Summer Attractions
- Shipshewana Flea Market
- Hiking and biking trails
- Antiques shopping
- 7 area golf courses
- Art Galleries
- Numerous museums
- Elkhart County 4H Fair
- University of Notre Dame (35 minutes away)
- Great local restaurants
- Menno-hof: the Amish and Mennonite story
Winter Attractions
- Cross country ski trails (gently rolling)
- Great sledding hills with warming pavilion
- Downhill skiing (30 minutes North)
- Horse-drawn sleigh or carriage rides
- Outlet malls (45 minutes east)
- Middlebury/Shipshewana shops
- Over 75 different gift, antique, craft, quilt and specialty shops within 10-minutes drive
- Notre Dame home football games
Year-Round
- Amish Acres (March 1–December 31)
- Theatre in the Round
- Ruthmere
- Amish buggy rides
- American Countryside Farmer’s Market
- Elkhart Community Theatre/Bristol Opera House
- South Bend area 35 minutes away
“Mark and I arrived late Sunday night and joined my parents who had checked us in at Country Victorian Bed and Breakfast. The inn is located right on Main Street and was a very convenient home base while we explored the area and visited the furniture show each day.” ~ Guest Review
The Area, Northern Indiana’s Amish Country.
Middlebury:
- A Town of Beauty and Hospitality - A Center for Local and Visitor Trade
- Friendly People Loving Where They Live and What They Do
- Plenty of Family-Friendly Green Space-Play and Picnic Right Downtown
Middlebury is everyone’s idea of a small town: the neighborhood butcher, the Main Street hardware store, the proud shop owner; all busy serving residents and visitors alike in a thriving Main Street historic district. Amish and “English” come to Middlebury to do business and trade; visitors stop in to be part of the action for a while.
A tight-knit bunch, the local take pride in their quality merchandise-and in the hometown service they promise with every sale. Much of their business is the plentiful repeat business of local farmers, factory hands and professional artisans. Visitors and locals alike seek the unique products and locally made foods-pies, muffins, ice cream, cheese and smoked meats.
All around town, the sights are familiar to the locals: people enjoying the “Middlebury life.” Amish women and children wading in the Little Elkhart at RiverBend Park; couples strolling hand-in-hand at the immaculate Krider Gardens or along the new bike trail; and families picnicking in the downtown gazebo in Memorial Park.
Above text courtesy amishcountry.com.
Calendar of Events
February
- Annual Pajama Sale (first Sat.) Shipshewana
- Shop in your Pajamas to receive discounts throughout town plus a Pajama Fashion Show!
March
- Topeka Spring Draft Horse Sale
- Maple Syrup Days
April
- Honeyville Quilt Auction
- Good Friday Horse Auction-Shipshewana
- Topeka Spring Carriage, Antique, and Horse Auction
May
- Shipshewana Mayfest
- Shipshewana Flea Market Opens Tues/Weds
- Shipshewana Antique Market
- Extended Flea Market Days (Memorial Weekend Monday, Tues, Weds)
- Quilt Garden Tour (Memorial Day thru 1 October or first frost)
June
- Pumpkinvine Bike Ride
- Elkhart Jazz Festival
July
- Extended Flea Market Days (July 4th week)
- Topeka Fourth of July Festival
- Lagrange County 4H Fair
- Elkhart County 4H Fair
- Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival
August
- Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival
- Lagrange County Habitat for Humanity Auction
- Amishland & Lakes Bicycle Tour
- Middlebury Summer Festival & Parade
- Goldenrod Benefit Auction
September
- Extended Flea Market Days (Labor Day Mon)
- Middlebury Fall Festival (annual event)
- Bristol Hills Storytelling Festival (annual event)
- Bonneyville Celebration (annual event)
- Honeyville Quilt Auction
- Mennonite Relief Sale
October
- Gathering At Five Medals: A living History Experience-Benton
- The Great Pumpkin Tree - Wakarusa
- Lagrange Corn School-Downtown Lagrange
- Shipshewana Fall Crafters Fair
November
- Edwardian Yuletide-Ruthmere, Elkhart
- Christmas in Shipshewana
December
- Christmas in Shipshewana
