Community Calendar

Join us June 26th through the 28th at the Tippecanoe Battle Field in Battle Ground, IN as The Indiana Fiddlers Gathering is back to celebrate its 54th year!
For tickets, volunteer sign up, FAQ, and more please visit our website https://www.indianafiddlersgathering.org/
Lineup to be announced soon!
2026 Festival Admission Pricing
Weekend Pass Online - $76.32 (price includes all processing fees and admission includes camping)
Family Weekend Pass Bundle (4 tickets) - $268.74 (includes camping, save over $9 per ticket)
Weekend Pass at the Gate - $90 (includes camping)
Friday Evening Concert - $30 (available at the gate only)
Saturday All Day Pass - $50 (available at the gate only)
Sunday All Day - $10 (available at the gate only)
The festival will showcase a variety of traditional music genres from Indiana and around the world including Old-time, Folk, Bluegrass, Celtic, Quebecois, and Scandinavian. In addition to performances, the festival offers a place for musicians to connect, play together, and learn from one another through open stage events, workshops, and impromptu jam sessions.

Festival highlights include:
free children’s concert
free instrumental & vocal workshops
delicious food from local vendors
hands-on activities
jam sessions and open-stage performances
*camping included with weekend pass

Join us for an outdoor concert with Head Honchos — bringing body-moving rhythms through the sounds of blues, rock, soul, and funk! Odie Boy's Kettle Corn will be on-site, along with our cash bar. Admission is always free, thanks to our sponsor, Duke Energy.

The Lafayette Dulcimer Gathering will play at Cumberland Park every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8:30pm in June, July and August
All acoustic instrument musicians are welcome to join the jam and play along or, just bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music! Song sheets will be available.

Nine Irish Brothers Traditional Irish Pub hosts a community trad session Wednesday evenings at seven pm. Trad sessions--short for traditional Irish sessions, are a community-led participatory event in which local musicians bring their instruments and play traditional Irish music. Musicians who play Irish instruments or who are striving to learn are welcome to join in, and all members of the community are welcome to enjoy the music and ambiance.

Mom&Pop Productions and People's Brewing Company present the 3rd annual Roots and Roll BBQ . We are throwing a big ol shindig out in the front parking lot with some killer bands, DJs, food, and drinks to kick off your 4th of July weekend!
The Deslondes, CoyoteBear, The Minks and more TBD will be performing Friday July 3rd!
Doors 6pm, Music 7pm, $30 ADV
We'll have a special menu available People's kitchen as well as delicious local craft brew!
Please park in the North back parking lot by United Refrigeration and enter through the patio entrance.

Chicago's Chicha Roots debut at People's Brewing Tuesday July 7th! Prepare yourselves for a night full of psyched out Cumbia, Chicha, and Rock&Roll!
Doors 6pm / Music 7pm
A Mom&Pop Production

Chicha Roots is an eclectic band whose live repertoire includes classics of psychedelic cumbia, Amazonian cumbia, and chicha from the golden age of peruvian cumbia, late 1970s and early 1980s. Based in Chicago, the band has at times included members from various countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico.

The Lafayette Dulcimer Gathering will play at Cumberland Park every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8:30pm in June, July and August
All acoustic instrument musicians are welcome to join the jam and play along or, just bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music! Song sheets will be available.

Nine Irish Brothers Traditional Irish Pub hosts a community trad session Wednesday evenings at seven pm. Trad sessions--short for traditional Irish sessions, are a community-led participatory event in which local musicians bring their instruments and play traditional Irish music. Musicians who play Irish instruments or who are striving to learn are welcome to join in, and all members of the community are welcome to enjoy the music and ambiance.

Join us for a beautiful evening of live music featuring the Lafayette Citizens Band at Columbian Park's Memorial Island Amphitheater! This location provides excellent acoustics, a sound system, a restroom facility, interesting architecture, and a beautiful setting. Best of all, the renovations include built in seating.

Concerts are not rescheduled if cancelled due to rain and will not be cancelled unless there is inclement weather at the venue at the time of the concert.

WHO: All are welcome! No experience or partner needed.
WHAT: Learn dances led by a caller, dancing to live music with a group of people!
WHERE: 333 Meridian Street in West Lafayette - enter through the playground gate
WHEN: Second Saturday of the month at 5:30PM for beginner lesson, dance from 6-8PM
WHY: It's good for your mental health--let's build community!
HOW: Dances are made possible through sponsorship from Indiana Fiddlers Gathering and participants who give what they can ($5-20) to support our caller and band.
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What is Contra Dance?
Contra dance is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. A caller leads the dance, teaching the steps and calling out moves. It's great fun for all ages.
Unlike some other social dances, contra is a group activity. Over the course of each dance, you interact with everyone in your contra line. Your partner is like a teammate, moving with you up and down the line.

Reach out with questions: tippycontraclub@gmail.com

Check out this video to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Yk4gbE4Vh/

This event is supported by Indiana Fiddlers Gathering, https://www.indianafiddlersgathering.org/