Interactive circus session with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Hype Crew, aimed at school-age children and families.
Free hybrid conference on 'Griot Futurisms' presented by the Kheprw Institute in partnership with Black Humanities in the Midwest (BHIM).
Play and learn session with Gymboree at the Michigan Road Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.
Free outdoor nature activity for families and homeschoolers at Northwestway Park on a Friday morning.
Two-day Halloween bar crawl with creepy cocktails, themed entertainment and drink specials at top bars in Indianapolis, for over-21s.
Screening of 'Hocus Pocus' (1993) at the Tobias Theater in Newfields, with a witches' cackle contest, light snacks and drinks, and admission to the outdoor Harvest Nights Halloween event.
Free evening of live performances, art activations and a silent auction by the Asante Art Institute to support arts education and youth programming.
Interactive murder mystery for teens in which library staff play characters and attendees act as detectives to solve a fictional crime.
Outdoor screening of classic horror films under the night sky at Grassy Creek Park, with a Halloween atmosphere.
Community Halloween pajama party for teens with fall and Halloween fun at Brookside Park.
Indianapolis singer Stephanie Allen-Stevenson blends gospel, soul, jazz and R&B, with classics by Nancy Wilson and Ella Fitzgerald and a tribute to Phyllis Hyman.
Americana and folk singer-songwriter Evan Honer plays HI-FI Annex, the open-air venue in the back parking lot of The Murphy Arts Center downtown.
The film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets runs on the big screen while the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams' score live, with the music played in time with the action on screen.
William Shatner performs live on stage with a screening of 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' at the Old National Centre.
Team competitive improvisation comedy show, like 'Whose Line is it Anyway?' with a sporting twist, played by two teams of Players in front of a live audience.
Free all-ages concert by singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen at HI-FI in the historic Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square.
Fully staged evening of operatic scenes and arias by Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti performed by the students of Butler Opera Theatre.
Concert by Ryan Ahlwardt to release his album 'Crying in the Canyon' at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.
Halloween edition of the Frequency Shift live music series at The Backlot, with a $12 show ticket and non-alcoholic drinks for purchase.
Concert by Shakey Graves from his Fondness, Etc. Tour at the Old National Centre.
Live show by Nick Vallese & The Misfit Toys at Tin Roof on Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis.
Over-21s night of Latin music and dancing in the Deluxe room at Old National Centre.
5th annual 5K run/walk through the historic streets of south Irvington for the Irvington Halloween Festival, with a kids' race for children 12 and under.
Halloween costume contest held at Krannert Park in Indianapolis on Halloween morning.
Halloween dance class held at Easley Winery in Indianapolis.
Educational workshop with the Greater Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association on the warning signs of Alzheimer's and dementia.
Inaugural SHPE community day with a main-stage science show, FIRST Robotics demonstrations, hands-on STEM activities and a College Exploration Pavilion.
Free basic computer class in Spanish for seniors and adults, covering the internet, email and Microsoft Office and Google Docs.
Halloween story and craft session held at the Nora Branch Library in Indianapolis.
Halloween skate party for kids at Roller Cave Family Fun Center, with skate rental included.
Interactive self-care workshop led by Brittany Wayman of Soul Care Coaching to explore how soul care connects to mental, emotional and physical well-being.
Drag queen brunch with celebrity impersonators at Illusions the Drag Queen Brunch, with a 21+ age requirement.
A fun afternoon of board games for library patrons of all ages, with games provided.
Community Halloween celebration with activities at Pride Park in Indianapolis.
Halloween scavenger hunt for families at the Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center.
Free Halloween night event for children 12 and under and their parents, with candy and giveaways from local businesses.
Screening of the 1994 horror anthology 'Tales From the Hood' with audience responses on index cards and a cosplay contest.
Free monthly Saturday series of live music, visual art, dance and theatre with activity tables at Intermissions Plaza.
Latin Halloween party with live band 317 Proyecto and DJs spinning salsa, bachata, reggaeton and cumbia, hosted by DJ Gil.
21+ Halloween dark rave with guest DJs, a costume contest, fog, haze and strobing lights at White Rabbit Cabaret.
American Aquarium, the North Carolina Americana and alt-country band of BJ Barham, plays HI-FI in the historic Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square.
Weekly after-hours night of R&B throwbacks from the 1990s and 2000s with hourly raffles and board games at Punch Bowl Social.
18+ Halloween party with back-to-back DJ sets and Y2K costumes celebrating the music of the 2000s at Old National Centre.
DJ C-Buck closes out Tin Roof's RAVE-O-WEEN Halloween jams with a late-night dance party in downtown Indianapolis.
Interactive educational experience for K-12 students to explore STEAM careers through hands-on demonstrations led by Purdue University students and faculty.
Game-day watch party at Tin Roof with game sound, cold drinks and post-game live music for Colts fans.
Community Día de Muertos afternoon with a story session, face painting, flower headband crafting, a community catrina walk, music, art and a community ofrenda.
Central librarians read poems by their favourite poets to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time, with a poetry resource highlight and books to take home.
Indoor Día de Muertos celebration with a Catrina contest for adults and children, an ofrenda exhibition, a Catrina procession, mariachi and live music.
Free concert by the Butler Symphony Orchestra of seventy-five players, with William Grant Still's 'Afro-American Symphony' and Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Organ Symphony'.
NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Third annual celebration of Haitian culture with live music by Akoustik, visual art by Lyndy Bazile and Johnson Simon, food, a community slide, a raffle and doula-certification awards.
Free evening with a gallery reception and book launch and discussion of 'Solly and the Elephant' about the B'nei Israel of India, part of the Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts.
Tribute show to Phil Collins fronted by Seth Eliser at the Old National Centre in Indianapolis, all ages.
All-ages alternative rock show by The Bends, the Baton Rouge and Nashville quartet behind 'Makeup', at HI-FI in the Murphy Arts Center.
A family-friendly autumn festival featuring a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, petting zoo, farmers market and food trucks at Waterman's Family Farm.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical Cats performed at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, with a dinner buffet included in the ticket price.
Exhibition of artifacts and signatures from all 45 U.S. presidents exploring the power of the president's pen, tied to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Exhibition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum marking Firestone's 125th anniversary and its history at the Indianapolis 500 with rare tyres and memorabilia.
Exhibition of rarely displayed objects tracing three generations of the Harrison family who shaped American governance, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Exhibition with 13 cars, 70 helmets and other memorabilia from NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon's career, included in museum admission.
Exhibition of works by Camille Pissarro and his sons Lucien and Georges, drawn from the IMA's collection, tracing the family's influence from Impressionism to Neo-Impressionism.
Exhibition of Ben Nicholson's wooden Kufic labyrinth cubes and 200 hand-drawn labyrinth variations, for the first time together.
Traveling Disney exhibition in which visitors help Princess Tiana prepare for a Mardi Gras parade in 1928 New Orleans.
Exhibition of more than 50 rare black-and-white photographs by Air Force veteran Mark A. Kurtz of daily life in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
Exhibition tracing the history of voting in Indiana, from standardised ballots to advances in how and when people cast their vote.
Monday morning homeschool program for children to explore the natural and historical grounds of Conner Prairie when the museum is closed to the public.
Free exhibit of Dia de Muertos altars and art, including ofrendas from community organisations and work from West Deanery students, at the Eiteljorg Museum.
Fall season at the Tuttle Orchards farm with U-pick, a pumpkin patch, a three-acre corn maze, narrated wagon rides and other farm activities.
Outdoor Halloween spectacle with tens of thousands of pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns, the Pumpkin Path of Peril, the Ghost Train, and the immersive Mischief Manor haunt.
Monthly workshop led by Maura of Less is Maura, with a themed presentation and hands-on lab each month to organise photos and make albums.
World premiere play by Lucy Thurber, directed by Chris Saunders, with a cast of six local actors, as American Lives Theatre's first commission.
Zach & Zack and the Athenaeum Foundation stage their fifth production of the live musical The Rocky Horror Show at the Basile Theatre.
Long-form improvised comedy show in which the ComedySportz cast weaves audience-suggested lines into the tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.
Monthly 90-minute early childhood session with sensory play, STEM activities and music for children aged 18 months to 6 years and their caregivers.
80th edition of the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival, a week of Halloween events in the Irvington neighbourhood, culminating in the Street Fair on October 31.
Guided tours of the preserved Victorian home of poet James Whitcomb Riley, where he lived for the last twenty-three years of his life.
Exhibition of rare documents, artefacts and images about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and westward expansion, marking the United States' 250th anniversary.
Exhibition of oral histories, interviews and artifacts from Indiana men and women who served in the Vietnam War, with a memorial wall and interactive letters.
The 62nd annual haunted house, a school for monsters and villains, with friendly and frightening hours for different age groups.
Free sessions for children and families to explore robots, LEGOs, STEM apps, crafts and games at their own pace at the Central Library.
Semiquincentennial exhibition of American art and architecture, with works by Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper and Thornton Dial across Newfields' galleries and historic homes.
