ART ENTHUSIASTS NEED TO LOOK NO FURTHER
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, made possible through the generosity of local singer, songwriter and artist John Mellencamp, provides services for area artists, arts education and opportunities for instruction and arts appreciation by all. It also offers exhibits, art classes, a summer concert series, a museum and more.
Theater & More
Don’t miss this county’s covered bridges and round barns that were built in the late 1800s as well as the Jackson County Community Theatre, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality live theater productions for Jackson County and surrounding communities. From the first production in 1971, the organization now hosts its shows at Royal-Off-the-Square Theatre in Brownstown.
There’s also Actors Community Theatre of Seymour, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 dedicated to the propagation and preservation of the theatrical arts in the Seymour area.
LOCAL MUSEUMS
VALLONIA, INDIANA
Fort Vallonia Museum features agriculture and pioneer history. Vallonia and Driftwood Township is rich in history and was the first settlement in Jackson County. The museum, located on the grounds of the previous fort, built in 1810, helps preserve that history. The museum features pictures, newspaper clippings, school memorabilia and artifacts found in Driftwood Township.
SEYMOUR, INDIANA
Freeman Army Airfield Museum is located at Freeman Municipal Airport and is dedicated to preserving the history of the men and women who served in the field during World War II. The museum has uniforms, artifacts, photographs and parts of European airplanes. The airfield once housed pilots undergoing advanced pilot training and also the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA
Jackson County History Center features exhibits of rare newspapers, uniforms and information about county residents. The campus has a pioneer village on the property and a unique Revolutionary War monument dedicated to the 34 veterans who are buried in Jackson County.
LOCAL FESTIVALS
Indiana would not be Indiana without festivals, and Jackson County has many of the state’s finest. The Jackson County Visitor Center provides a comprehensive guide to festival event offerings in Jackson County.
SEYMOUR OKTOBERFEST
For more than 50 years, this annual festival has been a popular event filled with shopping, food and fun. The Oktoberfest is held the first weekend in October in Seymour, and admission is free.
JACKSON COUNTY FAIR
Jackson County has an award-winning fair that provides fun, packed days of entertainment for the whole family, featuring agriculture, 4-H, food, rides, racing, shows and more.
FORT VALLONIA DAYS
Featuring pioneer events, food and crafts -- and crowds estimated as large as 30,000 -- Fort Vallonia Days is one of the premier fall festivals in southern Indiana.
CROTHERSVILLE RED, WHITE & BLUE FESTIVAL
Known as Indiana’s most patriotic festival, the three-day event is held on the second weekend in June.