Fall Indiana Festivals
Find an Indiana fall festival to attend in 2024. Our events calendar for September, October and November 2024 has things to do across Indiana including activities in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Bloomington and Evansville. Our list includes festivals celebrating the local harvest, food, music, beer, Oktoberfest and more.
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Find other fun things to do in Indiana:
Oktoberfest in Indiana
Indiana Corn Mazes
Indiana Ghost Tours
Haunted Houses in Indiana
Pumpkin Patches in Indiana
Decatur’s Callithumpian Parade and festival aren’t on the list. The parade is always the last Monday in October. Its origin dates back to the 1910s.
The Evansville Fall Festival is the second largest street fair in the U.S. and is held annually the second full week of October. This year, it will be Oct 4-10. Please update your list. Thanks!
I’m glad someone else said this, because I was wondering how they could leave the biggest one off the list.
We’re still a small team of just 2 people trying to track these events around the country – so we know we have a bunch that we’re missing. Thanks for alerting me to it – looks very cool!
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in Evansville, IN is missing from your October list of dates! It is held annually during the first full week of October and is celebrating it’s 94th year this year. Rides, food booths, talent contests, and a parade…with all of the food booths supporting non-profit organizations! https://www.nutclubfallfestival.com/
Glad to see someone else posted it.
Forgot one. It’s huge.
43rd Annual Seymour Oktoberfest 2015
October 1st – 3rd 11am – 11pm
Seymour, Indiana 47274
Beech Grove Fall Festival
Main Street Beech Grove Indiana
Wed, Sept 16th-19th 2015
Wed: Rides / Games, Food, Booths
Thurs: Rides / Games, Food, Booths
Fri: Rides / Games, Food, Booths
Sat: Themed Parade at noon
followed by Rides / Games, Food, And
more booths than earlier in the week!
Saturday only CRAFT FAIR!!
MATTHEWS COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL, MATTHEWS, INDIANA IS SEPTEMBER 11–13!!
Morgantown Colonel Vawter a Day September 19. Car show, art show, kids zone, BBQ pork chops, BBQ chicken, fire dept fish fry, live music, arts and crafts booths, antiques and much more!!
Hamilton County’s longest running and largest festival, The Atlanta New Earth Festival, is September 26th and 27th. This year is the 42nd annual…with over 600 vendors and live entertainment.
Taste of Diversity is September 26th at Garfield Park. They have diverse food trucks from all around the city, they will have local bands, carnival games, raffles with awesome prizes and much more! This event is going to be huge!
Fall festivals in Morgan County, Indiana that did not make your list:
Paragon Homecoming Festival – Paragon, IN – Labor Day Weekend
Monrovia Festival – Monrovia, IN – September 11-13
Colonel Vawter Day – Morgantown, IN – September 19
Fall Harvest Days – Eminence, IN – September 19
Fall Harvest Celebration – Hunter’s Honey Farm, Martinsville IN – September 19
Chili Cook-off & Chalk Art Contest – Martinsville, IN – September 26
Apple Festival & Craft Fair – Anderson Orchard, Mooresville, IN – September 26-27
Morgan County Fall Foliage Festival – Martinsville, IN – Oct. 8-11
Fiber & Heritage Festival – Martinsville, IN – Oct. 10
Canal Days Metamora, IN Oct 2-4
Spencer Lions Club Apple Butter Festival – Spencer, IN. – September 19-20
Owensburg Founder’s Day Saturday, September 26, 2015.
4th Saturday in September every year.
how do you leave out the Fort Vallonia Days festival always the 3rd weekend in October.
You forgot the persimmon festival Mitchell Indiana sept 19 to 26th
The balloon festival you have posted is in Anderson, South Carolina, not Indiana.
Sorry! There was an announcement that the balloon festival in Indiana was not going to happen this year. Internal confusion followed here due to working on too many events at the same time. Thanks for letting us know – It’s been removed.
Persimmon festival sept 19 to 26 Mitchell indiana
Little Italy Festival, Clinton, Ind. Labor Day Weekend needs to be on the list
13th Annual Soup Stew Chili & Brew Festival on Madison Indiana’s Main Street will take place October 10 (always the 2nd Saturday in October). SSCB features 40 food vendors, shopping, activities and inflatables for both kids and adults, beer and wine gardens, live music, and more! Free admission!
11th Annual Greendell Fall Festival runs from September 26th to October 31st! Open EVERYDAY in October, Monday through Saturday 8am to 5pm and Sundays from 12pm to 5pm. Includes hayrides, a 3 acre pumpkin patch and 4 acre (Inside Out) themed corn maze! 749 West State Road 42 Mooresville, IN 46158 – groups of 10 or more receive discount pricing!
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4th Saturday in September each year.
This year is Saturday, September 26th, 2015. More information and booth space forms can be found on the Facebook page link that I provided. The page is public to everyone – even those who do not have their own Facebook page.
We have booth spaces, food vendors, bands playing throughout the day, parade at 2:00 pm, etc.
Mississinewa 1812 Oct. 9-11
6000 N 300W, La Fontaine, Indiana 46940
8 bucks to get in 6 bucks in advance
Lots of good food and old school memorabilia.
Vendors are all cosplayers dressed and acting the parts of people from the period.
Multiple battle reinactments with guns and cannons.
Dress up for the part for fun!
The 69th annual Persimmon Festival is being held in Mitchell, Indiana from September 19-26. It is full week long event spanning 3 blocks of Main Street and a few block of side streets. The Festival kicks off at the Spring Mill State Park where the employees and volunteers bring the 18th century village to life on the 19th. On the main thoroughfare, starting Monday, there are carnival rides, lots of food vendors, and nightly entertainment! Saturday, the 26th, is the parade filled with floats, marching bands, antique and vintage cars, horses, etc… https://persimmonfestival.org/?page_id=2#.VfMY1nTD_qA check out the website!
Newport Indiana Antique Auto Hill Climb – Newport IN 10/2-10/4
What will be going on between Oct. 28 2015 and
Nov 20:2015
The 14th Annual Soup Stew Chili & Brew Festival on Madison Indiana’s Main Street will take place October 8th this year (always the 2nd Saturday in October). SSCB features eight blocks full with 40 food vendors, shopping, activities and inflatables for both kids and adults, beer and wine gardens, live music, and more! Free admission!
Sheridan Indiana “Harvest Moon Festivale” is not on the list but it is not worth going to so dont waste your time! and sheridan cops will arrest you if you are from out of town!
How about feast of the hunter moon!! I believe this is the 5oth year. And it will be sept 30 to oct 1st. Really big outdoors in Lafayette Indiana.
Thanks