Weekend Fun in the Region: Food, Comedy, and More

Pierogi Fest

31st Year Celebration

• Food: Eastern European dishes
• Music: Bands like Five for Fighting
• Entertainment:
• Polka Parade with Lawnmower Brigade
• Pierogi Eating Contest
• Pierogi Toss Challenge
• Note: Final year for chair Tom Dabertin

Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence Tour

• Date: Friday, July 25
• Time: 8 p.m.
• Location: Hammond Horseshoe Casino
• Tickets: $49 (online or by phone)

Porter County Fair

• Night of Destruction Demo Derby:
• Date: Friday, July 25
• Categories: Cars, trucks, vans
• Sanberg’s Towing School Bus and Farm Combine Derby:
• Date: Saturday, July 26
• Categories: Retired buses, farm combines
• Admission: $10 fair gate + grandstand tickets

Gary Shakespeare Company

• Performance: "Measure for Measure"
• Date: Sunday, July 27
• Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Location: Beatniks On Conkey, Hammond
• Note: Reservations recommended

Sons of Chicago

• Tribute to: Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger
• Date: August 9
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Theatre at the Center, Munster
• Tickets: $40