Calendar of Events
Discover all there is to see and do in Northwest Indiana. Browse holiday celebrations, concerts, casino events, special exhibits, and more, with the South Shore Calendar of Events.
Our event calendar ensures that you won't miss any of the amazing events going on in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties, cities such as Gary and Hammond, as well as beachfront events along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and water activities out on Lake Michigan. No matter your idea of fun, you'll find it on the South Shore.
"Bike it & Hike it"
- 05/17/2012 - 05/17/2012
- Times: 9am to 12 noon
- Location: Little Calumet Levee Trail
- Address: 34th & Harrison
Gary, IN 46407 - Phone: (219) 881-5270
- Admission: Free
Adventure for families, friends and the community. Gary's Youth Services Bureau will give away refurbished bikes to the first 30 participants. Register at the Gary YSB, 839 Broadway, Suite 202, or call 219-881-5270.
South Shore Glee
- 05/17/2012 - 05/17/2012
- Times: 7:30pm
- Location: Star Plaza Theatre
- Address: 8001 Delaware Place
Merrillville, IN 46410 - Phone: (219) 836-0525
- Admission: $25-$65
- General Admission Senior: $10.00
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A rousing night of Broadway show tunes and generation-spanning American pop hits. Inspired by the popular Fox TV show Glee, this unique concert will be a fun vocal retrospective spanning the decades from the 1930s through today.
Featuring
Cho...
A Woodland Wander
- 05/19/2012 - 05/19/2012
- Times: 10am to 10:45am
- Location: Nature Center
- Address: 1600 N 25 E
Chesterton, Indiana 46304 - Contact: Becky Hughes
- Phone: (219) 926-1390
- Admission: Free
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Explore the Dune forest. We'll be on the lookout for flowers, birds, late spring sights & sounds.
Garage Mahal
- 05/19/2012 - 05/19/2012
- Times: 9am to 5pm
- Location: Whiting, Robertsdale
- Address: Whiting
Whiting, IN 46394 - Contact: Whiting Robertsdale Chamber
- Phone: (219) 659-0292
- Admission: Free
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What would May be in Whiting without our famous Garage Mahal? Garage Mahal is the city's neighborhood garage sale. Residents register to have their sales all on the same day. Visitors can pick up maps with the addresses and the main items that will b...
Public Observation of Saturn Opposition
- 05/19/2012 - 05/19/2012
- Times: 8:30pm to 11pm
- Location: Conway Observatory at Buckley Homestead
- Address: 3606 Belshaw Road
Lowell, IN 46356 - Contact: Calumet Astronomy Society
- Phone: (773) 639-5491
- Admission: Free
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Calumet Astronomical Society invites the public to explore the wonders of the universe. Volunteers guide visitors in the use of telescopes and astronomical binoculars as they observe the majesty of the skies. Star charts and astronomy-related activit...
Snakes Alive!
- 05/19/2012 - 05/19/2012
- Times: 2pm
- Location: Nature Center Auditorium
- Address: 1600 N 25 E
Chesterton, Indiana 46304 - Contact: Becky Hughes
- Phone: (219) 926-1390
- Admission: Free
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Slither into the Nature Center Auditorium for amazing look at
the snakes that call the Indiana Dunes home.
26th Annual Voyageur Rendezvous
- 05/19/2012 - 05/20/2012
- Recurring daily
- Times: 10am to 4pm
- Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
- Address: 21690 Range Line Road
Hebron, IN 46341 - Contact: Lake County Parks
- Phone: 219769PARK
- Admission: Other
- General Admission Adult: $2.00
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18th Century Fur-Trade Era Reenactment. Event highlights include opening & closing ceremonies, arrival of Voyageurs by canoe, trade session w/Native Americans, storytelling, tomahawk throw, fashion show,
sarsaparilla, and food
The 39 Steps - a suspense comedy
- 05/04/2012 - 05/20/2012
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
- Times: Thur-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
- Location: Towle Theater
- Address: 5205 Hohman Avenue
Hammond, IN 46320 - Phone: (219) 937-8780
- Admission: Other
- General Admission Adult: $17.00
- General Admission Child: $17.00
- General Admission Senior: $17.00
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Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent w...
Area Artists Association: Double Take
- 03/16/2012 - 05/20/2012
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Location: Lubeznik Center for the Arts
- Address: 101 W. 2nd St.
Michigan City, Indiana 46360 - Phone: (219) 874-4900
- Admission: Free
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An intriguing exhibition designed to make you look twice–each artist presenting a work in two pieces.
Opening Reception: March 16, 6–8 p.m
Ladies & Gentleman, Children Of All Ages, Step Right Up!
- 03/16/2012 - 05/20/2012
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Location: Lubeznik Center for the Arts
- Address: 101 W. 2nd St.
Michigan City, Indiana 46360 - Phone: (219) 874-4900
- Admission: Free
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A show for all ages, this collection of original circus side show banners from the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s, on loan from Chicago’s Carl Hammer Gallery and other regional collectors, will astound and delight!
Opening Reception:...
Crown Point Car Cruise
- 05/17/2012 - 09/27/2012
- Recurring weekly on Thursday
- Times: 4pm to 8pm
- Location: Downtown Crown Point (in August Beacon Plaza on Broadway)
- Contact: Mayor's Office of Special Events
- Phone: (219) 662-3290
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This free event, features sports, custom and classic cars (Years 1900-1980 only please), while Oldies Music fills the air. Businesses open later; many dinning options. Due to increased traffic congestion during this event, attendees are advised to ...
Old Sheriff's House and Jail Tours
- 05/05/2012 - 10/27/2012
- Recurring weekly on Saturday
- Times: 9am to 1pm
- Location: Old Sheriff's House Residence
- Address: 226 S. Main St.
Crown Point, Indiana 46307 - Phone: (219) 663-3765
- Admission: Other
- General Admission Adult: $5.00
- General Admission Child: $2.00
The Old Jail and Sheriff's House was built in 1882. Known for John Dillinger's escape in 1934 and filming for the movie Public Enemies with Johnny Depp in 2008. The Jail and House are owned by the Sheriff's House Foundation and undergoing continuou...
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