SEPTEMBER 11 & 12, 2026
10am-6pm
RAIN or SHINE
the fair will be
OPEN!
10am-6pm
RAIN IS GONE ! Stop by the fair!
For your safety, please seek shelter during thunderstorms or wait until they pass before entering the fair.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, September 11
10am-6pm
TIME EVENT LOCATION
ALL DAY Craft Booths OPEN
Food Vendors OPEN
Animal Encounters By the Gazebo
Community Show 'n Share Next to Large Shelter
ISFA Fun Van TBA
K-burgers Next to Community Building
Quilts in the Park Historical Museum
12:00 pm 9/11 Remembrance War Memorial by Pond
Lunch PCOG Chicken & Noodles Community Building
6:00 pm Fall Creek Heritage Fair closes Falls Park
SATURDAY, September 12
10am-6pm
TIME EVENT LOCATION
ALL DAY Craft Booths OPEN
Food Vendors OPEN
Animal Encounters By the Gazebo
Community Show 'n Share Next to Large Shelter
Lions Club Corn on the Cob Next to Community Building
K-burgers Next to Community Building
Quilts in the Park Historical Museum
1:00 pm Adopt a Duck Fun & Games Behind Community Building
1:45 pm Rubber Duck Race sales close Behind Community Building
2:00 pm Rubber Duck Race On Fall Creek
6:00 pm Fall Creek Heritage Fair closes Falls Park
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Fall Creek Heritage Fair
In 2026, we will host our 55th annual Fall Creek Heritage Fair, held each year on the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day in beautiful Falls Park along the banks of Fall Creek in the historic town of Pendleton, Indiana. This free-admission event is a central Indiana tradition that celebrates the arrival of autumn and promotes handmade arts and crafts along with a variety of food in a family-friendly environment.
In 2025, we hosted nearly 200 artists and crafts people exhibiting their work to over 17,000 visitors. At the same time as the Heritage Fair in the park, the downtown merchants host Fall Festival which includes over 125 more vendors in the downtown streets and alleys adjacent to the park.
PENDLETON, INDIANA
Attendee Information
In 2026, the fair will be open Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept 12 from 10am-6pm each day.
Click here to see our schedule of events and other information.
Volunteer
Many volunteers are needed to bring this large event to life. Here are some ways you can contribute:
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parking
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info booth
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vendor support
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Set-up / Tear Down
Vendor Information
If you are a vendor or hope to be a vendor, please check out our Vendor Information page with more information.
Registration is closed for this year. Come back in October 2026 for more details on 2027 registration.
Our Heritage Fair story began in 1971.
In 1971, a local craft fair was held as a special event for the Pendleton sesquicentennial celebration. The event was such a success that the committee formed as the nonprofit organization Century and a Half Club in order to continue this annual event, naming it Fall Creek Heritage Fair. In 2019 the club handed the event over to Friends of Falls Park. Since 1971, It has been a continuous event every fall with the exception of 2020 due to COVID 19 restrictions.
Even to this day, the fair is organized and run completely by volunteers. ALL profit from the Fall Creek Heritage Fair are used for Falls Park projects and events.
