When you think of the Christmas season you think of dressing to stay warm as you take in the sights and sounds of the season, good cheer, great food and giving gifts. These are also aspects of Pierogi Fest! The comparison of Christmas and Pierogi Fest demonstrates that there is a direct correlation, the difference is that you can be scantily glad and still be warm!
Pierogi Fest features great food, more than 50 acts on 7 stages, terrific souvenirs suitable for those who like to shop early for Christmas and colorful characters like Mr. Pierogi, Mr. Halupki Guy and Ms. Paczki (none of whom will come done your chimney)
According to the American Academy of Holiday Studies at Southeastern Adjacent College of Northern Manitoba South, attending Pierogi Fest will place one in the holiday mood, especially after you realize 16-oz beers are only $6.00! According to a detailed scientific study conducted by the college, the more attendees drink, the more likely it is for them to see the correlation between the festival and Christmas. And stepping into one of the festival’s air-conditioned bathroom trailers can cause a momentary feeling that you might be in December instead of July.
Pierogi Fest will be held this Friday July 28th (11AM to 11PM), Saturday July 29th (11 AM to 11 PM) and Sunday July 30th (11AM to 5PM) in Downtown Whiting, Indiana, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. The festival offers more than 75 food booths with more than 1,200 menu items, 2 beer gardens, 55 arts & crafts and tchotchke vendors, 7 stages featuring a wide variety of music, and the craziest parade ANYWHERE (parade is Friday at 7 PM). As a special event, a free concert by Smash Mouth on our main stage will be held on Saturday, July 29th at 8:30 PM, sponsored by Hard Rock Casino, and a special salute to 70’s Disco and 80’s Rock on Friday night following the wacked out parade on the Main and Sheridan Avenue Stages.
One of the Chicago area’s largest and best-known events, Pierogi Fest has earned numerous accolades including:
- Readers Digest: One of America’s 50 best festivals
- MSN Eat This not That- One of the 50 best food festivals in the US
- TripAdvisor- One of the 10 wackiest festivals on the planet
- One of the 25 best food festivals in North America by Saveur Magazine
- Pierogi Fest was the subject of a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal in 2015,
- Named by Oprah Winfrey for five years straight as one of her favorite things to do;
- Named for 20 consecutive years as the Times of Northwest Indiana's Best Festival;
- Indy’s Child: One of 8 Festivals Worth the Drive!
- A Blue-Ribbon Festival of Summer in 2013 by Yahoo.com;
- The Heritage Award from the Polish National Congress, Featured on The Food Channel, Travel Channel, Pawn Stars Chicago, Wild Chicago, Access Indiana, CNN, CBS Worldwide, and television stations in Germany, Slovakia, Poland, China, and Australia,
- Featured on the nationally syndicated television shows: Wild Travels, and Small Town, Big Deal
- The most popular festival amongst extra-terrestrials.
Pierogi Fest- Small-town setting with worldwide appeal and a lot of fun! For more information, visit Pierogifest.net, #Pierogifest, or call 219 659-0292.