Lanesville, Indiana celebrates half-century of their Heritage Weekend festival

LANESVILLE, In. (WDRB) -- The southern Indiana town of Lanesville is celebrating small town life in a big way.

WDRB's Keith Kaiser explored the Lanesville Heritage Weekend.

The 50th annual Lanesville Heritage Weekend Festival on Sept. 11-14 celebrates small town life in the best way.

See how farmers lived 100 or more years ago with vintage farm machinery and techniques of farm life.

The three-day festival showcases the history and heritage of small towns, beginning annually on the second Thursday in September.

More than 75,000 people will visit Lanesville over the festive weekend.

The weekend includes a family friendly street dance, fireworks show, truck and tractor pulls, amusement rides, helicopter rides, food and craft booths, live entertainment, antique and modern machinery exhibitions and more.

Lanesville Heritage Weekend was first celebrated in 1976 and originally founded as the Lanesville Bicentennial Celebration for the nation's Bicentennial year.

Click here for directions to Lanesville, IN, just 25 minutes west of downtown Louisville.