2026 Activities and schedule
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2026 Program
Jebi's Ice Cream Eating Contest Click the pdfs for the rules. You must visit Jebi's to sign up for the contest. >>>>
72nd Annual Roanoke Fall Festival Parade form, sponsored by American Legion Post #160 Roanoke
Click the pdf - >>>>
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FEATURED EVENTS
CAKE & COOKIE COMPETITION
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Bake your best cake and enter to win
Most Delicious,
Best Decorated "Your Choice" Theme,
and Best Decorated Theme!
1st place- $30, 2nd place- $20, 3rd place- $10
Grand Prize cake- an extra $20!
Cookie Contest
Enter 12 of your favorite cookies in a fun display.
These can be decorated,
or your gramma's favorite recipe.
2026 theme is "Celebrating America's 250th"
Divisions
Adult: 18+ Junior: 11-18
Kid's: 5-10
Check out past cakes, & hear any news on the
Roanoke Fall Festival Cake & Cookie Contest Facebook page
by clicking HERE.
PIE EATING CONTEST
Friday,
September 11 at 6:15 p.m.
Always a favorite, our annual pie eating contest is for all ages. You will have your choice of Pumpkin or Sugar Cream Pie!
Rolling Pin Bakehouse is honored to provide this contest for our festival each year.
Click on the pdf for the Pie Eating Contest application.
Joy
Pleasers
Clown
Ministry
Saturday, September 12th at 4:30 p.m.
71st Annual Festival Parade down main street
Saturday, September 12th at
3:00 p.m.
This parade starts on top of Main Street and travels all the way downtown.
Sponsored by:
American Legion Post #160
Roanoke
Relay Race
Saturday, September 12th at
1:30 p.m. Make sure to be registered under the Roanoke Park Pavilion for the
FREE relay race!
SACK RACE
3-LEGGED RACE
EGG & SPOON RACE
HOOLA HOOPS
FUN GAMES!
Prizes!
Indiana Wild!
Returning to the festival on
Saturday,
September 12th
1:30 p.m.
will be Indiana Wild,
to share their education, conservation, and their rescue and rehoming techniques.
This is a free family
friendly event!
Roanoke Lions Club
PO BOX 754
Roanoke, IN
Ducky Run!
The Ducky Run will
be held at the Roanoke Fall Festival on
Saturday, Sept. 12
at 5:00 p.m.
