Evansville Event Calendar: Evansville Indiana Events

Looking for something to do in Evansville? Our Evansville event calendar is the place to start. In addition to the many attractions in the Evansville area, there are several festivals, concerts, and exhibits held annually for the entertainment of all.

One of the biggest events in Evansville is the Evansville Freedom Festival held every summer to celebrate the Fourth of July. The festival began in 1970 with only a few events and has grown to include lots of hydroplane racing, airshows, food booths, dances & music, and finishing with a riverfront fireworks show.

Another major event is the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, which draws as many as 150,000 people and has been compared in size to New Orleans' Mardi Gras. The Nut Club Fall Festival features a huge variety of common and not-so-common foods, including chocolate-covered grasshoppers and alligator stew.

Browse the Evansville event calendar below for a good look at many of the fun local events that the Evansville area has to offer.

January

Collectors Carnival Show Antiques and Vintage Collectibles Show

January 26, 2008 to January 27, 2008
The Centre
715 Locust St., Evansville, IN (812) 471-9419
250 dealers in 8 buildings, plus outside with something for everyone! Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

February

Evansville ARC's Really Big Show

February 09, 2008
The Centre
715 Locust St., Evansville, IN (812) 428-4500
Signature fundraising event that benefits Evansville ARC, will be an evening of music, theater and comedy performed by talented community leaders and local groups.

March

Inspired by Women in Art Juried Exhibition Opening Reception

March 06, 2008
Deaconess Women's Hospital on Gateway Campus
4011 Gateway Blvd., Newburgh, IN (812) 422-2111
The annual Inspired by Women in Art juried exhibition is an all-female exhibition that showcases the creative talent & artistic diversity of female artists from the Tri-State area. The exhibit runs from early March to early April and the public is welcome to come and view the exhibits at no charge.

April

Collectors Carnival Antique & Flea Market

April 26, 2008 to April 27, 2008
Vanderburgh 4-H Center
201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN (812) 471-9419
250 dealers in 8 buildings, plus outside with something for everyone! Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May

Evening on the River

May 30, 2008
Evansville Riverfront
Riverside Dr., Evansville, IN (812) 435-6141
It's a delicious, progressive dinner down the Riverfront, from Casino Aztar to the Evansville Museum. Make your bid at the Pagoda's silent auction, then enjoy a carriage ride at the annual Evansville Parks Foundation and Keep Evansville Beautiful fundraiser from 6:30 to 10 p.m. For tickets, please call the Evansville Parks Department.

June

No events listed at this time

July

Evansville Freedom Festival

The Evansville Freedom Festival is an annual festival in Evansville, Indiana that celebrates the Fourth of July. What began in 1970 with only a handfull of events has grown to include unlimited hydroplane racing, airshows, food booths, dances, and music culminating with a fireworks show over the Evansville riverfront. The United States Navy's Blue Angels have been an added attraction in recent years.

August

Frog Follies

Last weekend of August
Frog Follies is a huge car show with over 4,000 street rods on display at the Vanderburgh County 4-H fairgrounds north of Evansville.

October

Collectors Carnival Show Antique & Flea Market

October 25, 2008 to October 26, 2008
Vanderburgh 4-H Center
201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN (812) 471-9419
250 dealers in 8 buildings, plus outside with something for everyone! Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Angel Mounds Music Festival

The Angel Mounds Music Festival is a two day festival of jam music, camping and art at Newburgh's Angel Mounds State Historic Site.

The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival

The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is held the first full week of October and draws nearly 150,000 people. Food is the main attraction, including typical food like elephant ears and corn dogs to the more exotic chocolate-covered grasshoppers, brain sandwiches, and alligator stew.

November-December

Downtown Holiday Parade

Mid-November
Downtown Evansville, IN (812) 424-2986
For 19 years the Downtown Holiday Parade heralds the arrival of the holiday season with floats, marching bands, clowns, dancing troops, and more. It starts with the mayor lighting the city's official Christmas tree at Fourth and Main Streets and culminates with the arrival of Santa Claus.

Holiday Forest

From mid-November through December
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
901 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY (270) 685-3181
Annual celebration of the holiday season that features an exhibit of more than 15 trees and holiday decorations designed by regional artists, civic groups, and schools.

37th Annual Madrigal Feaste

Late November, Early December
Carter Hall, University of Southern Indiana (812) 465-7050
A traditional holiday meal with choral music by University of Southern Indiana singers.

Christmas in the Park

Nov. 30-Jan. 1.
Central Park, Henderson, KY (270) 827-5467
A Winter Wonderland in Henderson's Central Park with Christmas displays and Henderson's Christmas tree plus Santa is available for pictures in the Santa Home. $5 for pictures with Santa.

Evansville Event Calendar: Evansville Indiana Events

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