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Call for Vendors

The Cannelton Heritage Festival committee is seeking interested arts and crafts vendors for the fall arts festival. Arts/Crafts Vendor booths are $20 for a 10ft x 10ft space. More information about the festival and vendors can be found on our festival page.

175th Committee announces logo contest
The planning committee for the 175th birthday celebration will be hosting a logo contest for Cannelton's celebration festivities in 2012. Deadline for all entries is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Entry Form & Rules

Art Festival returns to Cannelton October 8

Cannelton will celebrate their annual fall Heritage Festival Saturday, October 8 from 10 am to 6 pm (central) on Washington Street in the city’s downtown.

Perry County’s premiere art festival will host dozens of artisans and craftsmen from the region. Louisville Glassworks’ Juicey Lucy mobile glassblowing workshop will be offering “blow your own” glass artwork and demonstration for adults and children 6 and up. Advanced appointments are encouraged, call 812-549-5954 for scheduling. Other special guests include Jeff Reinhardt, blacksmith artist from Floyd Knobs, will be demonstrating his metal work with his forge. Nita Claise, local artist, will be demonstrating her talent with her pottery wheel. Other demonstrations and hands-on instruction by weavers, carvers, and painters will also be available throughout the day.

Live music begins with local teen band Discarded Barbies at 10am. Local recording artist Jeremy Luecke will play at 11 am. Coming to the stage from Owensboro is Randy Lanham at 1 pm. Lanham is known for his fiddle and mandolin playing with award winning artists such as Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence, and Clay Walker. Local musician Matt Schultz will play at 3pm, with Luecke and Schultz playing a duo set from 5-6pm.

The wine garden returns for its fourth year with four Indiana wineries. Local wineries Blue Heron, and Winzerwald, along with Windy Knoll of Vincennes, and Monkey Hollow of St. Meinrad, will be available for tastings and wine sales. The wine garden is from 12 to 6 pm and admission is $5.

The Cornhole Tournament returns this year at 3pm. Registration is from 2-2:30, no registrations accepted after 2:30. The cost is $20 per team. First round starts at 3 p.m., teams play best of three in each round. Prizes are $200 first, $100 second, $50 third.

Have some family fun with the letterboxing tour, free wagon rides, straw maze, craft projects, and pumpkin painting. Also enjoy the free outdoor Pioneer Living museum exhibit. With six different learning centers of historical displays and hands-on stations, this exhibit provides an experience through time to an early pioneer settlement.

For the more active festival goer, start the day off with the Perry County Museum Save Our History 5K. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Hafele Park behind the floodwall; registration at 7:00 a.m. Contact perrycountymuseum@gmail.com for information.

Perry County Festivals Video, including the Cannelton Heritage Festival.