Events

From festivals to concerts, expos to races, business seminars to luncheons, events held throughout the Southwest Indiana offer something for everyone. Visit the Chamber’s online Community Events to learn more about select upcoming events and to access helpful links.

For nearly the last quarter century, the Evansville Freedom Festival has been a popular summertime tradition. The Freedom Festival offers days of continuous entertainment. Included is Thunder on the Ohio hydroplane racing, concerts, parades, carnival rides and booths, a beer garden and sock hop, as well as a fireworks spectacular on July 4. 

Evansville’s annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival is the fifth largest street festival in the country.  The week-long event takes place on Franklin Street and brings out over 150,000 people!  Activities include parades, queen contest, live music and rides and attractions for children.  To top it off, the festival hosts over 100 booths featuring such rare delicacies as alligator jerky, funnel cakes, fried pickles and crocodile tacos.

Southwest Indiana is home to many other annual events including Vectren’s Evening on the River, Frog Follies, Germania Volksfest, Drums on the Ohio, Haubstadt Sommerfest, the Posey County Summerfest, Historic Newburgh’s Wine and Art Festival, Fiddler Fest and many, many more.