136th Labor Day Celebration To Be Held at Warrick County Fairgrounds in Boonville

The Labor Day Celebration is like a four-day county fair, and most events are subsidized by a combination of labor unions, business and civic organizations. This celebration is a call for solidarity to all local unions to gather on Labor Day to honor all working men and women of the tri-state area. 

They offer a family-oriented celebration that doesn’t break the average family’s budget. They have FREE Carnival Rides throughout the celebration, arena events like the demo derby, and other events such as kid’s games, horseshoes, cornhole, gospel singing, karaoke, pageants, talent show, poker run, car show, rummage sale, food and vendor booths, and the 136th Annual Labor Day Parade. The Labor Day Association was established in 1886 to honor organized labor and the hard-working men & women of the Tri-State area. 

They are the second oldest continuous Labor Day Celebration in the Nation as it was started before Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894. That first celebration was very similar to the present Labor Day Celebration. It was sponsored by the Knights of Labor, which was one of the labor groups representing unionists in Indiana. A train from Chicago, Illinois brought four coaches of unionists. They were met at 3:30 a.m. by a Princeton band and escorted to the Princeton Fairgrounds. At 10:00 a.m. another train brought six coaches full of Knights of Labor, along with two bands. A parade, which was the highlight of the celebration, resulted. Speeches were made by area labor leaders, and a tradition was born. Today they continue the tradition and honor all American workers, Union as well as non-union workers. 

President Dennis has stated “We are proud of the fact that we are able to celebrate all the hard-working men & women by having this annual celebration.” 

For more information you can visit them online at www.labordayassoc.com