Pandemic aside, families in Northwest Indiana wanting to say goodbye to 2020 can still find plenty of safe and fun places to party hearty this New Year's Eve. And many of the events are free, including the Festival of Holiday Lights at Washington Park in Michigan City, the town of Highland fireworks display, the Pierogi Drop in Whiting and the Winter Lights Drive-Through at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso. Families can also travel to Fair Oaks Farms to dine at the Farmhouse Restaurant, enjoy the holiday lights and snack on s'mores and hot chocolate. And the Lake County Parks Department also offers a number of activities for families including ice skating at Deep River Waterpark in Merrillville and educational playtime events at Bellaboo's in Lake Station.