Indiana Festival and Events Calendar in Small Towns

Looking for state of Indiana festivals and events for 2011? Annual festivals, church dinners, yard sales, craft fairs—it’s all right here! There’s always something going on in Indiana towns!

If I’m missing a festival or other event in your area, please contact me and let me know what I need to add to the list.

As always, try to make sure an event is still set for that date before you make a long trip!

FEBRUARY 2011      
2/4/2011 Brown County State Park Cabin Fever Multi-Family Indoor Yard Sale  
2/5/2011 Brown County State Park Cabin Fever Multi-Family Indoor Yard Sale  
  Delphi 3rd Annual "Legends of Delphi" Alumni Basketball Extravaganza!  
2/11/2011 Brown County State Park Learn to Square Dance  
2/12/2011 Aurora Senior Dances on Main  
  TC Steele State Historic Site Get a Clue at TC Steele State Historic Site: Murder Mystery  
2/13/2011 Brown County State Park Chocolate! Chocolate!  
2/15/2011

Nashville

Bluebird Program

  
2/18/2011 New Harmony Harmoniefest  
2/19/2011 Lawrenceburg Destination Dearborn Wedding Extravaganza  
2/22/2011 Lawrenceburg Perfectly Pink Tubing for the Cure  
2/23/2011 Lawrenceburg Perfectly Pink Tubing for the Cure  
2/24/2011 Lawrenceburg Perfectly Pink Tubing for the Cure  
2/26/2011 Greensburg Day of Dance  
2/27/2011 Delphi Vera Bradley and Lia Sophis BINGO  
MARCH 2011      
3/5/2011 Delphi 3rd Annual "Legends of Delphi" Alumni Basketball Extravaganza!  
  Medora National Maple Syrup Festival

Burton’s Maplewood Farm: 8121 W. County Road 75 South
3/6/2011 Lawrenceburg Perfect North Slopes Spring Carnival  
  Medora National Maple Syrup Festival

Burton’s Maplewood Farm: 8121 W. County Road 75 South
3/8/2011 Lawrenceburg Rivertown Tales  
3/12/2011 Aurora Senior Dances on Main  
  Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
  Medora National Maple Syrup Festival

Burton’s Maplewood Farm: 8121 W. County Road 75 South
  Nashville Medieval St. Patrick’s Day Celebration  
3/13/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
  Medora National Maple Syrup Festival

Burton’s Maplewood Farm: 8121 W. County Road 75 South
3/14/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
3/14/2011 Rensselaer Basket Bingo: Little Cousin Jasper Fundraiser $25 for 10 games of Bingo, Knights of Columbus Hall, 6 PM
3/15/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
3/16/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
3/17/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
3/18/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
3/19/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
  Nashville Fire House Bazaar  
3/20/2011 Brown County State Park March Gladness!  
  Nashville Fire House Bazaar  
3/24/2011 French Lick International Circus Hall of Fame  
3/25/2011 Rising Sun Rising Sun QuiltFest  
  French Lick International Circus Hall of Fame  
3/26/2011 Batesville First Annual Indiana Art Show 9 AM – 5 PM RomWeber Marketplace.
  French Lick International Circus Hall of Fame  
  Rising Sun Rising Sun QuiltFest  
3/27/2011 Batesville First Annual Indiana Art Show  
  French Lick International Circus Hall of Fame  
  Lawrenceburg Southern Gateway Chorus-Dearborn Highlands Arts Council  
  Rising Sun Rising Sun QuiltFest  
APRIL 2011      
4/1/2011 Aurora Hillforest Opens for the Season-Vintage Bonnets & Bags Exhibit  
4/2/2011 Aurora Hillforest Early Bird Rummage Sale  
  French Lick Chili Cook-Off at Sleeping Bear Retreat 2 PM – 4PM
4/3/2011 Lowell Freedom Park Marathon & Half Marathon 7:30 AM, Freedom Park
4/9/2011 Aurora Senior Dances on Main  
4/10/2011 Nashville 17th Annual Victorian Tea  
4/12/2011 Lawrenceburg Rivertown Tales  
4/16/2011 French Lick Spring 10K/5K Run/Walk 8:30 Downtown.
  Medaryville Chicken Noodle Dinner Karen’s Angels Chicken Noodle Dinner Benefit: Lions Cancer Control Fund
  Rensselaer Earth Day Celebration 9 AM – 3 PM, Brookside Park
4/17/2011 Lawrenceburg Spring Kickoff Cookout & Easter Egg Hunt  
4/23/2011 Danville Easter Egg Hunt 2 PM, Ellis Park
  Orleans Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 AM, Congress Square.
  Rensselaer Easter Egg Hunt 11 AM, Brookside Park
4/29/2011 Aurora Hillforest’s Murder Mystery Dinner  
  Nashville 23nd Annual Antique Tractor & Farm Machinery Show  
  Nashville The Taste of Brown County  
  Nashville Music in the Air at The Taste of Brown County  
  Orleans Town-wide Yard Sale  
4/30/2011 Lake in the Pines New Alsace Conservation Club Fishing Derby  
  Lawrenceburg Tri-State Antique Market  
  Nashville 23nd Annual Antique Tractor & Farm Machinery Show  
  Nashville The Taste of Brown County  
  Nashville Music in the Air at The Taste of Brown County  
  Orleans Dogwood Festival  
  Rensselaer City-wide Yard Sale  
  Story Indiana Wine Fair  
MAY 2011      
5/1/2011 Lawrenceburg Hillforest’s Community Appreciation Day  
  Nashville 23rd Annual Antique Tractor and Farm Machinery Show  
  Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/2/2011 Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/3/2011 Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/4/2011 Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/5/2011 Aurora River City Classics Car Club Cruise-In  
  Orleans Dogwood Festival  
  Washington Wool Fiber Arts Fair  
5/6/2011 Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/7/2011 Nashville Annual Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Poker Run  
    Coachlight Square Hog Fest  
    Spring Blossom Parade  
  New Harmony Arts in Harmony 10 AM – 5 PM, downtown Church Park
  Orleans Dogwood Festival  
5/8/2011 New Harmony Arts in Harmony 10 AM – 5 PM, downtown Church Park
5/10/2011 Lawrenceburg Rivertown Tales  
5/13/2011 Nashville 4th Annual Spring Blossom Arts Festival  
  Remington Homestead Buttery and Bakery 1 Year Anniversary Cheese Sale, Gift Basket Drawing, Samples, More!
  Washington Rail Fest  
5/14/2011 Aurora Senior Dances on Main  
  Dayton Fire Department Annual Fish Fry 4 PM – 7PM Also Cake Auction and Craft Booths
  Delphi Hog Eye Navvy appearance for start of boat season 1 PM – 3 PM, Canal Park
  Greensburg WTRE Home, Lawn and Garden Show  
  Nashville 4th Annual Spring Blossom Arts Festival  
  Remington Homestead Buttery and Bakery 1 Year Anniversary Free Troyer Hot Dogs from 11 AM – 1 PM, also Cheese Sale, Gift Basket Drawing, Samples, More!
  Washington Rail Fest  
5/15/2011 Nashville 4th Annual Spring Blossom Arts Festival  
5/17/2011 Aurora Hillforest’s Celebrate Spring Afternoon Tea  
  Greensburg A Religious Art and Craft Exhibit  
5/18/2011 Dillsboro Dillsboro Homecoming Festival  
  Greensburg A Religious Art and Craft Exhibit  
5/19/2011 Dillsboro Dillsboro Homecoming Festival  
5/20/2011 Dillsboro Dillsboro Homecoming Festival  
5/21/2011 Dillsboro Dillsboro Homecoming Festival  
  Nashville Relay for Life of Brown County  
JUNE 2011      
6/2/2011 Aurora River City Classics Car Club Cruise-In  
  Nashville John Hartford Memorial Festival  
6/3/2011 Nashville John Hartford Memorial Festival  
6/4/2011 Brookville St. Leon Junefest  
  Delphi National Trails Day  
  Metamora Old Fashioned Strawberry Days  
  Nashville John Hartford Memorial Festival  
6/5/2011 Brookville St. Leon Junefest  
  Lawrenceburg Tri-State Antique Market  
  Metamora Old Fashioned Strawberry Days  
  Nashville Second Annual Ukulele Festival  
6/09/2011 St. Meinrad St. Meinrad Sesquicentennial Celebration  
  Orleans 18th Annual Lotus Dickey Hometown Reunion 6 PM – 10 PM, Congress Square
6/10/2011 Orleans 18th Annual Lotus Dickey Hometown Reunion 10AM – 10 PM, Congress Square
6/11/2011 Aurora Senior Dances on Main  
  Montgomery Gasthof Spring Festival  
  Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
6/12/2011 Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
  New Harmony Annual Golden Raintree Antique Show  
6/13/2011 Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
  New Harmony Annual Golden Raintree Antique Show  
6/14/2011 Lawrenceburg Rivertown Tales  
  Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
6/15/2011 Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
6/16/2011 Danville Race Across Hendricks County  
  Lawrenceburg Music on the River  
  Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
  New Harmony Summer Hat Luncheon  
6/17/2011 Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
  West Harrison Tour for the Cure® Golf Day  
6/18/2011 Nashville 45th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival  
  North Judson Mint Festival  
6/20/2011 Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
6/21/2011 Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
6/22/2011 Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
6/23/2011 Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
  Lawrenceburg Music on the River  
6/24/2011 Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
6/25/2011 Aurora Hillforest’s "Mommy and Me" Summer Tea  
  Cambridge City Plein Air Paint Out Artists are encouraged to display and sell their completed works at the reception following the paint-out, 7:30 AM-2 PM
  Lawrenceburg Dearborn County 4-H & Community Fair  
6/30/2011 Lawrenceburg Music  on the River  
JULY 2011      
7/1/2011 Aurora Aurora Firecracker Festival  
7/2/2011 Aurora Aurora Firecracker Festival  
  Aurora River City Classics Annual Car Show  
  Delphi Canal Days Festival Canal Park, 1030 N. Washington
7/3/2011 Delphi Canal Days Festival Canal Park, 1030 N. Washington
  Knox Starke County Historical Society Ice Cream Social  
  Marengo 4th of July Festival  
7/4/2011 Marengo 4th of July Festival  
  New Harmony Traditional Fourth of July Celebration Thralls Opera House and Maclure Park
  Story WFHB Accoustic Roots Festival  
7/11/2011 Richmond RAINSTORM 2011 Touring Ride  
7/16/2011 French Lick Classic Car Show  
7/30/2011 Bass Lake Bass Lake Festival  
7/31/2011 Bass Lake Bass Lake Festival  
AUGUST 2011      
8/2/2011 Odon

Old Settlers Festival

  
8/3/2011 Odon

Old Settlers Festival

  
8/4/2011 Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
  Odon

Old Settlers Festival

  
8/5/2011 Colfax Old Hickory Days Combine Demolition Derby, Fish Fry, Live Music, Car & Truck Show, Vendors, Parade, Truck & Tractor Pull, Mud Sling and more
  Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
  Odon

Old Settlers Festival

  
8/6/2011 Colfax Old Hickory Days Combine Demolition Derby, Fish Fry, Live Music, Car & Truck Show, Vendors, Parade, Truck & Tractor Pull, Mud Sling and more
  Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
  Odon

Old Settlers Festival

  
8/7/2011 Colfax Old Hickory Days Combine Demolition Derby, Fish Fry, Live Music, Car & Truck Show, Vendors, Parade, Truck & Tractor Pull, Mud Sling and more
8/10/2011 Washington Daviess County Has Talent  
8/19/2011 Hamlet Hamlet Rendezvous (Taste of Country) at Hamlet  
8/20/2011 Hamlet Hamlet Rendezvous (Taste of Country) at Hamlet  
8/25/2011 Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
8/26/2011 Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
8/27/2011 Knox Knox Harvest Festival  
8/28/2011 Knox Knox Harvest Festival  
  Nashville Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee  
SEPTEMBER 2011      
9/2/2011 Nashville Brown County Old Settlers Reunion  
  Washington Wine, Cheese and Art Festival  
9/3/2011 Nashville Brown County Old Settlers Reunion  
  Odon Daviess County Amish Quilt Auction  
9/8/2011 Elnora White River Valley Antique Show  
  Montgomery Daviess County Turkey Trot Festival  
  Nashville 9th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest  
9/9/2011 Elnora White River Valley Antique Show  
  Montgomery Daviess County Turkey Trot Festival  
  Nashville 9th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest  
9/10/2011 Elnora White River Valley Antique Show  
  Montgomery Daviess County Turkey Trot Festival  
  Nashville 9th Annual Bean Blossom BikerFest  
  Nashville Pumpkins & Puppies  
  Story Hoosier Hops and Harvest  
9/11/2011 Elnora White River Valley Antique Show  
  Montgomery Daviess County Turkey Trot Festival  
  Nashville Pumpkins and Puppies  
  Washington 20th Century Chevy Car Fest  
9/17/2011 Montgomery Gasthof Fall Festival  
  Montgomery Gasthof Annual Amish Country Quilt Auction  
  New Point New Point’s Crackaway Daze  
9/18/2011 New Harmony Kunstfest Traditional German Festival with family fun
  New Point New Point’s Crackaway Daze  
  Washington 20th Century Chevy Car Fest  
9/21/2011 Nashville 37th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival  
9/22/2011 Cannelburg Daviess County Horse & Colt Auction  
  Nashville 37th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival  
9/23/2011 Greensburg Tree City Fall Festival  
  Montgomery Knepp’s Horse & Colt Auction  
  Nashville 37th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival  
9/24/2011 Burnettsville BeeBumble Downtown Burnettsville, 12:00 PM
  Greensburg Tree City Fall Festival  
  Nashville 37th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Uncle Pen Days Festival  
9/25/2011 Greensburg Tree City Fall Festival  
9/29/2011 Nashville Hillbilly Wagon Train Jam  
  Seymour 39th Annual Oktoberfest  
9/30/2011 Nashville Hillbilly Wagon Train Jam  
  Seymour 39th Annual Oktoberfest  
OCTOBER 2011      
10/1/20011 Cutler “Haunted” Adams Mill  
  Nashville Hillbilly Wagon Train Jam  
  Nashville 39th Annual Fall Fare  
  New Harmony Annual Golden Raintree Auto Show & Shine and town wide yard sale 8 AM, pick up map from Old Mill Mart, 1128 E Church Street, car show begins at 9 AM – 12 PM
  Seymour 39th Annual Oktoberfest  
10/7/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
10/8/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
10/14/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
  Nashville Hilly Hundred  
10/15/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
  Nashville Hilly Hundred  
10/16/2011 Nashville Hilly Hundred  
  New Harmony Craft Fair at State Park  
10/21/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
  TC Steel State Historic Site Ghost Tours, Stories and Snakes, Oh My!  
10/22/2011 Brown County State Park Friends of Brown County State Park Haunted Trail  
10/28/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
  New Harmony Haunted Harmonie at State Park  
10/29/2011 Cutler "Haunted" Adams Mill  
  New Harmony Haunted Harmonie at State Park  
10/30/2011 New Harmony Haunted Harmonie at State Park  
11/4/2011 Montgomery Gasthof Holiday Bazaar  
11/5/2011 Montgomery Gasthof Holiday Bazaar  
11/11/2011 Washington Dolores Winslade Fall/Winter Auction  
12/3/2011 New Harmony Christmas in New Harmony Santa
12/4/2011 New Harmony Christmas in New Harmony Santa
12/10/2011 Delphi Old Fashioned Christmas Canal Park, 1030 N. Washington
12/18/2011 Brown County State Park Christmas Bird Count