South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority

Do you have a favorite chili or salsa recipe? A local chili spice mix business, Man’s Man Chili, LLC is hosting a professionally sanctioned 2-day chili cook-off that is inviting cooks from around the country to compete for the best chili and salsa...

Lincoln’s Birthday Bash Volleyball Tournament returns to the Hammond Sportsplex & Community Center after selling out in 2022. They are expecting a full house with teams from 11 clubs across four states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and...

Elite Fight Night (EFN) announced this week that they will kick off the New Year in a new state-of-the-art indoor multisport venue in Merrillville, Indiana – The Dean & Barbara White Community Center. This will be the EFN’s first visit to the...

Calling all restaurants! The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority (SSCVA) is seeking restaurants to participate in the annual culinary adventure known as “Savor the South Shore” Restaurant Weeks.  This 2023 promotion will run...

Savor the South Shore will take place Feb. 27-Mar. 12 Calling all restaurants! The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority (SSCVA) is seeking restaurants to participate in the annual culinary adventure known as “Savor the South Shore”...

Contestants are challenged to eat mashed potatoes face first in this hysterical annual event Hammond, Ind. (December 2022) – The “Mommy’s Little Piggy'' mashed potato eating contest will feature plates mounded with mashed potatoes and...

Truman State University wins third straight NCAA Division II America’s Crossroads Bowl in Hobart, Indiana. The Truman State Bulldogs representing the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Tiffin Dragons, representing the Greater Midwest Athletic...

The Truman State University Bulldogs and Tiffin University Dragons have been selected to participate in the third annual NCAA Division II America’s Crossroads Bowl (ACB) on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Hobart, Indiana, representing the Great Lakes Valley...

HAMMOND, Ind. - The largest NCAA volleyball tournament in the country is once again coming to the Hammond Sportsplex. The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and the Great Lakes Valley...

A newly commissioned South Shore Poster, sponsored by Ayers Realtors will be unveiled this Friday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Lake Street Gallery, 613 S. Lake Street, Gary. The Just Around the Corner South Shore Poster Series had its first formal public...