6-5-26- Cole Porter Festival
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –The 2026 Cole Porter Festival will return to Peru June 11-14, featuring four days of music, arts, educational programs, and community events celebrating the life and legacy of legendary songwriter and Peru native Cole Porter.
A highlight of this year’s festival will be “Abbie Plus Cole + Two Crazy Hearts,” a ticketed performance by Indiana singer-songwriter Abbie Thomas and her backing band, The Crazy Hearts, on June 12.
Thomas, a five-time Independent Music Award winner, has performed at the festival annually since 2022. Known for blending retro soul, jazz, R&B, and blues influences with 1970s-inspired songwriting, Thomas said the festival has become one of her favorite annual performances…