Eastern Indiana
Rolling hills and historic communities define Eastern Indiana, where festivals celebrate local heritage, crafts, and the region's agricultural bounty.
Featured Festivals in Eastern Indiana
Fabulous Fayette County- A Great Place to Be!
You're always welcome here. Historic sites, outdoor adventures, scenic train excursions, vintage autos, shopping, dining and more.
Redbud Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Redbud guild members showcase quilts they have made over the last 2 years. Raffle tickets for quilt shown. Demos & bazaar, fabric, patterns, books & h...
Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade
Midwest's largest Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade! Bring the family and enjoy the parade or make a float/entry! Join us in honoring our fallen heroes...
Juneteenth Celebration
Formal event celebrating unity and diversity
Fort Wayne Pride
Indiana's second largest LGBTQ Pride Festival! Includes two stages of entertainment, a vendor market with nearly 200 booths, beer tent, food, KidSpace...
Russiaville Winter Fest
Enjoy music, visits with Santa, and decorate the town Christmas tree. Join in the tree lighting and holiday fun!
Historic Downtown Connersville Winterfest
Winter Market, Carriage Rides, Santa, Food Trucks, Winter Patio, Winter Sky, Music, Lights, and More!
Jay County Fiber Arts Festival
2-day Fiber Arts Festival for all fiber enthusiasts! Demonstrations, vendors, sheep shearing, classes, lectures and kids' area!
Second Saturdays April
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every Sat of the months of Apr-Sep.
Kokomo Chocolate Celebration
Don't miss Kokomo's sweetest event of the year! Enjoy a large variety of delicious and decadent chocolate treats, drinks and gifts. Come early for bes...
Derby on the Depot
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Miami County Farmers Market
Every Saturday starting in June through September.
Peru Visual Art Festival
Amazing visual art-centered activities. Experience local artists, craftsmen, spotlight demonstrations, 3 art competitions and 3 live performances.
Second Saturdays May
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association 43rd Swap & Sell Meet
Antique engines, tractors and related parts. Food served on grounds including breakast.
Celebration in the Ville
Music, food, craft vendors, car show, activites for kids. Historic downtown offers shopping and dining as well as tours of historic sites and the muse...
Anderson Sertoma Mayors Cup Grand Prix
Two days of Go-Kart Grand Prix racing in the downtown streets of Anderson.Racers ages from 5 to 75 years. Amatuer and Pro level racing. Concessions, b...
Fairy, Gnome and Troll Festival
Enjoy 75+ art, craft & food vendors, plus lots of fun activities for kids. Story time with Tinkerbell, fairy tea party, meet a unicorn, circus acts, b...
Fort Wayne Cherry Blossom Festival
Noon to 6 p.m. Japanese music and dance performances, tea ceremony, food, displays, demonstrations, vendors, children's activities, anime, cosplay, ha...
Tri State Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass and Americana bands performing Memorial and Labor Day weekends. Covered seating. Kids 15 and under free with paid adult. RV and tent camping...
Germanfest
Everyone's German at Germanfest. Five days of authentic German food, beer, music and entertainment, and merchandise. Don't miss: Wienerdog Nationals, ...
Pow Wow-NCGLNAC 21st Annual Gathering
Celebrate Great Lakes Native American culture. Native American drums, singers, dancers, vendors, food, free kids activities, storytelling. Event opens...
Huntington Heritage Days
Action-packed festival. Carnival, hot-air balloon launches at Huntington North High School, two car shows, kids' zone, entertainment, parade and more....
Cole Porter Festival
Live music, night and day, special events, guided touris, seminars art and memorabilia, cocktails and dancing. Fee for some events.
Decatur Sculpture Tour
Downtown - 14th year. 20+ new sculptures. Festival activities Plein air paint contest, food, wine, walking tours with artists, music, Iron Pour. Exhib...
Second Saturdays June
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Squeal on the Eel
BBQ Competition, Live Music, Car Show, Food Vendors, Art/Craft Vendors, Carousel Rides, Putt-Putt
Allen County Fair
Home to 4-H animal shows, projects, and events, as well as a food court, carnival rides and games, motorsport events, hot air balloons and many free f...
Freedom Festival
Visit our website for entry forms, schedule of events, vendor information, contact information, list of sponsors or to donate to our festival.
LAGRO GOOD OLE DAYS
LAGRO GOOD OLE DAYS, FOOD, FUN, BOUNCE HOUSES, LIVE BANDS, FIREWORKS, PARADE, CRAFT VENDORS, CAR SHOW, & MUCH MORE!!
Wayne County 4-H Fair
4-H shows, track events, vendors, food, free entertainment, carnival, tractors, car show, special events, fireworks and much more! Follow us on Facebo...
Miami County 4-H Fair
Amazing exhibits, delicious food, entertainment, huge tractor show, rodeo and exciting midway. No admission charge. Fee for Midway.
Jay County Fair
Enjoy the grandstand concerts, carnival rides & games, showcase of agriculture and exhibits, food vendors, family fun activities, and special 4th of J...
Haynes Apperson Festival
Annual festival celebrating Kokomo's automotive heritage. Enjoy 3 days of family fun with food vendors, fireworks, parade, car shows, free concerts, s...
58th Annual Salamonie Summer Festival
Free concerts, parade, fireworks, antique tractors and engines, games, contests and sporting events, kids' activities, food alley and fun!
July 4th Celebration
Join Logansport's Independence Day celebration for this great family tradition. Food & music start at 5pm. Fireworks start at 10pm.
Liberty 4th of July Celebration
Over 50 years of family fun. Enjoy arts & craft vendors, live entertainment, food booths, contests and a parade.
Cass County 4-H Fair
Queen contest, 4-H livestock shows, rodeo, tractor pull, Jessop Amusements, merchant building, vendors, numerous food vendors, live entertainment
Howard County Fair
One of the largest county fairs in Indiana! Find 4-H exhibits and shows, live music, food, live daily entertainment, pioneer village, carnival rides, ...
Vintage Motor Bike Club Meet
The largest vintage motor bike show in the USA. Join us to reminisce the Simplex, Mustang, Whizzer and Cushman bikes, and more!
Circus City Festival
In Mid-July we celebrate our Circus Heritage. Experience young performers so skilled that circus fans find it hard to believe they are amateurs; enjoy...
Lapel Village Fair
Town-wide rummages Friday and Saturday. Craft booths, food booths, and live music on both Friday and Saturday. Parade and car show is on Saturday.
Three Rivers Festival
Live music, food, parade, shopping, art, carnival rides and fun family-friendly events! Create great memories at the Three Rivers Festival!
Whitley County 4-H Fair
4-H projects, livestock shows, nightly grandstand entertainment, delicious fair good and famous 4-H ice cream. Free parking and Free admission.
Second Saturdays July
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Wells County 4-H Fair
4-H exhibits, live bands, truck pull (gate fee), fair goods, and livestock shows.
Famous St. Joe Pickle Festival
Join the renowned Famous Pickle Fest - a joyous annual event in this small riverside town! Celebrate Sechler's Pickles with food, music, and more! Fre...
Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration 2025
Quilt exhibits, vendor mall, workshops, lectures, live and silent auctions, and the induction of our newest honoree, Laurel Horton.
Madison County 4-H Fair
FREE ENTERTAINMENT nightly. 4-H exhibits, animals, great food, carnival rides, senior day. Live wood carver and auction of carvings, parade. Sat., car...
Aloha International Steel Guitar Festival
Live Hawai'ian & country steel music by international and local artists brings a bit of paradise to IN. Luau Saturday. Hula 20/day members, 22/day no...
Berne Swiss Days
Swiss experience in downtown Berne featuring 100+ food & craft vendors, kids zone, parade, Berne tours, Horse Pull, Car, Tractor & Quilt Shows. Compet...
Indiana Black Expo, Anderson Chapter Summer Festival
This is a multi-cultural event that showcases live music, food & merchant vendors, parade, youth & adult basketball, health & resource fair, and more.
Brews on Buckeye
Indiana craft beer and spirits festival. Enjoy food trucks, live music and samples from a variety of Indiana breweries and distilleries. Held on Bucke...
New Castle-Henry County Renaissance Festival
The New Castle-Henry County Renaissance Festival is a free event in downtown New Castle, Indiana. The festival is July 26, 2025 from 10am-4pm. Perfor...
Rolling into Roanoke
500+ show cars, an ""Air Cooled"" theme highlighting family vacations of the 50s, 60s and 70s featuring Tin Can Campers, stations wagons and vans of ...
Fayette County Free Fair
Spend a day or more at Indiana's oldest free fair. Rides, 4-H activitieis, food, music, vendors. Camping available. Nearby aquatic center.
Wolf Lake Onion Days
Enjoy family-friendly fun; food & craft vendors, kiddie night, pedal tractor pull, tractor show, 5K Color Run, car show, magic show, parade, with a ne...
Grissom Air Museum Warbird Cruise-In
Huge car show, food, vendors. Museum open.
Denver Days Festival
Hometown parade, delicious food, car show, great entertainment, other activities.
MidAmerica Threshing & Antique, Inc.
Demonstrations of threshing, shelling, saw mill, plowing & bailing. Featuring John Deere and antique farm equipment. Events: Thur: Draft horse and pon...
Van Buren Popcorn Festival
Parade, car show, 5K run, free entertainment, food booths, Lions Club tenderloin booth and free admission.
Redkey Gas Boom Days
Featuring the history of Redkey. Antiques, vendors, live bands, cake walk, corn hole tournament, games, parade, shops and more. We continue to grow.
Second Saturdays – August
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Winding Creek Music Festival
Bluegrass, Old-Time & Folk Music Festival. Enjoy America's best bluegrass & folk bands in scenic, wooded setting. Music workshops, slow jams, food & c...
Elwood Glass Festival
Arts, crafts, food, entertainment, glass factory tours, carnival, car show, contests, parade and much more.
Dunkirk Glass Days
A one-day celebration with fun activities for families. Food and retail vendors and entertainment for all.
Tri-State Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show
60th Annual. World's largest show of its kind. Over 3,000 engines and tractors. Antique and craft dealers, entertainment. Sawmill and threshing daily.
Archway Days Festival
Events for all. Craft, art & food vendors, live music & entertainment, car show, parade, inflatables, pedal tractor pull & more. Fire and Police demon...
Sulphur Springs Community Days & Mud Bog
Two day event with a car show, musical entertainment and bingo with prizes. Craft and food vendors. Mud Bog main event Sat. night with $5 adm. chg. Tr...
Miami Days at the Pillars
Family fun. Learn about the Miami Indians, drum dance, flint knapping, crafts, food. Miami language, finger weaving and beading. Donation entry.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival
It's all about the cars! Celebrate Auburn's rich car heritage at the World's Greatest Classic Car Show and Festival! Car cruise-ins, Fast & Fabulous C...
Tri State Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass and Ole Timey bands performing Labor Day weekend. Covered seating. 15 and uncer free with paid adult. RV and tent camping on shaded ground
Farmer's Pike Festival
The 45th Annual! Antiques, uniques, arts and crafts. Nearly two miles of back-to-back shopping with limited duplicates. Live entertainment! Food galor...
Ligonier Marshmallow Festival
Ligonier Marshmallow Festival features lots of fun, entertainment, activities, rides, food, and more. See the Facebook page for up to date information...
Fly/In Cruise/In
Check out antique, classic and warbird aircraft, as well as vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, firetrucks and autocycles. Pancake breakfast for a fee.
71st Annual Roanoke Fall Festival
Family-friendly fun for everyone. Free concerts, kids' games and activities, two parades, demo derby, NTPA tractor pull, contests, antique tractors, p...
Roann Covered Bridge Festival
Everyone loves a small town & festivals! Roann has - great music, tractor pulls, antiques shops & more. Sat.- 7:00 - breakfast in the covered bridge...
Tipton County Pork Festival
Famous for our 1"" pork chops & many food vendors. Beer garden, large carnival, free entertainment/concerts, arts & crafts vendors, 2 parades, easy pa...
CUmberland Covered Bridge Festial
Crafts, food, helicopter rides, live music, horse rides, inflatables, antique engines and tractors, sawmill, wheat threshing, corn hole. Free parking
Downtown Pendleton Fall Festival
Art and exhibit, craft booths, food, kid zone, music and more!
Pendleton Fall Creek Heritage Fair
100+ art and craft vendors. Live music, food, demonstrations, petting zoo, quilt show, tractor and engine show, lucky duck race. 10am-6pm Fri. and Sat...
Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market
Native American Powwow. Woodland Indians camp, tipi village, birds of prey, exhibition and inter-tribal dancing, music, cultural demonstrations, story...
Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival and Fall Rendezvous
Stone's Trace is the home of Richard Stone, the second white settler in Noble County. Visit his home. Reenactments of the 1800s. Crafts, food and musi...
Wabash Founder's Festival
Celebrates the history and amenities of the City of Wabash through family friendly activities, vendors, and a parade on Saturday at 3pm.
Aviation Celebration
ly or drive for food, fun and flying from 11am-4pm. Enjoy $10 plane rides, tenderloin lunches, American Huey 369 exhibit and live music.
Second Saturdays – September
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Bluffton Free Street Fair
Annual street fair, rides, vendor booths, food, games, parades, car show, idol contest, free entertainment, wrestling, live music, concert featuring t...
Frankton Heritage Days Festival
3 days of festival fun for 50 yrs! Family-friendly atmosphere & events. Events planned to celebrate 50 years of festival fun! Free entertainment, trac...
Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet
Displays of military Jeeps, trucks, tanks and helicopters. Living history displays and helicopter rides. Military vehicles, parts and militaria for sa...
Wendell Willkie Days
Celebrate fall Rush County Style. Fri: Covered Bridge Dinner/Sat: Parade, vendors, Kidz Zone, barrel train rides, food trucks, art show, Farmers Marke...
Johnny Appleseed Festival
Celebrating the life and times of Johnny Appleseed! Traditional food cooked over wood or coal fires, pioneer crafts, continuous entertainment on four ...
Levi Coffin Days
58th Annual festival celebrating our history through community with live bands, tours of the historic site and many unique vendors.
Middletown Fall Funfest
Sat 9a-11p, Sun 9a-4p. Enjoy craft/art Vendors, Food Trucks, live music, Biergarten, kids's zone, Bingo, and car show.
DeKalb County Free Fall Fair
National main stage free entertainment, midway, the best fair food, fresh warm donuts, huge merchant's tent, 4-H competitions, parades, pageants, live...
Ducktail Run Rod & Custom Car Show
More than 2,400 cool cars in this huge 1972 and older show. Swap meets, crafts, vendors, and live entertainment all weekend. Early Duck Cruise on Thur...
James Dean Festival
Sponsored by The James Dean Museum at 104 N Main St, Fairmount. James Dean look-alike contest, custom car show, carnival, parade, crafts, food, entert...
Jonesboro River Rally
Largest motorcycle rally in Indiana.Featuring a bike show, Sound Warz, field events and memorial rides. Great vendors, bands, food & family fun. Campi...
Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival
Mid-1800s encampment, military drills, mounted shooters, pioneer village, kids’ games, melodrama, entertainment, farmers’ market, antiques, crafts and...
Jay County Heritage Festival
Demonstrations, reenactors, music, entertainment, exhibits, crafts, artisans, history, kids' area with old-time games, kettle-cooked food, ice cream, ...
Warm Glow Fall Festival
100+ vendors, food trucks, music, fun for whole family.
Pumpkin Fantasyland
Pumpkins, gourds and squash are used to create well-known characters and historical events. Hayrides, mazes and refreshments. Family tradition for ove...
Apple Festival of Kendallville
1800-1865 pioneer festival offering demonstrators, primitive village, children's crafts and games, contests, antiques. Over 90 crafts, 30 wonderful fo...
Cole Porter Classic Run/Walk
5k run/walk and 10k run along Nickel Plate Trial. Entry free.
Tri-State Gas Engine and & Tractor Association 21st Swap & Sell Meet
Antique engines, tractors and related parts. Food served on grounds including breakast.
A Renaissance in Roanoke
Outdoor juried art marketplace. Original art & handmade crafts by regional artists; kid's fun, demonstrations, exhibits, entertainment, Plein Air pain...
Hagerstown Fall Festival
No website
Oktoberfest and Chili Cook Off
German food, beer and wine, German folk dancers, weiner dog races, Lederhosen contest, horse-drawn wagon rides, chilli cook off, boutique crawl. Fee f...
Red Gold Chili Cook-Off And Red Gold Run to Crush Hunger
The cook-off will feature Indianapolis Colts. Taste over 30+ chili recipes, craft booths, baked goods, hand-made specialty items, Indiana craft beer a...
Renaissance Fair
See merchants from local and far, busic, entertainment, participate in Highland Games. Fee family activities and food vendors.
Quigley Jazz Jam Fest
Nov 7: No Regrets Blues Band at Peru Maennerchor. Nov 8: 20 Piece Quigley Jazz Band at Riverview Event Center. Nov 9: Musical Matinee at Peru Maennerc...
Christmas in Pendleton
Tis the season for fun! Snowball toss, parade, tree lighting, Snow Queen and Princesses, Santa's workshop, carriage rides, shopping, live Christmas mu...
Delts' Holiday Crafts & Gifts Show
40th Annual Event. Over 150 booths. Food available all day. Sponsored by a philanthropic organization. All proceeds go to help others. dttcraftshow@ya...
Downtown Peru Christmas Open House
Light Up! Peru parade, various venues with kid's activities & crafts, super shopping, ice skating rink, stamping page, prizes,entertainment & see Sant...
Festival of Trees
Professionally-Designed Christmas Trees.Bands, choirs, movies, major artists and The Nutcracker!
Lights in the Airpark
Holiday lights and plane lights displays, inside museum is open, activity table for kids. Hours are 4:30-9pm, Thur.-Sun.
A Community Christmas
Drive through a 68-acre light display to music and light show. Visit Santa in the gift shop. Find us on Facebook for dates and times. Donations welcom...
Berne Christkindlmarkt
The Berne Christkindlmarkt is a traditional Swiss/German Christmas market featuring specialty foods, unique gifts, and festive entertainment. Enjoy a ...
Christmas in the Park
Christmas In The Park is an enchanting, colorful light display. Drive thru: Wed-Sun, Walk thu: Mon, Tues. Open daily from dusk to dawn. Donations acce...
Festival of Gingerbread
The magic of the holidays takes shape in the form of over 100 handmade gingerbread houses and designs. Made by artists of all ages annually.
Greentown Lions Christmas Lights
Nov. 28-30; Dec. 4-7, 11-14, 18-25; Over 250 lighted displays. Visit Santa in the round barn with free cookies & hot chocolate. Walk through the Pione...
Home for the Holidays
Annual Christmas festivities at the Jerolaman Long Museum & Cabin. Take family pictures, meet Santa, shop the gift shop, enjoy the decorated mansion, ...
Light Up Logansport Parade
Every participant will be lit up in some way. At the end of the parade we will have a tree lighting. Come celebrate the season with us!
Christmas at the Seiberling
Celebrate the season at the Seiberling Mansion and Howard County Museum, adorned with elaborate decorations and thousands of holiday lights - both ins...
Christmas in Converse
Wonderful shopping, prizes, food and great entertainment and see Santa.
Nights of Lights at Mounds State Park
Annual holiday light display. Every Fri-Sat-Sun during the month of December $10 per vehicle. 6-9pm
All Festivals in Eastern Indiana
Fabulous Fayette County- A Great Place to Be!
You're always welcome here. Historic sites, outdoor adventures, scenic train excursions, vintage autos, shopping, dining and more.
Redbud Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Redbud guild members showcase quilts they have made over the last 2 years. Raffle tickets for quilt shown. Demos & bazaar, fabric, patterns, books & h...
Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade
Midwest's largest Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade! Bring the family and enjoy the parade or make a float/entry! Join us in honoring our fallen heroes...
Juneteenth Celebration
Formal event celebrating unity and diversity
Fort Wayne Pride
Indiana's second largest LGBTQ Pride Festival! Includes two stages of entertainment, a vendor market with nearly 200 booths, beer tent, food, KidSpace...
Russiaville Winter Fest
Enjoy music, visits with Santa, and decorate the town Christmas tree. Join in the tree lighting and holiday fun!
Historic Downtown Connersville Winterfest
Winter Market, Carriage Rides, Santa, Food Trucks, Winter Patio, Winter Sky, Music, Lights, and More!
Jay County Fiber Arts Festival
2-day Fiber Arts Festival for all fiber enthusiasts! Demonstrations, vendors, sheep shearing, classes, lectures and kids' area!
Second Saturdays April
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every Sat of the months of Apr-Sep.
Kokomo Chocolate Celebration
Don't miss Kokomo's sweetest event of the year! Enjoy a large variety of delicious and decadent chocolate treats, drinks and gifts. Come early for bes...
Derby on the Depot
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Miami County Farmers Market
Every Saturday starting in June through September.
Peru Visual Art Festival
Amazing visual art-centered activities. Experience local artists, craftsmen, spotlight demonstrations, 3 art competitions and 3 live performances.
Second Saturdays May
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association 43rd Swap & Sell Meet
Antique engines, tractors and related parts. Food served on grounds including breakast.
Celebration in the Ville
Music, food, craft vendors, car show, activites for kids. Historic downtown offers shopping and dining as well as tours of historic sites and the muse...
Anderson Sertoma Mayors Cup Grand Prix
Two days of Go-Kart Grand Prix racing in the downtown streets of Anderson.Racers ages from 5 to 75 years. Amatuer and Pro level racing. Concessions, b...
Fairy, Gnome and Troll Festival
Enjoy 75+ art, craft & food vendors, plus lots of fun activities for kids. Story time with Tinkerbell, fairy tea party, meet a unicorn, circus acts, b...
Fort Wayne Cherry Blossom Festival
Noon to 6 p.m. Japanese music and dance performances, tea ceremony, food, displays, demonstrations, vendors, children's activities, anime, cosplay, ha...
Tri State Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass and Americana bands performing Memorial and Labor Day weekends. Covered seating. Kids 15 and under free with paid adult. RV and tent camping...
Germanfest
Everyone's German at Germanfest. Five days of authentic German food, beer, music and entertainment, and merchandise. Don't miss: Wienerdog Nationals, ...
Pow Wow-NCGLNAC 21st Annual Gathering
Celebrate Great Lakes Native American culture. Native American drums, singers, dancers, vendors, food, free kids activities, storytelling. Event opens...
Huntington Heritage Days
Action-packed festival. Carnival, hot-air balloon launches at Huntington North High School, two car shows, kids' zone, entertainment, parade and more....
Cole Porter Festival
Live music, night and day, special events, guided touris, seminars art and memorabilia, cocktails and dancing. Fee for some events.
Decatur Sculpture Tour
Downtown - 14th year. 20+ new sculptures. Festival activities Plein air paint contest, food, wine, walking tours with artists, music, Iron Pour. Exhib...
Second Saturdays June
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Squeal on the Eel
BBQ Competition, Live Music, Car Show, Food Vendors, Art/Craft Vendors, Carousel Rides, Putt-Putt
Allen County Fair
Home to 4-H animal shows, projects, and events, as well as a food court, carnival rides and games, motorsport events, hot air balloons and many free f...
Freedom Festival
Visit our website for entry forms, schedule of events, vendor information, contact information, list of sponsors or to donate to our festival.
LAGRO GOOD OLE DAYS
LAGRO GOOD OLE DAYS, FOOD, FUN, BOUNCE HOUSES, LIVE BANDS, FIREWORKS, PARADE, CRAFT VENDORS, CAR SHOW, & MUCH MORE!!
Wayne County 4-H Fair
4-H shows, track events, vendors, food, free entertainment, carnival, tractors, car show, special events, fireworks and much more! Follow us on Facebo...
Miami County 4-H Fair
Amazing exhibits, delicious food, entertainment, huge tractor show, rodeo and exciting midway. No admission charge. Fee for Midway.
Jay County Fair
Enjoy the grandstand concerts, carnival rides & games, showcase of agriculture and exhibits, food vendors, family fun activities, and special 4th of J...
Haynes Apperson Festival
Annual festival celebrating Kokomo's automotive heritage. Enjoy 3 days of family fun with food vendors, fireworks, parade, car shows, free concerts, s...
58th Annual Salamonie Summer Festival
Free concerts, parade, fireworks, antique tractors and engines, games, contests and sporting events, kids' activities, food alley and fun!
July 4th Celebration
Join Logansport's Independence Day celebration for this great family tradition. Food & music start at 5pm. Fireworks start at 10pm.
Liberty 4th of July Celebration
Over 50 years of family fun. Enjoy arts & craft vendors, live entertainment, food booths, contests and a parade.
Cass County 4-H Fair
Queen contest, 4-H livestock shows, rodeo, tractor pull, Jessop Amusements, merchant building, vendors, numerous food vendors, live entertainment
Howard County Fair
One of the largest county fairs in Indiana! Find 4-H exhibits and shows, live music, food, live daily entertainment, pioneer village, carnival rides, ...
Vintage Motor Bike Club Meet
The largest vintage motor bike show in the USA. Join us to reminisce the Simplex, Mustang, Whizzer and Cushman bikes, and more!
Circus City Festival
In Mid-July we celebrate our Circus Heritage. Experience young performers so skilled that circus fans find it hard to believe they are amateurs; enjoy...
Lapel Village Fair
Town-wide rummages Friday and Saturday. Craft booths, food booths, and live music on both Friday and Saturday. Parade and car show is on Saturday.
Three Rivers Festival
Live music, food, parade, shopping, art, carnival rides and fun family-friendly events! Create great memories at the Three Rivers Festival!
Whitley County 4-H Fair
4-H projects, livestock shows, nightly grandstand entertainment, delicious fair good and famous 4-H ice cream. Free parking and Free admission.
Second Saturdays July
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Wells County 4-H Fair
4-H exhibits, live bands, truck pull (gate fee), fair goods, and livestock shows.
Famous St. Joe Pickle Festival
Join the renowned Famous Pickle Fest - a joyous annual event in this small riverside town! Celebrate Sechler's Pickles with food, music, and more! Fre...
Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration 2025
Quilt exhibits, vendor mall, workshops, lectures, live and silent auctions, and the induction of our newest honoree, Laurel Horton.
Madison County 4-H Fair
FREE ENTERTAINMENT nightly. 4-H exhibits, animals, great food, carnival rides, senior day. Live wood carver and auction of carvings, parade. Sat., car...
Aloha International Steel Guitar Festival
Live Hawai'ian & country steel music by international and local artists brings a bit of paradise to IN. Luau Saturday. Hula 20/day members, 22/day no...
Berne Swiss Days
Swiss experience in downtown Berne featuring 100+ food & craft vendors, kids zone, parade, Berne tours, Horse Pull, Car, Tractor & Quilt Shows. Compet...
Indiana Black Expo, Anderson Chapter Summer Festival
This is a multi-cultural event that showcases live music, food & merchant vendors, parade, youth & adult basketball, health & resource fair, and more.
Brews on Buckeye
Indiana craft beer and spirits festival. Enjoy food trucks, live music and samples from a variety of Indiana breweries and distilleries. Held on Bucke...
New Castle-Henry County Renaissance Festival
The New Castle-Henry County Renaissance Festival is a free event in downtown New Castle, Indiana. The festival is July 26, 2025 from 10am-4pm. Perfor...
Rolling into Roanoke
500+ show cars, an ""Air Cooled"" theme highlighting family vacations of the 50s, 60s and 70s featuring Tin Can Campers, stations wagons and vans of ...
Fayette County Free Fair
Spend a day or more at Indiana's oldest free fair. Rides, 4-H activitieis, food, music, vendors. Camping available. Nearby aquatic center.
Wolf Lake Onion Days
Enjoy family-friendly fun; food & craft vendors, kiddie night, pedal tractor pull, tractor show, 5K Color Run, car show, magic show, parade, with a ne...
Grissom Air Museum Warbird Cruise-In
Huge car show, food, vendors. Museum open.
Denver Days Festival
Hometown parade, delicious food, car show, great entertainment, other activities.
MidAmerica Threshing & Antique, Inc.
Demonstrations of threshing, shelling, saw mill, plowing & bailing. Featuring John Deere and antique farm equipment. Events: Thur: Draft horse and pon...
Van Buren Popcorn Festival
Parade, car show, 5K run, free entertainment, food booths, Lions Club tenderloin booth and free admission.
Redkey Gas Boom Days
Featuring the history of Redkey. Antiques, vendors, live bands, cake walk, corn hole tournament, games, parade, shops and more. We continue to grow.
Second Saturdays – August
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Winding Creek Music Festival
Bluegrass, Old-Time & Folk Music Festival. Enjoy America's best bluegrass & folk bands in scenic, wooded setting. Music workshops, slow jams, food & c...
Elwood Glass Festival
Arts, crafts, food, entertainment, glass factory tours, carnival, car show, contests, parade and much more.
Dunkirk Glass Days
A one-day celebration with fun activities for families. Food and retail vendors and entertainment for all.
Tri-State Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show
60th Annual. World's largest show of its kind. Over 3,000 engines and tractors. Antique and craft dealers, entertainment. Sawmill and threshing daily.
Archway Days Festival
Events for all. Craft, art & food vendors, live music & entertainment, car show, parade, inflatables, pedal tractor pull & more. Fire and Police demon...
Sulphur Springs Community Days & Mud Bog
Two day event with a car show, musical entertainment and bingo with prizes. Craft and food vendors. Mud Bog main event Sat. night with $5 adm. chg. Tr...
Miami Days at the Pillars
Family fun. Learn about the Miami Indians, drum dance, flint knapping, crafts, food. Miami language, finger weaving and beading. Donation entry.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival
It's all about the cars! Celebrate Auburn's rich car heritage at the World's Greatest Classic Car Show and Festival! Car cruise-ins, Fast & Fabulous C...
Tri State Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass and Ole Timey bands performing Labor Day weekend. Covered seating. 15 and uncer free with paid adult. RV and tent camping on shaded ground
Farmer's Pike Festival
The 45th Annual! Antiques, uniques, arts and crafts. Nearly two miles of back-to-back shopping with limited duplicates. Live entertainment! Food galor...
Ligonier Marshmallow Festival
Ligonier Marshmallow Festival features lots of fun, entertainment, activities, rides, food, and more. See the Facebook page for up to date information...
Fly/In Cruise/In
Check out antique, classic and warbird aircraft, as well as vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, firetrucks and autocycles. Pancake breakfast for a fee.
71st Annual Roanoke Fall Festival
Family-friendly fun for everyone. Free concerts, kids' games and activities, two parades, demo derby, NTPA tractor pull, contests, antique tractors, p...
Roann Covered Bridge Festival
Everyone loves a small town & festivals! Roann has - great music, tractor pulls, antiques shops & more. Sat.- 7:00 - breakfast in the covered bridge...
Tipton County Pork Festival
Famous for our 1"" pork chops & many food vendors. Beer garden, large carnival, free entertainment/concerts, arts & crafts vendors, 2 parades, easy pa...
CUmberland Covered Bridge Festial
Crafts, food, helicopter rides, live music, horse rides, inflatables, antique engines and tractors, sawmill, wheat threshing, corn hole. Free parking
Downtown Pendleton Fall Festival
Art and exhibit, craft booths, food, kid zone, music and more!
Pendleton Fall Creek Heritage Fair
100+ art and craft vendors. Live music, food, demonstrations, petting zoo, quilt show, tractor and engine show, lucky duck race. 10am-6pm Fri. and Sat...
Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market
Native American Powwow. Woodland Indians camp, tipi village, birds of prey, exhibition and inter-tribal dancing, music, cultural demonstrations, story...
Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival and Fall Rendezvous
Stone's Trace is the home of Richard Stone, the second white settler in Noble County. Visit his home. Reenactments of the 1800s. Crafts, food and musi...
Wabash Founder's Festival
Celebrates the history and amenities of the City of Wabash through family friendly activities, vendors, and a parade on Saturday at 3pm.
Aviation Celebration
ly or drive for food, fun and flying from 11am-4pm. Enjoy $10 plane rides, tenderloin lunches, American Huey 369 exhibit and live music.
Second Saturdays – September
1 pm - 5 pm. Featuring store sales, specials, food, entertainment, kids' activities and more. Held every second Sat. of the months of Apr.-Sep.
Bluffton Free Street Fair
Annual street fair, rides, vendor booths, food, games, parades, car show, idol contest, free entertainment, wrestling, live music, concert featuring t...
Frankton Heritage Days Festival
3 days of festival fun for 50 yrs! Family-friendly atmosphere & events. Events planned to celebrate 50 years of festival fun! Free entertainment, trac...
Military Vehicle Show & Swap Meet
Displays of military Jeeps, trucks, tanks and helicopters. Living history displays and helicopter rides. Military vehicles, parts and militaria for sa...
Wendell Willkie Days
Celebrate fall Rush County Style. Fri: Covered Bridge Dinner/Sat: Parade, vendors, Kidz Zone, barrel train rides, food trucks, art show, Farmers Marke...
Johnny Appleseed Festival
Celebrating the life and times of Johnny Appleseed! Traditional food cooked over wood or coal fires, pioneer crafts, continuous entertainment on four ...
Levi Coffin Days
58th Annual festival celebrating our history through community with live bands, tours of the historic site and many unique vendors.
Middletown Fall Funfest
Sat 9a-11p, Sun 9a-4p. Enjoy craft/art Vendors, Food Trucks, live music, Biergarten, kids's zone, Bingo, and car show.
DeKalb County Free Fall Fair
National main stage free entertainment, midway, the best fair food, fresh warm donuts, huge merchant's tent, 4-H competitions, parades, pageants, live...
Ducktail Run Rod & Custom Car Show
More than 2,400 cool cars in this huge 1972 and older show. Swap meets, crafts, vendors, and live entertainment all weekend. Early Duck Cruise on Thur...
James Dean Festival
Sponsored by The James Dean Museum at 104 N Main St, Fairmount. James Dean look-alike contest, custom car show, carnival, parade, crafts, food, entert...
Jonesboro River Rally
Largest motorcycle rally in Indiana.Featuring a bike show, Sound Warz, field events and memorial rides. Great vendors, bands, food & family fun. Campi...
Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival
Mid-1800s encampment, military drills, mounted shooters, pioneer village, kids’ games, melodrama, entertainment, farmers’ market, antiques, crafts and...
Jay County Heritage Festival
Demonstrations, reenactors, music, entertainment, exhibits, crafts, artisans, history, kids' area with old-time games, kettle-cooked food, ice cream, ...
Warm Glow Fall Festival
100+ vendors, food trucks, music, fun for whole family.
Pumpkin Fantasyland
Pumpkins, gourds and squash are used to create well-known characters and historical events. Hayrides, mazes and refreshments. Family tradition for ove...
Apple Festival of Kendallville
1800-1865 pioneer festival offering demonstrators, primitive village, children's crafts and games, contests, antiques. Over 90 crafts, 30 wonderful fo...
Cole Porter Classic Run/Walk
5k run/walk and 10k run along Nickel Plate Trial. Entry free.
Tri-State Gas Engine and & Tractor Association 21st Swap & Sell Meet
Antique engines, tractors and related parts. Food served on grounds including breakast.
A Renaissance in Roanoke
Outdoor juried art marketplace. Original art & handmade crafts by regional artists; kid's fun, demonstrations, exhibits, entertainment, Plein Air pain...
Hagerstown Fall Festival
No website
Oktoberfest and Chili Cook Off
German food, beer and wine, German folk dancers, weiner dog races, Lederhosen contest, horse-drawn wagon rides, chilli cook off, boutique crawl. Fee f...
Red Gold Chili Cook-Off And Red Gold Run to Crush Hunger
The cook-off will feature Indianapolis Colts. Taste over 30+ chili recipes, craft booths, baked goods, hand-made specialty items, Indiana craft beer a...
Renaissance Fair
See merchants from local and far, busic, entertainment, participate in Highland Games. Fee family activities and food vendors.
Quigley Jazz Jam Fest
Nov 7: No Regrets Blues Band at Peru Maennerchor. Nov 8: 20 Piece Quigley Jazz Band at Riverview Event Center. Nov 9: Musical Matinee at Peru Maennerc...
Christmas in Pendleton
Tis the season for fun! Snowball toss, parade, tree lighting, Snow Queen and Princesses, Santa's workshop, carriage rides, shopping, live Christmas mu...
Delts' Holiday Crafts & Gifts Show
40th Annual Event. Over 150 booths. Food available all day. Sponsored by a philanthropic organization. All proceeds go to help others. dttcraftshow@ya...
Downtown Peru Christmas Open House
Light Up! Peru parade, various venues with kid's activities & crafts, super shopping, ice skating rink, stamping page, prizes,entertainment & see Sant...
Festival of Trees
Professionally-Designed Christmas Trees.Bands, choirs, movies, major artists and The Nutcracker!
Lights in the Airpark
Holiday lights and plane lights displays, inside museum is open, activity table for kids. Hours are 4:30-9pm, Thur.-Sun.
A Community Christmas
Drive through a 68-acre light display to music and light show. Visit Santa in the gift shop. Find us on Facebook for dates and times. Donations welcom...
Berne Christkindlmarkt
The Berne Christkindlmarkt is a traditional Swiss/German Christmas market featuring specialty foods, unique gifts, and festive entertainment. Enjoy a ...
Christmas in the Park
Christmas In The Park is an enchanting, colorful light display. Drive thru: Wed-Sun, Walk thu: Mon, Tues. Open daily from dusk to dawn. Donations acce...
Festival of Gingerbread
The magic of the holidays takes shape in the form of over 100 handmade gingerbread houses and designs. Made by artists of all ages annually.
Greentown Lions Christmas Lights
Nov. 28-30; Dec. 4-7, 11-14, 18-25; Over 250 lighted displays. Visit Santa in the round barn with free cookies & hot chocolate. Walk through the Pione...
Home for the Holidays
Annual Christmas festivities at the Jerolaman Long Museum & Cabin. Take family pictures, meet Santa, shop the gift shop, enjoy the decorated mansion, ...
Light Up Logansport Parade
Every participant will be lit up in some way. At the end of the parade we will have a tree lighting. Come celebrate the season with us!
Christmas at the Seiberling
Celebrate the season at the Seiberling Mansion and Howard County Museum, adorned with elaborate decorations and thousands of holiday lights - both ins...
Christmas in Converse
Wonderful shopping, prizes, food and great entertainment and see Santa.
Nights of Lights at Mounds State Park
Annual holiday light display. Every Fri-Sat-Sun during the month of December $10 per vehicle. 6-9pm
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Festival Categories in Eastern Indiana
When to Visit Eastern Indiana
Peak Festival Season
Most festivals in Eastern Indiana occur during late spring through early fall (May through October), when weather is ideal for outdoor celebrations.
Getting Around
Major cities in Eastern Indiana like Richmond and Connersvilleoffer good parking and transportation options for festival visitors.
What Makes Eastern Indiana Special
Eastern Indiana festivals often reflect the region's unique character, from urban celebrations to rural heritage events that showcase local traditions and community spirit.
Planning Your Visit
Check individual festival websites for specific dates, admission fees, and parking information. Many festivals offer multi-day experiences worth planning around.