MITCHELL – The Persimmon Festival is from Saturday, September 23 through Saturday, September 30, 2023. This means it’s time to set aside time for fun, food, and festivities with the whole family.
Carnival rides, crafts, music, entertainment, persimmon pudding, pageants, contests, expo tents, art, the Mitchell High School Stingerz dance team, and the WQRK/LiteFM Persimmon Idol are just some of the many options you’ll have to enjoy.
To find a daily schedule of events, entertainment, and treats, visit THIS link. Plan to go when the things you’re most excited about are happening.
The Persimmon Festival celebrated its first year in 1947 when longtime Mitchell educator and native, George Bishop, came up with the plan to start a three-day festival in late October as a homecoming for those who called Mitchell their home. From there, the festival grew into a week-long celebration that encompasses Spring Mill State Park as well as downtown Mitchell as an all-volunteer staff of community members plan nightly musical entertainment, craft shows, fantastic food offerings, a carnival, a historic re-creation, car shows, queen contests, and fun for people of all ages.
