# Things to do with kids in Hamilton County, IN

> 15 upcoming family events and 12 places and ongoing programs in Hamilton County, IN, in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Headless Horseman Festival at Conner Prairie](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/headless-horseman-festival-at-conner-prairie--listing-7021ec4ba0db5c3c64553f88) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Conner Prairie, Fishers · From $26 · checked Oct 24. Conner Prairie's October festival closes this weekend with its last two nights. The grounds mix fall traditions with a carnival theme: a Barrel Train ride through a musical…
- [Indy Fuel ZOOperstars! Family Fun Day with Postgame Skate](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-fuel-zooperstars-family-fun-day-with-postgame-skate--listing-f6d66d36ffee98007472d237) — Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM · Fishers Event Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. A Sunday-afternoon ECHL hockey game at the Fishers Event Center built for families: the Indy Fuel bring in the ZOOperstars, a costumed mascot entertainment act, for an afternoon…
- [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. It is a daytime, non-spooky party for all ages…
- [Día de Muertos Activities with Fishers Arts Council](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/dia-de-muertos-activities-with-fishers-arts-council--listing-159b026772f5a4b471ec3e70) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Fishers Municipal Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Fishers Arts Council hosts two free days of community activities for Día de Muertos at the Fishers Municipal Center, honoring loved ones who have passed. On Saturday, Oct…
- [Indy Fuel Toy Story Family Fun Day](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-fuel-toy-story-family-fun-day--listing-15a8265d50eb41d07beef4c2) — Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM · Fishers Event Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. The Indy Fuel play a Sunday-afternoon home game at the Fishers Event Center in specialty Toy Story-themed jerseys, with appearances from special guests during the game. Kids eat…
- [Fishers Veterans Day Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/fishers-veterans-day-ceremony--listing-24af8a3fc8a37b60feb85f34) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Theater at Fishers Municipal Center · Free · checked Oct 24. The City of Fishers and the Fishers Armed Services Commission hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony in the theater at the Fishers Municipal Center, honoring local veterans and…
- [Indy Fuel National Family PJ Day](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-fuel-national-family-pj-day--listing-be95f3aa2ea486f445ab6261) — Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM · Fishers Event Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. The Indy Fuel celebrate National Family PJ Day at a Saturday-night home game against the Wheeling Nailers at the Fishers Event Center. Families are invited to come in matching…
- [STEM Day at Fishers Maker Playground](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/stem-day-at-fishers-maker-playground--listing-b3d9a6d2dd8309c27222334b) — Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Fishers Maker Playground · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Fishers' public makerspace opens its doors for a free, open-house style STEM Day for makers of all ages. Visitors drop in between noon and 5 p.m. to tinker in the space, get…
- [Indy Fuel Nitro's Birthday Bash with Postgame Skate](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-fuel-nitro-s-birthday-bash-with-postgame-skate--listing-51fc9d437f7382d5f5cd952f) — Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM · Fishers Event Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. The Indy Fuel's mascot Nitro celebrates his birthday at a Sunday-afternoon home game at the Fishers Event Center, joined by his mascot friends from around the area, a big draw…
- [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…
- [Sankt Martinstag Storytime at Carmel Christkindlmarkt](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/sankt-martinstag-storytime-at-carmel-christkindlmarkt--listing-ee00c3c1b47b7720e3eb9fb3) — Wed, Nov 25 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Carmel Christkindlmarkt, Carter Green · Free · checked Oct 24. An interactive, family-friendly storytime that introduces children to the German tradition of Sankt Martinstag. Storytellers bring the tale of Saint Martin, a Roman soldier…
- [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…
- [Indy Fuel Teddy Bear Toss](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-fuel-teddy-bear-toss--listing-518220d6860f3238c39ebce8) — Sun, Nov 29 · 4:00 PM · Fishers Event Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. One of hockey's favorite traditions: bring a new stuffed animal to the Indy Fuel's Sunday game at the Fishers Event Center, and when the Fuel score their first goal, everyone…
- [Annie at Civic Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/annie-at-civic-theatre--listing-43a111d0643d0b5f56431ba2) — Dec 4 – Dec 26 · 7:00 PM · Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre (The Tarkington), Carmel · Paid · checked Oct 24. Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre's holiday musical is Annie, the seven-time Tony winner based on Harold Gray's comic strip, with songs including "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard-Knock…
- [Sankt Nikolaustag at Carmel Christkindlmarkt](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/sankt-nikolaustag-at-carmel-christkindlmarkt--listing-d367aef26f77014251eabb16) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Carmel Christkindlmarkt, Carter Green · Free · checked Oct 24. Sankt Nikolaus and his companion Knecht Ruprecht make a grand entrance at the Carmel Christkindlmarkt for the German feast of St. Nicholas. After a special presentation in the…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Activity Pool and Slides at the Monon Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/activity-pool-and-slides-at-the-monon-community-center--listing-0e2d1a8d85c8cdacf6baf0c7) — Activity pool: Monday–Friday 5–8 pm, Saturday noon–7 pm, Sunday 9 am–7 pm; slides… · Monon Community Center, Carmel · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Monon Community Center's indoor aquatics area has an activity pool with water slides alongside the indoor lap pool, open year-round except while the outdoor Waterpark is in…
- [Carmel Ice Skadium](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/carmel-ice-skadium--listing-cc0c9ae0baaed763370bd087) — Ice arena open daily 6 am–midnight; public skate session times posted on the Public… · Carmel Ice Skadium · Paid · checked Oct 24. Carmel's long-running indoor ice arena, now run by Spectate Group, offers public skate sessions for adults and children with rental skates and beginner skate aids available on…
- [Conner Prairie](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/conner-prairie--listing-6ea1c495d6e20223eb55973c) — Through Nov. 1: all experiences open Tue–Sun 10 am–4 pm. Nov. 3–Dec. 28: Museum… · Conner Prairie, Fishers · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A large outdoor living-history museum in Fishers. In the warm season visitors can join interpreters in daily tasks at 1836 Prairietown and Lenape Camp, climb Treetop Outpost in…
- [Cool Creek Park and Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/cool-creek-park-and-nature-center--listing-0086e1a1b30cc70518ea851d) — Park dawn to dusk. Nature Center Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; 1–5 pm on the remaining day… · Cool Creek Park and Nature Center, Carmel · All ages · checked Oct 24. A Hamilton County park along Cool Creek with woods, a creek, a prairie and a nature center where families explore the science of Indiana woodlands and learn why protecting plants…
- [Coxhall Gardens Children's Garden](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/coxhall-gardens-children-s-garden--listing-a3623ed7e6f300f12d0cb844) — Dawn to dusk. · Coxhall Gardens, Carmel · All ages · checked Oct 24. Coxhall Gardens is a 125-acre Hamilton County park in west Carmel with a formal Centerpiece of fountains, a gazebo and tiered lawns, twin 90-foot bell towers, a recreation lake…
- [Learn to Skate at Carmel Ice Skadium](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/learn-to-skate-at-carmel-ice-skadium--listing-1362f4dc0ba0d08a2aced386) — Session 3: Tuesdays 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 or Saturdays 11/14, 11/21… · Carmel Ice Skadium · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. Group skating lessons in the Learn to Skate USA curriculum. Snowplow Sam is a four-level introduction for children ages 3–6 who are new to skating, building balance, agility…
- [Learn to Skate at the Ice Barn — Westfield](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/learn-to-skate-at-the-ice-barn-westfield--listing-ba7424b9847c2170b96460f9) — Weekly classes in sessions; days and times shown at registration. · Ice Barn, Westfield · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Ice Barn is a small-ice hockey training rink in Westfield that also runs a Learn to Skate USA program for beginners. Snowplow Sam 1–4 is for beginners up to 5 years old and…
- [Monon Station Indoor Playground — Carmel](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/monon-station-indoor-playground-carmel--listing-13c4e2dfffb9a9838cc43154) — Indoor Playground family hours: Monday–Friday 1:30–8 pm; Saturday 1–6 pm; Sunday 9 am–6… · Monon Community Center, Carmel · Up to 15 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. An indoor playground inside Carmel's Monon Community Center. The Luckey Climber is a giant vertical maze of leaf-shaped platforms and slides inside safety netting. A-Mazing…
- [Strawtown Koteewi Park and the Taylor Center of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/strawtown-koteewi-park-and-the-taylor-center-of-natural-history--listing-1223174f4a4b2b736a25dd3b) — Park dawn to dusk. Taylor Center Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm. · Strawtown Koteewi Park, Noblesville · All ages · checked Oct 24. Hamilton County's largest park covers nearly 800 acres along three miles of the White River north of Noblesville, with more than 9 miles of multi-use trails through woods…
- [Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/stuckey-farm-orchard-and-cider-mill--listing-ba0b63314e947d789f495cdd) — Country Market hours this season: Thursday–Friday 10 am–7 pm (through Oct. 23); Saturday… · Stuckey Farm, Sheridan · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A working orchard and cider mill near Sheridan in northern Hamilton County that has been selling farm-fresh produce for over five decades. It grows 37 varieties of u-pick apples…
- [The Ice at Carter Green — Carmel outdoor ice rink](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/the-ice-at-carter-green-carmel-outdoor-ice-rink--listing-761c3ca1fe25e56375646300) — Nov. 21, 2026–Jan. 31, 2027: Wed–Thu 4–9 pm; Fri–Sat 11:30 am–9 pm; Sun 11:30 am–8 pm… · The Ice at Carter Green, Carmel · All ages · From $9 · checked Oct 24. Carmel's seasonal outdoor ice rink on Carter Green, open for the 2026–27 season from Nov. 21, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027. Skate sessions normally last 90 minutes, and admission and…
- [Westfield Washington Public Library Children's Area](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/westfield-washington-public-library-children-s-area--listing-f369891a86ca4c3bfc8da028) — Library opening hours not printed on the children's page; children's events are listed… · Westfield Washington Public Library · Free · checked Oct 24. The children's department at Westfield Washington Public Library serves infants, toddlers and elementary-age children with age-appropriate story times, a discovery zone, STEAM…

## Nearby

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