Even if you can’t bring the whole class, we invite you to encourage your students to attend any or all of our educational special events that we have in our community. From history to bugs, trucks to live music, there’s something that fits into most curriculums and provides plenty of learning opportunities.

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The Purdue Jazz Festival has been a place where high school and middle school jazz musicians come to be inspired by the pros, to show off their skills during intense competition, and to hear what is happening in jazz study with their peers in America’s Midwest.

It is a festival where students hear many different components of jazz from big bands to various sized combos. It is also a festival where students have the opportunity to learn more about the art of jazz from jazz professionals and educators who present classes and clinics throughout the day, and where they have the opportunity to immediately try out some of these concepts

Springfest at Purdue

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An annual event at Purdue University that showcases the lighter side of higher education. This free event is a great opportunity for students of all ages to learn about bugs, animals, plants and more in two full days of hands-on activities.

Future dates:
2008: April 12 & 13
2009: April 18 & 19
2010: April 17 & 18

Hands-on Trucks

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This event, held annually at Imagination Station, will allow kids to see, feel, and touch trucks of all sizes and shapes. Operators of the trucks will be available to talk with visitors about how their vehicles works, what the vehicles are used for, and what the operators do in their jobs.

Future dates:
2008: June 7

Feast of the Hunters' Moon

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The Feast of the Hunters' Moon is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans which took place at Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid - 1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River.

Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.

Future dates:
2008: September 27 & 28
2009: October 10 & 11
2010: October 2 & 3

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Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University
712 3rd Street, West Lafayette

This show is PMO's pinnacle, powerful production of the year. You'll enjoy dance, glitz, and toe-tapping holiday tunes, plus traditional Christmas hymns with the cathedral-like reverence of the season. Join us as we gather under one, shimmering bow on Purdue's grand Elliott Hall of Music stage. Unwrap and enjoy the sparkling, luminous sounds of the season with the Purdue Christmas Show held annually in December.

Future dates:
2008: December 12-14