Upcoming Events
May
Bailly Cemetery Hike
Date: Sunday, May 27 Noon - 4:00 p.m. (CT)Join a ranger-led hike to the historic Bailu cemetery while learning about the history of the Baily family. You can also learn about early settlers and farmers who came to this region in the 1800s...Read More
Beverly Shores Then and Now
Dates: May 04 - October 28, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CT)Learn about the history of Beverly Shores, which began as a planned resort community in 1927. The exhibit will include town landmarks and the former Beverly Shores School. Held on Friday, Saturday...Read More
Douglas Center Open House at National Lakeshore
Dates: May 05 - December 16, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CT)Enjoy hands-on family activities in the park's west end Visitor Center, especially the new Nature Play Zone where unstructured play in nature is the tradition. Help feed the center's resident turtles...Read More
Espionage Escape Rooms
Dates: January 02 - December 31, 2018Escape rooms are an interactive adventure game where you and your team are locked in a themed room. You have 60 minutes to find a series of clues, solve puzzles, and crack coes to escape...Read More
Fool for Love
Dates: May 25 - June 09, 2018 Times vary by date (CT)Gritty Comedy/Drama: Sam Shepard has always been a CST favorite and Fool for Love gives audiences a look at an earlier work that led to him becoming one of America's greatest living playwrights. In...Read More
Indiana Dunes Scavenger Hunt
Dates: January 02 - December 31, 2018 Self guided, can be done any day the Visitor Center and park are openReady for an adventure? Then do the Indiana Dunes Scavenger Hunt. Pick up the form and map at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. You'll be guided to nine great sites in the Indiana Dunes National...Read More
Mission Escape
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2018 3:00 - 11 p.m. Mon. - Fri; 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sat.; Noon - 1:00 p.m. Sun.You will be tasked with tackling logical problems and puzzles. You will put out little physical effort and your wit and observation will be the key to your success. Everything you need to be...Read More
Selections from the Brauer Museum of Art's Permanent Collection
Dates: May 18 - August 05, 2018 Tue. - Sun. Noon - 5:00 p.m.; Closed on Monday (CT)An exhibition of new acquistions in the Brauer Museum of Art's permanent collection will be held in the museum's Wehling and McGill Galleries. This exhibit is free and open to the...Read More
Taltree Railway Garden
Dates: April 01 - October 31, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CT)Featuring dwarf plants and model steam engine trains, the exhibit showcases the impact steam engine trains had on early 19th century US railroads. Check the website for special...Read More
Valpo-Fest Motorcycle/Car Show & Swap Meet
Date: Sunday, May 27 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CT)Buy/sell/trade cars, bikes, parts, leather, trophy awards, bike rodeo, food, beer, and live bands.
Annual City of Valparaiso Memorial Day Concert
Date: Monday, May 28 3:00 a.m. (CT)The concert will be performed by the Valparaiso Community/University Concert band and will last less than one hour. The performance will feature patriotic band music, audience sing-a-long, and...Read More
Memorial Day 2018
Date: Monday, May 28 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (CT)Stop by the PoCo Muse on Memorial Day to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The WWII documentary about our local vets will be playing in the bullpen of the former jail. This...Read More
Memorial Day Celebration
Date: Monday, May 28 10:30 a.m. (CT)Join the David D. Porter Camp #115 Sons of Union Veterans of theCivil War, accompanied by the South Shore Orchestra String Quartet, in their 42nd year of celebrating the lives of veterans...Read More
Memorial Day Film at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Date: Monday, May 28 2:00 p.m. (CT)Join staff and visitors on Memorial Day as we honor those who died while serving our country. They will be showing the documentary film Heroes on Deck. The film chronicles the role that Chicago and...Read More
