Festivals and Events

Attend festivals and events featuring Indiana’s locally grown and/or raised foods.

If you know of a festival or event which features Indiana locally grown or raised food and it’s not listed here, email me (victoria@goinglocal-info.com ) with the name of the festival or event and a brief description of the local food featured, event dates, website, and telephone number. All listings are free of charge.

August 21-24, 2008
Hours vary.
Swiss Wine Festival
800-435-5688
Uncork the fun! Food, fireworks, local wine, and grape stomping.

August 22, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Tour of Traders Point Creamery Sponsored by Earth Charter Indiana and Indy Sustainable Food Alliance. Cost is $3.00. Meet at the Dairy Bar. RSVP to earthcharterindiana@mac.com

August 23, 2008
Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour: Direct Marketing to Consumers
9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Program Details and Registration.
Program Brochure.

August 28-September 1,2008
Monday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Marshall County Blueberry Festival
Indiana's largest four day festival! Enjoy luscious blueberry treats, hot air balloons, parade, fireworks, classic car show, carnival, and lost of family fun.

August 30, 2008
Local Food Tasting Party
Stop by Edibles for a tasting party featuring Indiana locally produced foods including Brendle Honey, Momma's Old fashioned Applesauce, Ghyslain chocolates, Sugar4 Baked Goods, Sechler pickles, and plenty of meats and cheeses. No charge.

September 6, 2008
8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Valparaiso Popcorn Festival
Home of the nation's original popcorn parade. More than 350 craft and food booths, 5k walk, hot air balloons and plenty of popcorn!

September 6, 2008
10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m.
Tuttle's 80th Anniversary Orchard Festival
Celebrate Tuttle's 80th anniversary with a fun day at the farm. There'll be an apple pie baking contest, apple relays, tours of the beautiful orchards, and information about the history of Tuttle's.

September 11-14, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Nappanee Apple Festival
Apple pie baking contest, pie eating contest, entertainment, parade and food.

September 14, 20081:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Growing and Blending Herbal Teas Workshop
Carolee's Herb Farm & Display Garden
Learn how to harvest and make herbal teas.

September 20, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Brookston Apple Popcorn Day
765-563-6511
Celebrate the local popcorn and apple harvest with food, contests, pedal tractor pull and other special events.

September 22-27, 2008
Hours vary.
Mitchell Persimmon Festival
Persimmon pudding contest, food, crafts, parade and free entertainment.

September 25, 2008
Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour: Agrotoursim
9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Program Details and Registration.
Program Brochure.

September 27-October 31, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival
Hosted by Waterman's Farm Market, this festival has something for everyone!
Take a farm tour hayride to the pumpkin patch, wander three corn mazes,
visit with farm animals, climb straw mountain or straw hill, or try your luck
at the "all you can carry challenge" where one person has to carry as many
pumpkins as she/he can for 5 steps. If you don't drop any, all those
pumpkins are yours for $30!

October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Apple Dumpling Festival
Enjoy Grabow Orchard and Bakery's apple
dumplings which have been featured on the
Food Network's "Food Finds" program and
shipped to every state in the union.

October 4, 2008
Apple Tasting Chef  at Bloomington Community Farmers Market

October 18, 2008
Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour: Woodland Products
9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Program Details and Registration.
Program Brochure.

November 1, 2008
Soup Tasting Chef at Bloomington Community Farmers Market

November 20, 2008
Indiana Farm Sustainability Tour: Christmas Trees and Floraculture/ Farm Tour Celebration Luncheon
9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Program Details and Registration.
Program Brochure.