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Michigan City Special Events is happy to announce an expanded Festival of Lights celebration this year, set for Saturday, Dec. 7. As always, the massive holiday lights display at Washington Park will be illuminated for the first time of the season at...

Run Run Rudolph! Santa needs to beat the parade! Join us for a FREE 1-mile fun run to kick off the Hammond Holiday Parade! This one-mile run starts at the corner of 175th & Indianapolis BLVD and ends in front of the Sportsplex (just past 165th...

The City of Hammond and Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. will be hosting our annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, November 29th at Hammond City Hall 5925 Calumet Ave.Schedule of Activities: Kid's Crafts 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Live Reindeer...

Join us for a special Holiday Market on the Square. Saturday, November 30th from 11 am - 4 pm at Founders Square in Portage, IN Live music, The Grinch, food trucks, artisan vendors, sleigh rides, live Nativity scene....... and so much more!

Monday, Nov. 11Flagpole on Broadway (11:11 a.m.) & Moraine Student Center Lobby (12-1 p.m.) Students, faculty, staff and the public are encouraged to attend the flag-raising ceremony at the flagpole on Broadway to honor Veterans Day followed by a...

The Portage Mayor’s Senior Advisory Committee is inviting all senior citizens to join our annual fall Food & A Flick featuring the movie "Thelma." This is a free event and includes a soup/sandwich lunch, coffee, soda, a swag bag, and popcorn...

The City of Hammond and Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. will be hosting our annual Holiday Parade this Saturday, December 7th 2024 at 10:00 am The Parade will begin with the annual Santa Sprint Fun Run - the run starts promptly at 9:45am. Registration...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Parks and Recreation Department invite you to experience the reopening of the new and improved Jean Shepherd Community Center on Friday, November 1 at 10 am. The Jean Shepherd Community Center has been...

Celebrate the New Year with family, friends, and neighbors at Journeyman Distillery! • • • • NYE PartyDec. 319:00PM – 12:30AM CST$40/person • • • • NYE VIP Factory Floor ExperienceDec. 317:30PM – 9:30PM CST$100/person Get a full...

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the City of Hammond will celebrate its 11th Annual Veteran Appreciation Day parade on Saturday, November 2nd at 10 a.m. in Hammond’s 5th and 6th Districts. The parade route travels from Olcott Avenue, down 173rd...