Arts & Culture

Museums
      Swiss Heritage Village- Berne, Adams County
      Cathedral Museum- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Science Central- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Fort Wayne Museum of Art- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      History Center- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum- Auburn, DeKalb
      County
      Hoosier Air Museum- Auburn, DeKalb County
      Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum- Auburn, DeKalb County
      National Automotive and Truck Museum - Auburn, DeKalb County
      National Military History Center- Auburn, DeKalb County
      Dan Quayle Center- Huntington, Huntington County
      Hostetler's Hudson Auto Museum- Shipshewana, LaGrange County
      Mid-America Windmill Museum- Kendallville, Noble County
      Wabash County Historical Museum- Wabash, Wabash County

Visual Arts
      Cinema Center- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      John P. Weatherhead Art Gallery/University of Saint Francis - Fort
      Wayne, Allen County
      Goldfish Student Art Gallery/University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne,
      Allen County
      IPFW Visual Arts Gallery/Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
      Wayne, Allen County
      Artlink- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      ARCH Walking Tours & Programs- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Clark Gallery at the Honeywell Center- Wabash, Wabash County
      
Performing Arts
      Fort Wayne Civic Theater - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Fort Wayne Philharmonic - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Embassy Theater - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Fort Wayne Ballet - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      IPFW Department of Theater - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      World Fusion Dance Studio - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Fort Wayne Dance Collective - Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Mousetrap Puppet Theatre- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Pulse Opera House - Warren, Huntington County
      Honeywell Center - Wabash, Wabash County
      
Festivals
      Swiss Days Festival- Berne, Adams County
      Weihnachtsfest [christmas Festival]- Berne, Adams County
      Three Rivers Festival- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      New Haven Canal Days- New Haven, Allen County
      Johnny Appleseed Festival- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      German Fest- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      BBQ Fest- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Greek Fest- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Indiana Black- Fort Wayne, Allen County
      Auburn Cord Dusenberg Festival- Auburn, DeKalb County
      Garrett Heritage Days Festival- Garrett, DeKalb County
      Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival- Huntington, Huntington
      County
      Marshmallow Festival- Ligonier, Noble County
      Stone's Trace Pioneer Festival- Ligonier, Noble County
      Chautauqua Days- Rome City, Noble County
      Bluegrass Festival- Kendallville, Noble County
      Covered Bridge Festival- Roann, Wabash County
      Wheels of Yesteryear Antique Show and Pioneer Festival- Bluffton,
      Wells County
      Mihsihkinaahkwa Pow wow- Columbia City, Whitley County

Ethnic & International Diversity
 
 
 
Hispanic is not a race, but an ethnicity in Census terminology. Those declaring themselves to be Hispanic were given an opportunity to indicate race and are included in the chart above. Out of the 681,728people living in Northeast Indiana in 2010 34,809, or 5.1%, reported that they were Hispanic.
 
Allen County is home to a large Burmese refugee population. According to the 2010 Census 3,846 Burmese live in Allen County.
 
Japanese Saturday SchoolThe Division of Continuing Studies at IPFW has a Japanese Saturday School that is available to area residents of any age or nationality for instruction in Japanese language and culture. The JSS is certified by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Foreign Affairs with a primary focus to help children of Japanese nationals who are working in the region keep pace with their former classmates in Japan. It also serves adult workers at area Japanexe companies and their family members.
 
Korean Saturday SchoolThe Division of Continuing Studies at IPFW has recently added a Korean Saturday School that provides education in Korean language for preschool and K-12 school children according to the general curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea. The school will offer Korean, Korean-American (including Korean adoptees), and American children opportunities to understand Korean culture adn to gain cross-cultural experiences by teaching them in Korean.
 
Spanish ImmersionSpanish immersion is also available at Lindley Elementary in Fort Wayne. At Lindley, students learn to comprehend, speak, write, and read in both English and Spanish. The school is a member of the International Spanish Academies Program, that partners with the Ministry of Education and Science in Spain.