Welcome to Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana, home of Purdue University. We hope your visit is enjoyable and educational. You’ll find our community is rich with tradition and all the beauty of a classic Midwestern destination.
Our vibrant downtown, spanning Lafayette and West Lafayette, remains the heart of our ever-growing community. Here you’ll find antiques, boutique shopping, quaint coffee shops and restaurants, including the state’s oldest drive-in restaurant, pubs and even local breweries. Experience a sophisticated art scene, including galleries and public art, plus a variety of great festivals throughout the year.
Downtown
Head downtown the three cultural districts: Arts & Market, Wabash Riverfront, and Chauncey Village. Stroll the tree-lined streets with outdoor public art and beautiful turn-of-the-century architecture.
Restaurants
Wine and dine in elegant restaurants, enjoy a casual meal with a Purdue view or opt for an ethnic cafe or neighborhood deli. And in the evening, discover the wonderful nightlife our community has to offer.
Hotels
There is a place for you here. We are large enough to host national conferences and yet small enough for a weekend retreat, a family camping trip or just about any reason you can find to getaway.
2025-06-03
Concert | Bleu Django (Hot Club Jazz) at People's Brewing
<p>Bleu Django returns to People's Brewing Company for our Tuesday night series! Don't miss this amazing Indiana quintet who are among some of the best acoustic players Indiana has to offer!<br><br>Doors 6pm | Music 7pm | $12ADV | 21+<br><br>A Mom&Pop Production<br><br>Bleu Django is an acoustic gypsy jazz/swing combo. Its instrumentation (violin, guitars, bass) and repertoire pay tribute to a unique musical group created in Paris, France, over 80 years ago—the Quintette du Hot Club de France.</p>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-04
2025-12-31
Brainblast Trivia with Chaunci
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2025-06-04
2025-10-29
West Lafayette Farmers Market
<p><span data-offset-key="831nd-0-0">Every Wednesday, May-October, the West Lafayette Farmers Market will take place in Cumberland Park. Shop fresh seasonal produce, breads & other bakery items, popcorn, honey, maple syrup, meat, eggs, vegetable & herb plant starts, flowers, soap, dog treats and more.</span></p>
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America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-05
2025-10-29
Board Game Night
<p>Don't miss the next Board Game Night! We have been having so much fun. Come early if it's nice and play Patio Jenga or Patio Connect Four (just ask your bartender!)</p>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-05
2025-09-01
Lafayette Citizens Band
<p>Join us for a beautiful evening of live music featuring the Lafayette Citizens Band at Columbian Park's Memorial Island Amphitheater! This location provides excellent acoustics, a sound system, a restroom facility, interesting architecture, and a beautiful setting. Best of all, the renovations include built in seating. <br><br>Concerts are not rescheduled if cancelled due to rain and will not be cancelled unless there is inclement weather at the venue at the time of the concert.</p>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-05
2025-09-01
TOM PAPA: Grateful Bread Tour
<h4>With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage. </h4>
<h4>The comedian has had 6 highly rated stand-up specials including his most recent <strong>Netflix </strong>stand- up special, <em>Home Free</em>, which premiered on October 29th. Filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., Tom holds nothing back, as his kids are finally out of the house and it’s just him, his wife and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. Tom has seen a lot over the years, from close calls with a pachinko ball to late night 7-Eleven runs, and he’s sharing all his thoughts as he parties on into the next stage of life. Papa’s other specials include <em><strong>What A Day!, You’re Doing Great!, Human Mule, Freaked Out and Tom Papa Live in New York City</strong></em>, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie. </h4>
<h4>In 2023, Tom released his highly anticipated third book, <em><strong>We’re All In This Together…So Make Some Room</strong></em>. The book compiles comedic essays that aim to unite us through our stupidity. Every mistake has already been made, and this should bring us great comfort as we join together in our fight for survival, or at least in our attempt to get through the day. Whether we like it or not, we're all in this together. </h4>
<h4>In 2020, he released his second book, <em>You’re Doing Great! - And Other Reasons To Stay Alive</em>, which was the follow-up to <em>Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas</em> both released by St Martin’s Press, making “Summer Must Read” lists from Parade Magazine to The New York Post. Tom is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker Magazine. </h4>
<h4>Tom is the host of the weekly podcast, <em><strong>Breaking Bread with Tom Papa</strong></em>, which features Tom and his guest eating, drinking, and celebrating the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations. He also hosts the popular daily Netflix radio show, <em><strong>What A Joke With Papa And Fortune</strong></em> on Sirius XM Channel 93 and the monthly show, Come To Papa Live on Channel 94. </h4>
<h4>On the film and TV front, Tom has starred in many fan-favorites including Paper Spiders opposite Lily Taylor, <em>The Informant</em> opposite Matt Damon, <em>Analyze That </em>opposite Robert DeNiro, and <em>The Haunted World of El Superbeasto</em> opposite Paul Giamatti where Tom played the voice of El Superbeasto. He can also be seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO film, <em>Behind the Candelabra,</em> which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and won 11 Emmys. He hosted the NBC series, <em>The Marriage Ref</em>, which ran for two seasons and had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, <em>The New Adventures of Old Christine</em>.</h4>
<h4>Tom is wrapping up his Tom Papa: 2024 Good Stuff Tour and will be kicking off his new Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour in 2025. When he’s not on the road, Tom lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, a cat and dog where he spends most of his time writing and baking bread.</h4>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-06
2025-12-04
Art Exhibition Openings
<p>Join us for the opening of three new exhibitions in the Mary Ellen Lovell Gallery, the Robert B. & Patricia Peyton Truitt Gallery, and the Wabash National Gallery.</p>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-06
2025-12-04
Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.
<h4>Fresh off the pairing of Radiohead albums with screenings of Nosferatu, Blue Starlite Entertainment’s Silents Synced series has announced the next installment featuring R.E.M.’s music. Beginning in February 2025, the band’s albums Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi will be used to soundtrack screenings of the 1924 Buster Keaton comedy Sherlock Jr.<br><br>“Buster Keaton is one of my favorite actor/director/writers in movie history,” R.E.M. co-founder Peter Buck said in a statement. “I’m honored that in some small way R.E.M. is collaborating with him from beyond the grave.”</h4>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-06
2025-07-25
Purdue Memorial Union Summer Concert Series 2025
<p><strong>General Information</strong></p>
<p>The 2025 Summer Concert Series will take place every Friday in June and July (except July 4) at the PMU East Terrace. Rain location will be at the PMU Ever True Stage (near Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux). Food and drinks will be available through <strong><a href="https://www.union.purdue.edu/dine/index.html#Walk-Ons-Sports-Bistreaux">Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Parking</strong></p>
<p>Visitor parking is available in the <a href="https://www.purdue.edu/parking/documents/PurdueParkingMap.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wood Street Parking Garage</a> in <strong><a href="https://parkmobile.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ParkMobile</a></strong> spaces. Please note that hourly rates do apply. For parking and travel information, including road construction updates, visit the <strong><a href="https://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/construction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purdue Construction and Travel Notices page</a></strong>.</p>
America/Indiana/Winamac
2025-06-06
2025-09-26
Wine After Work
<p>Join us at the winery for a night of live music, good food, and great wine! Food trucks serve from 4:30-7:30 pm, and musicians perform from 6-7:30 pm. Bring your chairs and join us for a wonderful evening!</p>
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