Category Archives: Valparaiso
Porter County Compost Passes Tests
Porter County residents who take advantage of free compost from two public compost sites for their gardens are taking home quality material, as reported by A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc., a third party company hired by Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction to analyze the compost. According to the test results, compost available at…
Kids Invited to Compete in Scarecrow Contest
Gabis Arboretum invites children in kindergarten through fifth grade to participate in the nonprofit’s annual Trail of Scarecrows contest. (Taltree was named Gabis Arboretum) Participants between the ages of 6 and 12 create scarecrows based on a storybook and write an essay detailing how their scarecrow represents the story or character. Registration is free. “Trail…
Popcorn Festival Announces Entertainment Schedule
Your Popcorn Festival celebration begins the Saturday after Labor Day underneath the William E. Urschel Pavilion which will be held Saturday, September 6th, 2025. The Festival features entertainment and activities for the whole family. Get ready for a poppin’ good time at the 46th Annual Valparaiso Popcorn Festival on Saturday,…
Valparaiso Doll and Bear Show
Don’t miss this special once a year doll show! Dealers from Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio will display their items! Includes the sale of dolls, bears, toys and anything doll related. Admission is $6.00 for everyone. The show will be held Sunday, September 8th, 2019 from 9am – 3pm at the Porter county…
Gabis Arboretum Opens New Playground
Children can now hop aboard for active play when visiting Taltree thanks to a generous donation of train-themed playground equipment in the nonprofit’s Railway Garden. Taltree was renamed Gabis Arboretum in 2018. The two-piece playground features climbing and crawling features, a slide, pretend play and more. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, contributed $13,000…
Prairie Magic Music Festival #PrairieMagic
The Prairie Magic Music Fest will be held on will return in August, 2022 at Sunset HIll Park in Valparaiso Indiana from 1pm – 8pm. It is a celebration of rock, bluegrass, folk and Americana music set right in the heart of a beautiful County Park just minutes from the expressway. The Prairie Magic Music Fest…
Porter County Fair
The Porter County Fair runs July 23RD thru Ausust 1st 2026. Lots of things have changed at the fair, and we have focused these changes below. The Grandstand features top-notch entertainment every evening of the Porter County Fair. Other than first-class concerts you can experience the Fireworks, demolition derbies, tractor pulls, Horse Shows and…
Valpo Car Show is Aug 21st
The Valparaiso Car Show and Swap Meet kicks off on Sunday, August 21st and it’s back bigger and better than ever before. And, it’s still free to show your Car! ($5 admission fee for everyone) Hosted by M & S Enterprizes, the show is open from 9 am – 2pm, with car registrations at 8am.…
Notre Dame Shakespeare Fest at Taltree
The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (NDSF) is pleased to announce that their 2016 Young Company production of William Shakespeare’s Pericles will be performing at outdoor venues throughout Michiana (July 17–August 22), with the premiere performance taking place at Taltree Arboretum & Gardens’ during the nonprofit’s Shakespeare Festival on Sunday, July 17th! According to director Cameron…
Bicentennial Torchbearers for Porter County
More than 50 people who have made a difference in their communities have been selected to be torchbearers when the Indiana bicentennial torch passes through Porter County on Oct. 9. The torch run, which is going through all 92 Indiana counties, is the signature event of Indiana’s bicentennial in 2016. “We are pleased to have so…
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