In this Highland Local Scoop Issue…
Wednesday, Oct. 14: Cooler with clouds increasing - High 66° / Low 57°
Thursday, Oct. 15: Mostly cloudy and cool - High 63° / Low 49°
Friday, Oct. 16: Cooler and breezy with variable clouds - High 58° / Low 4
Highland Local Events for…
👻 Looking for Halloween fun?
Check out our Highland Halloween Guide 2026 it is packed full of fun activities and updated all month. .
Wednesday, Oct. 14
11:30 AM - America 250 Relay - at the Erie Lackawanna Trail
6:00 PM - All Ability: Halloween Tunnel Books - at Highland Branch Library
6:00-9:00 PM - Wednesday Game Night - at Sip Coffee House 2, 2815 Jewett Ave
Thursday, October 15
10:30 AM - Storytime: Ages 4-6 - at Highland Branch Library, 2841 Jewett St
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Angie's Apothecary Pop-Up Shop - Baum's Natural Foods 2130 45th St
6:00-6:45 PM - Yoga for the Body, Mind, and Soul - at Trinity Healing Center, 3145 45th St Suite A
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Wicked Witch Canvas Paint - Lincoln Center 2450 Lincoln St
Friday, October 16
6:30-10:00 PM - Johnston’s House of Horror Opening Night - at 9222 Johnston St
7:00 PM - Tinker’s Open Mic Night $5 cover at door cash only - Tinker’s Attic 2513 Highway Ave
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Highland Local Sport Events
Wednesday, October 14
6:00 PM - HMS Football at Wilbur Wright Middle School - Munster
Thursday, October 15
6:00 PM - HHS Volleyball (Girls V) vs Calumet - Sectional - at Griffith Middle School, Griffith
Friday, October 16
7:00 PM - HHS Football (Boys V) vs Hobart HS - at Highland High School
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Highland’s Lady Trojans volleyball team heads into sectional play Thursday Photo courtesy of Highland Trojans Volleyball.
🏐 Lady Trojans Open Sectional Play Thursday
Tournament time is here for Highland volleyball.
The Lady Trojans finished the regular season 15-15 and now turn their attention to the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional at Griffith.
Highland opens postseason play against Calumet on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. If the Trojans advance, they’ll face Hammond Bishop Noll in the semifinal at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, with the sectional championship scheduled for 6 p.m. that evening.
Highland has already shown plenty of fight this season, including a five-set win over Hobart on Dig Pink Night.
Now it’s win-or-go-home.
Good luck to the Lady Trojans as they begin their postseason run.
Sources: IHSAA Sectional #17 bracket; MaxPreps
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🎬 Whatever Happened to Highland’s Town Theatre?
For generations, catching a movie at the Town Theatre on Kennedy Avenue was part of downtown Highland life.
The single-screen theatre opened in the mid-1940s and later became known for showing independent and foreign films.
But one of the things longtime moviegoers remember most had nothing to do with what was on the screen.
During intermission, the theatre was known for serving complimentary cake and coffee to the audience. It was the kind of small-town tradition that made a night at the movies feel a little more personal.
The Town Theatre closed in 2008 and eventually came into the Town of Highland’s possession in 2012. For several years, officials and residents explored ways to restore it as part of downtown redevelopment, with plans that could have turned it into a venue for movies, live performances, meetings and other community events.
In 2016, Highland was awarded a $50,000 state grant to help refurbish the theatre’s iconic marquee and facade. But the larger renovation never moved forward. In January 2017, the Town Council voted to end the restoration effort and instead preserve pieces of the building such as the marquee and ticket booth if possible.
After years of sitting vacant and deteriorating, the Town Theatre was finally demolished on Jan. 11, 2018.
So if you answered this weekend’s Highland Trivia with cake and coffee, you got it. That unusual intermission tradition is still one of the most remembered parts of a downtown landmark that disappeared, but definitely wasn’t forgotten.
Sources: Cinema Treasures; GreatNews
School Town of Highland students are off Oct. 15-16 for Fall Recess,Image courtesy of School Town of Highland.
🍂 Long Weekend Alert: Fall Break Starts Thursday for Highland Students
A four-day weekend is coming for many Highland students.
School Town of Highland’s first nine weeks end Wednesday, Oct. 14, while Highland Christian School’s first quarter ends Tuesday, Oct. 13. With Fall Recess/Fall Break following on Oct. 15-16, both schools head into a four-day weekend.
🎃 Need ideas for the long weekend? Check out our Highland Halloween Guide 2026 for haunted homes, trunk-or-treats, family activities, Halloween night plans and more - with new events being added throughout October.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Pints in the Park returns to Wicker Memorial Park on Oct. 17 The 21+ event features unlimited sampling from more than 100 beer, cider, wine and seltzer selections. Photo courtesy of Pints in the Park.
🍺 Pints in the Park Pours Into Wicker Park Oct. 17
After being postponed from its original August date, Pints in the Park is finally returning to Wicker Memorial Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 9 p.m.
The 12th annual 21+ craft beer festival will feature unlimited samples of more than 100 beers, ciders, wines and seltzers from local and national producers, along with food available for purchase and live music. Parking is free, and the event goes on rain or shine.
.Organizers are again partnering with Humane Indiana, and designated driver tickets are available. Only service animals are permitted.
If you bought tickets before the event was rescheduled, those tickets will still be honored for the new October date.
Talk soon,
Shannah Holt
Founder & Publisher, Highland Local Scoop