30th annual Bonneyville Celebration

The 30th Annual Bonneyville Celebration will be a fun-filled, family-friendly
festival celebrating Elkhart County's rich agricultural heritage.

Experience what it was like when life revolved around the family
farm and the local community.

It's the Bonneyville Celebration - A Country Fair, located in the beautiful surroundings of historic Bonneyville Mill, Indiana's oldest continuously operating grist mill.

Take a tour of Indiana's oldest continually operating grist mill - Bonneyville Mill.
Chat with the millers, purchase stone ground flour, or visit the gift shop for a
variety of one-of-a-kind gifts.

Browse through the booths of traditional craftsmen demonstrating their skills. Purchase fresh produce at the Celebration's Farmer's Market. Enjoy the power of a bygone era as tractors saws lumber at the agricultural exhibit.

The air will be filled with the sounds of musicians, singers, storytellers and dancers as they perform on the stage and throughout the festival grounds.

Wholesome food like hearty ham and beans, fresh corn on the cob, homemade pies and old fashioned rootbeer will tempt visitors at every turn.

Children of all ages will have some old-fashioned fun with historic crafts and games that grandma used to play.

Schedule of Events

Saturday
7:00 a.m.	Pancake and Sausage Breakfast (until 11:00 am)	Mill Valley
10:00 a.m.	Heartland Country Cloggers Visit their Facebook page>	Stage
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.	Baking Contest Drop Off and Registration Get your Baking Contest rules & registration form here.	Baldwin Schoolhouse
11:30 a.m.	At Eaz Quartet Visit their web site>	Stage
12:00 p.m.	Bonneyville Baking Contest Judging	Baldwin Schoolhouse
1:00 p.m.	Sack Races	Children's Area
1:00 p.m.	Barnyard Pony Pull Begins	Mill Valley
1:00 p.m.	The GOTEs	Stage
2:00 p.m.	Old Time Music Jam	Mill Breezeway
2:00 p.m.	Corn Eating Contest	Children's Area
2:30 p.m.	Strung-up String Band	Stage
3:00 p.m.	Egg Races	Children's Area
3:30 p.m.	Drop the Dawg	Stage
4:00 p.m.	Tug-of-War	Children's Area

Sunday
7:00 a.m.	Pancake and Sausage Breakfast (until 11:00 am)	Mill Valley
10:00 a.m.	Old Time Gospel Hymn Sing James Nelson Gingerich: Songleader	Tent Near Main Stage
11:00 a.m.	The Gustafson Zooks Visit their web site>	Stage
11:00 a.m.	Life in a One-Room Schoolhouse Program	Baldwin Schoolhouse
12:30 p.m.	Small Potatoes Visit their web site>	Stage
1:00 p.m.	Sack Races	Children's Area
1:00 p.m.	Artistic Pumpkin Carving Demonstration (until 4:00 p.m.)	Farmer's Market
1:30 p.m.	Suite Strings	Mill Breezeway
2:00 p.m.	Red Tail Ring Visit their web site>	Stage
2:00 p.m.	Shape Note Singing School	Baldwin Schoolhouse
2:00 p.m.	Corn Eating Contest	Children's Area
3:00 p.m.	Michiana Shape Note Singers Visit their web site>	Baldwin Schoolhouse
3:00 p.m.	Egg Races	Children's Area
3:30 p.m.	Goldmine Duo Visit the Goldmine Pickers Web site>	Stage
4:00 p.m.	Tug-of-War	Children's Area

On-going Activities

Bonneyville Mill 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Grinding demonstrations throughout day.

Bonneyville Mill Gift Shop 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Across From the Mill)

Browse the shop and find unique one-of-a-kind items for sale.

Children's Hands -on Activities (North of Exhibit Area)

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday

Pioneer toys, candle dipping, rope making, face painting, old-fashioned rope bridge, and more.

Baldwin Schoolhouse - Open House

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday

Historical & Traditional Crafts

Feedlot Shelter Area

• Quilting • Natural dyes • Spinning & weaving • Woodcarving • Baskets

• Fiber carding • Needle felting • Caricatures • Jewelry • Nature crafts

• Chari Caning • Rag rugs • Alpaca yarn • Antique Linens • Bird houses

• Fresh popped kettle corn • Antiques • Honey • Indian Items

• Wooden spoons • Pure maple syrup • Spinning & weaving supplies

• Walkng sticks • Pure maple syrup • hand-carved fish decoys

• Elkhart County Parks display
• Elkhart County Historical display
• Elkhart County Agricultural display
• and much more

Farmer's Market

Mill Valley Area

• Locally grown fruits & vegetables • Strawberry plants • Moonflowers • Herbs & flowers

• Pond plants • Herbal vinegar • Gourds • Canned horseradish • Hot peppers

• Bamboo • Egg Plant • Sweet Annie • Tomatoes • Good Luck House plants

• Okra • Cabbage • Butternut squash • Zucchini • Potatoes • And a whole lot more!

Transportation

Horse-drawn Tram or Bus

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - from the Meadow Shelter to Mill Valley and back

Traffic Information

County Road 131 will be closed from State Road 120 south to County Road 8 through the Mill Valley.

The Express route to the Bonneyville Celebration is on County Road 8 coming from Bristol, IN
or Middlebury, IN. Parking is located at the Briar Patch Shelter off County Road 8.

Admission

Admission to the Bonneyville Celebration is only $3.00 per person or $7.00 per carload so be sure to bring your friends and carpool.

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