Event List

Ages 10–18: Snack on chocolate treats and compete for a giant chocolate bar at Chocolate Bingo. Between rounds, pick up bite-sized facts about how chocolate is made and what sets different types apart.

Uncover the power of food, memory, and words with professional writer Leah Singer.

Put your taste buds to the test with a blind Pop-Tart tasting. Sample a mix of familiar and unexpected flavors without knowing what you’re eating, then see how many you can correctly identify.

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Ages 13 & Up: Design your cookbook from scratch with Canva, an easy online design tool where you choose the layout, colors, and style that fit your food and vibe.

Ages 12 & Up: Start growing before spring arrives with an introduction to hydroponic gardening. Learn how simple, 3D-printed containers can support indoor herbs and greens, giving gardeners a head start on the season.

Hosting doesn’t have to be expensive or formal. Explore practical ways to share meals with friends, stretch your budget, and build connections through food without a perfect table or fancy recipes.

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Ages 10–18: Decorate a mini Rice Krispie cake with icing, chocolate, and sprinkles! Take inspiration from Kawaii Sweet World by Rebecca Fong, then turn your cake into something playful, colorful, and almost too cute to eat.

Ages 0–2: Share food-themed stories, songs, and sensory play at Tiny Tot Time.

Ages 13 & Up: Add a little color to a practical staple at Sublimation Studio. Decorate a reusable tote using heat-transfer printing, and watch your design become a permanent part of the fabric.

Explore the history of restaurants in Terre Haute’s 12 Points district with Suzy Dunning, and see how food and local businesses helped shape the area’s identity.

Ages 4 & Up: Walk the woods with Phil Cox from the Ouabache Land Conservancy, and learn how to spot Indiana’s native trees and plants by their bark, leaves, and growth habits.

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees is a collection of personal essays by Aimee Nezhukumatathil that uses food as a way to examine memory, culture, and everyday life.

Ages 13 & Up: Hungry for something new? At Teen Cookbook Club, you can chop, sauté, and eat your way through a different recipe every month.

Ages 13 & Up: Turn your Canva cookbook into a custom keepsake at Cookbook Binding. Give your pages a finished, handmade form and see how simple binding techniques turn loose sheets into a real book.

Meet artists from the Wabash Valley Art Guild and River City Art Association, discuss the artwork of Exquisite Taste, and enjoy refreshments at the Exquisite Taste: Artist Reception.

All Ages: Celebrate Earth Day with hands-on activities focused on reuse, regrowth, and working together.

Ages 16 & Up: Put your food knowledge to the test at The Food You Know. Compete in trivia covering everyday foods, their histories, and the brands that shaped how we eat.

Ages 6–12: Be the Jackson Pollock of pasta or the Georgia O’Keeffe of kitchen scraps. Create colorful dyes from leftovers, make bold prints with vegetable off-cuts, and even paint with spaghetti at Play With Your Food!