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Drive around town for a non-stop supply of yardsales. The community of Mitchell has been waiting all year for this! Click below to see an excel sheet of where some of yardsale! Community Yard Sale 2019

Join us for the kickoff to the Mitchell Persimmon Festival, the 53rd Annual Candlelight Tour sponsored by the Mitchell Chapter of Tri Kappa, a statewide sorority that supports many charity, educational, and cultural projects. Stroll through the Pioneer Village and have a glimpse of what life looked like in the 1800s. Listen to beautiful, live music as you enjoy a walk by candlelight and observe multiple reenactments of pioneer life. Volunteers and park workers will be dressed in traditional clothing, creating…

ROAD RALLY Join us for the biggest scavenger hunt in Mitchell, Indiana! Participants of this event will be given a step-by-step set of directions, telling them where to go and which way to turn. Along the way, special instructions may instruct the participants to find a specific item (i.e. a persimmon), which is where the scavenger hunt element comes into play. In addition, a series of questions will be included with the directions that participants must answer along the route.…

MITCHELL PERSIMMON FESTIVAL AWARDED #1 FOOD FESTIVAL IN INDIANA BY NATIONAL GEOPRAPHIC! For those of you that don't know what a Persimmon is... well, it's hard to explain. It's a small, orange fruit. Describing what it tastes like is almost impossible, but the community of Lawrence County has mastered the art of making this strange little fruit taste amazing in so many ways.  You will just have to come to the festival to find out for yourself. Try some of…

Photography Mini Sessions Stephanie Jones, a life-long Lawrence County resident and owner of SDJ2 Photography, is proudly hosting the Photo Contest at the 2019 Persimmon Festival! Along with hosting the photo contest, SDJ2 will be running a fundraiser all week for the Agape House women's shelter. If you want to get a family photo, Senior yearbook headshots or a fun photo with the kiddos, this is your chance! Mini sessions are $75 $25 from each session will go to the Agape…

Photography Mini Sessions Stephanie Jones, a life-long Lawrence County resident and owner of SDJ2 Photography, is proudly hosting the Photo Contest at the 2019 Persimmon Festival! Along with hosting the photo contest, SDJ2 will be running a fundraiser all week for the Agape House women's shelter. If you want to get a family photo, Senior yearbook headshots or a fun photo with the kiddos, this is your chance! Mini sessions are $75 $25 from each session will go to the Agape…

We can all agree... free concerts are awesome! The Spring Mill Inn invites you to join them for free entertainment from The Apple Seed String Band. Please call the Spring Mill Inn at (812)849-4508 for more information. *STATE PARK FRONT GATE FEE MAY APPLY*

Photography Mini Sessions Stephanie Jones, a life-long Lawrence County resident and owner of SDJ2 Photography, is proudly hosting the Photo Contest at the 2019 Persimmon Festival! Along with hosting the photo contest, SDJ2 will be running a fundraiser all week for the Agape House women's shelter. If you want to get a family photo, Senior yearbook headshots or a fun photo with the kiddos, this is your chance! Mini sessions are $75 $25 from each session will go to the Agape…