Popular festival named best fall attraction in Indiana

Looking for a fun family thing to do in Indiana this fall? Check out the best fall attraction in the entire state…if you haven’t already!

It’s never too early to start planning fall adventures. When it comes to fall festivities here in southern Indiana, there’s no shortage of things to do. Whether it’s pumpkin patches, fall festivals, corn mazes, camping, or bonfires, you name it, we’ve got it around here. However, one place in particular stands out when it comes to embodying fall family fun in the state.

Travel website Love Exploring has found the best fall attraction in every state. From pumpkin patches to prime leaf-viewing spots, and from huge festivals to popular farms, this list has a little bit of everything that means fall fun. But which fall attraction was named the best in the Hoosier State?

This is the best fall attraction in Indiana

Indiana has it all when it comes to fall attractions. We have a few festivals that take place across the state every fall and draw hundreds of thousands of people. One of these festivals was voted the best fall attraction in Indiana by Love Exploring. If you guessed the Covered Bridge Festival… you’re wrong. In fact, Love Exploring chose a festival in southern Indiana that local folks have been flocking to for over 100 years!

The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival has been named the best fall attraction in Indiana. If you don’t live in southern Indiana, Evansville’s annual Fall Festival is a week-long event that has been held on Franklin Street on the city’s west side during the first full week of October every year since 1921. It’s organized by the West Side Nut Club, a nonprofit organization that distributes proceeds from the festival and other fundraising events it hosts throughout the year to local schools and other nonprofits, and also uses them to fund community projects it creates.

For those of us who live here, like me, at least one trip to the festival during the week is a must. Why? Because of the food! Over 100 local nonprofit vendors line Franklin Street, serving up delicious and unique food that you can only get once a year during the Fall Festival. In addition to the food vendors, there are also rides and games for the whole family!

Here’s what Love Exploring had to say about the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival:

Considered one of the largest street festivals in the U.S., Evansville’s West Side Nut Club Fall Festival draws a whopping 200,000 people each year. There are rides galore, from gentle carousels for the kids to thrill rides for the older family members. Parades – including one for pampered pets – and a giant tug-of-war are also fun for families, and street food vendors ensure no one goes hungry.

It’s hard to disagree with Love Exploring. If you’ve ever been to Fall Fest, you know how big and awesome it is. While there are many other amazing fall attractions throughout the state that you should definitely check out, West Side Nut Club’s Fall Fest deserves a spot at the top of your list!