2008 Festival Checklist

By Sheryl Krieg, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.

May 22–You’ll find food, fun, entertainment and games at this year’s summer festivals.

Here are festivals and fairs that will take place in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area through September. We’ve listed phone numbers or Web sites, when available, for more detailed information:

–SPRING TRI-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 5-10 p.m. today; 6:45-10:30 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-10:10 p.m. Sunday, Noble County Fairgrounds, 580 N. Fair St. in Kendallville, about 2 miles east of Indiana 3 on U.S. 6. $25 weekend pass, free ages 15 and under with a parent; free today; $8 Friday; $15 Saturday; $12 Sunday.

–GERMANFEST: June 1-8, Headwaters Park and other area locations. www.germanfest.org.

–CANAL DAYS: June 3-7, downtown and Schnelker Park, New Haven. Parade, kids’ day, free nightly entertainment. www.newhavencanaldays.org.

–BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: June 6-7, Myers Hog Hill, Hamilton. $10 each day, free under 12. Gates open at noon; bands play 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and 4 p.m.-midnight Saturday. www.myershoghill.com.

–NATUREFEST: 7 p.m. June 6; all day June 7, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center’s farmstead, Wolf Lake. $5 per meal or event, $15 all day June 7.

–SPRING RENDEZVOUS: June 7-8, Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve, Fremont. www.wildwindsbuffalo.com.

–ART FAIR: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 7-8, Village at Winona, Artisan Court, 901 E. Canal St., Winona Lake. www.villageatwinona.com.

–ROUND BARN FESTIVAL: June 12-14, Main Street, Rochester. Round barn tours, sports events, twilight parade. Free admission. www.icss.net/~fchs.

–COLE PORTER SUMMER FEST: June 12-15, Miami County Museum, Peru. www.miamicountymuseum.com.

–MINT FESTIVAL: June 13-15, downtown North Judson. Free admission. www.explorestarkecounty.com.

–INDY JAZZ FEST: June 13-15, Military Park, Indianapolis. Tickets available through Ticketmaster, 424-1811, www.ticketmaster.com or www.indyjazzfest.net.

–VERY BERRY STRAWBERRY FEST: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 14, Wabash. www.wabashmarketplace.org.

–INDIANA HIGHLAND GAMES: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 14, Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 N. Clinton St. www.scottishsocietyftw.org.

–CIVIL WAR DAYS: June 14-15, Billie Creek Village, U.S. 36, one mile east of Rockville. $5. Indiana’s largest Civil War re-enactment uses 2,000 re-enactors. www.billiecreek.org.

–BILL MONROE BEAN BLOSSOM BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: June 14-21, Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground, Indiana 45 and 135, Bean Blossom, 5 miles north of Nashville. The oldest, continuously running bluegrass festival in the world. 1-800-414-4677, or www.beanblossom.com.

–CHAIN O’LAKES CELEBRATION OF THE LAKES: June 15, Albion.

–TURTLE DAYS: June 18-21, downtown Churubusco.

–HOAGLAND DAYS FESTIVAL: June 19-21, Hoagland Park, Hoagland. Parade at 11 a.m. June 21.

–BBQ RIBFEST: June 19-22, Headwaters Park. www.bbqribfest.com.

–HUNTINGTON HERITAGE DAYS: June 19-22, various locations, Huntington. www.visithuntington.org or www.huntington-chamber.com.

–DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MOTOR SPORTS FESTIVAL: 4-9 p.m. June 20, Courthouse Square, Decatur. Street rods, classic cars. www.decaturchamber.org.

–SILVER LAKE DAYS FESTIVAL: June 20-21, Silver Lake. Free admission.

–LAKETONIAN DAYS: June 20-22, downtown Laketon. Free admission.

–MERMAID FESTIVAL: June 20-28, North Webster Lions festival grounds, North Webster.

–JEFFFEST: 6:30 p.m. June 22, Jefferson Street, Huntington. Music by Bob Green Jazz Trio.

–MASTERWORKS FESTIVAL: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, June 22-July 27, Village at Winona, Winona Lake.

–OLD SETTLERS DAY AND LEGION FESTIVAL: June 24-28, downtown Columbia City. Oldest local settler contest, live nightly entertainment; parade at 6:30 p.m. June 27. www.osdassociation.com.

–LAGRO GOOD OLE DAYS: June 26-28, downtown Lagro. Free admission.

–GREEKFEST: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. June 26-28, Headwaters Park.

–PARADISE ARTS FEST: June 28-29, Paradise Spring Historical Park, Wabash. www.wabashmarketplace.org.

–ROANOKE PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL: July 3, Main Street, downtown Roanoke.

–GARRETT HERITAGE DAYS: Noon-10 p.m. July 3; 7-11 p.m. July 4, East Side Park, Garrett.

–FIESTA FORT WAYNE: July 3-6, Headwaters Park.

–SALAMONIE SUMMER FESTIVAL: July 3-6, downtown Warren.

–TOPEKA FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL: 8-11 p.m. July 4, Town Park, Topeka.

–LIBERTY DAY FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. July 5, Courthouse Square, LaGrange.

–BUTLER HEARTLAND FESTIVAL: 8 a.m.-dusk July 5-6, downtown Butler.

–KOSCIUSKO COUNTY 4-H AND COMMUNITY FAIR: July 7-12, Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw. www.kcfair.org.

–MUSICFEST: July 11-12, downtown Fremont. Live entertainment and crafts. Free admission.

–CEDAR CREEK ANTIQUE ENGINE AND TRACTOR DAYS: July 11-13, DeKalb County Fairgrounds, Auburn.

–WABASH COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 11-19, Wabash County Fairgrounds, Wabash.

–HUNTINGTON COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 11-24, Hier’s Park, Huntington.

–WELLS COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 12-17, Wells County 4-H Fairgrounds, Bluffton.

–CIRCUS CITY FESTIVAL: July 12-19, Circus Arena, Peru. www.perucircus.com.

–LAGRANGE COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 12-19, LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds, LaGrange. www.lagrangecounty4hfair.com.

–FORT WAYNE NEWSPAPERS THREE RIVERS FESTIVAL: The king of all area festivals fills the city with fun July 12-20, various locations in Fort Wayne. www.trfonline.org.

–NOBLE COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 14-19, Noble County Fairgrounds, Kendallville. www.noblecountyfair.org.

–QUILTERS HALL OF FAME CELEBRATION: July 17-20, Quilters Hall of Fame, 926 S. Washington St., and other locations, Marion. Quilt exhibits, lectures, workshops, auction, home tours. www.quiltershalloffame.org.

–CROMWELL DAYS: July 18-20, downtown Cromwell.

–CULVER LAKEFEST: July 18-20, Culver Park and Beach, Culver. www.culverlakefest.com.

–WHITLEY COUNTY FAIR: July 18-24, Whitley County Fairgrounds, Columbia City.

–ELKHART COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 18-26, Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, Goshen. www.4hfair.org.

–STEUBEN COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 18-24, Steuben County Fairgrounds, Crooked Lake.

–TASTE OF WINONA: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 19, Village at Winona, Artisan Court, Winona Lake.

–ADAMS COUNTY 4-H FAIR: July 20-24, Adams County 4-H Fairgrounds, 220 W. Washington, Monroe.

–ALLEN COUNTY FAIR: July 22-27, Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road. www.allencountyfairgroundsin.com.

–BERNE SWISS DAYS: July 24-26, downtown Berne. www.berneswissdays.com.

–PRIDEFEST: July 25-27, Headwaters Park.

–PIEROGI FEST: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. July 25-26; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 27, Whiting. www.pierogifest.net.

–ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND CRAFT FESTIVAL: July 25-27, Ohio 107, Montpelier, Ohio. www.wcofair.com.

–HISTORY FEST: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 26 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 27, World War II Museum, Auburn. Free admission.

–AMISH ACRES ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL: July 31-Aug. 3, Amish Acres Historic Farm grounds, U.S. 6, Nappanee. www.amishacres.com.

–PIERCETON DAYS: Aug. 1-2, Pierceton.

–SUMMERFEST: Aug. 2, Satek Winery, Fremont. Admission charge.

–ASHLEY-HUDSON FESTIVAL: 6 a.m.-midnight Aug. 2, throughout Ashley and Hudson.

–SHIPSHEWANA ANTIQUE FESTIVAL: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 2, downtown Shipshewana. www.shipshewana.com.

–BILLY SUNDAY DAY: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 2, the Village at Winona, 901 E. Canal, Winona Lake. Includes ice cream social.

–BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 1:30 and 7 p.m. Aug. 2; noon Aug. 3, Gun Club Park, Wolf Lake. $9 Aug. 2, $8 Aug. 3, $17 weekend, free under 12.

–INDIANA STATE FAIR: Aug. 6-17, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis. $8, free ages 5 and under at the gate. Concert tickets available through Ticketmaster, 424-1811 or www.ticketmaster.com, or www.in.gov /statefair/.

–SYRACUSE DAYS: Aug. 7-9, Syracuse.

–MIDDLEBURY SUMMER FESTIVAL: Aug. 8-9, Middlebury. www.middleburyin.org.

–FUNFEST BY THE RIVER: Aug. 7-9, Main and Market streets, North Manchester.

–ST. JOE PICKLE FESTIVAL: Aug. 7-9, Riverdale Elementary School, St. Joe.

–WHEELS OF YESTERYEAR ANTIQUE SHOW AND PIONEER FESTIVAL: Aug. 8-10, Wells County 4-H Fairgrounds, Bluffton. Free admission; $2 parking charge each car. www.wheelsofyesteryear.com.

–MIHSIHKINAAHKWA POW WOW: Aug. 8-10; Morsches Park, Columbia City. www.miamipowwow.com.

–MONROEVILLE HARVEST FESTIVAL: Aug. 14-16, Community Park, Monroeville.

–ANDREWS WESTERN DAYS: Aug. 14-16, Main Street, Andrews.

–MAUMEE VALLEY ANTIQUE STEAM AND GAS ASSOCIATION SUMMER SHOW: Aug. 14-17, Jefferson Township Park, 4 miles east of New Haven.

–OLD MILL FESTIVAL: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Greenfield Mill, 1050 E. 750N, Howe.

–ANTIQUE CAR FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 16, Village at Winona, 901 E. Canal, Winona Lake. New Millennium Jazz Orchestra performs noon-3 p.m. in Artisan Court.

–HERB FEST: Aug. 16, Paradise Spring Historical Park, Wabash. Free admission.

–TASTE OF ROANOKE: Aug. 16, downtown Roanoke.

–ROOTS AND RHYTHM: Music festival benefiting Vincent Village, 4 p.m.-midnight Aug. 16, Headwaters Park.

–CHAUTAUQUA DAYS: Aug. 16-17, Gene Stratton-Porter Historical Site, Rome City. $5 a car.

–DEFIANCE COUNTY FAIR: Aug. 16-23, Defiance County Fairgrounds, Hicksville, Ohio. www.def-fair.com.

–SPENCERVILLE COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL: Aug. 22-23, downtown Spencerville. www.spencervillecoveredbridgefestival.com.

–MARKLE WILDCAT FESTIVAL: Aug 22-24, Markle Park, Markle.

–HARVEST FESTIVAL: Aug. 22-24, Courthouse Square, Knox. www.explorestarkecounty.com.

–HERITAGE DAYS: Aug. 23-24, Courthouse Square, Peru. www.miamicountymuseum.com.

–DAVID ROGERS DAYS: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 23; noon-4:30 p.m. Aug. 24, LaGrange. Free admission. www.davidrogersdays.org.

–AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG FESTIVAL: Aug. 26-28, various locations, Auburn. Car corral and collector car auction, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, Kruse Auction Park. 1-260-925-3600, or www.acdfestival.org.

–VAN WERT COUNTY FAIR: Aug. 27-Sept. 3, Van Wert County Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio. www.vanwertcountyfair.com.

–FALL TRI-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 5-10 p.m. Aug. 28; 6:45-10:30 p.m. Aug. 29; 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Aug. 30; 11 a.m.-10:10 p.m. Aug. 31, Noble County Fairgrounds, 580 N. Fair St., two miles east of Indiana 3 on Indiana 6, Kendallville. $25 weekend pass, free ages 15 and under with a parent; free Aug. 28; $8 Aug. 29; $15 Aug. 30; $12 Aug. 31; donations for dinner on Aug. 28.

–LIGONIER MARSHMALLOW FESTIVAL: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Main Street, Ligonier.

–MARSHALL COUNTY BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Centennial Park, Plymouth. www.blueberryfestival.org.

–ZANESVILLE HOMESPUN DAY: Aug. 30, downtown Zanesville. Parade at 10 a.m.

–CHILI FEST: Aug. 30-31, Headwaters Park.

–STEAM HARVEST DAYS: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Billie Creek Village, Rockville. www.billiecreekvillage.org.

–GRABILL COUNTRY FAIR: Sept. 4-6, downtown Grabill. www.grabillcountryfair.com.

–COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL: Sept. 4-7, downtown Roann.

–ROANOKE FALL FESTIVAL: Sept. 5-6, downtown and Roanoke Community Park, Roanoke.

–VALPARAISO POPCORN FESTIVAL: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sept. 6, downtown and Courthouse Square, Valparaiso. www.popcornfest.org.

–WHITLEY COUNTY AUTUMN ART FESTIVAL: Sept. 6, Whitley County Courthouse, downtown Columbia City. Juried art fair.

–STONE’S TRACE PIONEER FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6-7, Stone’s Trace Historic Site, Ligonier. www.stonestrace.com.

–WILLIAMS COUNTY FAIR: Sept. 6-13, Ohio 107, Montpelier, Ohio. www.wcofair.com.

–CAMDEN FALL FESTIVAL: Sept. 13, downtown Camden.

–PIGEON RIVER FEST: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 13, Pigeon River, Mongo.

–BONNEYVILLE CELEBRATION: Sept. 13-14, Bonneyville Mill County Park, Bristol. Free admission. www.elkhartcountyparks.org.

–BLUFFTON FREE STREET FAIR: Sept. 16-20, downtown Bluffton.

–NAPPANEE APPLE FESTIVAL: Sept. 18-21, downtown Nappanee. www.nappaneeapplefestival.org.

–MIDDLEBURY FALL FESTIVAL: Sept. 19-20, downtown Middlebury. www.middleburyin.com.

–INDIAN SUMMER DAY: Sept. 19-20, Howe. Parade, 1 p.m. Sept. 20.

–ARTISAN FEST: Sept. 19-21, downtown Warren.

–KID-O-RAMA FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 20, Honeywell Center, 275 W. Market St., Wabash. Free admission.

–HARVEST FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21, Noble County Saddle Club, Albion.

–PARADISE ARTS FESTIVAL: Sept. 20-21, Paradise Spring Historical Park, Wabash. Free admission.

–TRAIL OF COURAGE LIVING HISTORY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 20; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21, Fulton County Historical Society grounds, Rochester. $6 adults, $2 ages 6-11, free ages 5 and under www.icss.net/~fchs.

–JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 20; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 21; Johnny Appleseed Park. www.johnnyappleseedfest.com.

–DEKALB COUNTY FREE FALL FAIR: Sept. 22-27, downtown and DeKalb County Fairgrounds, Auburn. www.dekalbcountyfair.org.

–JAMES DEAN FESTIVAL: Sept. 25-28, Main Street and Playacres Park, Fairmount. www.jamesdeanartifacts.com.

–FORKS OF THE WABASH PIONEER FESTIVAL: Sept. 27-28, Hier’s Park, Huntington. $3 adults, $1 students, free under 5.

–HILGER’S FALL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL: Sept. 27-28, Hilger’s Market, U.S. 30 and Butt Road.

–BACK TO THE DAYS OF KOSCIUSZKO: Sept. 27-28, Kosciusko Community Fairgrounds, Warsaw. $3 at the gate. Re-enactment in honor of Revolutionary War hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko. www.backtothedays.com.

–CHAUTAUQUA FESTIVAL OF ART: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 27-28, downtown Madison. Free admission.

–GRABILL ROAD APPLE CRUISE-IN: Sept. 29, Main Street, Grabill.

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