 Art Fair on the Square ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 55 Cedar Lake Summerfest ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 42 Art in Speed Park ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 62 Centurion Bicycle Race ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Art of Wine ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52 Charley Creek Arts Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 40 Art on the Avenue ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67 Cheesecake Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 63 Art on The Wabash ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Chocolate Celebration �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 Artie Fest 2015 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Chocolate Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Artomobilia ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Choice Hotels International ����������������������������������������������������������������� 48 Arts in Harmony ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Christmas at the Seiberling ������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Arts in the Park - Shelbyville ���������������������������������������������������������������� 52 Christmas Candlelight Tour ������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 Arts in the Park - Spencer �������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Christmas Craft Mall ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 86 ArtsWalk ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Christmas Gift and Hobby Show ��������������������������������������������������������� 82 Atlanta New Earth Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 73 Christmas in a Canal Town ������������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival ����������������������������������������������������� 63 Christmas in Converse �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Aurora Farmers Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 74 Christmas in Franklin County �������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Austin Firemen’s Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 78 Christmas in New Harmony ����������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Autumn Camping Weekend I & II �������������������������������������������������������� 75 Christmas in October Craft Fair ��������������������������������������������������������� 80 Autumn Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Christmas in Pendleton �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Autumn on the River ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 81 Christmas in Shipshewana ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Christmas in the Village �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 B Christmas on the Farm �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 Back to the Fifties Festival, Inc ������������������������������������������������ 65, 68, 69 Circus City Festival ��������������������������������������������� Front Cover, 20, 29, 49 Banks of the Wabash Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������� 26 Circus City Metric Century Bicycle Ride ������������������������������������������ 29 Barton Rees Pogue Poetry & Arts Festival ���������������������������������������� 15 City of Anderson Little 500 Festival ��������������������������������������������������� 17 Bass Lake Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 53 Clark Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 41 Batesville Regional Fine Arts Fair �������������������������������������������������������� 13 Clay City Lions Club Pottery Festival ������������������������������������������������� 35 BBQ & Blues �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67 Clayshire Castle Medieval Faire ����������������������������������������������������������� 73 Bears of Blue River Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 58 Clinton County & 4-H Fair, Inc. ������������������������������������������������������������ 49 Beer and Bluegrass Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Clinton County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau ��������� 51 Beers Across the Wabash ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 Cole Porter Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Berne Swiss Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 53 Columbus ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33, 45 Bike the Bend ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 Columbus Scottish Festival ������������������������������������������������������������ 45, 67 Bike the Bridges Fall Challenge ������������������������������������������������������������ 77 Converse Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Block Bash ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Cook’s Bison Ranch Calf Days Celebration �������������������������������������� 38 Bloomfield Apple Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Cory Apple Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Blooms A Busting Lawn and Garden Show ��������������������������������������� 14 Covered Bridge Antique Power Club Tractor Drive ���������������� 39, 41 Bluegrass at the Gateway Festival ������������������������������������������������������� 39 Covered Bridge Art Association Home Tour ������������������������������������ 85 Blue River Valley Pioneer Fair ��������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Covington Art Fair ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 41 Bluffton Free Street Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 72 Covington 4th of July Celebration ������������������������������������������������������ 42 Boone County 4H Fair �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Crawford County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 28 Boone County Home & Garden Show ���������������������������������������������� 68 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival ������������������������������������������������������ 32 Boone County Polo Event ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Corn Roast ����������� 32 Borden Valley Day Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Crothersville Red, White & Blue Festival ������������������������������������������� 32 Brick Street Market & Market Eve ������������������������������������������������������ 68 Culver Lake Fest �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 51 Bridgeton Art and Wine Fair ���������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Culver Wine Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Bridgeton Country Christmas �������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Cumberland Arts Goes to Market ������������������������������������������������������ 59 Bridgeton Milling and Craft Demo Days �������������������������������������������� 67 Cumberland Covered Bridge Festival ������������������������������������������������� 66 Bridgeton Mountain Man Rendezvous ������������������������������������������������ 15 Cumberland Weihnachtsmarkt ������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Bridgeton Quilt, Woodworking & Antique Tractor Show ��������������� 35

Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 87 Indiana State Festivals Association Membership Index D Fortville Winter Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Dan Patch Days Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 66 Fort Wayne ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Dancing & Cruising in the Streets ������������������������������������������������������� 52 Founder’s Day Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Danville Tri Kappa Fair on the Square ������������������������������������������������ 67 Fountain Park Chautauqua �������������������������������������������������������������������� 52 Darlington Fish Fry & Festival �������������������������������������������������������������� 66 Fountain Trust Apple Fest Bicycle Tour & Covington Apple Fest �� 73 Daviess County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 4-H Pancake and Sausage Breakfast ���������������������������������������������������� 13 Decatur Sculpture Tour �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 4th of July Celebration ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 43 DeKalb County ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts ����������������������������������� 64 Delta Theta Tau Gift & Hobby Show �������������������������������������������������� 82 Francesville Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Delts’ Holiday Arts & Crafts Show ����������������������������������������������������� 83 Frankfort Hot Dog Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Denver Days Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 57 Franklin County ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 Derby Riverfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Franklin County Antique Machinery Show ���������������������������������������� 72 Destination...KIRKLIN ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Franklin County Quilt Show ����������������������������������������������������������������� 23 DHC Bizarre Bazaar ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Franklin Fall Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 77 Dickens of a Christmas �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Franklin Farmer’s Market ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Dixie Day Festival & Art Fair ���������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Franklin Firecracker Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 43 Doud Orchard Cider Weekend & Fall Fest ��������������������������������������� 77 Frankton Heritage Days/Balloon Extravaganza ��������������������������������� 70 Downtown Christmas Open House ��������������������������������������������������� 83 Freetown July Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Dubois County ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10, 11 French Lick West Baden ��������������������������������������������������� Centerspread Dugger Coal Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 74 French Market ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 67 Dugger Spring Fling Morel Festival & Car Show ������������������������������ 17 Friendship Flea Market ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 Dunkirk Glass Days Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 26 Friendship Music Festival-Bluegrass in the Valley ����������������������������� 77 Fulton County Historical Power Show ���������������������������������������������� 38 E Eagles in Flight Weekend ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 10 G Earl Park Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 63 Garden Gate Jazz, Art, Wine and Craft Beer Festival ��������������������� 15 Eat, Shop & Rock: Browse to the Beat Sidewalk Sale & Fest �������� 41 Gasthof Holiday Bazaar �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Elkhart County ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31 Gateway Fest - Miracle Mile Parade ��������������������������������������������������� 64 Elkhart County 4-H Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 53 Gem Mineral Fossil Show ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Elkhart Jazz Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Gennett Records Walk of Fame Music Festival �������������������������������� 70 Elvis FANtasy Fest ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Gibson County Antique Machinery Show ����������������������������������������� 40 Elwood Glass Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 57, 58 Gibson County Fair �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 Enchanted Lakes Renaissance Faire & Marketplace ������������������������� 37 Gingerbread Chirstmas �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 85 English Reunion Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Global Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 64 Evansville ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 Golden Heritage Days Festival ������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Evening in the Park & Fireworks ��������������������������������������������������������� 43 Goshen First Fridays ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 E.W.C.C. Woodcarving Festival ������������������������������������������������������������ 52 Grabill Country Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 65 Explore Southern Indiana ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 41 Grand Prix of Whitestown �������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Grant County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 F Greater Indianapolis Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show ����������������������� 66 Fairmount Museum Days/James Dean Festival ��������������������������������� 72 Greater Lafayette Christmas Parade ��������������������������������������������������� 86 Fall Creek Heritage Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 66 Greek Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 39 Fall Harvest Craft Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 73 GreekFest 2015 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Fall Harvest Festival-Greenwood �������������������������������������������������������� 73 Greensburg Power of the Past ������������������������������������������������������������� 60 Fall Harvest Festival-Indianapolis ��������������������������������������������������������� 73 Greenwood Freedom Festival �������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Fall Native American Gathering ����������������������������������������������������������� 80 Griffith Rock ‘n Rail Street Festival ����������������������������������������������������� 65 Fall Outta Summer Music Festival ������������������������������������������������������� 70 Grissom Air Museum Warbird Cruise-In ������������������������������������������� 55 Farmer’s Pike Antique, Arts and Crafts Festival �������������������������������� 63 Grouseland Walnut Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 81 Farmer’s Pike Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 58 Guerin Catholic Christmas Bazaar ������������������������������������������������������ 83 Farmland Good Old Days Festival ������������������������������������������������������ 67 Feast of the Hunters’ Moon ����������������������������������������������������������������� 77 H Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt ������������������������������������������������������������������ 83 Hamilton County ���������������������������������������������������������� Inside Back Cover Festival of Gingerbread �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Hancock County ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 18, 56, 74 Festival of the Arts ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52 HannaFest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Festival of the Turning Leaves �������������������������������������������������������� 68, 72 Hardy Lake Raptor Days ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Festival of Trees, Anderson �������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Harper Valley Pumpkin Patch Days ������������������������������������������������������ 80 Festival Of Trees, Madison ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Harrison County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 Fiber Fest & Spin-In �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 Harrison County Fair ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Fiddler Fest ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Harrodsburg Heritage Days ������������������������������������������������������������������ 23 Fishers Freedom Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 41 Hartford City Heritage Days ���������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Fishers Oktoberfest @ Saxony ������������������������������������������������������������ 73 Harvest Celebration Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������� 73 Fishers Renaissance Faire ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 77 Harvest Fest ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 73 500 Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Harvest Homecoming Festival ������������������������������������������������������������� 77 Food/Wine/Brew/Music Festival ����������������������������������������������������������� 28 Haubstadt Sommerfest ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival ������������������������������������������������ 73 Haunted Village of Metamora ��������������������������������������������������������������� 81 Fort Vallonia Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 81 Haynes-Apperson Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 43

88 All festival dates are subject to change. All festival hours vary. Call festival for confirmation. Indiana State Festivals Association Membership Index Heart of the Harvest Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������� 73 K Heartbeat of Washington Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������ 77 Kekionga Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 Heartland Apple Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 78 Kelsay Farms ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 74 Heartnut Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 69 Kewanna Fall Festival - “Tribute To Home Town Heroes” ������������� 72 Hendricks County ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 66 Kite Komotion ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 Hendricks County 4-H Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������ 52 Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana Balloon Fest �� 33, 45, 55, 66 Hendricks County Rib-Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Knightstown Fall Fest ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 80 Henry County ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 22, 43, 60 Knightstown Jubilee Days ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Highway 38 Sale ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 Knox County Chili Cook-Off ��������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Holiday Handcrafters’ Showcase and Marketplace �������������������������� 83 Knox County Watermelon Festival ����������������������������������������������������� 55 Holiday in the Arts District ������������������������������������������������������������������ 86 Koh-Koh-Mah and David Foster Living History Encampment ������ 71 Holiday Kick-off Celebration: A Tribute to a Christmas Story ������ 83 Kokomo Ribfest & More ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 32 Holiday Lighting ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 Kokomo Strawberry Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Holiday on the Square ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Kokomo’s New Year’s Eve Celebration ���������������������������������������������� 86 Holiday Under The Spires ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 Kosciusko County Community Fair ���������������������������������������������������� 51 Holiday Village Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 Kouts Christmas Open Houses ����������������������������������������������������������� 86 Holidays at Dull’s Tree Farm ����������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Kouts Pork Fest ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 Hoosier Energy ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Back Cover Kunstfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Hoosier Heritage Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 58 Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 L Hope ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 Labor Day Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Hope Civil War Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 15 Lafayette-West Lafayette ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 24 Hope Heritage Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 LaFontaine “Ashland Days” Festival ����������������������������������������������������� 32 HOPE Medora Goes Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Event ��������� 80 LaGrange County 4-H Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Howard County Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 50 Lagro Good Ole Days ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Huntingburg Christmas Stroll ��������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Lake County Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Huntington Heritage Days �������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Lanesville Heritage Weekend ���������������������������������������������������������������� 67 Lapel Village Fair �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 I LaPorte County Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Indian Market and Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Lawrence County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 22 Indiana Bacon Festival of Carroll County ������������������������������������������ 62 Leeper Park Art Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Indiana Bastille Day 2015 ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Leota Country Frolic ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 62 Indiana Black Expo ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Levi Coffin Days Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 71 Indiana Deer, Turkey & Waterfowl Expo ����������������������������������������������� 13 Liberty 4th of July Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. ���������������������������� Inside Front Cover Light the Night Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering ������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Light Up Corydon ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 84 Indiana Flower and Patio Show ������������������������������������������������������������ 14 Lights Over Morse Lake Festival ��������������������������������������������������������� 43 Indiana Gourd Society Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������ 82 Ligonier Marshmallow Festival ������������������������������������������������������������� 63 Indiana Gourd Society State Gourd Show ���������������������������������������� 20 Limestone Heritage Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 44 Indiana Motorcycle Expo ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 Lincoln’s Lebanon & Civil War Re-enactment ���������������������������������� 68 Indiana Short Film Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������� 78 Linton Freedom Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 42 Indiana State Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Little Cousin Jasper Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 67 Indiana Wine Grape Council, The �������������������������������������������������������� 26 Little Italy Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50, 63 Indianapolis Boat Sport & Travel Show ����������������������������������������������� 13 Living History Days at the Old Fort ��������������������������������������������������� 10 Indianapolis Scottish Highland Games & Festival ����������������������������� 80 LM Sugarbush, LLC Maple Syrup Festival ������������������������������������������� 13 Indy Irish Fest ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Lubeznik Center for the Arts Lakefront Art Festival ���������������������� 59 International Circus Hall of Fame ������������������������������������������������������� 51 Lucille Dillon Amish Quilt Auction ������������������������������������������������������ 64 Irvington Folk Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Lyles Station New Beginnings Celebration ���������������������������������������� 64 Irvington Halloween Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 82 ISFA Fall Convention ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2, 82 M ISFA Spring Workshop ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 2, 15 Macy Christmas Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 86 Mad Town Mud Climb ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 J Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art & Craft ������������������������������������ 74 Jackson County ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 51 Madison County 4-H Fair ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Jamestown Annual Fish Fry ������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Madison Regatta �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 Jasper County Fall Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������� 60 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues �������������������������������������������������������� 60 Jasper O’Tannenbaum Days ������������������������������������������������������������������ 85 Madison Riverfront Wine, Stein & Barrel ������������������������������������������� 38 Jasper Strassenfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 55 Main Street Rockville Cruise-In, Motorcycle, Scooter Jay County Heritage Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 78 and Bike Show ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 Jennings County ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival and Car Show ������������������������ 17 Johnny Appleseed Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Marengo Cave & Cave Country Canoes �������������������������������������������� 23 Johnson County 4-H & Agricultural Fair �������������������������������������������� 53 Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival ���������������������������������������������� 13 Judah Heritage Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Marshall County �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 July 4th Celebrations, Boone County ������������������������������������������������� 68 Marshall County Blueberry Festival Since 1967 ������������������������������� 63 July 4th Celebration, Peru ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 May Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 Mayberry in the Midwest 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Find more festival and event information at IndianaFestivals.org 89 Indiana State Festivals Association Membership Index MayFest in Shipshewana ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 Oolitic Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 McClure’s Orchard & Winery Fall Fest ���������������������������������������������� 80 Orange County HomeGrown Orleans Farmers Market ��������������� 25 Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival �������������������������������������������������������� 35 Orleans Bicentennial Celebration ������������������������������������������������������� 44 Metamora Canal Days Autumn Festival ��������������������������������������������� 77 Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Metamora Music Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 64 Free Community Concert �������������������������������������������������������������� 64 Mexico Community Garage Sale ��������������������������������������������������������� 44 OUTfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 55 Miami County 4-H Fair �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Owensville Watermelon Festival ���������������������������������������������������������� 55 Miami Indians All Nations Gathering �������������������������������������������������� 29 Miami Nation of Indians at the Pillars ������������������������������������������������ 61 P Michiana Renaissance Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������� 62 Paoli Fall Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67 Michigan City LaPorte ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 92 Parke Countians’ Favorite Fireworks �������������������������������������������������� 39 Michigan City Summer Festival ������������������������������������������������������������ 15 Parke County �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9, 27 MidAmerica Threshing & Antique, Inc. ������������������������������������������������ 57 Parke County 4-H Fair ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52 Middlebury Fall Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Parke County Covered Bridge Christmas ����������������������������������������� 85 Middlebury Summer Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 59 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival™ ����������������������������������� 79, 80 Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow Wow ������������������������������������������������������������������ 57 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival™ - Bridgeton �������������������� 78 Milltown Community Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival™ - Fox’s Overlook ��������� 78 Mississinewa 1812 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 78 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival™ - Montezuma ���������������� 78 Mississinewa Triathlon ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 69 Parke County Maple Syrup Fair ����������������������������������������������������������� 13 Monroe County Fall Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 69 Patriot Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Montgomery Turkey Trot Festival �������������������������������������������������������� 65 Pendleton Fall Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 67 MoonTree Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Pennsy Trail Art Fair and Music Festival ��������������������������������������������� 42 Morgan County Fall Foliage Festival ��������������������������������������������������� 78 Persimmon Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 Mosey Down Main Street ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Pierogi Fest ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Muncie ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Pig Roast in the Park ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 57 Musicfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 Pioneer Days �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Muster on the Wabash ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Pleasant View Heritage Day Festival ���������������������������������������������������� 71 Pony Express Mail Run ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 65 N Potawatomi Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Nappanee Apple Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 54, 69 Potter’s Bridge Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 78 National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s Potterypalooza ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 69 National Championship Shoot ������������������������������������������������������ 69 Pow Wow-NCGLNAC Gathering of Great Lakes Nations ����������� 35 National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association’s Pumpkin Fantasyland ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Spring National Shoot ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 Pumpkin Harvest Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 74 National Toy & Truck N’ Construction Show and Auction ������������ 61 Purdue Christmas Show ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 86 New Carlisle Hometown Days ������������������������������������������������������������ 53 New Haven Canal Days Festival ���������������������������������������������������������� 27 Q Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb ����������������������������������������������� 76, 77 Quigley Jazz Fest �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 82 Nickel Plate Arts Weekends ������������������������������������������������������������������ 27 Nights Before Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes �������������������� 84 R Nineveh Heritage Festival ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Rail Fest & Heartbeat of Washington Spring Festival ���������������������� 23 Noble County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 32 Ray Bockhold Memorial Pranks in the Parks ������������������������������������ 82 Noblesville Street Dance ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Red Gold/Elwood Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-Off ���������� 81 North Daviess Community Craft Show ��������������������������������������������� 83 Red Skelton Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 North Judson Mint Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Redbud Trail Rendezvous ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 North Manchester Fun Fest by the River ������������������������������������������ 57 Remington Water Tower Days �������������������������������������������������������������� 33 North Salem Old Fashion Days ����������������������������������������������������������� 64 Riley Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 74, 75 Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival ������������������������������������������������� 27 Riley Wrangler’s Arts and Crafts Fair ������������������������������������������������� 20 Northern Indiana Lakes Festival ���������������������������������������������������������� 28 Ringmasters Revenge Haunted House ����������������������������������������������� 80 Northern Indiana Power From the Past Antique Ripley County ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 17 Power Show & Flea Market ����������������������������������������������������������� 51 Rising Sun Navy Bean Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������� 80 Nostalgia Fest 2015 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 78 RiverRoots Music and Folk Arts Festival ������������������������������������������� 23 Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival ������������������������������������������������������ 60 Roann Covered Bridge Festival ������������������������������������������������������������ 65 Roanoke Fall Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 65 O Rochester’s Chili Cook Off & Red Hot Car Show ������������������������� 81 Oakwood Fine Arts Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 64 Rome Courthouse Days ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 72 Oktoberfest ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 80 Rosedale Country Christmas Shoppe ������������������������������������������������ 83 Oktoberfest Celebration & Chili Cook-Off �������������������������������������� 78 Rosedale PTO Christmas Bazaar 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Show ������������������������������������������ 55 Shipshewana Fall Crafters Fair ������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Tipton County Pork Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 65 Shipshewana Ice Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 86 Touch of Dutch ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52, 58 Shipshewana Pajama Sale ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 Trader’s Point Hunt Charity Horse Show ����������������������������������������� 68 Shipshewana Quilt Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Traffic Jam ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Shoals Catfish Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Trail of Courage Living History Festival ��������������������������������������������� 71 Shubael Pioneer Village Heritage Weekend ��������������������������������������� 81 Travel Show ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 Silvesternacht ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 Tree City Fall Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 70 Sleepy Hollow Fall Celebration ������������������������������������������������������������ 81 Tri-State Antique Market ���������������������������������������������������������� 20, 44, 55 Small Town USA Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 67 Tulip Festival and Tulip Two-Mile Classic �������������������������������������������� 19 Smoke On The Square-Annual Bartholomew County Twelve Mile 500 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 BBQ Cook-Off ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 20th Century Chevy Car Fest �������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Smoke on the Square BBQ Competition ������������������������������������������ 40 Smokin’ For a Cause ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 71 U Smokin’ on the Water ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 Uptown Jazz and Blues ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 South Bend International Festival �������������������������������������������������������� 57 Utica Homecoming Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 63 South Bend Park Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 South Lake County Agricultural Historical Society V Antique Tractor and Farm Show ��������������������������������������������������� 49 Valparaiso Popcorn Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 69 Southeast Indiana F.A.R.M. Club’s Antique Machinery Show ��������� 40 Van Buren Popcorn Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 58 Southport Fall Festival ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 81 Vermont Settlement Festival ����������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Southport Street Fair ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Vernon Labor Day Festival �������������������������������������������������������������������� 65 Spencer County Fair ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Versailles Pumpkin Show ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 72 Spirit of Monticello Festival ������������������������������������������������������������������ 41 Village Ghost Walk ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous 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