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September 9, 2008

September, October packed with festivals, parades, fall shows, events

Staff report The Tribune Star Tue Sep 09, 2008, 09:38 PM EDT

TERRE HAUTE — The Wabash Valley has much to offer in terms of fall festivals. Get out and enjoy one of the many events that make the Valley unique.

Want to know where to start? Today concludes the Mansfield Cornbread Festival & Outdoor Sportsman Show.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free demonstrations, gun and knife show, food, beans and cornbread, flea market, arts and crafts, covered bridges and the mill. Shops are open. There is no admission charge. And the location is handicap accessible. For more information visit www.mans

fieldvillage.com. The Milling Days, Craft Demonstration and Fiber Art Fair in downtown Bridgeton also runs through today. Visit the Bridgeton Mill and the historic district from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with no admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (765) 548-2136.

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Following are a list of events through October:

Sept. 12-13: Hymera Seafood Festival, Old Soldiers Reunion, downtown Hymera, Sullivan County. Flea market, craft booths, entertainment all day, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; serving seafood dinner from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. No admission charge. Handicap accessible.

Sept. 17-20: Sullivan County Rotary Club Corn Festival, Courthouse Square, Sullivan. Corn on the cob and other food, arts and crafts, carnival, nightly entertainment. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 268-6386.

Sept. 11-13: 36th Annual German Oktoberfest. A German fall celebration at 9th and Cherry streets in Terre Haute with music and dancing, crafts, German bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad, beer and refreshments including desserts. Handicap accessible. Hosted by German Oberlandler Club. (812) 235-5722.

Sept. 26-28: Jasonville/Shakamak Homecoming Celebration, Friday, 4:30 p.m., chili supper, Community Center; 7 p.m. Sycamore Strummers, Lion’s Club Building; Saturday, 6 a.m., pancake breakfast, Lion’s Club Building; 8 a.m., flea market and craft bazaar, Main Street. Als a parade, alumni banquet, class reunions and softball tournament, other entertainment.

Sept. 26-28: Cory Apple Festival, fire department/community center, Cory, Clay County. Craft booths, flea market. Friday: hog roast. Saturday: fish fry. Sunday: chicken and noodles. Carnival, antique farm equipment, flea market, golf tournament, helicopter rides, 5K run, entertainment, parade, and apple treats. Friday, Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 864-2229.

Sept. 27: Family Learning Day Downtown, downtown Terre Haute. Free books, crafts, music, stories and more. More than 40 different events coordinated by the Vigo County Public Library. Beginning at 9 a.m. around the lawn at main library. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 232-1113, Ext. 281.

Sept. 20-28: Dugger Coal Festival. Co-ed softball tournament, car show, carnival, crafts, refreshments, parade, (812) 648-2902.

Oct. 3-5: Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb, Courthouse Square, Newport. Uphill drag race for antique cars, collector car auction, swap meet, flea market, gas and oil memorabilia, crafts, food and more. Hours vary. Admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (765) 492-4220.

Oct. 2-5 Popcorn Festival of Clay County, Forest Park. Free popcorn, food and craft vendors, entertainment, carnival, sporting events and other activities. Festival honors Clay County’s Orville Redenbacher. Hours vary. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call 812-448-2307; or visit www.popcornfest.net

Oct. 4: Berry Street Festival, Greencastle. Food, antiques and crafts. The heart of Covered Bridge Country. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call toll-free 1-800-829-4639.

Oct. 4-5: Pioneer Days, Fowler Park, Terre Haute. Old-fashioned crafters, local artists and village folk step back in time to re-create pioneer activities, crafts and lifestyles. Grist mill. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 462-3392. www.vigocounty.org

Oct. 3-5: Bloomfield Apple Festival, City Park, Bloomfield, Greene County. Food stands, crafts, rides, free entertainment, flea markets, teen dance contests, games, art show. Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 381-3539.

Oct, 10-12: Antique Machinery Show, Sullivan. Mini rod and tractor pull on Sunday. Call (812) 268-5537.

Oct. 12: 20th Annual Old Fashioned Day and Arts Too, Collett Park, Terre Haute. Noon to 5 p.m. An afternoon of old-fashioned fun, music, quilts herbs and other displays, antiques, classic cars, Woodcarvers Village folks and more. No admission charge. Handicap accessible. Call (812) 232-2727.

Oct. 17, 18 and 24: Haunted Halloween Happenings, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Deming Park. $2 fee per train ride or hay ride. Call Tornor Center at (812) 232-0147.

Oct. 10-19: Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, Bridgeton, Mansfield, Mecca, Montezuma, Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Rosedale, Tangier. A 10-day festival where these communities celebrate Parke County’s 32 historic covered bridges. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No admission charge. Call (765) 569-5226.

• Rockville (Festival Headquarters): Tents filled with handmade crafts encircle an 1879 courthouse. Sample cooking and take guided bus tours of Parke County’s covered bridges. All bridge routes begin here. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call (765) 596-5226.

• Billie Creek Village near Rockville: Turn-of-the-century craftsmen demonstrate their skills. Three covered bridges, live entertainment, horse-pulled wagon rides, crafts, food. Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during festival. Admission charge. Call (765) 569-3430.

• Bridgeton: A dam and spectacular waterfall near a working grist mill. Also an 1878 house, artists, weavers, food. Call (765) 548-2136 or (765) 569-5226.

• Mansfield: Historic village offers more than 1,500 vendors. The 1820s water-powered grist mill is on the National Register of Historic Places; also an 1867 covered bridge. Call (765) 653-4026 or 653-4782.

• Mecca: Two historic schoolhouses, covered bridge, and an old clay tile factory site. Crafts, food and dancing on the bridge. Call (765) 569-5392.

• Montezuma: Historic river town and home to the Wabash-Erie Canal bed. Aztec trading post, arts and crafts, trail rides, hog roast. Call (765) 569-5226.

• Rosedale: Civic Center is filled with arts and crafts. Potato fields, antique farm equipment, free parking. Call (765) 548-2522 or (765) 569-5226.

• Tangier: Five covered bridges within three miles. Serves Tangier’s famous “buried roast beef.” Located in rugged northwestern Parke County. Call (765) 498-4270.

Oct. 19,20,26: Haunted Halloween Happenings, Deming Park, Terre Haute. Hours 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Pumpkin decorating contest; haunted train and hay rides. $1.50 per ride. (812) 232-0147. Oct. 27 Unhaunted Halloween Happenings, storytellers, unhaunted rides.

Oct. 25-26: Halloween Fright Night, Billie Creek Village near Rockville. Sponsored by Rockville Rotary. Call (765) 569-0252.

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