2025 IJA

Location

Evansville, Indiana is a city of 115,000 friendly people at the southern tip of Indiana. Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south, and Illinois is just to the west. Evansville is in the Eastern US Time Zone (GMT -5).

Venues

Old National Events Plaza
715 Locust St.
Evansville, IN 47708
www.oldnationaleventsplaza.com

Victory Theatre
600 Main St.
Evansville, IN 47708
www.victorytheatre.com

 

By Air

Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) is just 8 miles north of all of our festival venues in downtown Evansville, and connects the city to the world with over a dozen flights a day to world gateway hubs at Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Atlanta on flights from American Airlines and Delta Airlines.

AMERICAN AIRLINES serves Evansville with 6 daily flights to their world hubs at Dallas/Ft. Worth International (DFW) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD), plus five daily round trips to their massive Charlotte (CLT) hub, then on to 350 cities in 50 countries. Through the oneWorld global network, American and their 14 oneWorld partner airlines serve an additional 1,000 cities. Visit aa.com for booking, or visit oneworld.com for information on oneWorld partner airlines worldwide.

DELTA AIRLINES serves Evansville with multiple daily flights to their global hub at Atlanta/Hartsfield International (ATL), and then on to 325 cities on six continents. Through the SkyTeam global network, Delta connects to over 600 additional international destinations through 20 partner airlines. Visit delta.com for booking, or visit skyteam.com for information on SkyTeam partner airlines worldwide.

  • Visit FlightsFrom.com to see all flights available at EVV.
  • Visit FlyEVV.com for information on Evansville Regional Airport
  • Visit this page for current flight status at EVV.
  • EVV has a handy cost calculator to compare all-in costs for flying in and out of EVV compared to larger international airports in the region.

Fly & Drive or Fly & Ride

Some travelers may want to investigate options available by flying into either Nashville International Airport (BNA) or Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), then riding a bus or renting a car and driving to Evansville.

Both Nashville and Louisville are served by every major US airline, including discount carriers Southwest and Frontier.

Evansville is 127 miles from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and 157 miles from Nashville International Airport.

From Louisville, take a taxi to downtown (7 miles, ~$25), then take Miller Transportation bus to Evansville. Total travel time is about three hours and typical fare is around $60.

From Nashville, take the local city bus (WeGo Transit Route 18) to downtown Nashville, then take Greyhound bus to Evansville. Total travel time is around four hours and typical fare is $40.

Explore options, routes and fares on Rome2Rio.com.

Airport Transfers

The Doubletree Hotel does not provider airport shuttle service. Ride share and local taxi is available throughout the area. Call JP Taxi at 812-454-2379.

By Car

Evansville is 11 miles west of I-65 along US 41 just north of the Ohio River. Driving times to Evansville from some major cities:

Chicago:  5-6 Hours St. Louis: 3 Hours Detroit: 7 Hours
Washington, D.C. 11 Hours Omaha: 9 Hours Atlanta: 6 Hours

 

By Bus

The nationwide Greyhound Lines network serves Evansville with connections to Hoosier Ride and other regional bus lines.