Discover Whiting, Indiana!

Which mascot do your root for? New in 2018, the Mascot Hall of Fame has transitioned from an online-only presence to a brick and mortar experience that now calls Whiting home. The hall aims to showcase and celebrate sports mascots and their performances. It’s also an all-around fun and silly good time.

Speaking of good times, how about a night at the movies? End the day right by stepping into the Hoosier Theater, a historic building housing a single grand screen and playing the current box-office hit. There’s definitely something to be said for the ambiance and life that can be found in a building that has seen live performances by W. C. Fields and The Three Stooges over its near century of existence. Grab some popcorn and settle in for the show. You can bet it’s a good one.

Now, when it comes to Whiting, there are really two cities; Whiting during the majority of the year and Whiting during the weekend of Pierogi Fest. Think Mardi Gras with less beads and intoxication and more polka. When the third largest festival in Indiana descends on this sleepy city it becomes another world. The festival itself, however, is all Whiting in its personality. Celebrating Eastern European culture and of course food, the festival has a kind of down-to-earth humor to its many shows, games and spectacles that could really only have been created in one place. If you want good food, good times, and maybe a selfie with a giant walking dumpling, then whiting during Pierogi Fest is where you want to be. Don’t forget to bring your appetite.