No Crying In Baseball

In case you missed us at Popcorn Fest yesterday.

We’re happy. We’re feelin’ glad. We’ve even got sunshine in a bag. Know why?

BECAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY, REGION CREW! WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE 90s TO THE POPCORN FEST MAINSTAGE AND YOU BEST BE THERE!

Downtown Valpo
Central Park Plaza
Popcorn Fest MainStage
4PM

Popcorn Fest 2026
September 12
MainStage
4PM
BE THERE

🎶🍿 𝐏𝐎𝐏, 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒! 🍿🎶

The Popcorn Festival Main Stage is bringing the soundtrack of the decades to Downtown Valpo! 🎸🕺🎤

📍 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚, 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
🕛 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌

Get ready to groove, sing along and rock out as we travel from disco to neon, ’90s rock and beyond!

🪩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Get your ’70s groove on with the glitter, funk and disco vibes of The Shagadelics!

📼 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Take a totally awesome trip back to the ’80s with chart-topping anthems, epic singalongs and all the neon-lit nostalgia!

🎸 𝐍𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 | 𝟒:𝟎𝟎–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
The ’90s are taking over! Chicagoland’s hottest ’90s rock tribute brings the grunge, alternative and rock anthems you know and love plus some ’00s favorites to keep the decades rolling!

🍺 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 | 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Located right next to the Main Stage, the B**r Tent will be serving up 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 all afternoon. Grab a drink, find your spot and settle in for the soundtrack of the decades!

From disco to new wave to ’90s rock and ’00s hits, there’s a little something for every generation! 🎶

🍿 𝟒𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
🎉𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧’ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬
📅 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐
📍 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨

Come for the popcorn. Stay for the soundtrack. 🍿🎶

𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🎸🍿

PLATINUM: Purdue Northwest

GOLD: Drive&Shine | Graff Auto Campus | Indiana Army National Guard | Journeyman Distillery | Lerner and Rowe | Wintrust Indiana

SILVER: Chick-fil-A Valparaiso | Indiana Beverage | Ivy Tech Valparaiso | Smith Ready Mix | Strack & Van Til | Team Chevrolet Valparaiso | US Federal Credit Union | Valparaiso University Athletics

B**R TENT: Ricci's Landscape Management, Inc.

ENTERTAINMENT:
🍿 The Shagadelics Chicago
🍿 Breakfast Club 80's Cover Band Chicago
🍿 No Crying In Baseball

🎶🍿 𝐏𝐎𝐏, 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒! 🍿🎶

The Popcorn Festival Main Stage is bringing the soundtrack of the decades to Downtown Valpo! 🎸🕺🎤

📍 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚, 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
🕛 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌

Get ready to groove, sing along and rock out as we travel from disco to neon, ’90s rock and beyond!

🪩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Get your ’70s groove on with the glitter, funk and disco vibes of The Shagadelics!

📼 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Take a totally awesome trip back to the ’80s with chart-topping anthems, epic singalongs and all the neon-lit nostalgia!

🎸 𝐍𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 | 𝟒:𝟎𝟎–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
The ’90s are taking over! Chicagoland’s hottest ’90s rock tribute brings the grunge, alternative and rock anthems you know and love plus some ’00s favorites to keep the decades rolling!

🍺 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 | 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌–𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Located right next to the Main Stage, the B**r Tent will be serving up 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 all afternoon. Grab a drink, find your spot and settle in for the soundtrack of the decades!

From disco to new wave to ’90s rock and ’00s hits, there’s a little something for every generation! 🎶

🍿 𝟒𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
🎉𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧’ 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬
📅 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐
📍 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨

Come for the popcorn. Stay for the soundtrack. 🍿🎶

𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🎸🍿

PLATINUM: Purdue Northwest

GOLD: Drive & Shine | Graff Auto Campus | Indiana Army National Guard | Journeyman Distillery | Lerner and Rowe | Wintrust Indiana

SILVER: Chick-fil-A Valparaiso | Indiana Beverage | Ivy Tech Valparaiso| Smith Ready Mix | Strack & Van Til | Tedam Chevrolet Valparaiso | US Federal Credit Union | Valparaiso University Athletics

B**R TENT: Ricci's Landscape Management, Inc.

ENTERTAINMENT:
🍿 The Shagadelics Chicago
🍿 Breakfast Club 80's Cover Band Chicago
🍿 No Crying In Baseball

Hey, Region Peeps! Just a reminder, we are headlining this year’s Popcorn Fest! We’ll be rockin’ downtown Valpo like it’s never been rocked before with our catalog of 90s rock tributes! As a bonus, we’ll be bringing you some 00s tunes in honor of this year’s theme, “Poppin’ Through The Decades.”

September 12th - Central Park Plaza - 4:00 PM - Be there or be Square. 🚫😢⚾️

It’s time we let y’all know. We are officially headlining at this year’s Popcorn Festival! We’ll be throwing out many things for this event over the next several weeks but consider this our official announcement!! That means you better mark your calendars now and keep your favorite flannel/overalls nearby because we expect to see ALL OF YOU there as we rock downtown Valparaiso like it’s never been rocked before!

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