Hammond

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Holiday Parade Committee invite you to attend the 2024 Hammond Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7th beginning at 10am.  The parade starts at Gavit High School, 1670 – 175th Street, heads east to...

Run Run Rudolph! Santa needs to beat the parade! Join us for a FREE 1-mile fun run to kick off the Hammond Holiday Parade! This one-mile run starts at the corner of 175th & Indianapolis BLVD and ends in front of the Sportsplex (just past 165th...

The scent of sizzling lake perch, ice cold homemade root beer, the countless family dinners -- every Regioner has special memories tied in with the restaurants of yesteryear. We asked you to take a trip down nostalgia lane to revisit the beloved...

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority (SSCVA), a sales and marketing organization promoting tourism in Northwest Indiana, hosted its annual partnership summit on Tuesday, November 14 at the Indiana Welcome Center. Representatives from a...

The City of Hammond and Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. will be hosting our annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, November 29th at Hammond City Hall 5925 Calumet Ave.Schedule of Activities: Kid's Crafts 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Live Reindeer...

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Honors College students were recognized with the 2024 Outstanding Youth Organization Award during the City of Hammond’s 37th annual Volunteer Awards Banquet. Each year the city’s banquet honors local...

Popular Award Winning College Scholarship Program Renewed for Another Ten Years Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. announced that he and the Hammond City Council recently extended the College Bound Scholarship Program for another ten years. The extension...

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will open its doors for the 18th year of the “A Christmas Story” Comes Home Exhibit on November 16, 2024, at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The exhibit will run through December 30,...