Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival
June 9 - 11, 2023
crawfordsvillestrawberryfestival.com
(765) 918-2759
Lane Place Antebellum Mansion - Crawfordsville, IN
Three days of food, crafts, children's booths, athletic events, car shows and fantastic entertainment with Friday and Saturday nights of national level entertainment shows.
Carmelfest
July 3 - 4, 2023
carmelfest.net
(319) 361-3340
Civic Square & Carter Green - Carmel, IN
CarmelFest is Central Indiana's favorite two-day festival for celebrating Independence Day! Come with your family and friends to enjoy spectacular fireworks. It's a heartland tradition you won't want to miss! This festival is an all-volunteer led event is organized by the Rotary Club of Carmel and features great food, two live music stages, carnival rides and a petting zoo for youth.
Friendship Flea Market - September
September 9 - 17, 2023
friendshipfleamarket.com
(859) 341-9188
Friendship Flea Market - Versailles, IN
Indiana's most unique flea market and antique show welcoming visitors and vendors since 1968! Almost 500 vendor spaces selling a wide variety of merchandise and specialty foods. All blacktopped roads for those baby buggies and wheel chairs. Horse drawn trolley rides to and from town. Stay late and enjoy the campfire with live country music on weekends 8-midnight, see website for schedule. Camping and vendor space still available. Call for camping reservations.
Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art
September 30 - October 1, 2023
madisonchautauqua.com
(812) 571-2752
Historic Neighborhood - Madison, IN
See you in 2023! Southern Indiana's premier fine art & craft festival, handmade work by exhibitors from across the United States. Activities include entertainment, food fest, beer/wine garden, chalk walk, and kids area.
UWF Fall Arts & Crafts Show
September 30, 2023
(219) 393-4093
LaPorte County Fairgrounds - La Porte, IN
This event features over 100 artists and crafters from Indiana, Michigan and Illinois who specialize in making unique, hand-crafted items. Booths are inside so visitors can do their shopping in comfort without worrying about the weather. Buildings are handicapped accessible and there is ample parking. There will be a children's activity tent, face painting, and horse-drawn wagon rides around the fairgrounds. Free parking and admission. This show has something for everyone. Lunch and other refreshments available for purchase.
Artisian Holiday Market
November 25, 2023
(317) 550-8732
Beech Grove High School - Beech Grove, IN
150 juried vendors. Fine handcrafted home decor, candles, custom jewelry, fine clothing and accessories, children's items and toys, body and bath products, pet treats, and accessories. Arrive early to receive a swag bag for the first 200 visitors. Convenient parking, wide aisles for leisurely shopping, wheelchair accessible, convenient ADA rest areas and restrooms. Fair is 100% nonprofit that helps support many local food pantries, animal rescues, senior citizen centers, and school pantries, from all proceeds.
Events in Ferdinand, IN — upcoming
September 2023 (dates not updated) 
Ferdinand Folk Festival
18th Street Park, Ferdinand, IN
Status: Updated 8/1/2022
This Indiana Folk Music Festival will have film, fine art, fine craft and homegrown products exhibitors, and 15 food booths. There will be 2 stages with International, National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 11am-9pm. This event will also include: children's theater and other children's activities, face painting, guided nature walk.
November 2023 (dates not updated)
Christkindlmarkt
Downtown, Ferdinand, IN
Status: Updated 6/30/2022
This Indiana Festival will have antique/collectibles, commercial/retail and crafts exhibitors, and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
