I had so much fun at the International Bar-B-Q festival in Owensboro, KY! This was my first time…read moreand I was working, but I got plenty of breaks to walk about booths and eat a lot of food and check out a lot of what else they had to offer. I had a vendor parking pass, but I saw multiple parking lots very close to the event for around $5 and you can also park on the street at meters (the 2 hour parking signs do not apply for this event). They block off a huge section of multiple roads in downtown Owensboro for the event. The first and most important thing to remember, bring cash!! I work events all the time and normally one can find an atm SOMEWHERE. I was there both days of the festival walked the booths (not all of them but most) and never found an atm. Most booths are cash only, only a few took cards which was a bummer. People come from all over the world and it did get very crowded in the evening and late at night. The festival was on Friday at 5pm to 11 pm and Saturday 9 am to 11 pm. They had a lot of different activities including four different stages with bands playing music, a 5k run/walk in Saturday morning, a mutton sandwich eating contest, a deadlifting contest, a pie eating contest, a keg toss, and rides for kids! I don't feel like I could have seen it all if I had gone for just fun! So, the food! What most people came for! The first thing I tried out was from Big Horn beef. I had their steak dinner. It was $12 and had steak, smashed potatoes, mushrooms, and onions all in one container together. It was all wellseasoned and delicious. They also offered Worcestershire sauce and Bar-B-Q sauce to put on it but I opted out, it tasted great on it's own! The portion was well sized for the priced. I will also post their menu so people can see their other options. I then got the best pina colada I have ever had in my life! it was non alcoholic, but sooo delicious, it was from the booth called Pina Colada Caribean Style. My work friend bought 4 of them throughout the 2 days. You get get a cup for $6 or get it in a decorated pineapple cup (they use real pineapple in their drinks) for $8 or a large cup for $12. Now for the Bar-B-Q. Most of ths Bar-B-Q stands had sandwiches for $4-5 some had them up to $7, almost none took card! Most of them offered burgoo and pork or mutton bbq sandwiches though I did sre some with ribs ans more options. They all looked pretty good but I had to go with the one that took card which was Moonlite Bar-B-Q. I got the mutton sandwich, baked beans, and potatoes salad to $8. I did try their bbq sauce on my sandwich and it was underwhelming. The meat was cooked well but it was a very thin sauce and I don't think it paired well with the seasonings already on the mutton and they only offered that one sauce. The sides were both good but nothing that wowed me. I ate at this spot again simply because they took card and got just a bbq pork sandwich which I liked better, the meat was very tender and delicious. This time I went to a stand that was accross the street from them that just sold bbq sauce and put some of their sweet and savory sauce on the sandwich. This is what I had been waiting for, a dry rub can be nice, but what is a Bar-B-Q festival without a good bbq sauce?! The sauce was from Johnny's Savory Sauces located in Washington, IN and it was one of the best bbq sauces I have ever had and I have had a lot! I will be ordering some sauce from them as they took card but no cards were able to process. This sauce was what I had expected. There were some other food stands that were not what I would expect at an international bbq festival, typical fair food booths with the massive signs of pictures of their food and no name along with plates of old food out to show you what they serve. Mostly corndogs, gyros, blooming onions, etc. I eat at places like that all the time at events and am frequently disappointed by their food especially for the price. The great part about the actual bbq booths was how inexpensive they were for getting fresh quality food. If I had been able to get cash, I would have bought more bbq sanswches just to try them all. Now for dessert! I had homemade ice cream from Chaney's Dairy Barn. I ordered a double scoop of the birthday cake ice cream in a cup for $5. It was excellent ice cream, smooth and creamy and had chunks of cake and sprinkles in it but not too many. They offered cones as well. They make their ice cream on their farm with milk from their cows! The other booths at the festival I went to were meh. They had some of the same booths that are at conventions with the cheaply made sunglasses, low quality clothing reminiscent of stuff you would find at the dollar store in the early 2000s, and cheap jewelry. I would have loved to have seen more local stores with booths and handmade crafts.

It's a festival folks! I have made it to everyone except for the 2 years that I lived out of town…read more No mater what I try to attend at least a few hours on one of the days it is going on. Just remember it is always the 2nd weekend in May or the weekend after the KY derby.

The wacky work shop of wonders is an excellent addition to holiday world's Halloween adventure…read moreweekend. My family and I enjoyed the show especially my youngest she really had a good time with the wacky show that was presented

What is a street festival? It's a lot of things but the primary thing is another excuse to give…read moreyour kids something to do so that the adults can drink out in the streets with friends. That's fine as long as they're enjoying themselves. It might not be so bad if this wasn't in the middle of summer with little to no shade. Attend this festival if you live close so that you can eat unhealthy food. If you live an hour or more away, it might be best to pass. My friends wanted to go here after having it suggested by someone they work with. So off we went. We were bored after 30 minutes of walking around and went home. I'm sure some of the music and dancing entertainment is okay but what I heard while we were there wasn't appealing. There are also a fair amount of local churches with booths. There are carnival rides for the children but that's going to cost you... $20 for a wristband to ride an unlimited amount of times. You can buy tickets too but I'm not sure of the price. Who wants individual tickets though? Just spend the $20 and ride the rides until that brat and pretzel comes back up. The only thing we tried while there were the krautballs. They were good but four or five bucks for four balls? They are big balls so you big ball lovers will love them but for that price, you should at least get 6 balls. The other thing we tried was the ice cream shop(Olaf). It's not exactly part of the festival but it's right in the middle of downtown where the festival is. It didn't seem that busy even though it is in the thick of everything. The ice cream we had was good(not great) and the place was a nice retreat from the instant sweat we encountered because of the direct sunlight. I can't believe this festival lasts for a weekend! It would likely be better if it wasn't in the dead of summer. If you've ever wanted to go to Strassenfest, don't break your back to get there.

Jasper has rolled out the red black and yellow carpet to host Stassenfest. German music, food,…read moredancing and beer are part of the fun in downtown Jasper. Plenty of seating on day 1 of the event. Carnival games and rides later in the evening. People very friendly and inviting. No admission fee. Food prices reasonable. Brat on a pretzel roll was $5. Cold water only a buck. Pretzel roll was fabulous fresh and homemade. Best I ever had. Deserts are to die for. Try the apple strudel. Filled with hand cut apples for only $4. $20 wristbands for unlimited carnival rides. Or tickets $1.50 each and rides require 2-4 tickets. The rides have seen better days. Event goes through Sunday.

One of the best festivals in Indiana. It takes place in downtown Mitchell spanning two city blocks…read morealong with side streets. There are a lot of activities during the week long festival for all ages, from a 5K to a pageant to a road rally. Local entertainment each night on a main street stage. Definitely don't want to miss. Always the last full week in September.

My favorite street festival with all the fried things! The West Side Nut Club is an institution in…read moreEvansville, Indiana and the best kept secret outside southern Indiana. Grew up going every year and hadn't been able to make it down for close to 10 years, but finally was able to have a homecoming and on their 100th anniversary too! Some favorites include Stromboli's from the TKE booth, fried green beans and mac & cheese from the Vanderburgh Humane Society booth, Italian beef, chicken & dumplings and fried cookie dough. This year I also found a Ski slushy. What's Ski, you ask? It's a lemon lime drink that has a cult following in the tri-state region and one of the only places it's sold. Next October, if you're looking for a fun food time, make the trip to Evansville, grab a munchie map and start walking down Franklin St.!

We've been coming to this fall festival each year able for around a decade. It's become a tradition…read moreto meet up with good friends and check it out, splitting foods and tasting a bit of everything on offer. There are a LOT of food options and while basically NONE of it is healthy, quite a lot of it is TASTY. Plan to bring $50 or so in cash and an appetite. If you're here at a peak busy time there will be a crowd and a line at the more popular booths (e.g. the "Donut Bank Burger"). I will say that in recent years the festival has cleaned up a lot--it used to be overflowing with garbage and just a general mess which in some ways was part of the appeal, it was not formal in any way and it's a people-watching extravaganza. But this recent year (2023) things were orderly, clean, and neat. Some of the booths seemed to be phoning it in a bit, we all had to say (e.g. that aforementioned "Donut Bank Burger" used to be a primary draw for us but this year they didn't even bother to melt the cheese on the burger) but there's still plenty of good food to be had and a lot of churches and charities to support (from across the spectrum, so if choosing to support or not support a specific cause is of interest to you, you can do that).

I was so excited to hear that that Kingfish was performing at the annual blues festival in…read moreHenderson, KY in 2021!! I was fortunate enough to be sitting next to his mom, Princess Pride, in Clarksdale, MS 7 or 8 years ago when he was only 15. We'd never heard of him before, but we knew then we were witnessing something amazing. Since that time we've been to more than a few of his concerts, traveling quite a ways and he's worth it! Two years ago he played in Nashville with Buddy Guy. It was AWESOME!!!! The blues festival was fun, and if possible and you like the blues, don't miss it in 2022!

Cute little Artisan and Craft Fair. First annual at Burdette Park. The setting is absolutely…read moreperfect and the fall colors make this a relaxing shopping experience. Excellent vendors set up and super friendly customer service!! The food vendors were really good and delicious! Hopefully this event will become a yearly event and offer even more each year! The live band did not set up until 2:00 which was a little disappointing. But overall I think this event was great and a fun shopping day!

Holiday World in the fall is better and worse than Holiday World in the summer. The weather is…read morebetter. The lines are better. A small change in theming is nice. The problem is the staff. The summer workers are gone, so they are left with less staff. Those that are left are not happy for whatever reason. Queuing for the Thunderbird was left up to the guests. We did a good job! The Corn Maze (is that redundant?) was fun and difficult, but a staff member helping people in the maze was grumpy. At closing time for the maze (4:30) a staff member, also unhappy, helped those still in the maze to get out. We cut through the corn, which is what the first staff member was grumpy about! Wanted a turkey bowl at Plymouth Rock Cafe. One line open and crowded. I was halfway through the line when they ran out of turkey. It would be 45 minutes before they had more. Chicken and dumplings it is, then. They were barely OK. Although it was a fresh batch, it was barely warm. The stuffing was OK. The corn had a lot of pepper on it. They never announced the situation with the turkey. Once again, we were on our own, and we did fine getting the word out. When the turkey did run out, there was 15 minutes of inactivity while the staff tried to figure out what they were doing. A few guests at the front of the line were visibly angry. It is 2023 after all. They're out of turkey? Switch gears. Life will go on. Should they have run out? Probably not. You train for that. I've never been able to get excited about Holiday World food. The drinks are still free. The fountain at Plymouth Rock Cafe was not cleaned well, and you can taste it. Blech. Parking is still free. Sunblock is still free. The park is immaculately clean. But prices have increased. The park is still four roller coasters surrounded by state-fair-type rides. There will be a new family-friendly boomerang-type roller coaster next year. You get to sit in a potato. Really.

My family and I had a great time and happy Halloween weekends at holiday world. It was a lot of fun…read moreI've never been to their Halloween spectacular before and it was definitely a 505 experience. The prices for the park during happy holiday weekends are $30 compared to the $60 normally so that was good. I had a lot of good shows had a lot of good pumpkin patches and he rides and we just had a great time