Whether you like food, music, art, or all of the above, there’s a fall festival for you to check out here in Hamilton County, Indiana.
Concerts at Ruoff Music Center
Outdoor concerts continue well into the fall this season at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville. See country favorite Luke Bryan (Sept. 7), or rock with Pitbull (Sept. 1) or Post Malone (Sept. 12). Then Meghan Trainor (Oct. 4) concludes the concert season.
Greekfest
Aug. 23 - 24
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Friends at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Carmel will host its annual GreekFest. Enjoy Greek foods and desserts under the big tent while listening to music and watching live dancing.
Fishers Blues Fest
Aug. 31 - Sept. 1
Nickel Plate District Amphitheater
End the summer with the Fishers Blues Fest, a Labor Day tradition. The free, two-night event includes performances by renowned local and national blues artists.
Sunflower Festival
Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, Sept. 7 - 8
Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill
Walk through an enormous field featuring more than 30 varieties of sunflowers.
Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival
Sept. 6 - 8
Conner Prairie
At Indiana’s largest balloon festival see a spectacular balloon glow with special shapes, explore the corn maze, snap selfies in a 3-acre Sunflower Field, and try a tasty treat from the Apple Store.
Artomobilia
Sept. 7
Carmel Arts & Design District
Car lovers, this festival is for you. Admire hundreds of iconic automobiles lining the streets of Carmel and enjoy automotive art, too.
Harvest Fest
Sept. 8
Fishers Heritage Park at White River
This community festival offers art, food and music. Browse creations from local artists, enjoy live music and walk the gardens.
Carmel on Canvas
Sept. 13 - 15
Carmel Arts & Design District
Enjoy an open-air painting exhibition and competition, quick paint, and art fair on the sidewalks throughout the Carmel Arts & Design District and Midtown.
St. George Middle Eastern Festival
Sept. 20 - 22
St. George Orthodox Christian Church
The family-oriented festival includes Middle Eastern foods, live music, dancing, a marketplace, and children's play areas. Church tours will explain the church’s Byzantine architecture and iconography painted by a team of Greek iconographers.
Carmel Porchfest
Sept. 15
Carmel Arts & Design District
This free, family-friendly community event showcases a variety of music on the porches of neighborhood homes.
Atlanta New Earth Festival
Sept. 28 - 29
Atlanta, Indiana
Hamilton County’s longest-running and largest festival features more than 600 vendors selling handcrafted items, unique arts and crafts, pottery, clothing, antiques, collectibles, and more.
Carmel International Arts Festival
Sept. 28 - 29
Carmel Arts & Design District
Browse art from more than 130 juried artists with live entertainment spotlighting dance and music.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Sept. 21 – Oct. 27
Russell Farms
Every Saturday and Sunday, guests can enjoy hayrides to the pumpkin patch as well as scavenger hunt corn mazes, a petting zoo, a bounce house, and more fun for the family.
Headless Horseman
Oct. 3 - 27
Conner Prairie, Fishers
The annual fall festival is full of activities, shows, and spooktacular family fun. Take an adventure on the haunted hayride where you’ll get chased by the Headless Horseman.
Potter’s Bridge Fall Festival
Oct. 5
Potter’s Bridge Park, Noblesville
Listen to live music, visit more than 90 arts, crafts, and food booths, watch your little ones play in the KidZone, or simply take in the natural beauty of the most scenic park on the White River Greenway.
