Editing Linton, Indiana (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Linton Music Festival===
The tagline for the [http://www.lintonmusicfest.com Linton Music Festival] was "[[Mayberry]] meets [[Woodstock]]."  In 2010, over 12,000 people attended. The festival prided itself in being a free event that offered entertainment for all ages and musical tastes.  The festival operated as a non-profit entity that strived to promote the musical arts, economic development, and tourism. It was funded in part by grants from the [http://www.in.gov/arts/ Indiana Arts Commission] and corporate sponsors. The Linton Music Festival (LMF) was held annually on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday prior to Labor Day from 2005 to 2013 and featured 3 days of music.

===Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center of Greene County===
[[File:Linton Public Library in sunlight.jpg|thumb|Carnegie Library]]

The Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center of Greene County is responsible for preserving and maintaining the historic 1908 [[Linton Public Library|Margaret Cooper Public Library]] building (a [[Carnegie library]]), which also houses the city's Phil Harris and [[Alice Faye]] memorabilia collection.

===Freedom Festival===
Linton has been celebrating [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] since 1905.  Events include the largest Independence Day parade in Indiana-bringing over 40,000 people to this city,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Linton Freedom Festival|url=http://www.lintonfreedomfestival.org/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.lintonfreedomfestival.org}}</ref> a week-long visit from a [[traveling carnival]], local music and entertainment, and fireworks on the Fourth of July.

===Marsh Madness===
This festival, beginning in 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://friendsofgoosepond.org/marsh-madness/|title=Marsh Madness|date=January 21, 2019}}</ref> celebrates the wildlife contained in the [[Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area]]. Goose Pond is a wetlands reclamation project south of the city, which has had some success at restoring marginal farmland to its natural condition. The goal is to encourage hunting, fishing and naturalist excursions.