NAPPANEE — The 54th annual Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival will take place 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, through Saturday, Aug. 6, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7,  on the grounds of Amish Acres, an 80-acre, historic, Amish farm listed in the National Register of Historic Places. For the eighth time, Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival has been selected by the American Bus Association as a TOP 100 event in North America.

Admission price is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors at least age 60 and students ages 12–17. Active military and children under age 12 are free. Parking is free with several parking areas and six entrances for visitors’ convenience.

The festival was selected by, “The Culture Trip,” as one of Indiana’s 10 summer events and festivals, “You Shouldn’t Miss,” solidifying the festival’s standing in the top echelon of America’s festivals dedicated to the creative arts.

The event’s theme, “Crazy for Art,” is inspired by The Round Barn Theatre’s production of “Crazy for You.” It resembles the patches of randomly varying sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics that make up this crazy quilt festival that puts smiles on faces of all shapes, sizes, and colors, from near and far.

The event brings to this northern Indiana historic farm a marketplace filled with the creations of artists and artisans from every corner of the country with nearly 300 juried artists and crafters from 200 cities and 30 states. Visitors from across the state and beyond, numbering almost 60,000, descend on the farm annually for the celebration. It includes entertainment on four stages throughout the day, strolling musicians, folk singers, bluegrass music, and more.

Live Broadway musical theatre in repertory, Plain and Fancy and Crazy for You, will be performed on the Joseph Stein Stage in The Round Barn Theatre. In addition, selections of songs from both shows will be performed on the festival grounds. Festive food will be served including pulled-pork, soft-serve ice cream, fried vegetables, donkey ears and more.

The first 500 shoppers each day to spend $50 or more in artist purchases will receive $5 Amish Acres gift cards. Drawings include theatre and overnight getaway packages. In addition to $14,000 in gift cards, $5,000 in artist cash prizes and $2,000 in Amish Acres products and services will total $17,000 in giveaways throughout the four days.

Visitors may also register to win the $2,000, handmade, Double Wedding Ring quilt, designed in celebration of the 30th anniversary of “Plain and Fancy” in The Round Barn Theatre. The top was designed and  pieced by Amber Burgess, Round Barn Theatre artistic director. Elizabeth and Katie Borkholder work throughout the summer and fall to finish the quilt in time for Fall Harvest Days. The drawing will take place New Year’s Eve.

Professional judges will award $5,000 in cash prizes from hundreds of entries in the competition tent, including two, $1,000 best-of-show awards in two- and three-dimensional categories and for total booth presentation as voted on by visitors.

For more information on Amish Acres, the Arts and Crafts Festival, and The Round Barn Theatre visit AmishAcres.com