The merits of persimmons are heralded each fall at the Mitchell Persimmon Festival in Lawrence County, located 35 miles south of Bloomington in a town billed as the Persimmon Capital of the World. The late George Bishop, a local educator, launched the hometown celebration in 1947 to celebrate the little-known fruit that grows abundantly in the southern part of the Hoosier state.
The 2021 festival takes place Sept. 18-25, with Main Street activities kicking off on Sept. 25. Thousands flock to the festival that celebrates everything persimmon with crafts, food, a community-wide yard sale, 5K, a carnival and live entertainment, culminating with the grand parade on the closing Saturday.
For more information, call the Lawrence County Tourism Commission at (800) 798-0769, or go to limestonecountry.com/persimmons.
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