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The Friends of Versailles State Park is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to improve the park and host events to help the public enjoy the park

10/31/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS! 👻🎃
What a fun time and so many creative costumes! Thank you to everyone who participated and brought the Halloween spirit! 🧡🖤
A big congratulations to our winners! 🏆
🥇 Best Group: The Condiments 🌭🍅
🥇 Most Original: Oscar Meyer Weiner 🌭😂
🥇 Best Overall: Little Red Riding Hood & Grandma (the dog 😂🐶)
Thank you all for making it such a fun Halloween! We loved seeing everyone's creativity. Until next year… stay spooky! 🎃👻🧡

10/30/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR AND Trick or Treat & Eat IS BACK AT VERSAILLES STATE PARK! 👻🎃

We have another GREAT weekend planned at our favorite state park, and you won’t want to miss it! 🍂🧡

Bring the kiddos, grab your costumes, and come enjoy a spooktacular weekend filled with fall fun! The campground will be decked out in spooky, festive decorations, making it the perfect place for a little Halloween magic! 🕸️🦇

🍬 TRICK-OR-TREAT IN THE CAMPGROUND
📅 Saturday, October 31
⏰ 4–7 PM

🍔 FOOD TRUCKS
Michael Eddy’s Street Cuisine
Ridin Roosters
Buried N Sweets
Dori’s Premium Rolled Ice Cream
📅 Saturday, October 31
⏰ 11 AM–7 PM
📍 Campground overflow parking lot

With beautiful fall weather, delicious food, a festively decorated campground, and plenty of Halloween fun, it’s the perfect excuse to get outside and make some memories! 🍁🎃

✨ This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! ✨

🚗 Please note that Versailles State Park gate fees apply.

Tag your friends, share this post, and make plans to join us for a SPOOKTACULAR Saturday at Versailles State Park! 🧡👻🍂

10/29/2026

🎄✨ TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO BECOME A SANTA’S LIGHTED FOREST SPONSOR! ✨🎄

The November 1 deadline to become a Sponsor and have your business recognized at Santa’s Lighted Forest is quickly approaching!

When you become a sponsor, you’re doing more than supporting a magical Christmas tradition in our community. ❤️ You’re also helping the Friends of Versailles State Park make Otter Trail accessible for our new track chair!

🌲 What does that mean? It means individuals who might otherwise be unable to explore our hiking trails can use the track chair to experience the beauty of Versailles State Park in a safe and accessible way.

You’re helping us open up nature to people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience it. And that is something truly special. 💚

This is a cause we feel strongly about, and we’re excited about the difference this project will make for our community.

🎅 Become a Sponsor by November 1! Your business will be recognized at Santa’s Lighted Forest while helping us make the outdoors more accessible to everyone.

📩 Reach out to a member of the Friends of Versailles State Park or email at [email protected] today to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Let’s make Santa’s Lighted Forest our BEST year yet while opening the beauty of nature to more people! 🌲❤️

10/29/2026

✨🎄 A HUGE THANK YOU to Halcomb Home Center for their Silver Sponsorship!🎄✨

We are so grateful to have community partners helping make this event possible!

Last year, Santa’s Lighted Forest was a HUGE hit, and thanks to the incredible support of our community, we’re making it even bigger this year! ❤️

Santa’s Lighted Forest is expanding to FOUR magical nights:
🎅 December 4 & 5
🎅 December 11 & 12

But the magic of Santa’s Lighted Forest goes beyond the lights. 💚 Funds raised through this event are being used by the Friends of Versailles State Park to help make Otter Trail accessible for the new track chair.

Our goal is simple: to open up the beauty of nature to those who may not have had the opportunity to experience our park from the trails. 🌲🦋

🎁 Want to join in on the magic?
We’d love to have you be part of Santa’s Lighted Forest! Whether you’re interested in sponsoring, decorating a campsite, or both, message us to learn more.

Together, we’re creating holiday memories and making nature more accessible for everyone. ❤️🌲

10/28/2026

🎄✨ CHURCHES & NONPROFITS — WE NEED YOU! ✨🎄

The Friends of Versailles State Park are looking for churches, nonprofits, and community organizations to help us decorate sites for Santa’s Lighted Forest! 🎅🎄

This is a wonderful opportunity to promote your organization, bring your group together, and support your local state park while spreading a little Christmas magic throughout our community!

🎁 Here’s how simple it is to participate:
✨ Decorate your site December 2–4.
✨ Let us handle the lights! You don’t have to be present each night—we’ll turn your lights on and off for you.
✨ Take down your decorations December 12–14.

That’s it! Your organization gets a chance to be part of a magical holiday experience while helping the Friends of Versailles State Park continue supporting projects and programs that make our park special. ❤️

Tag your favorite church, nonprofit, civic group, or another community organization, that you would LOVE to hav see decorate a site.

Let’s work together to make Santa’s Lighted Forest a Christmas tradition our community looks forward to year after year! 🌟

📩 Interested in decorating a site? Call the park office at 812-689-6424 to book your free site!

10/27/2026

🎃👻 It is another busy weekend at Versailles State Park! This Saturday (10/31) is the second and final weekend of Halloween Spooktacular, and the Friends of Versailles State Park have invited more amazing food trucks to join in on the fun with Trick or Treat & Eat! 🌭🍔🍧

🍴 Food Trucks | 11 AM–7 PM
🗺️ Campground overflow parking lot

Not camping? No problem! You can park in the Oak Grove parking lot and enjoy a short walk to the food trucks.

🎃Trick-or-Treating | 4–7 PM
Bring the kiddos and head into the campground for some trick-or-treating! The campground will be decorated with all kinds of spooky fall fun, making it the perfect way to celebrate the season! 👻🍁

🚗 Overflow parking will be in the Oak Grove parking lot.

🍔 Come hungry! We’ll have:

• Michael Eddy’s Street Cuisine
• Ridin Roosters
•Buried N Sweets
• Dori’s Premium Rolled Ice Cream

❤️ Even better? Each food truck will donate 10% of its sales back to the Friends of Versailles State Park! That means you can enjoy some delicious local food while helping support the park we all love.

So grab the family, enjoy the beautiful fall weather, support local businesses, and help us continue making a difference at Versailles State Park!

We can’t wait to see you there! 🍂🎃

10/27/2026

✨🎄 A HUGE THANK YOU to Candice Dahline - State Farm Agent for their Silver Sponsorship!🎄✨

We are so grateful to have community partners like State Farm helping make this event possible!

Last year, Santa’s Lighted Forest was a HUGE hit, and thanks to the incredible support of our community, we’re making it even bigger this year! ❤️

Santa’s Lighted Forest is expanding to FOUR magical nights:
🎅 December 4 & 5
🎅 December 11 & 12

But the magic of Santa’s Lighted Forest goes beyond the lights. 💚 Funds raised through this event are being used by the Friends of Versailles State Park to help make Otter Trail accessible for the new track chair.

Our goal is simple: to open up the beauty of nature to those who may not have had the opportunity to experience our park from the trails. 🌲🦋

And we can’t wait to see what they comes up with as they decorate their own campsite!

🎄✨ What better way to spread some holiday cheer while getting creative and showcasing your business to everyone who visits Santa’s Lighted Forest?

🎁 Want to join in on the magic?
We’d love to have you be part of Santa’s Lighted Forest! Whether you’re interested in sponsoring, decorating a campsite, or both, message us to learn more.

Together, we’re creating holiday memories and making nature more accessible for everyone. ❤️🌲

10/26/2026

🐮🎄 MOO-VE OVER… WE HAVE MINI COWS COMING TO SANTA’S LIGHTED FOREST! 🎄🐮

We are SO excited to welcome Triple C Miniature Cattle Co. to Santa’s Lighted Forest this year! ❤️

Just look at these adorable mini cows! 😍 They’ll be making an appearance EACH NIGHT from 6-9pm at Santa’s Lighted Forest, and you can find them near Santa’s Lodge (Oak Grove Shelter)!

Whether you’re coming to see the lights, visit Santa, or make some magical holiday memories with your family, you won’t want to miss these little cuties! 🐮✨

We can’t wait for you to meet them!

🎄Santa’s Lighted Forest
🌲Santa’s Lighted Forest
🎅Santa’s Lighted Forest
🤶Santa’s Lighted Forest

📅 December 4, 5, 11 & 12

10/25/2026

🎃👻 Winners are in…! 👻🎃

A huge congratulations to our Halloween Site Decoration winners! 🏆🕸️

🧡 Most Original: Boo Saloon 🍻👻
🥇 1st Place: Skelementary 💀📚
🥈 2nd Place: Dead Man’s Hallow ⚰️🖤
🥉 3rd Place: Scary Tunnel 🕷️🎃

A BIG thank-you to everyone who participated! ❤️ There were SOOO many fantastic sites this year, and we loved seeing all the creativity, spooky details, and Halloween spirit you brought! 🦇🕸️🧙‍♀️

You all helped make this Halloween extra special! Thank you for making it such a frightfully fun time! 🎃🧡👻

Congratulations to all our winners and participants! 🏆👏

10/24/2026

🎃👻 And the Halloween Costume Winners Are…! 👻🎃

Congratulations to our winners! 🏆🧡

🤖 Most Original: Spring Bonnie (Robot)
🦝 Best Group: Trash Can Raccoons
💀 Best Overall: Skeleton

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated and helped make our Halloween celebration so much fun! 🎃🕸️ We loved seeing everyone’s creativity and amazing costumes!

Happy Halloween! 🧡🖤👻

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Versailles, IN
47042

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