Sweet Summer Season of Festivals in Greater Lafayette! Sunny days equal outdoor fun at summer festivals and major events. Lafayette-West Lafayette is home to many lively events for everyone. Indulge in a delectable assortment of culinary delights at the TASTE of Tippecanoe, or scale a towering 32-foot rock climbing wall at Wabash Riverfest—there's something distinctive for everyone to enjoy. Also, do you not miss tasting beer from over 30 Indiana Breweries at Beers Across the Wabash! Better yet, head to OUTFest, where vibrant creativity converges with LGBTQ+ narratives, honoring the rich spectrum of love, identity, and community.
Embrace summer at these Greater Lafayette Festivals!
TASTE of Tippecanoe
TASTE of Tippecanoe is a one-day summer festival focusing on providing visitors a wide selection of foods from community restaurants and a large selection of live musical entertainment.
Stars & Stripes Celebration
Lafayette Citizens Band performs a patriotic concert , followed by a robust firework display at dusk.
Wabash Riverfest
Riverfest is a family-friendly event that brings people to the shores of the Wabash to celebrate one of the area's greatest natural resources. Enjoy live music, educational opportunities, a 5K run/walk and watch voyageur canoe race team battle it out on the Wabash River.
Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair
Fun family entertainment for all since 1930. Great entertainment, quality music, buildings of crafts and fine handiworks, all phases of agriculture, a wide variety of youth activities, carnival rides and games and of course, mouth watering fair food.
OUTfest
OUTfest, Lafayette's annual pride festival hosted by Pride Lafayette, aims to increase public awareness of the LGBTI community in Lafayette and beyond.
Beers Across The Wabash
Beers Across the Wabash is a craft beer tasting experience featuring beers and representatives from small breweries throughout Indiana.
Mosey Down Main Street
Mosey Down Main Street is a series of street celebrations brought to you by the local artistic community. Downtown on Main Street, Lafayette, Indiana.
Farmers Markets
Three locations offer open-air farmers markets from May through October in Lafayette - West Lafayette, Indiana.
Germanfest
Germanfest offers authentic German food, beer and wine tents, live Polka music, casino and carnival rides and games for children in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana.
Tippecanoe Latino Festival
Tippecanoe Latino Festival of the Greater Lafayette area. Annual event showcasing our diverse and vibrant culture and traditions!