Friday & Saturday
September 11 & 12, 2026
10am-6pm
2026 Heritage Fair Events
For 55 years, the Fall Creek Heritage Fair has been
so much more than just a craft fair.
We hope you'll join us and enjoy everything the fair has to offer.
START
HERE
FREE ADMISSION
Friday & Saturday
September 11 & 12
10am-6pm
Falls Park, Pendleton, Indiana
FOOD
& TREATS
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Over 15 food trucks
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Take home goodies
While they last:
Friday:
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K-burgers - outside the Community Building
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Chicken & Noodles - inside the Community Building
Saturday:
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K-burgers - outside the Community Building
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Lions Club Corn on the Cob - outside the Community Building
300+ ARTS/CRAFTS
BOOTHS
The Fall Creek Heritage Fair is known for its outstanding selection of 200+ booths with handmade and small-batch products. While the majority of our vendors are talented artisans and makers who create what they sell, you will find a few carefully selected boutiques that offer unique clothing and specialty items.
You'll also find 100+ more booths winding through downtown Pendleton. Our downtown businesses host the Pendleton Fall Festival on the same dates. We connect our two fairs so it looks like one giant event.
COMMUNITY
SHOW 'N SHARE
FREE
Next to the Large Shelter.
Demonstrations , performances, & table displays.
FRIDAY:
All Day
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Amateur Radio Club
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Sons of Union Veterans booth display
10am-4pm- Pendleton Artist Society
11:00am - Tai Chi
1:00pm - Union Yoga & Wellness
4:30pm - PHHS Jazz Band Combo
SATURDAY:
All Day
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Amateur Radio Club
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Cub Scout Camp
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Girl Scouts
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Madison County Historical Society table display
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Sons of Union Veterans booth display
10am-4pm- Pendleton Artist Society
1:00pm - Fall Creek Dance Collective
1:30pm - Fall Creek Dance Collective
2:00pm - Iron Horse Martial Arts
2:30pm - Iron Horse Martial Arts
Have a performance or demonstration you'd like to share at our fair this year? Contact us at pendletonheritagefair@gmail.com.
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
FREE
By the Gazebo
Adorable animals to pet.
*Adoption for a fee.
Friday ALL DAY : PAWS
Saturday ALL DAY: PAWS & Animal Protection League
ADOPT
A DUCK
FREE to watch
$5 per duck
On Fall Creek behind the Community Building.
SATURDAY:
1pm - Live DJ, games, sidewalk chalk, popsicles, face painting, tatoos, and more!
2pm - Duck Race
The annual Duck Race is a community fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Pendleton Community Public Library. Adopt a rubber duck for $5 each, which are then dropped into Fall Creek to race toward a finish line for cash prizes: 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $75 and even the last duck gets $100.
Purchase ducks at the Heritage Fair until 1:45pm. The library booth is located behind the Community Building.
All monies raised go to the Library for a variety of programs for the community.
QUILTS
IN THE PARK
$5 DONATION
At the Pendleton Historical Museum.
Thu, Fri, & Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1-3:30pm
The Spring Valley Quilt Guild hosts the annual Quilts in the Park show. The event features over 100 local quilts and items for sale. There is a $5 suggested donation that is used to support the Pendleton Historical Museum.
INDIANA FESTIVALS
FUN VAN
FREE
Location TBA
Friday ALL DAY
Making its first appearance at the Fall Creek Heritage Fair, the Indiana State Fair Association's (ISFA) award-winning “ISFA 1” is a 35 foot step van with four bubble machines that produce over 8,000 bubbles per minute. A continuous custom sound track plays featured fanfares, patriotic and festival musical selections and announcements, and it also has a custom light package.
The van has a colorful custom designed promotional wrap that features the 2026 Indiana Festival Guide cover and highlights 129 of Indiana’s festivals, fairs & events.
9/11
Remembrance
FREE
War Memorial by the Pond
Friday 12pm
Please plan to join us at as we pause to remember and honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Our local American Legion will sound "Taps," followed by a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims, first responders, military members, and all those affected by the events of 9/11.
Food
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15+ Food Truck Vendors
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Take Home Goodies
While Supplies Last:
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Chicken & Noodles - Friday Lunch
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K-burgers - Friday & Saturday
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Lions Club Corn on the Cob - Saturday Only
The 3 food events above are located in and around the Community Building.
See our full list of food vendors and their locations by clicking the button below:
Good
to
Know
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Sorry, per town ordinance, dogs and other pets are NOT allowed at this event.
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Handicap spaces are VERY limited.
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This is a pedestrian only event; no unauthorized golf carts are allowed within the event.
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There is no shuttle service within the event perimeter.
New
in
2026
If you are a veteran Fall Creek Heritage Fair attendee, don't miss these new experiences:
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Craft/Artisan Booths leading up to and in the large shelter by the pond.
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Our creekside walkway has grown tremendously this year and will have over 25 booths.
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Indiana State Festival Association fun van with bubbles & music.
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Animal Adventures area with animals to pet & adopt.
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Community Show 'N Share with local groups providing free demonstrations and performances.
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9/11 Remembrance at 12pm at the war memorial by the pond.
Click on the parking map link at the left to see parking and closures on a Google map.
CLOSEST PARKING is next to the fair:
There is donation-requested parking available at the event, accessible from Falls Park Drive. This is the closest parking to the fair.
PHONE MAPS:
If you are using a map app on your phone, the closest and best parking is across from the Falls Park office, 460 Falls Park Drive, Pendleton, Indiana, 46064. Be sure to note the road closures below as your app may try to take you through those road closures.
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Your $5 donation goes to the Friends of Falls Park and 100% of your donation is is used to support projects and events for Falls Park.
BRIDGE IS OPEN on Fall Creek Drive/Huntsville Road!
ROAD CLOSURES due to fair:
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The west portion of Falls Park Drive that winds through the park will be closed because vendor tents are set up in that area.
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John Street is also closed due to vendor tents.
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A portion of Pendleton Avenue and Water Street are also closed due to the Pendleton Fall Festival downtown.
Additional free parking is available at the Conservation Building, Brown Pool, & the Pendleton Sports Complex. All have walking paths to the fair.
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Conservation Building - off of Falls Park Drive
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Brown Pool - off of Water Street but parking is limited and it is farthest away from the fair.
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Sports Complex - off of Falls Park Drive
Handicap spaces are VERY limited. Keep in mind that this is a walking fair. There are no shuttles and unauthorized golf carts are not allowed.