Have an Outdoor Adventure!
Sunset at Mount Baldy
Celebrate the outdoors at the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival. The festival starts on Friday, September 8th, and continues through Sunday, September 17th. More than 100 events will take place during the festival at parks and preserves throughout Northwest Indiana. There are events for visitors of all ages and activity levels.include hiking, paddling, biking, photography, yoga, birding, and many more for visitors of all ages and activity levels.
For the list of programs, times, and locations, visit the Schedule page and note the time and starting location of each event. There is no charge for the festival and no pre-registration is required for most events. The national park will not charge an entrance fee on Saturday and Sunday, September 16th and 17th, but will charge a per car entrance fee on other days of the festival. The state park will charge a daily per car entrance fee of $7 in-state / $12 out-of-state.
On Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, visit the national park’s Chellberg Farm for our Duneland Fall Festival celebration. This family-friendly event features musical groups, live entertainment, and demonstration booths showcasing skills that farmers would have used in the early 1900s. Wagon rides will be available for a suggested donation to the Friends of Indiana Dunes to help maintain the farm. Visit the farm’s resident cows, chickens, and turkeys while admiring the garden.
Check out Leon’s Obstacle Course Race that will take place on September 9th and 10th. There will be a 5K and 10K race over obstacles placed throughout the trails at West Beach in the Indiana Dunes National Park. The Leon’s American Race Series helps support U.S. military, veterans, injured veterans, first responders, and law enforcement. Register for the race at www.leonstriathlon.com.
Come out and see why Northwest Indiana is such an amazing outdoor place!
For the list of programs, times, and locations, visit the Schedule page and note the time and starting location of each event. There is no charge for the festival and no pre-registration is required for most events. The national park will not charge an entrance fee on Saturday and Sunday, September 16th and 17th, but will charge a per car entrance fee on other days of the festival. The state park will charge a daily per car entrance fee of $7 in-state / $12 out-of-state.
On Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, visit the national park’s Chellberg Farm for our Duneland Fall Festival celebration. This family-friendly event features musical groups, live entertainment, and demonstration booths showcasing skills that farmers would have used in the early 1900s. Wagon rides will be available for a suggested donation to the Friends of Indiana Dunes to help maintain the farm. Visit the farm’s resident cows, chickens, and turkeys while admiring the garden.
Check out Leon’s Obstacle Course Race that will take place on September 9th and 10th. There will be a 5K and 10K race over obstacles placed throughout the trails at West Beach in the Indiana Dunes National Park. The Leon’s American Race Series helps support U.S. military, veterans, injured veterans, first responders, and law enforcement. Register for the race at www.leonstriathlon.com.
Come out and see why Northwest Indiana is such an amazing outdoor place!
Festival headquarters at Chellberg Farm on Mineral Springs Road in Porter.
Our Awesome Partners
Friends of Indiana Dunes - Financial Sponsor
Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes Tourism
Art Barn School of Art
Columbia College
Dunes Learning Center
Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society
Indiana Nature LLC
Indiana University Northwest
Izaak Walton League, Miller Chapter
Lake County Parks & Recreation
Midwest Biological Survey
Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association
Save the Dunes
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes Tourism
Art Barn School of Art
Columbia College
Dunes Learning Center
Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society
Indiana Nature LLC
Indiana University Northwest
Izaak Walton League, Miller Chapter
Lake County Parks & Recreation
Midwest Biological Survey
Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association
Save the Dunes
Shirley Heinze Land Trust