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Midwest Zest Fest
September 5th
through 7th, 2008
Main Square Park Gazebo
Highland, IN 46322
Rides, games, contests with prizes, meet the mascots, free live
entertainment, Battle of the Bands on Saturday, beer garden, karaoke bar, parade, food, and arts and
crafts vendors.
The Pucker Face 5K Race will be on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 6:00 .
(219) 923-3666
www.midwestzestfest.com
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Kiwanis Hot Air BalloonFest
September 12th
and 13th, 2008
Porter County Fairgrounds, Valparaiso, Indiana
Tethered Balloon rides available (handicapped accessible) from 4:30
- 8 pm both evenings, and from 7 to 8 am Saturday morning.
$10 per person charge for a 5 to 10 minute ride. Capacity 6 people
per ride.
(Porter County Expo Center - $8.00 per car load Parking
Donation. Food, Entertainment, Concessions, Children's Games, Rock
Climbing Wall).
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Valparaiso Popcorn
Festival
Saturday,
September 6, 2008
Theme: '30 Years of Popcorn Memories'
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana, home to the nation’s first popcorn parade.
The festival is located in downtown Valparaiso with two stages of
music, 400 arts and crafts booths, 50 food booths, hot air balloon
show, kid’s activities and more!
Contact info: Glennas Kueck 219.464.8332
popcorn@popcornfest.org
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Dyer Hometown Celebration
September
6th, 2008
Rt 30 and Calumet Ave.
Dyer, IN 46311
Car show, 1-mile sprint, food vendors, VFW beer garden, band, DJ,
and a finale of fireworks at dusk.
11:00 am
Call (219) 865-6108 for more information.
www.townofdyer.com
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Munchkinland Market
Days
September
12th through 14th, 2008
Chesterton, Indiana
The 11th annual Munchkinland Market Days will again be held in
cooperation with the 25th Annual Chesterton Wizard of Oz festival.
Munchkinland market days features autograph parties with actors who
appeared in MGM's 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz and other Oz
celebrities, get a life sized picture of yourself in Oz tableau,
crafts booths, Oz celebrities, Auntie Em's Pie Booth, storytellers,
music, kids games, clowns, face painters and more. For more info
contact Allen Pease at 219-926-7048
e-mail or visit
http://www.yellowbrickroadonline.com/?pageid=29057
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Wizard of Oz Festival
September 13th and 14th, 2008
Valparaiso, Indiana
Porter County Expo Center
215 E. Division, Valparaiso
Follow the Yellow Brick road to celebrate our 25th annual Indiana
Wizard of Oz Festival. Have breakfast with the Munchkins from the
1939 MGM film classic the "Wizard of Oz" © 1939 By Turner
Entertainment Co., Celebrity Autorgraph Parties, Children's
lunch with costumed characters, craft & food booths, fantasy parade,
Look-a-Like contest and more. Join Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the
Tin Man, Glinda the Good Witch, the Wicked Witch, Scarecrow and even
a winged Monkey as we celebrate everything OZ!
Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm.
For more info contact:
Dee Spargur (219) 983-1691
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25th Annual Heritage Day
September 14th, 2008
Calumet City Historical Society
Veteran's Park
Heritage Drive (167th) and Burnham Avenue
Calumet City
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission $1.00
Children under 12 are
free.
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Bizarre Bazaar
Saturday
September 20th, 2008
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Adults, Children and Pets
Invited to Downtown Hammond Event
Downtown Hammond Council is hosting
the third annual Bizarre Bazaar event at Hohman, Rimbach and Fayette
streets in downtown Hammond.
Bizarre Bazaar is an outdoor,
one-day fest featuring pie baking and salsa eating contests, food
and arts and crafts vendors, children’s chess and adult doubles bean
bag tournaments, musical entertainment, a beer and margarita tent,
custom car show, kids games, a canine costume contest and more. At
11:30 a.m. the event offers a free outdoor concert by the Northwest
Indiana Symphony Orchestra sponsored by Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.,
Chase, NIPSCO, Rubino, Ruman, Crosmer, Smith, Sersic & Polen,
attorneys at law. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. At
4:30 p.m. rock-n-roll band Nomad Planets will perform.
New to the event this year is the
Stuff-a-Palooza Community Yard Sale inviting persons from throughout
the region to sell their slightly used treasures. All the event
details and registration forms can be found at
www.downtownhammond.org.
The fest is the second time
undertaking for the 53-year-old professional organization.
“At this point in time the Downtown
Hammond Council is at a place where many organization’s strive to
be; a balance of long time and new members who not only possess a
wide variety of talents but also are actively engaged in
revitalizing the downtown district,” said Sheldon Cutler, board
president and executive vice president of First Federal Savings and
Loan.
“Many of our board members are
successful businesspersons who understand that success is one
percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, and have extended
that philosophy to putting together this event.” The event is a
fundraiser for the organization that will go toward other downtown
initiatives to improve the quality of life for those who live, work
and visit Hammond.
The event’s name was derived from
the organization’s desire to create an inviting atmosphere offering
something for everyone—adults, children and pets. Karen Maravilla,
board member and co-chair of the event said, “The bazaar name
represents the wide variety of activities and the bizarre name
represents events not often linked together. Can you name another
event that has a canine costume contest, a performance by a Symphony
Orchestra, a pie-baking contest and live rock-n-roll all on the same
day?”
“We think Hammond’s downtown is
unlike any other in the area as we have wonderful art and theater,
top notch professional services, award-winning healthcare services
and is a leader in technology as one of a small number of Indiana
certified technology parks,” Maravilla said.
Renae Tomczak, event co-chair said,
“When planning began for the event our goal was to start small and
grow the event, but thanks to Mayor McDermott, many city
departments, the school city of Hammond and chess coaches, other
non-profit partners and an extensive list of sponsors we’ve created
a large scale event that is a model for cooperation and
coordination.”
Admission to the event is free. Some
contests require pre-registration and a minimal fee. Visit
www.downtownhammond.org for event information and available
parking. Direct questions to Laura at 219.937.0111 or send an e-mail
to
info@downtownhammond.org.
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Duneland Harvest
Festival
September 20th and 21st,
2008
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Gain insight into the lifestyles of the Chellbergs in the
1880s or the
Baillys in the 1820s at the annual Duneland Harvest Festival.
Traditional foods, music, crafts, farming demonstrations,
exhibits
and other harvest activities will be ongoing at the Chellberg
Farm. At
Bailly Homestead observe voyageur encampments, Native American
music and dancing, an active trading post and other fur trade
era
demonstrations. Park in the Bailly/Chellberg auxiliary parking
lot.
Parking fees are $5.00 per vehicle ($10.00 for buses). Unless
part of a
scheduled demonstration or a "service" animal, no pets are
allowed.
Sponsored by the
Friends of Indiana Dunes, Inc.
Call (219) 926-7561 x 246 for more information.
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20th Annual VALPO-FEST 2008
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Porter County Expo, 215 Division, Valparaiso
A Huge Motorcycle Show, Car Show, Tattoo Show Swap Meet, Live music.
A Big Classic Car Show, Door Prizes, Dash Plaques,
a Giant Food-Fest, Beer Gardens!
General Admission:
Adults $8.00 / Children Under 12 $2.00
Ladies:
Ride Your Motorcycle, Get in FREE!
www.valpo-fest.com
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Fall Festival
September 21st-23rd, 2007
176 Kennedy Avenue, Schererville
Cal-Ridge Moose Family Center seeks craft vendors for its fall
festival,
set for Sept. 20 to 23 at 176 Kennedy Ave. Bingo, rides, live music,
a beer garden, food, car show and outdoor craft area are planned.
Call (219) 922-1430 for more information.
update coming soon!
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33nd Annual Fall Harvest Fest
Antique and Equipment Show
September 26th, 27th
and 28th, 2008
Sunset Hill Farm County Park, US 6 and Meridian Road
Antique tractors, cars and trucks, tractor parade, kid’s activities,
equipment demonstrations, cider making, flea market, and food
vendors. $5, $2 and children 12 and under-free.
Sunset Hill Farm County Park, US 6 and Meridian Road, Valparaiso,
462-3965.
Pioneer Days, Creek County Park, candle dipping,
wagon rides, spinning, cooking, hands-on activities, food and more,
pioneer games, weaving, quilting, soap making, glassblowing,
blacksmithing and more, see ad inside, 325-8315 or 324-5855.
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Country-A-Fair
September
27th, 2008
Schererville, Indiana
Our country market day is held at Redar Park (located 40 miles south
of Chicago) on September 29, 2007 from 11am-4pm.
Coming this fall, a one day event full of activities, crafts,
produce, games, food and fun!
Children and adults will enjoy shopping, storytelling, toe-tapping
music, spouse calling contest and more!
For more info contact:
The Schererville
Park Department
219-865-5530
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Covered Bridge Harvest
Fest
September
26th, 27th and 28th, 2008
Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point
Friday, Noon to 8:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Music, antiques, crafts, food
vendors, Army National Guard Climbing Wall, String of Pearls
Concert, Special Olympics Pancake Breakfast, The Stones Gospel
Concert, Bocce Ball, Square Dancing, Regional Streeters Car Show,
Hayride, Auctions, Historic Tours on Molly the Trolley, Sock Hip,
Pony Rides and more.
Free parking and admission. Proceeds
benefit the Special Olympics of Lake County.
Call 661-3071 or
www.harvestbridgefest.com
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OKTOBERFEST IS HERE!
Beverly Shores, IN
Sunday, September
28th, 2008
11:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m.
Can’t make it to Munich this year?
Not to worry. Oktoberfest comes to St. Ann of the Dunes, Beverly
Shores, Sunday, September 28th, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sing,
yodel and dance to German music provided by Gody and Wolfgang,
directly from the Brauhouse, Lincoln Square, Chicago. Enjoy
traditional German fare – Bratwurst, Kraut, Potato Salad and of
course, German Chocolate Cake. Bring the family! There’ll be hot
dogs and games for the children while mom and dad polka and yodel.
So put on your leiderhosen and dirndls and get ready for lots of
GEMUETLICHKEIT!
Tickets: Adults: $7.00 Children (3
– 12yrs): $3.00
St. Ann of the Dunes is located just
off Route 12 at Broadway in Beverly Shores, IN.
For additional information contact Ralph and Faith Caron,
219.531.2337.
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