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Welcome back, once again, to a special edition of NWI Explored: the premier local newsletter for Northwest Indiana. We’re committed to giving you every single way to explore everything that NWI has to offer and we’ve been doing just that for over a month now. Today’s newsletter is a super special one because it is the definitive guide that every Region resident is looking for: a huge, Region-wide guide to the holiday events that YOU want to know about. We have something in here for pretty much every single town, person, family, and grinch imaginable. This post will basically just be the NWIE holiday guide, so strap in for the lowdown on everything that’s happening in NWI for the holidays.

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The only NWI Holiday Guide You’ll Ever Need

Today in NWI

We just got hit with our second bout of intense winter weather and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to let up any time soon. Here’s your forecast for the week.

The NWI Explored Holiday Event Guide

Hammond

A Christmas Story Comes Home

Nov 15 - Dec 30

8am - 5 pm

Hammond Holiday Parade (and Santa Sprint Fun Run!)

Dec 6 @ 10 am

Hammond Tree Lighting





Frostyville 

December 6th

12pm-3pm

Champions of Magic Holiday Spectacular 

Dec 6th at 8pm 

Horseshoe Casino

Wag Your Tail Wednesday - Puppy Photos with Santa

December 3rd,10th,17th

Holiday for Heroes

Dec 4

Pink Night Paint and Sip Holiday Event

Dec 9th

Gary

Indiana Ballet Theater presents: The Nutcracker

Dec4th-7th

IU Northwest Theater

Miller Beach Winter Market

Dec 14th

NWI Symphony: Holiday Pops at Hard Rock 

December 4th

East Chicago

Celebration of Lights and Tree Lighting

Dec 5th

Munster

Dec 5 @ 5-7 pm

Santa at the Kaske House

Holiday Arts and Crafts

Dec 6

High School

Highland

Highland PArks Fireside Frostival

Griffith

Holiday Market

Dec 6

Dyer

Run Run Rudolph Kids Race

Dec 4th

Frosted Frosty’s Winter Whirl

Dec 4th

Charcuterie Board Winter Class  

Dec 11th

Candy Cane Hunt 

Dec 7th

Christmas Sourdough Bread Baking Class

Dec 17th

Letters from Santa Service

Winter Wonderland Day Camp

Jan 2nd

Schererville

Christmas Tree Lighting

Nov 28

Merry Makers Market

Nov 28 - 30

Breakfast with Santa at Up Your Alley 

Dec 14th

St. John

Christmas in the Park

Nov 28

Kris Kringle Market

Nov 30

Candy Cane Hunt 

Nov 29th

Prairie west park

1-3pm

Christmas Tree Candle Making Class

Dec 10th

One event every weekend at Prairie West

Merry Grinchmas at Prairie West Park


Dec 6

Mickey and Minnie Celebration

Dec 20

41 degrees north pop up holiday market

St. John Christmas Parade
Dec 12

Lowell

Christmas Tyme Lights

Spring Run Farm 

Christmas on the Farm

Winterfest

Dec 6th

Cedar Lake

Merry Market at Great Oaks Banquets

Dec 20 and 21

Crown Point

Ice Skating

Tree and Tank Lighting

Crown Point Tour of Lights

Indoor Hometown Market

Dec 5-6


Lake County Fairgrounds

Four Seasons Stable


Christmas Barn Even

Galentines Day Brunch


Off Square Brewing

Sparta Dome


Nov 26


Open gym style events in dome


Crown Point Santa Parade

Nov 29th

Pointe Plaza 10am

Wheeler Middle School Winter Market

Nov 29th

Winfield

Christmas Tree Lighting


Nov 30

Hebron

Market on Madison

Peace on Earth Edition

Dec 5

Merrillville

Winter Wonderlights

Daily until christmas

Winter wonderland Martini Tasting

Asparagus

Dec 3rd

Holiday Tree Lighting

Dec 6th

Merrillville Florist and Tea Room Holiday Events

Frostchella Market at Merrillville Intermediate School

Dec 6th

Hobart

Deep River Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Mill


Dec 5

Merry Mini Makers Market

Festival Park

Nov 30th

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Tribute Concert: Christmas Wizards

Hobart Art Theater

Nov 29th


The Relics Holiday Show 

Hobart Art Theater

Nov 30th

Classical Blast: The dark side of the yule

Hobart Art Theater

Dec 7th

Valparaiso

Sunset Hill Lights

Daily from Nov 26th Through January

Charlie Brown Christmas

Holiday Glass Workshop @ Art Barn

Dec 6th

Holiday Hoopla

Nov 29



Holly Days 

Dec 6

A vespers Christmas Concert at VU

December 5th and 6th

NWI Symphony Presents Holiday Pops at VHS 

December 6th

Annual Christmas Hot Sale

Hot Shop Valpo

Dec 13th

Pictures with Santa at Sunset Hill Park

Dec 13th

Upcycled Holiday Family Workshop

Dec 13th 

Classical Blast Dark Side of the Yule 

Chicago Street Theater

Dec 20th

Holiday Pops at The Memorial Opera hOuse

Dec 20th

Echoes of Christmas 

Memorial Opera House

Dec 21st

Santa Brunch at the American Factory

Dec 21st

Chesterton

Chesterton European Christmas MArkets


Nov 29

Holiday Craft Creation Extravaganza

Dunes State Park

Dec 8th 

(Quick Trip to Versailles)

Santa's Lighted Forest, Versailles State Park

Dec 6th

Chesterton Mistletoe Market

Dec 6th

Selfies with Santa

Running Vines Winery 

Nov 30th

Laporte

Christkindlmarkt

Laporte Santa Parade

Nov 29th

Sharing Meadows Christmas Market

Dec 13th

Elves in Trouble Scavenger Hunt

All Laporte parks

Running through december

Santas Reindeer

Luhr County Park

Dec 5th

Holiday Wreath Craft

Dec 10th

Red Mill County Park

Scrooge! @ Laporte Little Theater Co

Nov 28-30, Dec 5-7

Coffee and Canvas Events

HotSpot cafe

Dec 7, 14, and 21

Michigan City

Washington PArk Festival of Lights

Nov 30 - Jan 4

Drive through lights

Holiday Tea at Barker Mansion

Dec 6th

Merry and Morbid Market

Burn Em Brewing

Dec 13th

Barker Christmas Cottage Events

Dec 3-5

Echoes of Pompeii Christmas Show

Uptown Social

Dec 6th

Holiday Drag Show at Uptown Social

Dec 13th

Up to Snow Good Holiday Brunch @ Leeds Public House

Dec 6th

Fair Oaks (quick trip)

Fair Oaks Farms Forest Lights

Farmhouse Dining with Christmas Carolers

December 4, 7, 11, 14, 18 and 21

Miracle Holiday Pub Event

That’s all for us today. Hope you had a lovely holiday weekend and we will be back on Thursday. Happy Exploring,

Eric & Luke

The NWI Explored Team

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