Valparaiso Farmers Market

Bring your camera or phone to hunt for a list of nature objects and win prizes. Suitable for all ages, though children under 12 require an adult.

Meet a park naturalist and possibly an animal friend while learning about weekend events. Programs are designed for all ages.

Meet local mycologist Rob Hallock at Wilson's Shelter for a slow walk to identify seasonal fungi. Open to all ages, though children under 12 require an accompanying adult.

Work alongside a Resource Management Technician to plant dune grass as part of the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort.

Participants must start at the Nature Center before 2:30 p.m. to receive their first clue, then navigate trails and roads to complete challenges and visit historical sites.

Meet in the Nature Center Auditorium to learn about spider adaptations for hunting insect prey. The program is for all ages, but children under 12 require an accompanying adult.

See reptiles and amphibians up close during feeding time at the Nature Center. Open to all ages, though children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Participants explore acting, costuming, lighting, and sound through hands-on learning activities designed to teach various roles in theatre production.

Participate in a fall fun scavenger hunt throughout the city.

Armed with an acoustic guitar, a piano, and his voice, the Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist performs a unique twist on the Beatles catalogue.

Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the Valparaiso University choirs in a concert featuring American choral music.

Community bike enthusiasts of all ages ride paved pathways around town. No registration is required.

Aspiring young performers can tour behind the scenes, try on costumes, and learn a short song and dance.

Enjoy live music from Die Musikmeisters Band, a stein hoisting competition, a whiskey barrel rolling race, and a petting zoo.

Attendees receive fall-themed treats at each official stop, hosted by downtown restaurants and retailers in the style of the Chocolate Walk.

All proceeds benefit the American Legion Charles Pratt Post #94 in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Register online and sign up for a session to play board games, tabletop adventures, role-playing games, and card games.

Recommended for adults 18 and over.

Shop twenty booths packed with gently used kids clothing, toys, and furniture. Vendors can register online to sell outgrown items.

Support local families in times of need during this fundraiser for Hilltop Neighborhood House.

Attendees of all ages are welcome to wear costumes to this fourth annual concert.

The university theatre department joins the symphony orchestra for a stage adaptation by the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis.

The theatre department joins the symphony orchestra in a stage adaptation originally created by the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis.

The theatre department joins the symphony orchestra in a stage adaptation originally created by the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis.

Sip craft cocktails while shopping for handcrafted goods by local artisans.

Sip craft cocktails while exploring local artisans and handcrafted goods for holiday gifting.

Participants explore acting, costuming, lighting, and sound through hands-on learning activities to discover various backstage roles.

Directed by Ashleigh Happer.

Watch Matt and Ben as they realize they are being tested by Hollywood when a screenplay mysteriously falls from the heavens.

Matt and Ben find the screenplay for Good Will Hunting dropping mysteriously from the heavens, leading the Hollywood golden boys to realize they are being tested.

Matt and Ben star in a studio dinner theatre performance depicting the Hollywood golden boys before they found fame, as a mysterious screenplay drops from the heavens.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel explores life in a mental institution with humor and candid characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel explores institutional life with humor and candor through unforgettable characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel explores life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.

Amiable Elwood P. Dowd's friendship with a tall white rabbit only he can see is presented in this Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway comedy.

Leather-clad delinquents face conservative squares in 1950s Baltimore during this rockabilly musical.

1950s Baltimore sets this rockabilly musical about conservative squares facing off against leather-clad delinquents.

Set in 1950s Baltimore, conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents in this rockabilly musical.

1950s Baltimore sets the stage as conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents in this rockabilly musical.

1950s Baltimore sets the scene as conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents in this rockabilly musical.

Set in 1950s Baltimore, conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents in this rockabilly musical.

This rockabilly musical features conservative squares facing off against leather-clad delinquents in 1950s Baltimore.

Leather-clad delinquents face conservative squares in 1950s Baltimore during this rockabilly musical.

1950s Baltimore sets the scene as conservative squares face off against leather-clad delinquents in a rockabilly musical.