Go-Kart races on track to the north of Purdue University’s Ross-Ade Stadium. Other activities during the event include time trials, a bed race and carnival.
Held every year in April.
A great opportunity for students of all ages to learn about animals, art, astronomy, and much more in two full days of hands-on activities. It's part education, part entertainment and all fun!
Lafayette Farmers Market This outdoor market space on 5th Street between Main and Columbia has been used to sell fresh produce, flowers, crafts and baked goods since the 1830s. Open Saturday mornings downtown and Thursday afternoons on the Purdue Campus. Every year, May through October.
Sagamore West Farmers Market
Every Wednesday, 3:00 to 6:30 p.m., at Cumberland Park, off Salisbury Street, West Lafayette.
The downtown art scene offers a "Gallery Walk" several times throughout the year. Come stroll from gallery to gallery to view the latest exhibitions and often meet the artists who created them, listen to music and dine at one of our many downtown eateries.
Main Street from 6th to 11th streets is turned into a pedestrian mall with four stages of live music, craft vendors, food booths and exhibits. This event is free and fun for all ages and is a regular event throughout the warmer months. Check out our calendar for exact dates.
One of the best one-day outdoor Art Shows in the Midwest. It features paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, prints, jewelry and other media. Held on the Courthouse Square in Historic Downtown Lafayette.
This community event highlights food from favorite area restaurants, music, dancing and fireworks. Enjoy the evening on the banks of the Wabash River at Riehle Plaza & the pedestrian bridge.
Held every year in June.
Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering
www.indianafiddlersgathering.org
Held among the stately trees of the Tippecanoe Battlefield Historic Park, this traditional music gathering encourages listening, playing and dancing. Formal stage presentations and informal jam sessions will be enjoyed by all.
Held every year in June.
Festooned Fourth Display
www.ninthstreethill.org
The Ninth Street Hill Historic Neighborhood Association celebrates the holiday by decorating The Hill with flags of all periods, bunting, and plenty of red, white and blue.
Held every year in late June and early July.
Stars and Stripes Concert & Fireworks
Enjoy an evening of Patriotic music by the Lafayette Citizen's Band at Riehle Plaza. Fireworks directly afterward set off from Tapawingo Drive.
A community celebration of the Wabash river featuring boat races on the river, craft booths, entertainment, education displays and food. Located at Tapawingo Park, West Lafayette.
Celebrates the diversity of Purdue University and the Lafayette - West Lafayette area through foods, music, crafts and traditions. A highlight of the festival is the group naturalization ceremony that starts the event.
Traditional German Festival featuring bands, beer garden, German food, carnival, casino, bingo and more. St. Boniface Campus at N. 9th Street in Downtown Lafayette.
A one-day local juried artists fair. Artists from a regional 14-county area offer pottery, glass, paintings, carvings, jewelry and more. Tapawingo Park along the Wabash River.
This 2-day historical reenactment features traditional crafts, goods and life-styles of the 18th century trade period. Held annually on the grounds of historical Fort Ouiatenon on South River Road, four miles outside of West Lafayette.
Held every year in early Autumn
in late September or early October.
The holiday season is greeted with costumed characters from Dickens’ novels, carriage rides, live entertainment, food, crafts and demonstrating artisans.
This community tradition has been going on for over 50 years. To start the holiday season...area bands, local floats, clowns, fire engines, police, postal workers and, of course, Santa are welcomed by the crowds along Main Street in downtown.
Held in the beautiful Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue University campus, this student production to greet the holiday season has been declared one of the outstanding musical presentations in the United States.
Originally started by the Ninth Street Hill Historic Neighborhood Association and now joined by the historic neighborhoods throughout the city, this beautiful display of lighted luminary is a gift to all.
