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Recurring events
May through October Farmers Markets lafayettefarmersmarket.com
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.
May 17th, July 12th & September 20th Gallery Walk — Throughout the year, you can enjoy the latest artworks on exhibition from local artists presented in various downtown Lafayette business and gallery spaces. tippecanoearts.org
May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th and August 31st Mosey Down Main Street — Enjoy an evening of arts, food, shopping and entertainment. moseydownmain.com
Every Friday night before home Purdue football games Boiler Bridge Walk — Members of the Purdue football team meet and greet their fellow citizens as they walk across the Myers Pedestrian Bridge. purduesports.com
April 2013 events
13th & 14th Purdue Spring Fest— Weekend featuring fun activities for the whole family. Celebrate Gala Week and Mother’s Weekend along with the Bug Bowl, Horticulture Show, Veterinary Open House and more. purdue.edu/springfest
20th Purdue Grand Prix Race — Go-kart race, time trials, car show, parade and other activities. Track located behind the Schwartz Tennis Center. purduegrandprix.org
May 2013 events
25th Round the Fountain Art Fair — One of the best one-day art shows in the Midwest. Offerings include paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, prints, jewelry and other media. Held on the courthouse square. roundthefountain.org
June 2013 events
15th Taste of Tippecanoe — A festival of the arts to benefit the arts! Highlighting the culinary, performing and visual arts of the region. Held downtown. Great music, food and fireworks. tasteoftippecanoe.org
28th, 29th and 30th Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering — Three day traditional music gathering encouraging playing, listening and dancing. All anticipate both the formal stage presentations and the informal jam sessions. Tippecanoe Battlefield Park in Battle Ground. indianafiddlersgathering.org
July 2013 events
through the 5th Festooned Fourth Display — Annual festive patriotic display with flags of all periods and buntings. Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood.
ninthstreethill.org
4th Stars & Stripes Celebration — Lafayette Citizens Band patriotic concert followed by an amazing firework display at dusk. Riehle Plaza.
13th Wabash Riverfest — A day to appreciate the Wabash River with voyageur canoe competitions, kids activities, entertainment and educational displays. Tapawingo Park. wabashriverfest.com
20th Dancing in the Streets — Live music, classic car show, cruise-in and more. Riehle Plaza and Tapawingo Park. dancinginthestreets.net
20th through the 27th Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair — 4-H projects, animal competitions, carnival, tractor pull and more. Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds.
August 2013 events
1st, 2nd and 3rd Tippecanoe Steam & Gas Power Show— Antique tractors and cars, gas engines, threshing machines, quilting, food and music. Tippecanoe County Amphitheater. tsgpai.org
2nd through the 8th Colt World Series — Teams from all over the world compete in baseball play-offs for 15 to 16 year olds. Loeb Stadium, Columbian Park. coltworldseries.com
24th Uptown Jazz and Blues — Evening of Jazz and Blues along with food and drink, a combination that is just right on a hot summer night! Downtown on 5th Street between Main and Columbia. uptownjazzandblues.com
24th Beers Across the Wabash — Taste an assortment of ales and lagers from 30 Indiana Breweries. John T. Meyers Pedestrian Bridge, Downtown. beersacrossthewabash.com
31st Global Fest — Celebrates the diversity of Purdue and Lafayette—West Lafayette with food, music, crafts and traditions. Morton Community Center. westlafayette.in.gov/parks
September 2013 events
7th St. Boniface GermanFest — Fun for
all ages! Enjoy authentic German food, beer and wine tents, live Polka music and carnival rides. St. Boniface Church. lafayettegermanfest.org
14th & 15th Horse Pull / Country Fair — Locally made Indiana products, bake sale, Draft Horse Farm Show, hands on interaction with farm animals, trolley rides. Historic Prophetstown. prophetstown.org/countryfair.html
15th Art on the Wabash — Outdoor juried art fair featuring artists from 15 area counties. Tapawingo Park, on the banks of the Wabash River. artonthewabash.com
28th Purdue Homecoming — Enjoy all the homecoming activities on the Big Ten campus highlighted by the Purdue vs. Wisconsin football game. Come for the weekend and see the Homecoming parade, pep rally, pre-game concert and other special events. purduesports.com
October 2013 events
5th & 6th Feast of the Hunters' Moon — Historical reenactment featuring traditional crafts, goods, food and life-styles of the 18th century trade period. Fort Ouiatenon, on the banks of the Wabash River. tippecanoehistory.org
December 2013 events
7th Dickens of a Christmas — Downtown is filled with carolers, costumed characters from Dickens' novels, carriage rides, live entertainment, food and demonstrating artisans. Holiday lighting ceremony at Riehle Plaza follows. dickensofachristmas.com
7th & 8th Purdue Christmas Show — Held in the beautiful Elliott Hall of Music, this holiday student production has been declared one of the most outstanding musical presentations in the country! purdue.edu/pmo
8th Christmas Parade — Indiana's largest holiday parade. Crowds line the streets to see Santa, marching bands, floats, clowns, fire engines, police cars and more. View the parade on Main Street or at Tapawingo Park. lafayettewestlafayettechristmasparade.com
22nd, 23rd and 24th Holiday Luminaria Display — Over 500 holiday luminaries light Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood. ninthstreethill.org
