It’s an annual event in Ellettsville, Ind., put together by volunteers. This year’s theme is “Something for everyone.”
The three-day festival begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and includes a queen contest Thursday at 7 p.m., during which Monroe County women ages 17 to 22 compete for a crown. Contestants registered weeks in advance.
According to the application form, queen candidates have to meet a set of ?standards.
Contestants will be ?disqualified if they are expelled from school, are convicted of a crime or if they have ever been married.
Friday events start at 10 a.m. and continue until 10:45 p.m.
Bloomington-based groups such as rock band Kari Johnson and the Impasse Band, glam rockers Hooker, and female gospel group Hoosier Darling will play live in the Marci Jane Lewis Park.
Concerts start at 5:30 p.m. at both stages in the park.
A festival parade will head down Highway 46 on Saturday, starting at noon from Edgewood Drive ?in Ellettsville.
According to the website, people can sit on each side of the highway, and ?announcers will be at the corner of Sale Street and Highway 46.
After the parade ends at 2 p.m., festival events are scheduled to run until 10:45 p.m.
Evening events are slated to include a concert by Sheila Stephen and the Rodeo Monkeys at 5:30 p.m. in the pavilion and rock and blues group Soul Patrol at 4:45 p.m. on the parks and recreation stage.
Organizers are expecting more than 50,000 people to attend this year’s festival, according to the event page.
For more about the Monroe County Fall Festival and a full schedule of events, visit the website ? monroecountyfallfestival.org .
Tori Fater
