From the City of Rising Sun:
The offices of Mayor Steve Slack and Clerk Treasurer Rae Baker Gipson would like to extend their sincerest thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped make our 2024 Navy Bean Fall Festival a success! We are certain that the weekend would not be possible without the help and support of the volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and groups that participated. The number of people included in those categories is almost too many to list, but here is our best attempt at doing so:
Festival/Parade Sponsors:
Rising Sun/Ohio County Tourism, Ohio County Community Foundation, Hurst’s Beans, North American Stainless, First Financial Bank, Hummel Insurance Group, Lt Ripley’s Kids, Rising Sun Vet Clinic, Moore & Low’s Vet Clinic, Markland Funeral Home, Everything Under the Sun, Great Plains Communications, The American Legion Auxiliary Post 59, The American Legion Riders Chapter 59, Rising Sun Subway, Knights of Columbus, Rising Sun SAY Soccer.
Special Thanks To:
Rising Sun Street Department, City Project Manager, Rising Sun Municipal Utilities, City Council, Ohio County Sheriff, Ohio County EMS, Rising Sun Fire Department, Ohio County Education Center, Phi Beta Psi Sorority, Rising Sun Lions Club, Ron Roden, Sue Scalf, Tammy Elbright, Tammy & Steve Johns, Barb Gulley, Cheri Collins, Marcia & Gary Brett, Stephanie Scott, Lenna Herzog, Amberly King, Kelly Land, Bob & Bobbi Fulcher, Tim & Melissa Caudill, all of our advertisers, and all of our wonderful performers and vendors.
We also want to give thanks to everyone who took part in the parade (spectators and participants alike) and all of the festival attendees! It was great to see so many people out enjoying some of the last days of summer on our beautiful Main Street and riverfront. Year after year we are reminded of just how important the Navy Bean Fall Festival is to our community, and the City of Rising Sun will continue to strive to provide the best festival experience we can offer!
Our sincerest apologies to anyone we may have inadvertently left out; we are grateful to each and every person who played a role in the success of this year’s event. The dates have been set for next year – September 12 & 13 – and we look forward to seeing you all at the 2025 Navy Bean Fall Festival. Contact the City of Rising Sun at 812-438-2407 with any questions, comments, or concerns. See you next year!