August 2021
Knox County Watermelon Festival – Patrick Henry Square
5:00 pm - Vendor Booths Open 6:00 - 10:00 pm - First City Music Fest Concert 6:00 - 10:00 pm - Outdoor Beer Garden hosted by the Vincennes Brewing Company 7:00 pm - Watermelon Eating Contest
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8:00 am - Watermelon Festival 5K Run/Walk 9:00 am - 3-on-3 Tournament 10:00 am - Kids Fun Zone 10:00 am - Baby/Toddler Pagent 12:30 pm - Seed Spitting Contest 1:00 pm - Knox County Variety Show 2:30 pm - Watermelon Toss 3:00 pm - Miss Watermelon Pagent
Find out more »August 2022
Watermelon Fest ’22 5k Run & Walk
Join the Knox County Chamber of Commerce for their Watermelon Festival 5k Run/Walk! Presented by Old National Bank When: Saturday, August 6, 2022 Time: 8:00 am Start Where: Patrick Henry Square (The Run will start at Patrick Henry Square Vincennes, IN, and end in the 200 block of Main Street.) Cost: $30 Race day information Packet pick-up will start at 7:00 am in the morning at Patrick Henry Square. We will have your race day bag with your event t-shirt,…
Find out more »August 2023
Festival Latino
MOVED TO PATRICK HENRY SQUARE THIS YEAR! Wabash Valley Progressives is hosting the 6th Annual Festival Latino on August 26, 2023 from 4-11 p.m. Festival Latino honors our Latino community with traditional dance, live music, great food, and activities for kids. Free and open to the public. Featuring live mariachi music and a live salsa band, and traditional dance by Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos. Food! Music! Mariachis and more!
Find out more »December 2023
First City Christkindlmarkt and Festival
Spread joy and holiday cheer with an event that is fun for all who are near! The First City Christkindlemarkt is back and better than ever AND with and extra day!
Find out more »June 2024
Rainbow Over the Bridge
Wabash Valley Progressives invite you to Rainbow Over the Bridge on June 22, 2024 from 4:00-9:00 p.m. at Patrick Henry Square in downtown Vincennes. Show your PRIDE and enjoy music by Buck Rogers Clark, food trucks, a drag show, vendors and more at our annual Pride festival. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »August 2024
Knox County Watermelon Festival
Join the Knox County Chamber of Commerce for a refreshing and fun-filled weekend at the annual Watermelon Festival on Friday, August 2nd, and Saturday, August 3rd. Celebrate summer with juicy watermelons, exciting activities, and live entertainment for the whole family!
Find out more »November 2024
Great Bowls of Fire Chilli Cook-Off
The United Way of Knox County will be sponsoring the Great Bowls of Fire version 3 on Saturday November 2nd at Patrick Henry Square in Downtown Vincennes from 1:00 to 5:00. The event features 20 teams of celebrity chefs competing for support of their chili and the United Way. Teams can be viewed by texting the word Chili to 30306 or by going on line to https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vfu/CHILI. Teams will be competing for online donations to their efforts from now until…
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