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🥜 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival 2025 🥜

The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival 2025 is back October 6–11 and Franklin Street is ready to feed 200,000 of us like it’s Calorie Christmas.

With 137 food booths on the official Fall Fest Munchie Map, the legendary Half Pot raffle (jackpots near $2 million), and parades from glowing lighthouses to dogs in costumes, this is Evansville’s biggest week of the year.

Forget Christmas. Forget the Superbowl. For six days, the Evansville Fall Festival is the universe.

🍔 Fall Fest 2025 Food Booth Highlights 🍔

Want to conquer the Franklin Street food gauntlet? Here are the crowd favorites and bucket-list bites straight off the official Fall Festival Munchie Map:

• 🧠 Brain Sandwiches – Fall Fest’s hazing ritual. Find them at Booths 4, 5, 28, 64, 103, 128.

• 🌭 Pronto Pups – The OG corn dog. Booths 46, 52, 56, 59, 65, 69, 72, 85, 92, 107, 115, 121, 125, 128, 133.

• 🍪 Deep-Fried Cookie Dough – Gooey, messy perfection. Booths 51, 55, 56, 57, 69, 70, 72, 75, 76, 89, 99, 122.

• 🐘 Elephant Ears – Cinnamon-sugar bliss. Booths 56, 57, 85, 122.

• 🥔 Loaded Potatoes – Giant, cheesy, bacon-covered carb bombs. Booths 12, 38, 75, 94, 128.

• 🦗 Grasshopper Ice Cream – Yes, really. Booth 48.

• 🍎 Apple Cider Slushies – The taste of fall in a cup. Booths 32, 67, 85, 107, 121, 135, 137.

👉 Pro Tip: Hit the booths early in the week for shorter lines. By Thursday night, you’re shoulder-to-shoulder in powdered sugar.

💸 How to Play the Evansville Fall Festival Half Pot Raffle 💸

Since launching in 2019, the Fall Fest Half Pot raffle has become a tradition. Last year’s pot nearly hit $2 million.

• 🎟️ Tickets sold all week long along Franklin Street.

• 💰 Winner takes half the pot; the rest funds local schools, youth programs, and nonprofits.

• ✅ Overseen by the Indiana Gaming Commission, so it’s 100% legit.

It’s the best gamble you’ll make all year.

🎶 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Parades & Events 🎶

• Monday, Oct 6 – Lighthouse Parade at 7 PM + Amateur Hour Night 1.

• Tuesday, Oct 7 – Tug of War + Queen & King Contest.

• Wednesday, Oct 8 – Amateur Hour Night 3 + live bands.

• Thursday, Oct 9 – Bourbon Revival + USI basketball intro.

• Friday, Oct 10 – Amateur Hour Finals + Haywire concert.

• Saturday, Oct 11 – Pet Parade at 10 AM + Main Parade at 4:30 PM.

🏆 Why Fall Fest Matters 🏆

• Crowned USA Today’s #1 Fall Festival (2023).

• Nominated again in 2025 Top 10 Fall Festivals nationwide.

• Pumps nearly $7 million into Evansville’s economy each year.

• Since 2003, the Nut Club has donated $6.3 million+ back into the community.

🙋 Fall Fest 2025 FAQ 🙋

When is the 2025 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival?
📅 October 6–11, 2025.

Where is the Evansville Fall Festival located?
📍 Franklin Street, from Wabash Ave to St. Joe Ave.

How many food booths are at Fall Fest?
🍴 137 booths, run by nonprofits, listed on the official Munchie Map.

How do I buy Half Pot raffle tickets?
🎟️ On Franklin Street during the festival, at official Half Pot booths.

What are the weird foods at Fall Fest?
🦗 Grasshopper Ice Cream, 🧠 brain sandwiches, 🍕 pizza cones—Evansville’s finest oddities.

🐝 Final Buzz 🐝

The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival 2025 is Evansville’s crown jewel: parades, Half Pot dreams, and a food lineup that would make Gordon Ramsay cry into his cider slushie.

Whether you’re here for the nostalgia, the chaos, or just the bug ice cream Fall Fest is proof that Evansville knows how to throw a party.

See you on Franklin Street.

Stay local. Stay weird. Stay buzzin’.
— The Buzz Team ✌️