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Jasper, Indiana Strassenfest Celebrates City’s German Heritage

My friend, Jared, who grew up in Jasper, said I would love Jasper’s annual Strassenfest (Straßenfest, if you can write in German). It’s the annual festival dedicated to the city’s German heritage, back when a large group of Germans moved Read more >

Third Annual Dig IN Taste of Indiana Festival August 26th in Indianapolis

If you’re a fan of locally grown food, you’ll want to check out the third annual Dig IN, A Taste of Indiana, which showcases our state’s top chefs, growers, producers, brewers, and wineries on August 26th at White River State Read more >

Odon Old Settlers Festival, August 7 – 11, 2012

Odon, Indiana (Daviess County) is celebrating its 127th year in existence with its Old Settlers Festival on August 7 – 11, 2012. Starting on Tuesday, August 7 with the Old Settlers parade at 6:30 and the presentation of the Grand Marshal, Read more >

Vevay’s Swiss Wine Festival Celebrates 41st Year

When you’re the location of the first commercial winery ever, you want to celebrate that fact. Vevay, Indianain Switzerland County is celebrating that fact for the 41st year in a row with their Swiss Wine Festival, August 23 – 26, 2012, Read more >

Fort Wayne’s Iconic Three Rivers Festival Takes Place July 13-21

An iconic event and the heart of the Northeast Indiana festival scene — the annual Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne takes place this year from Friday, July 13 through Saturday, July 21. This unique nine-day festival has been a Read more >

17th Annual Middle Eastern Festival of Indianapolis, July 20 – 22, 2012

The Middle East comes to the Midwest for the 17th year in a row, with the 17th Annual Middle Eastern Festival of Indianapolis on July 20, 21, and 22 at St. George Orthodox Christian Church (4020 N. Sherman Drive; Indianapolis, Read more >

Delphi, Indiana’s Canal Days, July 7 & 8, 2012

In west central Indiana, in the town of Delphi, we have the Wabash and Erie Canal Park, where you can actually see the canal that helped grow our country (the Erie Canal was even the subject of the song, Low Read more >

Lawrence County Limestone Heritage Festival, July 4, 2012

The state of Indiana is built on limestone. Literally. Southern Indiana is primarily a limestone base, that part of Indiana is dotted with limestone quarries, and many of our country’s buildings are built with Indiana limestone. So it makes sense Read more >

Linton Freedom Festival, July 1 – 7, 2012

Every city and town is known for something — world’s first, world’s biggest, Indiana’s first or biggest. Every city and town has some claim to fame that no other city has. In little Linton, Indiana, that’s the Linton Freedom Festival Read more >