
Is Evansville’s Fall Festival the Best Autumn Festival in the Country? USA Today Wants to Know!
You can vote for the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival now. Here's how!
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival
If you have lived in the Tri-State for any amount of time, then you know about the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. It's been going on for more than 100 years, and each year it welcomes around 200,000 people to West Franklin Street. The Fall Festival takes place the first full week of October, and during that week, more than 100 food booths line up and down Franklin Street, all to support local non-profits. It's a fun-filled week of delicious deep-fried goodness, carnival rides, parades, and plenty of entertainment from the stages.
The Fall Festival has been a Tri-State staple for decades, and now it's getting national recognition once again, by being nominated for the USA Today Readers' Choice Awards!
READ MORE: Did You Know the Fall Festival Started as a Halloween Festival?
Vote for the Best Fall Festival in the Country
Twenty different fall-themed festivals from across the United States have been nominated by USA Today and are in the running to be named the Best Fall Festival in America.
In 2024 the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival reigned supreme (but to be honest, we all knew it would), so now the WSNC Fall Festival is on to defend that title this year, because they've been nominated once again!

USA Today Voting is Open for Best Fall Festival
The voting is now open, and you can vote for the WSNC Fall Festival. Here is what USA Today has to say about picking Evansville's Fall Festival, and why it was chosen to be in the running for best in the country:
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival attracts more than 200,000 people to Franklin Street each year, making it one of the largest street festivals in the United States. The October event includes free live entertainment, carnival rides, over 130 food booths, talent competitions, and a huge fall parade.
Voting ends on Monday, September 8th and the winner will be announced on September 17th, so be sure to vote every day, and let's see Evansville reign supreme again! Click here to cast your vote!
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