2012 INDIANA - April, May and June 2012 FOOD FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL FOOD EVENTS
April 12, 2012 Gluten Free Waffle Brunch Fundraiser - Carmel, Indiana Come join GIG Indianapolis and Gluten Free Living Now, Ltd. as we make the Gluten Free Community a GREAT Gluten Free Brunch. (Menu is on the website for review). Great raffles, food and company. Proceeds will be used to send kids to an Allergen Free Kid's Camp, support the food program for the Gluten Intolerant and help GIG Indy and Gluten Free Living Now continue to host events and educate the community.
April 13-15, 2012 20th Annual Indiana Gourd Society State Show - Greenfield, Indiana Large gourd competition, Vendors, IGS Gourd store, Gourd Seeds. All events open to the public.
April 20-21, 2012 43rd Annual Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival - Wakarusa, Indiana Enjoy a parade, entertainment, sugar camp and museum tours, crafts, and contests with cash prizes. So much fun when the sap starts to run!
April 28, 2012 Indiana Wine Fair 2012 - Story, Indiana Since it was uncorked in 2003, the Indiana Wine Fair has grown to become the largest event featuring Indiana wines. There will be plenty of food and great live music.
April 28-29, 2012 Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival - Mansfield Village, Indiana Mushroom Hunt, Mushroom Auction & contest for the Biggest Mushroom. Car show, vendors, etc.
May 18-19, 2012 5th Annual Taste of Brown County - Nashville, Indiana Indulge your taste buds and enjoy a great selection of specialty dishes and drinks from many of Brown County's restaurants, candy stores, coffee cafes, and wineries. Enjoy live entertainment and family activities.
May 26, 2012 Southern Indiana Uncorked Wine Festival - Corydon, Indiana Admission includes entry to the festival, a souvenir tasting glass and free sampling. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. There will be live entertainment all day, featuring performances by regional favorites.
May 31-June 2, 2012 Mentone Egg Festival - Mentone, Indiana The three-day event features entertainment, games, food, a parade in the downtown area, a play area for kids, and a huge car, truck, motorcycle & tractor show. All entertainment events are free. Flea markets and crafters line the main street in our downtown.
June 1-3, 2012 Rosedale Strawberry Festival - Rosedale, Indiana A literal ton of scrumptious home-baked shortcakes plus free concerts daily. Contests, crafters, kid zone, dinners and more.
June 2, 2012 Monon Food Fest - Monon, Indiana A wide variety of food vendors, live acts, pony and train rides, town-wide yard sales, and a huge car show.
June 2, 2012 Vintage Indiana - Indianapolis, Indiana Celebrate with the Indiana wineries as they offer samples of more than 100 award-winning wines. Enjoy delicious food from some of the state's top culinary experts, live music, artists' booths and kids' zone.
June 2, 2012 Milk Cow Music Festival - Fair Oaks, Indiana The schedule includes concerts, fireworks, car show, and a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned competition.
June 2-3, 2012 26th Annual Strawberry Daze - Metamora, Indiana Enjoy fresh strawberry shortcake with all the trimmings, live music, and a car show.
June 8-10, 2012 The Strawberry Festival - Crawfordsville, Indiana You bring the lawn chair and we'll provide the fun!
June 14, 2012 47th Annual Strawberry Festival - Indianapolis, Indiana Taking place in front of Christ Church Cathedral on Monument Circle in Downtown Indianapolis, the popular event serves an estimated six tons of strawberries and 18,000 homemade shortcakes. Entertainment begins at 10:00 AM.
June 14-17, 2012 15th Annual BBQ RibFest - Fort Wayne, Indiana It's 4 days of unbelievably delicious, mouth watering barbecue--slow smoked just the way you like them by national award winning cooking teams as well as some of Ft. Wayne's favorites. The RibFest has developed into one of the finest BBQ & Blues Festivals in the nation.
June 15-16, 2012 Smokin' on the River BBQ, Blues & Brew Festival - Jeffersonville, Indiana Come and be a part of Jeffersonville's annual state BBQ competition. Watch professional BBQ teams vie for the championship trophy and share in a purse of over $8,500. See the amateurs compete in the Backyard division, visit the beer garden, and listen to music as you stroll down the river, smelling the smoke of the BBQ.
June 16, 2012 Taste of Tippecanoe 2012 - Lafayette, Indiana A one day, multi-stage festival that draws more than 50,000 people and features a smorgasbord of local restaurants, live music, and ends with a spectacular fireworks show for kids of all ages. Attendance: 50,000.
June 16, 2012 Cook's Bison Ranch Annual Calf Day Celebration - Wolcottville, Indiana Enjoy a day of family fun where the music's great, the food's delicious and the buffalo still roam. Free wagon rides to see the bison.
June 17, 2012 Real Men Cook - South Bend, Indiana Real Men Cook promotes male involvement, education, outreach and advocacy on food resources, healthy eating, healthcare and public policies on these issues. Takes place each year on Father's Day in cities across the U.S. A national movement-get involved!
June 23-24, 2012 20th Annual Indian Market and Festival - Indianapolis, Indiana The Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market and Festival brings Native artists from across the country to Indianapolis to sell their art. The market and festival includes performances from some of today's premiere Native American performers including storytellers, dancers and singers. Try unique foods including the crowd favorite, Indian tacos.
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