Lanesville Heritage Weekend is a festival in

Lanesville, Indiana Lanesville is a town in Franklin Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 564 at the 2010 census. History The first permanent settlement was made at Lanesville about 1800. Lanesville was platted in 1817, and named ...

that celebrates the history and

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of Indiana farmers and small towns such as Lanesville. It was first held as the Lanesville Bicentennial Celebration, in honor of the United States Bicentennial. In the 21st century, the four-day festival draws an estimated 70,000 visitors each year.

History

The Lanesville Heritage Weekend is traditionally held the weekend starting the second Friday in September. The festival started in 1976 with a $500 federal grant, on old-time steam engine and a dozen antique tractors on display. It expanded to a four-day festival in 2016. The festival showcases antique farm machinery and craft skills, with demonstrations of broom making and wood-turning, weaving, and of the process of making

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and brooms. wood-turning and woodcarving, in addition to showcasing old-time machinery used in sawmills, threshing. 2020 saw no festival.

Events

The events held at Lanesville Heritage Weekend help to celebrate the town and its history. They events include: *a display of antique motors *an antique tractor display *an old saw mill demonstration *plowing fields using old techniques such as the

plow A plough or plow ( US; both ) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses, but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or ...

and

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*a show of antique farm equipment *demonstrations of old techniques used to make foods like

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, and soap *a

tractor pull Truck and tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a form of a motorsport competition in which antique or modified tractors pull a heavy drag or sled along an , track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the drag the farthe ...

*live

bluegrass music Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as ''traditional music'', ''traditional folk music'', ''contemporary folk music'', ''vernacular music,'' or ...

parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, float (parade), floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually ce ...

down Main Street *a Queen & Princess Contest *an 8- and 2-mile run *a 5-mile walk *different food booths *carnival rides *a

hot-air balloon A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries p ...

race *

helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...

rides

References

External links

* Festivals in Indiana Tourist attractions in Harrison County, Indiana Festivals established in 1976 1976 establishments in Indiana {{LouisvilleMSA-stub