The Shipshewana Mayfest is a good old-fashioned, small-town event that kicks off the spring season! It offers our businesses in Shipshewana an opportunity to support their local residents as well as visitors with a FUN and family friendly event! It’s two days packed with live entertainment, sports tournaments, kids’ fun run & 5K, May- fest Parade, corn-hole tournament, kid’s games, tractor pull, dancing, music and more!
Mayfest events are free and will take place in downtown Shipshewana on Morton Street, with surrounding shops open for business. Come join us on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th as we READY, SET, SPRING into our busy season in Shipshewana!” –Tobi Oxenrider, Director of the Shipshewana Retail Merchant’s Associ- ation (SRMA), historic Mayfest Sponsor.
Some of the food vendors for 2024 include: Hilty’s Backwood Wings, Kings BBQ, Kukui’s, Otto’s Elephant Ears, Secret Recipe, Nelson’s, Smothered & Covered Fries, Randy Mullett Popcorn, and S & R Concessions. Friday morning entertainment includes Jim Barron and the Westview Band & Choir. Acoustic Harmony and Lonesome Road Bluegrass will perform in the evening beginning at 5:45 pm.
Saturday begins with a pancake & sausage breakfast and bake sale at 7am in the Main Tent. A kid’s fun run and 5K run will begin at 8am, with the Grand Mayfest Parade at 10am. There will be a variety of activities throughout the day on Saturday, including live music all day in the Main Tent, ending with Lonesome Road Bluegrass play- ing from 7- 8pm.*
For more information visit: Visitshipshewana.org