Community LIVING
Welcome to Fort Wayne: three rivers, real winters and a city still growing
Where the Summit City sits, how its neighborhoods fit together, how the year turns here, and where a newcomer finds the library, city help and the local news.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Ten things worth knowing about Fort Wayne
A general's name, a canal summit, an apple planter's grave, a ballgame under electric lights and a coney stand from 1914: ten true stories to tell the next visitor.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Shopping
Shopping LOCAL in Fort Wayne: Broadway, Wells Street and the markets in between
From a gift shop on Broadway to a two-floor bookstore on Wells Street and a Saturday farmers market that keeps going all winter, here is where Fort Wayne shops independent.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Health & Wellness
Parks, trails and outdoor places in Fort Wayne, from the riverfront to the preserves
Fort Wayne's 166-mile trail network, its largest parks and its quiet nature preserves, with the city's own safety advice for ice, floods and fallen branches, and what changed on the trails in 2026.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Entertainment
Interesting places to explore in Fort Wayne: six worth a second look
A courthouse that tells the county's story in murals, a bank lobby with the zodiac overhead, an 1893 firehouse and a museum full of glass: six Fort Wayne places residents often drive past.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Dining
How Fort Wayne eats: coneys, noodle soups and Saturday markets
A century-old coney sauce, Burmese kitchens, northeast Indiana farms on downtown plates and two Saturday farmers markets: the traditions behind what Fort Wayne puts on the table.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Fort Wayne, one neighborhood at a time
From canal-era West Central to the Wells Street Corridor, Lakeside and Waynedale: how Fort Wayne's hundreds of neighborhoods fit together, and the places that anchor each one.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Community LIVING
Fort Wayne's story, told in places you can still visit
From Kekionga and a chief's 1827 brick house to the Old Fort, a sandstone city hall and a theatre saved with two days to spare, here is Fort Wayne's history and the traditions that keep it alive.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
Entertainment
Fort Wayne events, November 2026 to February 2027
Wild Lights at the zoo, the Festival of Trees, gingerbread at the History Center, The Nutcracker and an ice rink downtown: Fort Wayne's season of traditions, with dates from each organizer.
Through February 28
Family Life
Family days in Fort Wayne, season by season
Splash pads and the zoo in summer, wooded trails in fall, a planetarium in an old power plant and a library play space in winter: where Fort Wayne families go all year.
November 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM EST
