Running around Chesterton
19 upcoming events
Get running around Chesterton in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 19 running events around Chesterton, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around 101 Broadway, Hawthorne Park Community Center and 500 Ackerman Dr.
Events — running around Chesterton
Later
Sat 24 · 9 AM$30–40
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Big Fat Greek 5K
36 W. 700N
Sat 24 · 6 PM$15–25
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Run for Your Life Race at Robinson Lake - 5K and Haunted Fun Walk/Run
5240 S Liverpool Rd
Sun 25 · 8 AM$30–55
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Duneland Half Marathon and 5K
1415 S. 23rd St.
Thu 26 Nov · 8 AM$30–35
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
2026 Valparaiso Turkey Trot
2727 N. Campbell St
Thu 26 Nov · 8 AM$25–45
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
26th Annual Turkey Trot - Portage Township YMCA
3100 Willowcreek Road
Fri 27 Nov · 9 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Turkey Toss 4 Miler Road Run
Hawthorne Park Community Center
Sun 13 Dec · 8:10 AM$10–40
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Festivus 5K Run
101 Broadway
Sun 13 Dec · 9 AM
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
I Beg Your Parton 5k Run
500 Ackerman Dr
Sat 2 Jan · 12 PM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Frozen Feet 5k Trail Run
Creek Ridge County Park
Sat 30 Jan · 8:30 AM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Hawthorne 4-Hour Run
Hawthorne Park Community Center
Sat 6 Mar · 9 AM$30–35
🏃Running
Foot Pursuit 5K Trail Race
775 Meridian Rd.
Sat 13 Mar
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
4th Tombstone 50mi Trail Run
4th Tombstone 50mi Trail Run
Sat 13 Mar
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
4th Tombstone 50k Trail Run
4th Tombstone 50mi Trail Run
Sat 3 Apr · 8 AM$35
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
VALPARAISO YMCA // RINGING IN SPRING 5K
1201 Cumberland Crossing
Sat 24 Apr · 5:30 PM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
2027 The Trail Running Film Festival
Hawthorne Park Community Center
Sun 27 Jun · 8 AM
🏃Running
Love is Love 5k Run/Walk
Bluhm County Park
Sun 22 Aug · 9 AM$30–55
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Four Corners Wine Run 5k
Four Corners Winery
Sat 28 Aug · 8 AM
🏃Running🤾Sports & fitness
Chupacabra Endurance 10-hour Run
Bluhm County Park
Sat 18 Dec · 5 PM
🏃Running
Crazy Legs Race Series Community Membership
500 Ackerman Dr
See also around Chesterton
Sat 7 · 7 PM$49.87
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Tiny Shop Concert
6311 Central Ave, Portage
Fri 9$49.77–219.26
🎸Rock🎫Concert
2026 Indiana Elvis FANtasy Fest (Official EPE-Licensed Event)
Woodland Park Community Center, Portage
At 9 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Dialogue Wine Bar Presents: Cocktails and Karaoke
Dialogue, LLC, Gary
Fri 16 · 7 PM$63–981
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Paul Thorn
Hobart Art Theater
Sun 18 · 7 PM$30.36–43.11
🎸Rock🎫Concert
CKY
Hobart Art Theatre
Mon 28$0
🪕Folk / Acoustic☀️Open air
Stop Zero Beach Cantina-Live Music-George Can't Surf
Stop Zero Beach Cantina, Michigan City
At 7:30 PMFree
🎸Rock✨Pop
Redline performs @ Zorn Brew Works
Zorn Brew Works, Michigan City
At 9 PM
🎫Concert
Head Honchos
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Gary
Fri 16 · 6 PMFree
🎭Theatre🎫Concert
Derecho "Still Here"
West Side Theatre Guild, Gary
Fri 16 · 7 PM$7
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Barker Hall Witches Ball
Barker Hall, Michigan City
Fri 30 · 8 PM$23.18
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz Night at Karma - Friday, October 30
Karma Cigar Bar, Merrillville
At 6 PM$13.39–184.65
🎫Concert
Dueling Pianos - Felix and Fingers
Avenue 912, Griffith
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎉Parties
Halloween Bash '26 NWI - Adult Halloween Party & Costume Contest
Duneland Falls All-Inclusive Event Venue, Chesterton
Thu 8 · 4 PM$0–31.67
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Season Final Sunset Hill Biergarten Oct 8-10 (Free Admission)
Sunset Hill Farm County Park, Valparaiso
Sat 24 · 6 PM$40–75
💋Burlesque
Gothic Gardens Vampire Ball
Decibels at Roxx, Portage
At 10 PM$0–55.20
🎉Club
Libra All Black Affair
Loft Adiq Ultra Lounge, Gary
Sat 17 · 9 PM$0–215.26
💿DJ set🎤R&B
R&B PAJAMAS & PANCAKES AFFAIR - MIDNIGHT EDITION
Panthera's Cocktail Lounge, Gary
Fri 30 · 4 PM$65.87
🎪Street party
Adult Downtown Trick-or-Treat
204 Jefferson St, Valparaiso
Sat 31 · 5 PM$0
🎪Street party🎤Karaoke
Michigan City Halloween Fun Fair
HOPE BUILDING, Michigan City
Sat 31 · 9 PM$23.18–428.67
💿DJ set
Pooch & Cheech $1,000 Halloween Costume Party
Marquette Park Pavilion, Gary
Fri 23 · 10 PM$0–12.51
💿DJ set
ANIME JUKE JAM VOL. 2
Vibe Hookah Lounge, Gary
Fri 6 · 8 PM
🎭Theatre
'Night Mother
4th Street Theater
At 6 PM$25
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night
Marina Shores Yacht Club (Open Year Round to the Public), Portage
Wed 21 · 7 PM$10
🎤Stand-up
Christian Escoto: Stand-Up Comedy
Social Goat, Portage
Fri 30 · 5:30 PM$17.85
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Divine Vines Comedy + Costumes at Anderson's
Anderson's Winery and Vineyard, Valparaiso
At 7:30 PM$26.38–42.39
🎤Stand-up
CALVIN EVANS (Hart of the City with Kevin Hart, Shameless, Bring the Funny)
Art Theater, Hobart
At 8 PM$45
🎭Theatre
Rock Of Ages
Memorial Opera House - IN, Valparaiso
At 7 PM$26.92–42.92
🎭Stage
Eidolon Haunt
3139 W 11th Ave, Gary
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM$21.91
🎪Circus
Water Circus Metropolis - Merrillville, IN - October 16 - 19, 2026
Southlake Mall, Merrillville
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🎭Theatre
The Price Is Right Live - On Stage
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana, Gary
At 11 AMFree
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Valpo Fall Food Truck Festival
Sunset Hill Farm Park, Valparaiso
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
The Reading Room: At the Edge of Explanation
FLUID Coffee Roasters, Valparaiso
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Our Mill, Our Home: A Community Photography & Storytelling Exhibit
Gateway Park East, Gary
At 11 AM
🖼️Exhibition♀️Feminism
"Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom"
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City
Sat 17 · 9 AM
🪡Crafts
2026 Winfield Fall Craft and Vendor Fair
Christ Presbyterian Church, Winfield
Sat 17 · 10 AM$12.51–44.52
📖Manga & Comics🪑Flea market
Michigan City Comic and Collectors Con 2026
Michigan City High School
Sun 18 · 2 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
ILLUSTRATORS, AUTHORS, POETS, AND MORE!
Michigan City Public Library
Sat 31 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk
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Gary
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Venues — running around Chesterton
101 Broadway
1 event
Hawthorne Park Community Center
3 events
500 Ackerman Dr
2 events
1415 S. 23rd St.
1 event
4th Tombstone 50mi Trail Run
2 events
36 W. 700N
1 event
3100 Willowcreek Road
1 event
1201 Cumberland Crossing
1 event
775 Meridian Rd.
1 event
Bluhm County Park
2 events
2727 N. Campbell St
1 event
5240 S Liverpool Rd
1 event
Frequently asked questions
How many running events are there around Chesterton?
19 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch running around Chesterton?
Notably 101 Broadway, Hawthorne Park Community Center and 500 Ackerman Dr. See the full list of venues above.