SOUTHWEST INDIANA DIVERSITY
Southwest Indiana embraces and celebrates the world's diverse cultures with regional events and businesses that reflect and support a variety of cultures.
For example:
- The Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council certifies and connects minority business enterprises with corporations who are committed to purchasing their products and services.
- International Week at the University of Southern Indiana, showcases dance, films, and other cultural entertainment forms, as well as the International Club Food Expo, all open to the public.
- Restaurants and grocery stores offer foods and ingredients from various cultures, such as Flavor of India Restaurant, the award-winning Nagasaki Inn Japanese Steak and Sushi restaurant, and many others listed in the table below and elsewhere on this website.
- Among the various cultural festivals and events is Germania Männerchor Volksfest, a celebration of German heritage, with traditional food and drink, music, and dancing.
The list below includes these and other events and entities that represent the diversity of Southwest Indiana. Either click a county name or use the image map (left) to display the events.
Gibson County
Juneteenth Celebration
500 W. Lyles Station Rd.
Princeton, IN 47670
Phone: 812-385-2534
www.lylesstation.org
The local Juneteenth Celebration, held June 19, commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States, and focuses on African-American education and achievement.
Lyles Station Community Museum
Lyles Station Consolidated School
Built in 1919, the Lyles Station Consolidated School has played a vital role in sustaining Indiana's sole remaining African-American settlement. Now operating as a museum and heritage education center for school children and adults, Lyles Station Consolidated School visitors experience the classroom environment and educational techniques of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Posey County
Kuntsfest
New Harmony, IN 47631
Phone: 812-682-4488
Website: Not Applicable
Vanderburgh County
Annual Native American Days
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
8215 Pollack Ave.
Evansville, IN 47715
Phone: 812-853-3956
www.angelmounds.org
Annual St. Patrick’s Day Run of Luck
B-Won Oriental Foods & Gifts
1016 S. Weinbach Ave.
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-477-3544
China Lu Market
4604 Vogel Rd.
Evansville, IN 47715
Phone: 812-471-9999
This specialty Asian grocery offers fresh vegetables and non-perishable items.
Dragons on the Ohio and Multicultural Festival
The festival, which includes Chinese dragon boat races, promotes the appreciation, value, and recognition of community diversity through the entertainment, food, song, dance, and art of many cultures.
Evansville African American Museum
Evansville, IN 47713
Phone: 812-423-5188
Family Day in the Park
915 Main St.
Suite 001
Evansville, IN 47708
Phone: 812-424-8864
Email: familydayinthepark@yahoo.com
Held on the second Saturday in September, Family Day in the Park brings together people of all ages, ethnic groups, and socio-economic backgrounds from within the community to engage in fun, education, and relationship building.
Flavor of India Restaurant
The restaurant serves Punjabi-style Indian food.
Germania Männerchor Volksfest
916 N. Fulton Ave.
Evansville, IN 47710
Phone: 812-422-1915
www.germania.evansville.net
The city’s oldest German singing club holds an August celebration of German heritage, with stout brew, good food, and music and dancing nightly.
Heritage Fest
Diversity Committee
402 Court Street
Evansville, IN 47708
Phone: 812-962-4687
www.evansvillerotary.com
The participants in this annual, fall gathering celebrate the rich, multi-cultural heritage of Southwest Indiana with food, music, and fun.
Hospitality and Outreach for Latin Americans (H.O.L.A.)
123 Main Street
Evansville, IN 47708
Phone: 812-431-8076
www.holaevansville.com
Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council (IMSDC)
Southern District
3700 Bellemeade Avenue
Suite 116
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-401-9525
www.imsdc.org
The IMSDC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, promote, and cultivate successful minority business enterprises (MBEs) within the Indiana business community and to serve as a link for corporations who are committed to purchasing products and services from MBEs certified by the IMSDC.
International Week at the University of Southern Indiana
8600 University Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47712
Phone: 812-465-7183
www.usi.edu
Students from 18 countries showcase their cultures in the International Club Food Expo. International Week also includes dance, films, and other multicultural demonstrations and entertainment. Events are open to the public; some events require tickets.
Islamic Society of Evansville International Food Festival
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-425-9801
This annual celebration of food and culture includes the sale of food, clothing, jewelry, and art.
Iwataya
8401 N. Kentucky Ave., Ste. J
Evansville, IN 47725
Phone: 812-868-0830
This restaurant is a favorite of those who love Japanese cuisine.
Japanese Grocery
Evansville, IN 47725
Phone: 812-868-0840
This grocery offers authentic Japanese foods.
Juan Diego Latino Center
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-476-7704
The center serves as a hub for pastoral and outreach services for Hispanics in Evansville.
Las Americas Store
1016 S. Weinbach Ave.
Evansville, IN 47714
Phone: 812-475-3483
This specialty grocery offers Mexican foods.
Nagasaki Inn Japanese Steak and Sushi
Enjoy award-winning, authentic Japanese cuisine.
