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The Complete Guide to Downtown Evansville

Downtown Evansville Guide With 80+ Things to Do, Places to See, Restaurants to Eat, & Bars to Drink

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🦖 Evansville Raptor Con 2026 Lands At Old National Events Plaza September 12-13

Aug 28, 2026

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🦖 Evansville Raptor Con 2026 Lands At Old National Events Plaza September 12-13

Rob Paulsen, Lita, Kevin Nash, a Sandlot reunion and Paul Walter Hauser hit downtown Sept 12-13. Save 10% with code EVVBUZZ.

🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 21-24: Cosplay, Ottoberfest & 10 Bands for 10 Bucks

Aug 20, 2026

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🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 21-24: Cosplay, Ottoberfest & 10 Bands for 10 Bucks

Thomas Rhett, ten years of Geek Con, Star Wars night at Bosse Field, and ten bands for ten bucks. Dress accordingly.

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🐝 Evansville Buzz | Beyond the Checklist: My Own Sister-In-Law Ruth Easterling Just Dropped a Book

Aug 14, 2026

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🐝 Evansville Buzz | Beyond the Checklist: My Own Sister-In-Law Ruth Easterling Just Dropped a Book

Leadership coach Ruth Easterling on why checking every box still feels hollow. (Full disclosure: she's family.)

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🐝 Lil' Bees | Aug 12–16, 2026: 812 Day, Lanterns & Summer's Last Call

Aug 11, 2026

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🐝 Lil' Bees | Aug 12–16, 2026: 812 Day, Lanterns & Summer's Last Call

812 Day bubbles at Willard, $2 Otters tickets, a mile of lanterns at Mesker, Cowboy Con, Princess Day, and cMoe's Back-to-School Bash. Your Evansville family week.

🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Bluegrass Turns 40 and Summer Starts Packing

Aug 7, 2026

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🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Bluegrass Turns 40 and Summer Starts Packing

Bluegrass in the Park turns 40, Koe Wetzel hits the Ford Center, and Mesker strings up a mile of lanterns. Your weekend, sorted.

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Aug 3, 2026

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🐝 Lil' Bees | Aug 5–10, 2026: Zoo Lanterns, Smokey Bear's Birthday & a Farm Full of Tractors

Wild Summer Lights, Bluegrass in the Park, Smokey Bear's birthday at Harmonie, and Farm Day at Wathen Farms. Every kid-friendly Evansville event Aug 5-10.

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🐝 Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Twelfth Night Washes Ashore at EVPL West

Jul 30, 2026

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🐝 Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Twelfth Night Washes Ashore at EVPL West

Evansville Shakespeare Players bring Twelfth Night to EVPL West Aug 7-9, 2026. Free outdoor Shakespeare on Franklin Street. Meet all 31 cast and crew.

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Jul 26, 2026

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🐝 Lil' Bees | Jul 27 – Aug 2: A B-29 lands, the zoo lights up, and summer takes its last lap

Warbird Weekend, Wild Summer Lights opening night, the last $2 movie mornings, and a foam pit finale at Willard.

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The Complete Guide to Downtown Evansville

🦖 Evansville Raptor Con 2026 Lands At Old National Events Plaza September 12-13

🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 21-24: Cosplay, Ottoberfest & 10 Bands for 10 Bucks

🐝 Evansville Buzz | Beyond the Checklist: My Own Sister-In-Law Ruth Easterling Just Dropped a Book

🐝 Lil' Bees | Aug 12–16, 2026: 812 Day, Lanterns & Summer's Last Call

🐝Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Bluegrass Turns 40 and Summer Starts Packing

🐝 Lil' Bees | Aug 5–10, 2026: Zoo Lanterns, Smokey Bear's Birthday & a Farm Full of Tractors

🐝 Evansville Buzz | Aug 7-9: Twelfth Night Washes Ashore at EVPL West

🐝 Lil' Bees | Jul 27 – Aug 2: A B-29 lands, the zoo lights up, and summer takes its last lap

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