Dan Patch Days Community Festival

First Weekend after Labor Day

Oxford, Indiana

Dan Patch Days is a festival held annually in honor of the world famous pacer who was foaled in Oxford, Indiana in 1896 to owner Daniel Messner, Jr.

Dan Patch was a long-legged, wobbly, awkward colt with knobby knees - the colt even required assistance to stand to nurse. Many of Messner's friends encouraged him to have the colt put out of his misery. Instead the colt was nurtured and trained to be a pacer. And the rest is history.

Visit the festival website and social media pages!

Web: www.tinyurl.com/danpatchdays

Facebook: @OxfordDanPatchDays  

Instagram: @OxDanPatchDays

Twitter: @OxDanPatchDays                    

For more information on the Great Dan Patch, please visit the Dan Patch Historical Society.