# Haunted House: Fright Academy at The Children's Museum > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Oct 24 (+6 more dates) - Where: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 - Ages: Friendly Hours recommended for kids who scare easily; Frightening Hours for kids who dare to be scared - Price: General Admission: $9, Member: $8, Access Pass: $5; does not include museum admission - Organizer: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Children's Museum Guild) - Official page: https://www.childrensmuseum.org/cart/haunted-house - 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/haunted-house-fright-academy-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-be857713b35dd29c30190312 ## About The Children's Museum Guild's 62nd annual Haunted House fundraiser turns a corner of the museum into Fright Academy, a school for monsters and villains in training with a haunted library, a ghastly cafeteria, spider-web hallways and a not-so-honorable Hall of Fame. Families choose between two kinds of visits. Uranus Fudge Factory Friendly Hours (daytime, plus Wednesday early evenings) are recommended for kids who scare easily, with brighter lights, upbeat music, treats and friendly greeters. Frightening Hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings bring dimmed lights, scary music, jump scares and masked haunters for kids who dare to be scared; there are no Frightening Hours on Halloween. Theme days in the final week include Math Day on Oct. 27 with math games and a prize wheel and a Bike Safety Day helmet giveaway on Oct. 28. The Haunted House ticket is separate from, and does not include, museum admission; the museum publishes a room-by-room walkthrough online so parents can preview it with nervous children. ## Similar picks in Indianapolis - [Boo Bash — Fishers](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/boo-bash-fishers--listing-724ceae7b7cf05a309d76ecd) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, Fishers · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Fishers' biggest Halloween celebration, Boo Bash, takes over the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater on Halloween morning itself. 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