Trick or Treat Times in Northwest Indiana:
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Burns Harbor Oct. 31st, 5:30 – 8:00, 2026
Cedar Lake – Oct. 31st, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Chesterton – Oct. 31st, 5:30 – 8:00, 2026 click here
Friends of the Indiana Dunes Events
Things to do in Chesterton, Indiana
Crown Point – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026 CLICK HERE
Things to do in Crown Point
DeMotte – Oct. 30th, 5:00 – 7:00, 2025
Dyer – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, 2026 CLICK HERE
Dyer Calendar of Events
East Chicago – Oct. 31, 4:00 PM – 7:00PM, 2026
Things to do in East Chicago
Gary – Oct. 31, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026 (219) 886.7099
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Things to to in Gary Indiana
Griffith – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Hammond – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Wicker Park
Wolf Lake Events OR News Stories
Things to do in Hammond Indiana
Hebron – Oct. 31st, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 2026
Hobart – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM,
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Things to do in Hobart
Highland – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026 (Click here)
Highland Chamber, click here
Indiana Dunes, Click here
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National park Calendar News.
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Indiana Dunes State Park Calendar of Events
Kouts – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
La Porte – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
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Things To Do In LaPorte Article
Lake Station – Oct. 31st, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, 2026
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Lakes of the Four Seasons – Oct. 31st, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Long Beach -Oct. 31st, 5:00 – 7:00 2026
Lowell – Oct. 31st, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM , 2026
Things to do in Lowell, Indiana
Michigan City – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
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Merrillville –Oct. 31, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, 2026 Click Here
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Munster – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
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Things to do in Munster
Center for Visual And Performing Arts Click Here
SOUTH SHORE ARTS
New Chicago: Oct. 31st, 5:00 – 7:00 2026
Ogden Dunes – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM- 7:30 PM 2026
Portage – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM,, 2026
Things to Do in Portage Indiana
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Porter – Oct. 31st, 5:30 – 8:00, 2026
Rolling Prairie – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM 2026
Schererville – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026 click here
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St. John – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
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Trail Creek – Oct. 29th, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Valparaiso – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 8 PM, 2026
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Things to Do in Valparaiso
Wheatfield – Oct. 31st, 4pm – 8pm, 2025
Wanatah – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Westville – Oct. 31 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, 2026
Whiting – Oct. 31st, 5:00 – 7:00, 2026
Things To Do In Whiting
Winfield – Oct. 31st, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, 2026
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Unincorporated Porter County: 5:00 – 8:00, 2025
Porter County News
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Decorated Halloween Homes
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Wigs, Masks, Makeup, Teeth, Accessories, Hats, Headgrear, Costumes
Spooky Halloween Activities For College Students
Yellow leaves, orange pumpkins, and foggy mornings are here. Autumn is a cozy season, inviting you to spend time wrapped around in a warm blanket and holding a hot beverage. It is also a mysterious season that has such an exciting holiday as Halloween. If you havenโt decided what you are going to do toโฆ
Silent Horror Movie: โThe Cat and the Canaryโ
Silent Horror: The Cat and the Canary There will be two opportunities to see the โsilentโ film classic, The Cat and the Canary, this Halloween: Friday Oct 24, 2025, 7:00 PM at Barker Hall, (at Trinity Church) 600 Franklin, Michigan City as well as Thursday Oct 30, 10 AM at the Michigan City Public Library.โฆ
Try One of These Spooky Recipies
With Halloween right around the corner, itโs time for Halloween parties, trick-or-treating and more ghoulish fun. If youโre tired of the same party food at your work potluck or school event, try one of these spooky Halloween recipes from Blainโs Farm & Fleet. Stacked Jack-O-Lanterns Mini Donuts โ Create a cute mini tower of pumpkinsโฆ
Haunted Baums Bridge Ghost Story, Kouts Indiana
by John P. Hodson, Kankakee Valley Historical Society Believe in Ghosts? Like to read a good ghost story? Well, gather around and hereโs a whopper of a Baumโs Bridge ghost story! William Ormond Wallace had a column in the Valparaiso Vidette Messages titled โThe Stroller.โ Wallace wrote over 700 Stroller articles until his retirement inโฆ
Haunted Trails & Fest at Friendship Gardens
Friendship Botanic Gardens will host its annual Haunted Trails and Family Fall Fest on Sunday Oct. 20th, 2024 from 2 to4p.m. CDT. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes for a night of family-friendly scares set in the winding nature trails of Friendship Botanic Gardens. There will be trick-or-treat stations located along the Haunted Trails loop,โฆ
What Makes Friday the 13th So Spooky?
What makes Friday the 13th so spooky? Are ghosts more likely to cause issues for the living on this day? Growing up in my house as a kid, it was said that you should never set a table for 13. If you are afraid of the day today, you might have friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fearโฆ
Is the Old Jail in Crown Point Haunted?
The Crown Point Old Jail stands out as one of the most haunted locations in Indiana. It has been featured on various ghost-themed TV shows, including Ghost Hunters, and was voted among the top 10 most haunted places in the USA by USA Today readers.
Numerous reports of ghostly encounters emerge, from anomalous voices and photographic evidence to readings from equipment designed to detect paranormal activity, as well as sightings of full-fledged apparitions and shadowy figures.
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What Halloween Shows are in Theatres?
Towle Theater – Hammond
Footlight Players – Michigan City
Memorial Opera House
Chicago Street Theater
4th Street Theater – Chesterton
LaPorte Little Theatre Club
L’arc En Ciel
Beatniks on Conkey – Hammond
Hobart Art Theatre – Hobart
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Find Out More THINGS TO DO in La Porte County:
Michigan City Indiana, La Porte Indiana, Westville Indiana and Wanatah Indiana and Indiana Dunes
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