Editing Valparaiso, Indiana (section)

==Arts and culture==
* Featured in ''[[Valparaiso (play)|Valparaiso]]'', a play by [[Don DeLillo]]
* The [[Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District]], [[Washington Street Historic District (Valparaiso, Indiana)|Washington Street Historic District]], and the Banta Neighborhood feature many historic homes; architectural designs include, Italianate, Arts & Crafts, and English/Cottswold.

===Live theater===
* Chicago Street Theatre, run by the local Community Theater Guild.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagostreet.org/|title=Home - Chicago Street Theatre|work=chicagostreet.org|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
* The [[Memorial Opera House]], a musical theater venue.
* Valparaiso Theatrical Company, a non-profit community theatre group focused on providing fund-raising opportunities for other non-profit organizations through theatrical performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://valparaisotheatricalcompany.org/|title=Valparaiso Theatrical Company - The Theater That Cares|work=valparaisotheatricalcompany.org|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

===Museums===
* [[Brauer Museum of Art]] at [[Valparaiso University]]
* Museum of Fire Fighting<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tft.com/Museum-and-Tours |title=Task Force Tips - Task Force Tips-Museum and Tours |publisher=Tft.com |access-date=2019-05-16 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427123807/https://www.tft.com/Museum-and-Tours |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Porter County Museum, also known as the Old Jail Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pocomuse.org/ |title=Porter County Museum |publisher=Pocomuse.org |date=2019-05-11 |access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>

===City fairs===
[[File:Valpo 08 Popcorn.jpg|thumb|Popcorn Festival]]

The city holds two major festivals every year: the [[Valparaiso Popcorn Festival|Popcorn Festival]] and the Porter County Fair. The Popcorn Festival is held on the first Saturday after Labor Day. It honors [[Orville Redenbacher]], a former resident who built a popcorn factory there. Redenbacher participated in most of the festival's parades until his death in 1995. The festival also features foot racing events and multiple concerts in addition to typical fair activities. The Porter County Fair consists of carnival attractions and hosts a variety of shows such as a demolition derby, motocross races, and live musical performances.

===Public library===
Valparaiso has a [[public library]], a branch of the Porter County Public Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pcpls.org/library-information/#locations | title=Locations | publisher=Porter County Public Library System | access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>

===Historic buildings and districts===
* [[Porter County Courthouse (Indiana)|Porter County Courthouse]] replaced an earlier brick building in 1883. The current building is 128 feet by 98 feet. It was built with a square tower rising out of the center. The tower was 168 feet tall with a clock on each side. A fire in 1934 damaged in the interior requiring the removal of the tower.<ref name=Neeley>Neeley, George E.; City of Valparaiso, A Pictorial History; G. Bradley Publishing, Inc.; St. Louis, Missouri; 1989</ref>

===National Register of Historic Places===
{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Porter County, Indiana}}
There are a number of buildings and districts in the city listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. 
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* [[Conrad and Catherine Bloch House]]
* [[Haste-Crumpacker House]]
* [[Heritage Hall (Valparaiso University)|Heritage Hall]] 
* [[Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, Indiana)|Immanuel Lutheran Church]] 
* [[Dr. David J. Loring Residence and Clinic]] 
* [[William McCallum House]]
* [[Charles S. and Mary McGill House]]
* [[Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House]] 
* [[Porter County Memorial Opera Hall]] 
* [[David Garland Rose House]]
* [[DeForest Skinner House]] 
* [[Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District]]
* [[Washington Street Historic District (Valparaiso, Indiana)]]
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