Noble County Indiana Convention and Visitors Bureau

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To better serve our visitors, and communicate Noble County's beautiful, unique and varied resources, we are currently developing a brand new, resource-rich website.

And YES --- we are excited about it! There are so many features and improvements that we just don't have space to list them all - please check back soon and see for yourself.

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Sept. 2nd - 5th

Tri-State Bluegrass Festival

Here come the banjos and fiddles! This labor day weekend event draws in thousands of music lovers across the country. Live music is featured throughout the entire festival where bands across the country unite to share their gift. You can visit one day, two days, or camp out at the fairgrounds for the weekend with your family and friends. The tri-state bluegrass festival is a time to eat, dance, and celebrate the life of bluegrass along with the people who bring it to life.

Noble County 4H Fairgrounds
Kendallville, IN 46755
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Sept. 3rd

Starting at 2:00 PM

Celebrating “The Year of the Duesenberg” and its own 55th Annual Reunion, The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club will present The Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Exhibition of Speed and Stinson Fly In.

Witness this “gentleman’s drag race” as the mighty Duesenbergs race down the tarmac at Kendallville Airport.

Included in this spectacular event will be a fly-in of vintage Stinson aircraft and a B-25 World War II bomber. Interstate Batteries Special Exposition will showcase a display of Rochester-Duesenberg Motorcars, the extremely rare passenger cars produced from 1912-1927 and powered by Duesenberg racing engines.

Don't miss the "Parade of the Duesenbergs" at 1:30 in historic downtown Kendallville on Main Street

September 3rd-6th

Marshmallow Festival, Ligonier

Ligonier western Noble County celebrates the 59th anniversary of the marshmallow festival, dating back to the days following world war I, Ligonier has celebrated family, friends, and holidays with such festivals through parades, fireworks, and carnivals. They take pride in their former production of marshmallows by Kidd's Marshmallows which is why they celebrate with this festival each year with concessions, games, bingo, and pre-sale tickets for midway rides can be an experience for the entire family to enjoy for labor day weekend. So head on out to have "smore fun at theLligonier Marshmallow Festival"!

September 11th & 12th

Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

One of the oldest buildings in Noble County is the Stone's Tavern where it now hosts the Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival. Our festival offers a large varied array of trades and crafts practiced by our forbears which include weaving, pottery, soap making, blacksmithing, leather tooling, porcelain painting, and more. Each day we will demonstrate these different crafts as well as provide musical entertainment. Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival shows its true colors by demonstrating Civil War camp life, military field hospitals, and battle strategies. Join us as we experience our history together!

Sept 17th

Habitat for Humanity Golf Classic

Noble County

Cobblestone Golf Course
12:30 shotgun start
Light lunch
Hog Roast w/awards after
Contact 897-2958 or 582-9191 for more information

Sept. 18th & 19th

12th Annual Albion Harvest Fest

Noble County Saddle Club Grounds
(State Rd 8 east, Albion IN)

Sept. 18th (9 to 5pm)
Sept. 19th (9 to 4 pm)

The 12th Annual Albion Harvest Fest, September 18 & 19, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. is to be held at Noble County Saddle Club Grounds. Car, motorcycle, and trader's shows are available for mom and dad while a children's area, spelling bee, and crafts are available for the kids. You will also be entertained with a talent show and lots of food to choose from. Don't miss out - bring the entire family along.

Pancake & Sausage Breakfast: 8:00 Am - ? @ Saddle Club Tent Sat. & Sun. Community Worship Service- Sunday 9-9:45 Am
In The Children's/Entertainment Tent

More information call:
Bill Shultz 636-7863

Schedule: Page 1 & 2

Entire Month of October

Tombstone Trail

For the entire month of October we are celebrating Family History Month by hosting the first ever Tombstone Trail in the nation.

Self-guided and guided tours of 6 cemeteries spanning over 50 miles. Hear 61 stories including famed author Gene Stratton-Porter, a Confederate soldier, a local business man killed for his money in the 19th century, and a family of brothers whom all died odd and tragic deaths.

We will also be offering other activities to go along with the Tombstone Trail: how to cast foil impressions of tombstone designs, a stone conservation workshop, and Rabbi Joshua Segal, author of Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery, will be speaking in Ligonier.

The Tombstone Trail is a month long event for all ages to enjoy, so visit Northeast Indiana's Noble and DeKalb Counties to experience their stories etched in stone.

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October 22 & 23

Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Visit the Enchanted Forest at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, October 22 & 23 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for an amazing experience. The owl, fireflies, skunks, and other wildlife will speak to you and your family on this night hike by lantern light. The calmness of nature brings a subtle stillness to your soul and you can learn something new along the way.

(Saturdays) to October
8:30 to Noon

Farmer's Market

Downtown Kendallville

Featuring fruits, vegetables, organics, dried and fresh herbs, spices, plants, flowers, honey , baked goods, merchant open houses.

Vendors: No vendor Fee! Just show up
around 8 a.m. beginning June 5th.

Questions?
Call Don Gura 260-347-3276

(Fridays) until Oct.
4 to 7pm

Farmer's Market

Washington Street next to the Rome City United Methodist Church.

Sponsored by
Rome City Chamber of Commerce

Nov. 6, Saturday
8:00 - 4:00

Mirror Lake B&B
5th Annual Craft Sale

11463N 150W Rome City, In 46784

12 different style crafters
Plus - New this year,
Leap of Noble County will have a small cafe' for a breakfast and lite lunch during the craft sale at Mirror Lake

Contact Kathy at 260-854-4675

Noble County Bed and Breakfasts

Planning to visit Noble County? Or perhaps you just need a pampered get-away. Consider treating yourself to one of Indiana’s beautiful Bed and Breakfasts: