# Christmas and holiday events for kids in Indianapolis

> 19 Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday events and programs for kids in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area through New Year’s Day, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it.

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
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Towns with listings: Indianapolis (16), Carmel (1), Fishers (1), North Salem (1).

## Dated events

### Indianapolis (16)

- [A Christmas Carol at the Indiana Repertory Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/a-christmas-carol-at-the-indiana-repertory-theatre--listing-4760dcb734836497fa95076d) — Nov 14 – Dec 26 · Indiana Repertory Theatre · From $27 · checked Oct 24. The Indiana Repertory Theatre's annual production of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Tom Haas and directed by Cara Hinh, plays on the OneAmerica Financial Stage downtown from…
- [Christmas at the Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/christmas-at-the-zoo--listing-e6434e8e1b84dcaab77949a2) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM · Indianapolis Zoo · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Each evening from 5 p.m. the Indianapolis Zoo becomes a lit-up winter walk: families stroll the paths under twinkling lights with hot cocoa while visiting tigers, penguins…
- [Santa's BIG Snowball Fight](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-big-snowball-fight--listing-d449f8ce991037d0c918ae6b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:30 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis welcomes Santa for the season with what it calls Indy's biggest indoor snowball fight, held in the Sunburst Atrium on the Saturday before…
- [Visit with Santa at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/visit-with-santa-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-970b43fda837a08bc9a4a847) — Sat, Nov 21 (+23 more dates) · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Santa sets up in the museum's WinterFaire village, where the story goes that he collects water from the frozen fountain to power his sleigh and gathers gifts from Artisan Square…
- [Santa & Carolers at Winterlights](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-and-carolers-at-winterlights--listing-0fe1a1855e8f185f5a84610f) — Tue, Nov 24 (+7 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Garden at Newfields · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. On eight Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of Winterlights, its 10th season at Newfields, Santa walks the Twinkling Trail from 5 to 8 p.m., stopping for festive hellos and photos…
- [Celebration Crossing Opening Day with Santa's Helicopter Arrival](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/celebration-crossing-opening-day-with-santa-s-helicopter-arrival--listing-f12906a809054048c674fbd9) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [Santa's Holiday Breakfast in the Great Hall](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-holiday-breakfast-in-the-great-hall--listing-33fff9d2fd53a777e1d4c442) — Sun, Nov 29 (+4 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 24. A buffet breakfast with holiday music in the heart of the Indiana State Museum's Celebration Crossing. Santa arrives with his wagon of gifts and talks with families about the…
- [Butler Ballet: Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/butler-ballet-tchaikovsky-s-the-nutcracker--listing-a856fafbbb90166c9307d12d) — Thu, Dec 3 (+3 more dates) · Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University · Paid · checked Oct 24. Butler University's Butler Ballet stages its holiday-tradition Nutcracker at Clowes Memorial Hall, billed as Indianapolis' premiere production of the ballet. The full-length…
- [AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/aes-indiana-yuletide-celebration--listing-92ad96ddf3eb028aafcabfbf) — Fri, Dec 4 (+14 more dates) · Hilbert Circle Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's holiday variety show marks its 40th anniversary in 2026 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre on Monument Circle. Host Curtis Bannister leads a…
- [Snowflake Pajama Party at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/snowflake-pajama-party-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-8f54f98775a50866c509755a) — Tue, Dec 8 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Indiana State Museum · From $14 · checked Oct 24. An evening pajama party in Celebration Crossing for families with children under 6. Kids come in their coziest pajamas to visit Santa and get a 5x7 photo with him (included in…
- [Santa's Holiday Breakfast in the L.S. Ayres Tea Room](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-holiday-breakfast-in-the-l-s-ayres-tea-room--listing-81ac55b5e9a4253bfb8d5701) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A nostalgic breakfast in the Indiana State Museum's re-created L.S. Ayres Tea Room, the department-store dining room many Hoosier families remember. The buffet comes with live…
- [Santa's Magical Morning](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/santa-s-magical-morning--listing-0048197e40cc04ead105b30a) — Sat, Dec 12 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A ticketed early-access morning before The Children's Museum opens to the public. Each family gets a timed visit with Santa without the long public line (bring your own device…
- [The Nutcracker — Indianapolis Ballet with the ISO](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/the-nutcracker-indianapolis-ballet-with-the-iso--listing-af4aef4f76936d7eaa27d5e0) — Thu, Dec 17 (+4 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University · Paid · checked Oct 24. Indianapolis Ballet's annual Nutcracker, performed since 2007, follows Clara's Christmas Eve journey to the Land of the Sweets with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers and the…
- [Kwanzaa Community Festival at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/kwanzaa-community-festival-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-856c6466d5330888d89b4d38) — Sun, Dec 27 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. The Indiana State Museum and Witherspoon Presbyterian Church host a daylong Kwanzaa celebration on the theme 'Webbed and Wired: Celebrating the Interconnectedness of Culture and…
- [Nutcracker Sweets — Indianapolis Ballet Family Series](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/nutcracker-sweets-indianapolis-ballet-family-series--listing-2b8503636b251276c5bd127e) — Sun, Dec 27 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM · Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University · Paid · checked Oct 24. Indianapolis Ballet's Family Series production Nutcracker Sweets condenses The Nutcracker into a one-hour adaptation for young audiences and first-time ballet-goers, keeping all…
- [Family New Year's Eve at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/family-new-year-s-eve-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-90459f26902f18e46077d658) — Thu, Dec 31 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An alcohol-free New Year's Eve party for families in the Indiana State Museum's Celebration Crossing. A live DJ hosts a dance party, kids can get their faces painted, try…

### Other towns in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (3)

- [Holiday Ornament Workshop at McCloud Nature Park](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/holiday-ornament-workshop-at-mccloud-nature-park--listing-e9229cc0f9005b9d2dc6b5c6) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · McCloud Nature Park, North Salem · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A cozy two-hour workshop at McCloud Nature Park to start the holiday season: each participant crafts three handmade ornaments, with options from glittery to rustic pinecone…
- [Carmel Christkindlmarkt Opening Day and Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/carmel-christkindlmarkt-opening-day-and-tree-lighting--listing-e7aeef28a88a51d523e6a891) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:30 AM – 6:45 PM · Carmel Christkindlmarkt, Carter Green · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The German-style holiday market on Carter Green in Carmel opens its 2026 season on Saturday, Nov. 21. At 11:30 a.m. the Opening Ceremony rings the first bell with live alphorn…
- [A Merry Prairie Holiday at Conner Prairie](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/a-merry-prairie-holiday-at-conner-prairie--listing-7fd4d5ee03396155e4fc281d) — Fri, Nov 27 (+16 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Conner Prairie, Fishers · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Conner Prairie's evening holiday festival spreads across its Fishers grounds. In 1836 Prairietown, Historic Holidays shows how 1800s families celebrated, with a magic-lantern…

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