Pierogi Fest – Just Like Celebrating Christmas in July!

By: South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority Last Updated: July 27, 2023

When you think of the Christmas season you think of dressing to stay warm as you take in the sights and sounds of the season, good cheer, great food and giving gifts. These are also aspects of Pierogi Fest! The comparison of Christmas and Pierogi Fest demonstrates that there is a direct correlation, the difference is that you can be scantily glad and still be warm!

Pierogi Fest features great food, more than 50 acts on 7 stages, terrific souvenirs suitable for those who like to shop early for Christmas and colorful characters like Mr. Pierogi, Mr. Halupki Guy and Ms. Paczki (none of whom will come done your chimney)

According to the American Academy of Holiday Studies at Southeastern Adjacent College of Northern Manitoba South, attending Pierogi Fest will place one in the holiday mood, especially after you realize 16-oz beers are only $6.00! According to a detailed scientific study conducted by the college, the more attendees drink, the more likely it is for them to see the correlation between the festival and Christmas. And stepping into one of the festival’s air-conditioned bathroom trailers can cause a momentary feeling that you might be in December instead of July.

Pierogi Fest will be held this Friday July 28^th (11AM to 11PM), Saturday July 29^th (11 AM to 11 PM) and Sunday July 30^th (11AM to 5PM) in Downtown Whiting, Indiana, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. The festival offers more than 75 food booths with more than 1,200 menu items, 2 beer gardens, 55 arts & crafts and tchotchke vendors, 7 stages featuring a wide variety of music, and the craziest parade ANYWHERE (parade is Friday at 7 PM). As a special event, a free concert by Smash Mouth on our main stage will be held on Saturday, July 29^th at 8:30 PM, sponsored by Hard Rock Casino, and a special salute to 70’s Disco and 80’s Rock on Friday night following the wacked out parade on the Main and Sheridan Avenue Stages.

One of the Chicago area’s largest and best-known events, Pierogi Fest has earned numerous accolades including:

Readers Digest: One of America’s 50 best festivals
MSN Eat This not That- One of the 50 best food festivals in the US
TripAdvisor- One of the 10 wackiest festivals on the planet
One of the 25 best food festivals in North America by Saveur Magazine
Pierogi Fest was the subject of a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal in 2015,
Named by Oprah Winfrey for five years straight as one of her favorite things to do;
Named for 20 consecutive years as the Times of Northwest Indiana's Best Festival;
Indy’s Child: One of 8 Festivals Worth the Drive!
A Blue-Ribbon Festival of Summer in 2013 by Yahoo.com;
The Heritage Award from the Polish National Congress, Featured on The Food Channel, Travel Channel, Pawn Stars Chicago, Wild Chicago, Access Indiana, CNN, CBS Worldwide, and television stations in Germany, Slovakia, Poland, China, and Australia,
Featured on the nationally syndicated television shows: Wild Travels, and Small Town, Big Deal
The most popular festival amongst extra-terrestrials.

Pierogi Fest- Small-town setting with worldwide appeal and a lot of fun! For more information, visit Pierogifest.net, #Pierogifest, or call 219 659-0292.