Get ready for the holiday season with a craft class, no prep or clean-up needed! Follow along with the instructor to make your own one-of-a-kind decoration for your home.

First Skate Fundraiser is an extraordinary way to experience the ice rink at Central Park Plaza - no long lines or crowded ice rink. NEW FOR 2024 we'll offer 2 sessions of skating!  Be first on the ice for the season!

Join us for a free fall color hike to enjoy autumn's beauty. Spend time in nature and meet others. Bring family and friends to celebrate fall! All are welcome!

Wear your spookiest costume and join us for trick-or-treating on Creekside Trails followed by a campfire & s’mores.

Valpo Parks Youth Skateboarding Lessons are crafted to offer skaters of varying abilities the chance to acquire fresh skills and enhance existing techniques. Participants will delve into everything from learning fundamentals to mastering ground tricks, all instructed at our newly inaugurated Flounder and Friends Skatepark!

At the Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, we’re fighting for a different future. For families facing the disease today. For more time. For more treatments. We’re closer than ever to stopping Alzheimer’s, but to get there, we need you. Join us for the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease! Register today!

StRides Against Suicide & Overdose 2024 is hosting a 5k Run/Walk and 10, 40, 60 and 100 mile bike rides to raise funds for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for those in Northwest Indiana that are in need and cannot afford the treatment.

Join us for a fun, family friendly event that will help us raise support for Home Team Valpo’s critical mission - to improve the quality of life in Valparaiso, one home at a time. The gnome hunt is open to both children and adults. You’ll search for gnomes along a small trail loop (about 1/2 mile) and receive a prize for the number of gnomes you’re able to find.

Walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to walk and talk with a Community Healthcare System provider. This easy walk will explore the trails of Rogers Lakewood Park with the ability to connect and ask health questions while enjoying nature. Gate code will be provided to registered participants.

Our annual fundraiser where supporters come together to test their knowledge and raise funds for affordable housing solutions in Northwest Indiana. All funds raised go towards NWICA's housing division. It is used to help with building efforts, placement and ensuring those who may be struggling have a safe place to seek shelter, food or supplies. Join us for a night of fun that helps the community!

Both beginners and skaters with some experience are invited to join us for our first ever skateboarding lessons! Beginners ages 8 to 13 will become comfortable skating and learn basic skills. Intermediate skaters will master basics like positioning, transitions, tricks and more! Register by April 17.

In this immersive and hands-on course, students will learn the fundamental techniques and knowledge required to thrive in the great outdoors.

Put on your favorite costume and come meet the residents and staff at Valparaiso Care & Rehabilitation! Children can trick or treat from our team members, who will be ready to hand out candy from their decorated trunks; best trunk will win a prize!

Valparaiso University acknowledges the responsibility of a faith-based university to care for creation by spanning environmental stewardship through the university’s operations, academia, research, and service to balance today’s and tomorrows economic, environmental, and social demands. We aim to transform the University by operational and economic measurements, expanding curriculum, and implementing outreach initiatives.

Across the nation, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® is full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending this disease. Because like flowers, our participants don't stop when something's in their way. They keep raising funds and awareness for a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia.

Join Valpo Parks for the annual 4th of July Blast 5K through downtown Valparaiso and burn some calories before heading to your afternoon barbecue!
Perfect for families and younger participants! The fun run/walk will start and finish at the starting line of the 5K and will begin at 9:10 am. This is a non-competitive event that will not be timed. Finisher medals will be given to all participants!

It's time for the Memorial Day Sale GREAT TENT EVENT hosted by Bangles Boutique! ***Please check with individual shops for their sales, specials and times for sale day!***

This garage sale is being held at the First United Methodist Church in Valparaiso and the funds raised will be used for local charities and International missions. All proceeds will be used in this manner.  We have received a sizeable and diverse collection of garage sale items including tools, entertainment items, electrical, bikes, mowers, etc. 

3 Day Psychic & Holistic Expo featuring vendors for the body, mind and spirit! Come and get an aura photo, have a private session with a psychic or medium. Experience an energy healing, or shop crystals and holistic products! This is a weekend featuring products and services for the body mind and spirit! With a wide variety of books and unique and interesting shopping items, you will be glad you came! Food Concessions also available! Receive a free crystal with your purchase though Eventbrite!

3 Day Psychic & Holistic Expo featuring vendors for the body, mind and spirit! Come and get an aura photo, have a private session with a psychic or medium. Experience an energy healing, or shop crystals and holistic products! This is a weekend featuring products and services for the body mind and spirit! With a wide variety of books and unique and interesting shopping items, you will be glad you came! Food Concessions also available! Receive a free crystal with your purchase though Eventbrite!

3 Day Psychic & Holistic Expo featuring vendors for the body, mind and spirit! Come and get an aura photo, have a private session with a psychic or medium. Experience an energy healing, or shop crystals and holistic products! This is a weekend featuring products and services for the body mind and spirit! With a wide variety of books and unique and interesting shopping items, you will be glad you came! Food Concessions also available! Receive a free crystal with your purchase though Eventbrite!

This FREE interactive vendor fair encourages kids to 'get involved and be active.' Local businesses and organizations will showcase the amazing opportunities they have available for kids of all ages. See demonstrations of kid-centric activities and even register on-site for youth sports, lessons, camps, clinics and more.  

Indiana Freedom is hosting a Trivia Night Fundraiser at Anderson’s Winery at 7 PM on Saturday, April 15th.

Tickets for this event for $25 a piece, which comes with a glass of wine and light appetizers to share.  More food and drinks can be purchased at the event .  To purchase tickets and learn more, please visit www.indianafreedom.org/trivianight.

Join us for the 2023 Annual Porter County Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the M.O.M.S. Club of Valparaiso. This wonderful, community egg hunt, will feature prizes, entertainment, treats, and even a visit from the Easter Bunny himself!

This event is free and open to children age 0-12. Tickets are not required. No pets.

Hungry Hound is turning 18 ! Come celebrate at any 3 of Hungry Hound’s locations - Valparaiso, Hobart, or St. John!

Enjoy 20 - 50 % Off Select Food, Toys, and Boutique Items, Free Goody Bag with Purchase - while supplies last, Get here early to score your Bonus Bag! Spend $300 to qualify. While Supplies last, Buy 1 Get 1 Free Deals …and so much more!

Not everyone has a green thumb, but you can make your very own plant that will make all those gardeners jealous!  Class includes all materials and snacks and is led by Laura from Felting by Laura.

Join the Valparaiso Sunrise Kiwanis for a fun, family-friendly afternoon fundraiser, benefiting Riley Hospital for Children, Hilltop Neighborhood House, and the Sunrise Kiwanis Scholarship Fund.

LPA Counseling is hosting a 5k Run/Walk and 10, 40, 60 and 100 mile bike rides to raise funds for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for those in Northwest Indiana that are in need and cannot afford the treatment.

We are addressing an important issue that affects many people. Our mission is to spread awareness and raise money. The annual U.S. suicide rate increased 30% between 2000 and 2020. SUICIDE is the 2nd leading cause of death amongst 15–34 year olds in Indiana. In 2020, 100,306 people died by overdose in the US. One major barrier to mental health and substance abuse treatment is cost/and or lack of insurance. Our solution is to fund that treatment. Profits from the StRides Against Suicide and Overdose 2022 will be used to provide scholarships for mental health and substance abuse treatment for clients who are uninsured or cannot afford treatment. Your involvement is critical to our success in reducing the devastating numbers of Suicides and Overdoses. Thank you again for your help.