Lanesville Heritage Weekend
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Lanesville Heritage Weekend is a festival in Lanesville, Indiana, that celebrates the history and heritage of Indiana farmers and small towns such as Lanesville.[1][2] It was first held as the Lanesville Bicentennial Celebration, in honor of the United States Bicentennial.[3] In the 21st century, the four-day festival draws an estimated 70,000 visitors each year.[4][5]
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, an old-time steam engine and a dozen antique tractors on display.[5] It expanded to a four-day festival in 2016.[6]
The festival showcases antique farm machinery and craft skills, with demonstrations of broom making and wood-turning, weaving, and of the process of making sorghum and brooms. wood-turning and woodcarving, in addition to showcasing old-time machinery used in sawmills, threshing.[7]
2020 saw no festival.
