Zoo open for winter
South Bend’s Potawatomi Zoo is open weekends from Jan. 3 to March 15, for Zoo Winter Days 2026, offering an opportunity to observe animals during the off-season.
Tourism – Recreation
Hoosier Hysteria comes to Tiger Den
The Tiger Den in La Crosse, built in 1949, and once billed as the “Best Homecourt in Indiana,” will play host to a Lady Tigers varsity basketball tournament Jan. 2-3.
The Lenox opens
The community recently gathered to celebrate the opening of The Lenox, a new event space in a freshly restored building dating to 1905, in downtown Elkhart.
Record show returns
The South Bend Record Show, presented by For the Record Vinyl and featuring about 100,000 items, is returning Dec. 7, to the Gillespie Conference Center in South Bend.
Basketball showcase returns to La Porte in January
The La Porte Invitation basketball showcase will return for its fifth year Jan. 9-11, featuring 12 of the best high school basketball teams in the nation and ESPN’s top-ranked players.
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Gift of Lights opens
The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend has kicked off its annual Gift of Lights holiday celebration featuring visits with Santa, crafts with creatures and other seasonal activites.