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Wedding Shopping in Southern Indiana: SoIN Shops for Your Big Day

Planning a wedding in Southern Indiana? SoIN has plenty of local businesses to help make your celebration special! Explore these local favorites for inspiration and thoughtful touches for your big day and your guests.

House of K Bridal

Models wearing House of K Bridal gowns.
Image credit: Louisville Luxury Photography / Jake Zaepfel

Your Guide to Art Near Speed Park

Art Near Speed Park returns to Sellersburg, Indiana, for the fifth year in a row on Saturday, August 22, 2026. This family-friendly juried fine art show brings together talented artists from across the region. Participating artists have been carefully selected by a jury based on the quality,

Flutter to Southern Indiana for the Monarch Butterfly Festival

Each year, millions of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the United States to their winter home in Mexico. Some travel as far as 3,000 miles! You can take part in this great migration right here in SoIN when the Monarch Festival returns to Southern Indiana on September 12 & 13!

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Labor Day Weekend Things to Do in and Around Southern Indiana

It’s hard to believe summer is winding down, and Labor Day will be here before we know it. We at SoIN Tourism want to offer some ideas to get a head start on a fun and festive Labor Day weekend. From international cuisine, family- (and pet!) friendly festivals and fitness events, plus live music for

Meet the Southern Indiana Artist: Henryville Artist Creates SoIN Tourism's New Poster Collection

Collage of colorful artwork by Southern Indiana artist Adam Kleinert featuring hand-painted illustrations of popular pop culture characters, including Batman, Wednesday Addams, Groot and Rocket, the Death Star, a zombie, and other comic book and movie-inspired subjects.

Southern Indiana-based artist Adam Kleinert credits his interest in art at a young age to his parents. Well, at least in part.

Kleinert, who lives in Henryville, developed his love for art – and making it – thanks to support. Today, he is an artist who focuses primarily on pop culture works,

Uncover the Dark Side of the Ohio River: The Haunted History Jeffersonville Digital Passport

Historic black-and-white photograph recreation at Rose Island in Charlestown State Park, featuring a woman in a vintage white dress holding a parasol beneath the park’s iconic archway surrounded by wooded trails.

When it comes to searching for spooky places and haunted spots, sometimes you want a group experience. Then there are the times you want to look for the unexplained on your own or with a couple of friends. Jeffersonville is doing things differently.

Logo for Haunted History Jeffersonville: A Boo 812 Experience, featuring a small ghost icon above the event name inside a green circular brushstroke design.

SoIN Tourism teamed up with Boo 812—a local

A Local’s Guide to the SoIN Fun Trail

How to make the most of your summer in Southern Indiana with the free digital passport!

If you live in SoIN, you have almost certainly seen the SoIN Fun Trail pop up on your feed every summer. Maybe you've saved a post about it. Maybe you've told yourself you'd look into it. Then Labor Day rolls

Boutiques, Confections & Curiosities: A Guide to Unique Shopping in Southern Indiana

Southern Indiana (SoIN) boasts a vibrant, historic retail landscape that perfectly blends small-town charm with sophisticated, modern curation. Far removed from the predictable corridors of suburban shopping malls, the historic downtown districts of Jeffersonville and New Albany offer

Honoring Clarksville’s ‘Rosie the Riveter’

Strictly speaking, Rosie the Riveter, the well-known icon of World War II, was not just one person. She was many.

That’s simply to say that Rosie the Riveter was a movement, not a single figure. But what may escape those who venture to Southern Indiana – and maybe even some who live here – is that