# Celebration Crossing Opening Day with Santa's Helicopter Arrival > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Where: Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Ages: All Ages - Price: Included with admission: Adult $23, Senior $21, Youth $17, Members free; includes $4 parking validation - Organizer: Indiana State Museum - Official page: https://www.indianamuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/celebration-crossing-opening-day-with-santa-s-helicopter-arrival--listing-f12906a809054048c674fbd9 ## About The Indiana State Museum opens its Celebration Crossing holiday area the day after Thanksgiving with Santa's annual helicopter landing. At 10:30 a.m. families gather on the front lawn with Santa's dancing elves, Tinsel Toes, to watch him arrive; then everyone heads inside for a dance party with Santa, Mrs. Claus and DJ Jolly Jason. The day brings live music, appearances by the museum's cold-loving scientist Dr. Perma Frost, a festive fashion show where kids walk the red carpet, games and activities, Santa visits and rides on the Snowfall Express train through a winter wonderland. 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