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Join us on WAXI-Gold 104.9, 102.7 WBOW and Crock 92.7 daily throughout the Festival for Parke County Festival Updates and Visits...and enjoy your time in Indiana's Historic Parke County, The Covered Bridge Capitol of the World!
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, always starting on the 2nd Friday in October, is nationally known as one of the largest community festivals in the nation.Enjoy visiting 9 communities throughout the county with a wide array of shopping and a variety of food that is sure to please everyone. The Covered Bridge Festival is the 2005 winner of Travelocity “Big Secrets Local Finds” and named in the 2009 Top 100 Events by the American Bus Association.
Headquartered on the courthouse lawn in Rockville, Indiana, since 1957, you will find food served by many of the non-profit organizations of the county A large tent and streets around the courthouse are filled with crafters and vendors for your shopping delight, open daily from 9 am to 6pm. Free entertainment is scheduled on the south side of the courthouse throughout each day.Bus tours leave the square daily from the tour booth located on the northwest corner of the square. Guided tours take you through the county to make stops at communities in the county and, of course, to see Covered Bridges along the way. Antique stores and shops around the brick lined streets of Rockville invite you stop by for a visit.
But there’s lots more to see and do during the Best 10 Days of Autumn in the Covered Bridge Capitol...join us on WAXI, WBOW and Crock 92.7 for Visits to the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival each day and be sure to check out our Parke County Covered Bridge Festival Visitor's Guide:
For information year 'round about Indiana's Historic Parke County, The Covered Bridge Capitol of the World, email or visit www.coveredbridges.com for more information.
