Complete Guide to 2025 Events in Shipshewana
Post Date: Jan 23, 2025
It's easy to find special events and one-of-a-kind things to do in Shipshewana, Indiana all year long. Take a look at some of the best upcoming 2025 area events for seasonal festivals, shows, auctions, markets and other events that you'll only find in Indiana's Amish country.
This is NOT a complete list of all Shipshewana area events, but for a more exhaustive list, please visit the Official Shipshewana Visitor Center site!
Shipshewana event resources include:
Please note that event details, dates and times are subject to change. Please confirm with the venues directly before making travel plans.
January 2025
- 17-18 Ice Festival/Chili Cookoff - Town of Shipshewana
- 22 Antique & Miscellaneous Auction - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique & Miscellaneous Auction Building
- 23 – 25, 2025 Midwest Tool Expo and Health & Wellness Expo - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 24 Brady Seals - Blue Gate Music Hall
- 24 Drumline Live - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 25 Standardbred Horse Sale - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena
- 28 American Red Cross Blood Drive - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 31 – Feb. 1 Northern Indiana Grazing Conference - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
Above: Shipshewana Ice Festival
February 2025
- 1 Warrant and Firehouse - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 1 Pajama Day Sales - Town of Shipshewana
- 7 – 8 Midwest Home and Yard Show – Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 8 John Denver Tribute - Blue Gate Performing Arts (PAC)
- 8 Essenhaus Train Show - Das Dutchman Essenhaus
- 15 Billy Dean - Blue Gate Music Hall
- 20 – 22 Michiana Camping & RV Show - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 28 – March 1 Shipshewana Card Show - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
March 2025
- 3 - 6 March Madness Makers Event - Farmstead Inn
- 5 George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 13 Bellamy Brothers and The Hubie Ashcraft Band - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 14 Old Crow Medicine Show - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 15-16 Maple Syrup Days - Maple Wood Nature Preserve
- 22 Ship-Chic Craft & Vintage Show - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique & Miscellaneous Building
- 22 Standardbred Horse Sale - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena
- 22 Michiana RV Auction - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 27- 29 The Circus - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
Stay Ovenight in Shipshewana at the Farmstead Inn
April 2025
- 2 ZZ Top The Elevation Tour - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 12 Shipshewana Fire Department Benefit Supper - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 11-12 Ranch Rodeo - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 17 Clearspring Produce Community Auction Clearsprings Produce Auction - LaGrange, IN
- 18 Good Friday Horse Sale - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena and Tack sales in Miscellaneous and Antique Auction Building
- 23 – Shipshewana Antique Toy & Auction - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
- 25 Jay Leno - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 26 Shipshewana Swap Meet - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
May 2025
- 1 – Twitty & Lynn - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 2-3 Mayfest - Town of Shipshewana
- 6 Shipshewana Flea Market Opens - Shipshewana Trading Place - Flea Market Grounds
- 9 Terri Clark & Deana Carter - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 10 Summerfest Consignment Auction – Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 17 Shipshewana Swap Meet - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
- 22 Meet Loaf The Ultimate Tribute - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 26 – 28 Memorial Day Extended Flea Market - Shipshewana Flea Market
- 28 Shipshewana Signs and Advertising & Miscellaneous Auction - Shipshewana Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
Above: MayFest Parade
June 2025
- 4 Greater Vision, Hayes Family, Whisnants, Mark Trammell Qt & Bradys - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 5-6 Oak Ridge Boys Farewell Tour - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 12 Gaither Vocal Band - Blue Gate Performing Arts (PAC)
- 20-21 Shipshewana Weekend Flea Market - Shipshewana Trading Place Flea Market
- 20-21 Shipshewana Antique & Vintage Market - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique & Miscellaneous Auction Building
- 20-21 Midwest Draft Horse Classic Show and Pull - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
- 20 Michael Jackson Tribute Concert - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 21 Shipshewana Swap Meet - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
- 21 Jeff Foxworthy - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
July 2025
- 1-7 The Rise & Fall of Miss Fannie's Biscuits - Blue Gate Music Hall
- 4 Independence Day Horse Sale - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena
- 12 Roots & Boots Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye & Sammy Kershaw - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 24 CeCe Winans - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 31 Travis Tritt - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
August 2025
- 1-2 Shipshewana Antique and Vintage Market - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
- 1-2 Shipshewana Weekend Flea Market - Shipshewana Flea Market
- 2 Shipshewana Swap Meet - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
- 7-9 Northeast Indiana Steam & Gas Show - LaGrange County 4H Fairgrounds
- 9 Sawyer Brown - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 26-30 The North American Clydesdale/shire Fall Classic - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
Above: Shipshewana Antique & Vintage Market
September 2025
- 1-3 Labor Day Flea Market - Shipshewana Flea Market
- 5 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 6 The Steel Drivers - The Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- 20 Shipshewana Swap Meet - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
- 27 Standardbred Horse Sale - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena
Above: Farmers Market at Shipshewana Flea Market
October 2025
1 Last Flea Market Day for Season - Shipshewana Flea Market
2-4 Fall Crafters Fair - Michiana Event Center (MEC)
14-15 Booth Brothers - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center (PAC)
18 Shipshewana Swap Meet (Last One for the Season) - Shipshewana Trading Place North Parking Lot
25 Ship-Chic Fall Craft & Vintage Show - Shipshewana Trading Place Antique & Miscellaneous Auction Building
Above: Ship-Chic Craft & Vintage Show
November 2025
- 8 The Lighting of Shipshewana - Town of Shipshewana
- 21- Dec. 31 Shipshewana's Lights of Joy (Open through December) - Shipshewana RV Park
- 28 Friday After Thanksgiving Horse Auction - Shipshewana Trading Place Livestock Arena and Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
- Every Wednesday, Year-Round: Shipshewana Antique Auction
December 2025
- 1st-31st: Shipshewana's Lights of Joy (Open through December) - Shipshewana RV Park
- 6 Ship-Chic Holiday Craft & Vintage Show - Shipshewana Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
- 17 Signs & Advertising Auction - Antique and Miscellaneous Auction Building
*No Shipshewana Antique Auctions on December 24, 2025 or December 31, 2025
*No Horse Sale on December 26, 2025
Above: Shipshewana's Lights of Joy Drive-Thru Light Display
