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November 2020
Christmas Lights Lamp Pole Decorating Contest – Gregg Park
Celebrate the Season and take a drive through Gregg Park to enjoy the Christmas lights! During the holiday season local businesses and citizens decorate the park's lamp poles using different themes as part of the annual lamp pole decorating contest. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Find out more »Annual Christmas Lights Display – Ouabache Trails Park
Ouabache Trails Park will present their annual light display nightly from 5:30pm - 9:00pm beginning Friday after Thanksgiving and running through December 26. Families are invited to drive through the park to view the displays. Everyone is welcome and donations are sincerely appreciated!!! *Due to the Pandemic, Santa will not be available this year.
Find out more »December 2020
Lighted Historic Holiday Driving Tour – Vincennes
This year The Vincennes/Knox Preservation Foundation is presenting a Lighted Historic Holiday Driving Tour to celebrate the Christmas Season. From December 1 - 31, twelve properties of historical interested will be sparkling with lights each evening for the public to drive by and enjoy while listening to Christmas music on radio station 105.3. The map and information sheet on the properties is available through a QR code or by visiting the Vincennes/Knox Preservation Foundation Facebook page. For more information, please…
Find out more »“Christmas in the Park” – Gregg Park
Mayor Yochum has confirmed the dates for "Christmas in the Park" for the City of Vincennes. On Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5 participants will have the opportunity to create a stationary float or Christmas display in Gregg Park. Instead of the parade driving past you, you will be driving by the parade from the warmth of your own vehicle. Also in the works is a live nativity scene and Santa making an appearance both evenings. In order to…
Find out more »[Cancelled] – “Miracle on 34th Street”, Holiday Comedy – Old Town Players
The Old Town Players Theatre will present, Miracle on 34th Street at 7:00pm on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12 with an afternoon production at 3:00pm on Sunday, December 18. The holiday comedy will bring back your warm feeling of Christmas spirit! Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn’t want daughter Susan’s head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by charming Susan and taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy’s, where Doris works. Doris is not impressed, but when it…
Find out more »“Walking the Roads”, Second Sunday Nature Walk – Ouabache Trails Park
Learn about the natural features of Ouabache Trails Park (just north of Vincennes, at the end of Lower Fort Knox Road) by walking all the park roads with Master Naturalist Terri Talarek King, on December 13. Meet at the park office to begin the walk at 2:00 pm Eastern. The walk will proceed along the circle drive (stopping at the Lynn Wiseman Butterfly Garden), then around both the upper and lower loop roads, taking a side trip up the campground…
Find out more »[Cancelled] – “Miracle on 34th Street” – Old Town Players Theatre
The Old Town Players Theatre will present, Miracle on 34th Street at 7:00pm on Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19 with an afternoon production at 3:00pm on Sunday, December 20. The holiday comedy will bring back your warm feeling of Christmas spirit! Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn’t want daughter Susan’s head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by charming Susan and taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy’s, where Doris works. Doris is not impressed, but when it…
Find out more »[Cancelled] – New Year’s Eve Watermelon Drop
The wildly wacky Watermelon Drop on New Year’s Eve in Vincennes has been cancelled, according to event chair Steven Gott. Gott said the Watermelon Drop joins a long list of annual events cancelled this year due to the pandemic. “We discussed it in depth and just see no way we can properly socially distance in the tent. Especially if the weather turns frigid, as it often does, the crowd would seek to huddle together, and that’s the problem,” Gott said.…
Find out more »February 2021
“The Beverly Hillbillies”, Comedy – Old Town Players Theatre
From rags to riches, here they come!!! The Old Town Players Theatre will present the comedy, The Beverly Hillbillies two weekends in June. The play features a poor family from the Ozarks who accidentally become millionaires and move to Beverly Hills, California. This hilarious comedy can be seen on Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at 7:00pm, and again on Sunday, June at 3:00pm with the opportunity to see it again June 11 - 13.
Find out more »“We Love Nature!”, First “Second Sunday Nature Walk” – Ouabache Trails Park
We are excited to announce the first 2021 "Second Sunday Nature Walk" has been scheduled for February 14. It's Valentine's Day, and during "We Love Nature!" we are starting the series with a simple exploration that celebrates our love of the natural world. We will be wandering the trails, keeping an eye out for heart shapes in anything, and sharing what we find! What makes the shape? How was it formed? You might also enjoy doing a “photo journal” of…
Find out more »Presidents’ Day & FREE Admission – Vincennes State Historic Sites
Take a step into Indiana's territorial past! In honor of Presidents' Day, the Vincennes State Historic Sites is offering FREE admission for tours of the Indiana Territorial Capitol, Jefferson Academy, and the Elihu Stout Print Shop.
Find out more »Annual “George Rogers Clark March” (Virtual)
On February 22 of 1779, 242 years ago, soldiers under American Colonel George Rogers Clark marched 180 miles through harsh, wet winter conditions in a surprise attack on British-held Fort Sackville. This momentous victory was significant in strengthening America’s stance against the British during the Revolutionary War. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park pays tribute to this remarkable accomplishment with the annual "George Rogers Clark March" offering enthusiastic historians a chance to retrace Clark’s steps during a 10.5 mile journey. Due to…
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