Spend your New Year’s Eve celebrating in Northwest Indiana. We guarantee there’s an event for everyone WITH TONS OF FAMILY FUN! From to special concerts to Fireworks, these events will have you ring in the New Year in style! Home of the Indiana Dunes in Northwest Indiana, we feature Events in Lake, Porter and La Porte counties!
Let us not forget tons of Fireworks, Art and Craft Fairs AND CRAFT BEER ! You might also like the live Concerts and full fledged Festivals displaying the breathtaking variety available in Northwest Indiana! We even have lots of HISTORICAL EVENTS TOO!
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Don’t forget that the Winter Lights Drive Thru is open nightly at Sunset Hill Park from 6-9 pm Nov 18th, 2025 through January 1st 2026! The drive thru features a lighting of a display of myriad, dazzling light displays throughout the park for only $5 per car.
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The light displays are unique to the park, and many of them were custom-made by members of the maintenance staff. Some of the displays include farm scenes consisting of various pieces, a roller coaster in lights over 20 feet tall, and Santa taking off into the sky pulled by his reindeer and many more.
The Winter Lights Drive Thru has been going on since 1999 – now in its 18th year. For more information on this event, or any other questions related to Porter County Parks and Recreation, call 219-465-3586 or e-mail pcparks@porterco.org.
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Cedar Lake Hammond Indiana, East Chicago, Schererville Indiana, Dyer Indiana, Merrillville Indiana, Crown Point Indiana, Whiting Indiana, Highland Indiana, Gary Indiana, Hebron Indiana and Griffith Indiana.
Porter County:
Valparaiso Indiana, Chesterton Indiana, Portage Indiana and Kouts Indiana.
La Porte County:
Michigan City Indiana, La Porte Indiana, Westville Indiana and Wanatah Indiana and Indiana Dunes
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