Pierogi Fest

Whiting, IN · Food & Drink

When: July 30 – August 1, 2027
Where: 119th Street corridor, 1417 119th St · Whiting · IN
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Pierogi Fest began in 1993 as a small one day sale of about twelve hundred pierogi and has grown into a three day street festival on 119th Street drawing close to three hundred thousand visitors. It is known for the wAcKy Polka Parade led by a costumed Mr. Pierogi and a pierogi eating contest.

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