Pierogi Fest

The Pierogi Fest is an annual festival held in downtown Whiting, Indiana. Although it gets its name from the pierogi, a Polish dumpling, there are many other attractions. It lasts for 3 days on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during late July. It draws in crowds from around the Calumet Region and the country and around the world.[1] Pierogi Fest is a registered trademark of the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce, and has been since December 21, 2007 (Registered Trademark #77357761).

Attractions

Although one of the main attractions is pierogi, there are many other things to do at Pierogi Fest. It is set up on 119th Street in downtown Whiting. The street is only open to foot traffic during the festival. There are food booths set up along the streets serving pierogi, kielbasa, and sauerkraut. [2] The main attraction is walking up and down the street tasting food from the many different food vendors, listening to live bands playing, visiting the beer garden, the "dunk a nun" tank or riding some carnival rides.


References

  1. ↑ "Pierogi Fest puts Whiting in the spotlight again for 20th year". nwi.com. Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Longwell, Lance. "A Surprising Destination: Northwest Indiana's South Shore" Travel Addicts, 30 August 2014. Retrieved 05 September 2014

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