Community
Schools, events, and day-to-day life in the Region.
Trail Creek Fall Festival set for Saturday at Nelson Park, with proceeds for new playground
The town's Fall Festival runs Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., with vendors, music, kid and pet costume contests, and a Park Board silent auction for a new Nelson Park playground.
Michigan City sets Halloween slate; citywide trick-or-treat 5–7 p.m. Oct. 31
WIMS and City Hall outline Boo at the Zoo, downtown Franklin Street treats, trunk-or-treats, and official Halloween-night hours.
Valparaiso's MAAC campus opens for first MAACtoberfest this weekend
$5 tickets fund first-responder training Oct. 17–18, with German music, live demos, and a Sunday helicopter landing at the Montdale Park Drive campus.
Michigan City backs Farmed & Forged Fall Fest with SNAP match, vendor fee help
The city will match SNAP dollars and cover vendor fees at the Oct. 17 pop-up market on Washington Street, organizers and City Hall said.
Valparaiso, Hobart set trick-or-treat for 5–8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
Both cities will hold citywide trick-or-treating on Halloween night itself, a Saturday this year, according to city announcements reported by WIMS and GreatNews.Life.
Portage packs Imagination Glen for 7th Light Up the Gourds
GreatNews.Life reported families filled Imagination Glen Park on Saturday, Oct. 10, for Portage’s illuminated pumpkin trail, trunk-or-treat, and free Halloween programming organized with the Portage Event Partnership.