Gary Fall Festivals – Fall 2024 IN Events
Buckley Fall Festival - Lowell, IN - Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2024
Family fun, great food, entertainment, arts & crafts and more! Along the way, pioneer cabin reenactors portray military, civilians, and artisans of various time periods, taking you back in history!
Mac and Cheese Fest - Michigan City, IN - Sep 29 to Sep 29, 2024
Local breweries and wine, live music, plus sampling of 15 mac and cheese vendors, all on the waterfront!
Rensselaer Oktoberfest - Rensselaer, IN - Sep 28 to Sep 28, 2024
Come enjoy a festive night of German and American cuisine from local eateries, try wines from our local winery and sample seasonal beer at our beer garden. Enjoy live entertainment on the Historic Downtown Rensselaer square. $5 donation requested. Kids 10 and under are free. Hours are 5-10pm. Location is Jasper County Courthouse Square, 115 W Washington Street
Wanatah Scarecrow Festival - Wanatah, IN - Sep 27 to Sep 29, 2024
Enjoy scarecrow sculpting, arts/crafts, kids’ rides, parade, fun runs, car show and more! Bring a nonperishable food item to the info booth for a giveaway ticket!
St. John Oktoberfest - St. John, IN - Sep 20 to Sep 22, 2024
Annual Indiana Oktoberfest from St. John the Evangelist Parish. Music, bier garden with HB and Miller, wine, German food, and kids activities such as pumpkin decorating and moon bounce. They have featured live music running all three days.
Little Cousin Jasper Festival - Rensselaer, IN - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Three days of family fun and entertainment in Rensselaer.
Griffith Rock n Rail Street Festival - Griffith, IN - Aug 29 to Sep 1, 2024
The Rock N Rail Fest is a 4-day music festival taking place over Labor Day weekend. It features over 25 bands and over 30 food vendors. There are two stages – main stage and bar stage. The entire festival is fenced in, making it a family-friendly beer garden featuring four beer stations. Kid’s activities include bounce houses, train barrel rides, princess day, superhero day, face painting, and much more!
St Joe Zombie Pub Crawl - St Joseph, MI - Sep 10 to Sep 10, 2022
A thirsty horde of zombies will crawl the streets of downtown St Joseph in support of local theatre. All proceeds raised will go directly to The GhostLight Theatre, a new performance venue in the Benton Harbor Arts District. Please come dressed in your best (worst) zombie make-up and costume — prizes will be awarded for the most afflicted zombie, the best group theme, the scariest, the silliest, etc. Visit 5 pubs in 3 hours to find drink specials and snacks.