Purdue Events

Check out all the Boilermaker events!

Official Purdue Calendars:
Events: http://calendar.purdue.edu/
Sports: www.purduesports.com

Purdue Grand Prix Race

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.

Farmers' Markets

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 Tuesday and Saturday mornings and Thursday afternoons.

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.

Downtown Gallery Walk

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, take an evening horse drawn carriage ride and dine at one of our many downtown eateries.

Held Twice a year in Spring and Autumn.

'Round the Fountain Art Fair

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.

Held every year in May.

Hands-on Trucks

Allows 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 work, what the vehicles are used for as well as what the operators do in their jobs.

Held every year in June.

Taste of Tippecanoe

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

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

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

Music throughout the evening by Jazz Band and Citizen's Band. Cannons and fireworks bring the day to a rousing close. Slayter Hill, Purdue University campus, West Lafayette.

Fireworks at dusk.

Held every July 4th.

Riverfest

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.

Held every year in July.

Dancing in the Streets

Downtown Lafayette - West Lafayette. This event has it all: classic car show, cruise-in and more!

Held every year in July.

Colt World Series

Boys from all over the world come to Loeb Stadium at Columbia Park in Lafayette to compete in these baseball play-offs for 15-16 year olds.

Held every year in August.

Uptown Jazz & Blues

Downtown Lafayette on 5th Street between Columbia and Main Streets. Three stages of continuous live Jazz & Blues music, dancing, food, beer and wine.

Held every year in August.

Global Fest

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.

Held every year in September.

Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

Downtown Lafayette streets are turned into a basketball tournament for all ages. The Macker Tournament is designed so that anyone can play: male or female, young and old, short and tall, the most experienced or no experience at all.

Held every year in September.

Art on the Wabash

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.

Held every year late September/October.

Feast of the Hunters' Moon

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 September/October.

Octoberfest

Family fun, food vendors, crafts, Farmers’ Market, music and kids’ activities. Evening highlights includes beer and wine garden, food and music. Downtown on Lafayette’s Historic Main Street (from 5th Street to 11th Street).

Held every year in October

Dickens of a Christmas

The holiday season is greeted with costumed characters from Dickens’ novels, carriage rides, live entertainment, food, crafts and demonstrating artisans.

Held every year on the 1st Saturday of December.

Downtown Christmas Parade

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 Lafayette - West Lafayette.

Held every year on the 1st Sunday of December.

Purdue Christmas Show

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.

Held every year in December.

Holiday Luminaria Display

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.

Held every year in December