<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States . It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year . It begins on the 2nd Friday in October and lasts 10 days . </P> <P> The festival began in 1957, when a group of local women decided to hold a three - day festival to accommodate the many interested tourists looking for information about the bridges . The first festival was rather small and occurred only in Rockville . </P>

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