MANSFIELD VILLAGE - Parke County COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL - VISITORS GUIDE - Mansfield Indiana

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

October 8-17, 2021

Festival Headquarters on the Rockville Square: The foundation of the festival, the Rockville Square is where the Covered Bridge Festival began in 1957. Rockville hosts vendors of homemade/handmade items, primities, and antiques. Local non profits serve a variety of foods each day in their food shacks around the South side of the courthouse lawn. Two information booths on the square offer free covered bridge maps, directions and helpful information to plan your visit in Parke County. Find additional shopping around Rockville at antique stores, boutiques, and the local art gallery. The Historic Ritz theater offers several theatrical presentations during the festival.

2020 Parke County Festivals and Events

January 2020

24 - 26

Eagles in Flight Weekend — Turkey Run State Park (Marshall)

FEBRUARY  2020

29

Parke County Maple Fair (Countywide) — Headquarters: 4-H Fairgrounds (Rockville)

MARCH 2020

1, 7 - 8

Parke County Maple Fair (Countywide) — Headquarters: 4-H Fairgrounds (Rockville)

2020 Parke County Maple Fair Festival

February 29 & March 1, 2020 • March 7 & 8, 2020

(County Wide)

Headquarters at the
Parke County 4-H Fairgrounds

• Visit Maple Syrup Camps

• Tour our 31 Covered Bridges

• Dine on Sausage & Pancakes

• Browse through Unique Shops

• Stay in a local Inn, Motel or Bed & Breakfast

Call 765-569-5226 For Maple Fair Festival Information

Parke County's Covered Bridges (VIDEO)

The "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" is Parke County, Indiana. There are 30 historic covered bridges in the county, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. Every October, there is a festival celebrating the covered bridges of Parke County, starting on the second weekend of the month. Autumn is an especially beautiful time to visit the Midwestern countryside. Fall colors decorate the trees and the weather is mild. The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is regarded as one of the "Top Fall Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers.

PHOTOS of 2007 Covered Bridge Festival

 

    

Photos from the

2007 Covered Bridge

Festival. Click HERE