Wizard of Oz festival Chesterton Indiana

The Worlds largest Wizard of Oz is held in Northwest Indiana.
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Chesterton , IN – Along with the lions and tigers and bears, more than a dozen Oz celebrities will be attending the Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival in September according to Machelle Blount of the Duneland Business Initiative Group. The festival is returning to downtown Chesterton after a several year absence. The theme is “There’s No Place Like Home” as the festival returns to where it all began 28 years ago. The Duneland Business Initiative Group has spearheaded the return of the festival to this Northwest Indiana town on the southern shore of Lake Michigan . Blount, a local realtor, is president of Duneland Initiative and director of the event. A Chesterton Wizard of Oz Festival Committee has been formed and they have organized afternoon and evening activities for Friday, September 18. Daylong festivities and more than 125 art, craft and food booths will be available for Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20.