Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

$10 festival fee per adult (age 18 and over) and is good for all three days. Children 17 and under are free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 41.633740, -87.054420

Region-wide but starts at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, 1215 N State Road 49 Porter, Indiana

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

October 02, 2020 to October 04, 2020

Time:

6:00 AM

Duration:

15 hours

Type of Event

Boat Cruise

Bus Tour

Campfire/Evening Program

Children’s Program

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Exhibition/Show

Festival

Guided Tour

Hike

Living History

Other

Partner Program

Performance

Ride

Talk

Volunteer Event

Walk

Description

Spend the weekend outdoors at the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival, which will take place Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2020, throughout the Indiana Dunes region. Packed with outdoor adventure opportunities, the festival will bring together over 70 events in one weekend. With support from Friends of Indian Dunes, Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana Dunes Tourism, and more than dozen other partners, the Indiana Dunes National Park will host this three-day event.

Centered at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center on Indiana State Road 49, the festival will showcase the region’s outdoor activities such as hiking, paddling, biking, geo-caching, photography, birding, yoga, and so many others. The festival has events for everyone including families, beginners, experts, and those with limited mobility.

Don't forget to visit the visitor center market place during the festival. There will be food trucks, presentations from experts, live animal demonstrations, an RV to walk through, gear clinics, and much more! Check out the market place activity page for more exciting details. The marketplace is free and open to the public.

Highlights of the weekend include paddling trips on the Little Calumet River, Lake Michigan, and Lake George in Hobart; dozens of hikes led by experts across the entire region; and access to natural areas not normally open to the public.

For more information about the festival and to register, please visit the Outdoor Adventure Festival website . Many events have limited spaces and will fill up quickly. There is a $10 festival fee per adult (age 18 and over) and is good for all three days. Children 17 and under are free. Registration will go live on Monday, August 10, 2020.

The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is located at 1215 North State Road 49, about one mile north of Interstate 94. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website and our Facebook page.

More information

Reservation or Registration: Yes

Registration for the festival is required using the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival website. Registration will go live on Monday, August 10, 2020.

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