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The end of summer may pass by with little notice in some parts of the world…but not in Plymouth, Indiana!  Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of one of the top festivals in the Midwest: The Blueberry Festival.  Attracting hordes of people from states around, The Blueberry Festival, or Blueberry, is a major draw to little Plymouth.

Sure, I’d heard about how massive and wonderful the three days of Blueberry was, but didn’t get a chance to see for myself until last year.  Just…wow!

Bring on the deep-fried, artery-clogging goodness!  Find everything fried and fabulous…and even a little strange.  I mean, cheesecake on a stick?  Huh?

There are many, many food vendors: German, Polish, Italian, Greek, Mexican, and just a ton of choices.  But the star of the festival is everything blueberry!

What did I see this year?  Blueberry-topped ice cream sundaes, blueberry milkshakes, blueberry cheesecake, blueberry cider slush, blueberry fudge, blueberry cobbler, pie, and more!  It’s a blueberry-lover’s dream come true!

After walking through the wall of tempting food vendors, you’ll start getting into the crafts, etc.  This isn’t one of those things where you go in expecting to be amazed and instead it’s a disappointing bunch of yard sale cast-offs, no sir!  Sure, the guys selling “buy one get two free” are around, but so are antiques and art and lots of handcrafted goodness.

There’s games, rides, a camp of Civil War Re-enactors,  and a good selection of rides for kids like a small roller coaster, the giant slide, even a fun house and circus train, just to name a few.

Probably one of the best and most unique attractions of The Blueberry Festival is The Hot Air Affair, the hot air balloon event.  This annual to-do attracts hot air balloon enthusiasts from all over the country and frequent launches just add to the whole atmosphere.  Little ones in particular think it’s pretty incredible.  But then again, so do I.

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If you get a chance to go next year, take it!  Tip: park at Plymouth High School.  All proceeds go to various school clubs and you get a free ride on The Tram. Blueberry is big enough without adding a ton of extra walking just to get to the entrance!

What’s your favorite part of The Blueberry Festival?  I have to say I’m a big fan of the food!

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