We're looking forward to the 35th "world famous" CAMDEN BLACK WALNUT FESTIVAL to be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 21-22, 2023. Always held the third weekend in October, the Black Walnut Festival is one of the best festivals in the entire SW OHIO area with more than 150 vendors and averaging 8,000-10,000 attendees per day.  It's everything you like in a Festival and more.

This year, you will enjoy all

140 Vendors!

Handmade and artisan crafts, fall produce, antiques and collectibles

25 of the best area food trucks

A big 'ol fun parade

Car & Truck show (in 2022 we had more than 200 vehicles)

Kid Zone with bounce houses, face painters, balloon artist, crafts, games, kiddie tractor pull, and train ride.

Top notch live entertainment all day long - in two festival venues

Preble Shawnee High and Middle School Art Show

Haunted Camden Wagon Tours (are you brave enough to learn about Camden's spine-tingling history)

Oh, and let's not forget the great hand-cranked, homemade ice cream!

Schedule :

October 20, 2023

7:00 & 8:30 : Camden Haunted Wagon Tours

October 21, 2023

Ent. Tent & Food Trucks open until 7:30pm

9:00 - 5:00 : Festival and Vendor Booths Open

9:00 - 5:00 : Camden Kid Zone Open Bounce Houses, Barrel Train, Games

11:00 - 4:00 : Face Painting

11:00 - 3:00 : Balloon Twisting

9:00 - 5:00 : Self-Guided Historic Camden Walking Tours (tour booklet at BWF Booth)

10:00 : Parade at N. Main St. and Central Ave.

10:30 - 7:30 : Live Music at Shank Park Ent. Tent

10:30 - 12:30 : Achilles Tenderloin

1 - 4:00 : Sean Lamb Janet Miller Band

4:30 - 7:30 : The Caitlin Davis Band

11:00 - 3:00 : Car & Truck Show on Main Street (Registration 11-1, awards @ 3)

11:00 : National Anthem by Daniel Ryan & Introduction of Grand Marshals

11:00 - 4:00 : Gazebo Entertainment

11 - 1:00 : KICKS 98 radio

1 - 1:30 : Preble Shawnee Marching

Arrows :

1:30 - 3:3O : Jimmy Douglas, Pianist

3:30 - 5:00 : Pineridge Partners

11:00 - 7:00 : Beer and Wine Garden @ Shank Park

1 - 4:00 : Preble Shawnee Art Show

5:00 : Vendor section of festival closes

4:30 - 7:30 : Community Concert in Shank Park (Festival Food area remains open)

7:00 & 8:30 : Camden Haunted Wagon Tours

October 22, 2023

9:00 - 5:00 : Festival and Vendor Booths open

9:00 - 5:00 : Camden Kid Zone open Bounce Houses, Barrel Train & Games

11:00 - 4:00 : Face Painting

11:00 - 3:00 : Balloon Twisting

1:00 : Kiddle Tractor Pull (Registration at 12 noon)

9::00 - 5:00 : Self-Guided Historical Camden Walking Tours (tour booklet at BWF Booth)

10:00 - 5:00 : Live Music at Shank Park EntTent

10:00 - 1:30 : 4 Mile Creek Band

2:00 - 5:00 : Southern Summer

11:00 - 5:00 : Live Music @Bicentennial Park Gazebo

11:00 - 12:30 : Kyla Mainous

1 - 3:00 : Daniel Ryan

3:15 - 4:00 : Angeli Danzanti Dance Group

11:00 - 5:00 : Beer & Wine Garden @ Shank Park

12:00 : Registration for Kiddie Tractor Pull

1:00 : Kiddie Tractor Pull contest (ages 3 - 8)

1 - 4:00 : Preble Shawnee Art Show

3:00 : Announcement of Raffle Winners

5:00 : Close of Festival

Date : October 21, 2023 - October 22, 2023

Location :

Black Walnut Festival 

Lafayette and Bloomfield Street

Camden, OH 45311

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