# Things to do with kids in Marion County, IN

> 40 upcoming family events and 26 places and ongoing programs in Marion 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

- [Bat Chat at Fort Harrison State Park](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/bat-chat-at-fort-harrison-state-park--listing-0c5f263317bdae69b18e5481) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Fort Harrison State Park Visitor Center · checked Oct 24. Just ahead of Halloween, a Fort Harrison State Park naturalist gives a short talk on Indiana bats at the park's Visitor Center on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The program…
- [Free Day! Día de Muertos Community Celebration at the Eiteljorg](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/free-day-dia-de-muertos-community-celebration-at-the-eiteljorg--listing-5f23a3acd83ec1e8590593be) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Eiteljorg Museum and community partner Arte Mexicano en Indiana host a free, all-day Day of the Dead celebration. Families learn about the Indigenous roots of the holiday…
- [Haunted House: Fright Academy at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/haunted-house-fright-academy-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-be857713b35dd29c30190312) — Sat, Oct 24 (+6 more dates) · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · From $9 · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/zooboo-at-the-indianapolis-zoo--listing-a5c39f88334c415e865fcc77) — Sat, Oct 24 (+6 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Indianapolis Zoo · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Indianapolis Zoo's fall festival runs from 2 p.m. to close Wednesday through Sunday until Nov. 1. Kids follow a Trick-or-Treat Trail of eight treat stations in Plains, visit…
- [Visiting Scientist Dr. Ann Taylor: Protein Folding with Fluorescence](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/visiting-scientist-dr-ann-taylor-protein-folding-with-fluorescence--listing-2e5170c234719f475eebffec) — Sun, Oct 25 (+1 more date) · 11:15 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Ages 6+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist Dr. Ann Taylor leads hands-on experiments at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, using fluorescence to show how proteins fold and…
- [Crafty Crows at Fort Harrison State Park](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/crafty-crows-at-fort-harrison-state-park--listing-4c1430624beff9078fee8553) — Fri, Oct 30 · 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Fort Harrison State Park Visitor Center · checked Oct 24. A half-hour naturalist talk at the Fort Harrison State Park Visitor Center on crow biology and common behaviors. Crows are among the most familiar birds in Indianapolis…
- [Skeleton Study at Fort Harrison State Park](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/skeleton-study-at-fort-harrison-state-park--listing-638c7d310a046e383097c34e) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM · Fort Harrison State Park Visitor Center · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-day program at the Fort Harrison State Park Visitor Center where a naturalist uses skeletons to show how Indiana's animals are built for the way they live, comparing…
- [Cinderella featuring the Indianapolis Ballet and the ISO](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/cinderella-featuring-the-indianapolis-ballet-and-the-iso--listing-e7beb5e40f4fd4c337cd622b) — Fri, Nov 6 (+2 more dates) · 7:30 PM · Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University · Paid · checked Oct 24. Indianapolis Ballet gives the company premiere of the fairytale ballet Cinderella, choreographed and staged by Cincinnati Ballet artistic director emerita Victoria Morgan, with…
- [Veterans Appreciation Day at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/veterans-appreciation-day-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-d71890aba5ffa65bca61c24f) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. For Veterans Day weekend The Children's Museum of Indianapolis gives free admission to veterans and active and retired military members, and accompanying family members receive…
- [Cut Paper Collage with Visiting Artist Christina Hollering](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/cut-paper-collage-with-visiting-artist-christina-hollering--listing-4fd335a9a1ca5e179a91d1db) — Sun, Nov 8 (+4 more dates) · 1:00 PM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Ages 5+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. Visiting Artist Christina Hollering leads a drop-in cut paper collage workshop at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, where children and families make their own…
- [Heroes from the Heartland: Veterans Day at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/heroes-from-the-heartland-veterans-day-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-2497366c5f645576c74fc2af) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. The Indiana State Museum invites veterans and their families to honor Hoosiers who have served. Families can view the Heroes from the Heartland display on level 1, which shows…
- [Festival of Trees at the Indiana History Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/festival-of-trees-at-the-indiana-history-center--listing-f15d3093ffa6246f0065c38a) — Nov 13 – Jan 2 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Indiana Historical Society fills the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center with more than 75 decorated Christmas trees, each built around its own theme, for its…
- [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…
- [Chemistry Day at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/chemistry-day-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-7a5ddc5c0a3b2119ed7b2e48) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Chemistry Day fills the Sunburst Atrium with hands-on chemistry activities and demonstrations led by specialists from local companies and university groups, including…
- [Sensory Friendly Afternoon at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/sensory-friendly-afternoon-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-ac523bf97753068cc43e27a6) — Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour afternoon at the Indiana State Museum tailored to visitors with sensory processing needs and their families. Social narratives are available at the ticket counter to…
- [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…
- [Homeschool Day at the Eiteljorg Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/homeschool-day-at-the-eiteljorg-museum--listing-0b60adc7910f0719e2b2e79e) — Wed, Nov 25 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Homeschool families spend a day exploring the Eiteljorg Museum's collections of Native American and Western art with hands-on activities built around its galleries and…
- [Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/wheeler-mission-drumstick-dash--listing-1b3824a2694d9d773e5dc9bd) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Broad Ripple Village · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Indianapolis's big Thanksgiving-morning walk/run returns to Broad Ripple for its 24th year, raising money for Wheeler Mission's work with people experiencing homelessness…
- [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…
- [Magical Mornings at Celebration Crossing](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/magical-mornings-at-celebration-crossing--listing-c1ff65b9ecd7424e372ddb68) — Fri, Dec 4 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Indiana State Museum · Ages 0–6 · From $17 · checked Oct 24. A quieter early hour at the Indiana State Museum's Celebration Crossing for families with children six and younger, before the museum opens to the public. Little ones can visit…
- [PJs and Plushies at The Manor](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/pjs-and-plushies-at-the-manor--listing-ffd4bcd02ef01368e9681a77) — Sat, Dec 5 · 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Schnull-Rauch Manor House, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · From $5.50 · checked Oct 24. A cozy winter party at the museum's historic Schnull-Rauch Manor House next door to The Children's Museum. Kids come in pajamas with a favorite stuffed animal and work through…
- [Teddy Bear Concert: The Garden Symphony — Indianapolis Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/teddy-bear-concert-the-garden-symphony-indianapolis-central-library--listing-14607f594b316ec5bc9c1060) — Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM · Central Library - Clowes Auditorium, Indianapolis Public Library · Ages 3–7 · Free · checked Oct 24. The Garden Symphony follows a ladybug searching the garden for her own special song. The ISO's Teddy Bear Concert Series is made for children ages 3 to 7: a narrator and a small…
- [Museum My Way: Sensory-Friendly Evening](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/museum-my-way-sensory-friendly-evening--listing-84f2ab887a1dfdbaf3a4faa5) — Tue, Dec 8 · 4:00 PM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · checked Oct 24. Museum My Way is The Children's Museum's adaptive evening for visitors with disabilities and sensory sensitivities, and their families and groups. After the museum closes to the…
- [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…
- [Whimsical Winter Play: An Early Childhood Experience](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/whimsical-winter-play-an-early-childhood-experience--listing-8d642dca870fc432d5e23ab3) — Wed, Dec 9 · 8:30 AM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Ages 0–5 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Whimsical Winter Play is a ticketed early-morning event at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis for children 5 and under and their grown-ups. From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., before the…
- [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…
- [Countdown to Noon at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/countdown-to-noon-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-522556421d23e5b7bff8b193) — Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A New Year's Eve party timed for young children: The Children's Museum celebrates the last day of 2026 in the Sunburst Atrium with activities, live music from children's…
- [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…
- [Teddy Bear Concert: Runaway Strings — Haughville Branch Library](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/teddy-bear-concert-runaway-strings-haughville-branch-library--listing-704bc76126486d6d460c424b) — Sat, Jan 9 · 11:00 AM · Haughville Branch, Indianapolis Public Library · Ages 3–7 · Free · checked Oct 24. The Runaway Strings is about a quartet of string instruments who run away in search of adventures to bring home to their audience. The ISO's Teddy Bear Concert Series is made for…
- [Martin Luther King Jr. Day Free Admission at the Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/martin-luther-king-jr-day-free-admission-at-the-indiana-state-museum--listing-5518a3552177eecbc03ecb09) — Mon, Jan 18 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Indiana State Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Indiana State Museum opens free to everyone on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor Dr. King's legacy. The day features multicultural performances, a community mural visitors…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Guided Tours](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/benjamin-harrison-presidential-site-guided-tours--listing-6161a03df6d463f53e4072e7) — Guided tours: Monday–Thursday every two hours 10 am–2 pm; Fridays on the hour 10 am–2… · Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site · All ages · From $11 · checked Oct 24. The 1875 Italianate home of the 23rd U.S. president, a National Historic Landmark in the Old Northside, kept with original Harrison family furnishings and artwork. The interior…
- [CAPCOM Go! The Apollo Story — Planetarium Show at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/capcom-go-the-apollo-story-planetarium-show-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-a2952df0c00e563c62e530e6) — Standard daily times: 10:30 am and 12:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, plus 4:30 pm on… · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Ages 6+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. A roughly 30-minute show in the Schaefer Planetarium and Space Object Theater, inside the Beyond Spaceship Earth gallery on the museum's lower level, telling the story of the…
- [Discovery Lab for Ages 5 and Under at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/discovery-lab-for-ages-5-and-under-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-ee504cab5fd459bf48e3cca3) — Daily activity with set open times (on Oct. 24, 2026: 10:30 am and 2:00 pm); check the… · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Up to 5 · With admission · checked Oct 24. A STEM exploration area made for children 5 and under and their caregivers, next to the STEMLab inside ScienceWorks on Level 4. Little ones handle rocks, plants, fossils and…
- [Eagle Creek Park and Ornithology Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/eagle-creek-park-and-ornithology-center--listing-1dd1920315529df4b3ac410a) — Grounds open dawn to dusk daily; gate hours 7 am–6 pm in November, December and January… · Eagle Creek Park · All ages · From $1 · checked Oct 24. Eagle Creek Park on the northwest side is one of the largest city-owned parks in the nation, with a reservoir, woods, ponds, streams, grassland and wetlands. The Ornithology…
- [Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/eiteljorg-museum-of-american-indians-and-western-art--listing-96f04852966c14062203851e) — Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday noon–5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New… · Eiteljorg Museum · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. The Eiteljorg in White River State Park has two floors of galleries of Native American and Western art plus a lower level given over to hands-on family exhibits, the R.B. Annis…
- [Fort Harrison State Park](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/fort-harrison-state-park--listing-de9849841cb45eb68f3eeee4) — Open year-round; nature center hours on the park's nature center page. · Fort Harrison State Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A 1,700-acre state park on the northeast side of Indianapolis, set on the former Fort Benjamin Harrison grounds with two national historic districts. Families can walk or bike…
- [Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Garden](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/garfield-park-conservatory-and-sunken-garden--listing-95b317a5b4df16f63ed1b469) — Conservatory and Sunken Garden Tuesday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm (last conservatory admission… · Garfield Park Conservatory · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. An Indy Parks conservatory on the south side filled with tropical plants, next to the formal Sunken Garden, whose fountains run from April 15. Master Gardener volunteers lead…
- [Holliday Park Nature Center and Habitat Hall](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/holliday-park-nature-center-and-habitat-hall--listing-e70feeff75c866d0f7f4f8bc) — Nature Center Monday–Saturday 9 am–5 pm. Park grounds open dawn to dusk, seven days a… · Holliday Park Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. A 13,000-square-foot nature center in Holliday Park with hands-on, discovery-based exhibits for all ages. Habitat Hall includes the White River Water Table, a Music of the…
- [Holliday Park Playground](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/holliday-park-playground--listing-7a486f01398790f8a21731e2) — Park open dawn to dusk, seven days a week. · Holliday Park · Free · checked Oct 24. Holliday Park's rebuilt, nature-inspired playground was designed as an inclusive play commons. It has a toddler play area with whimsical features, a Timber Tower with climbing…
- [Indiana History Center — Indiana Experience](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indiana-history-center-indiana-experience--listing-b48bcdd42be9b5815aeec5d1) — Exhibits Tuesday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; café 10 am–2 pm. · Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on the Central Canal presents Indiana history through immersive, interactive exhibits rather than glass cases. Current shows…
- [Indiana State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indiana-state-museum--listing-ea82e710a7d2436a07824188) — Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; open New Year's Day. · Indiana State Museum · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 24. The state museum in White River State Park covers Indiana from millions of years ago to today. Galleries include an ancient underwater world and Ice Age fossils, 19th State: Step…
- [Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indianapolis-motor-speedway-museum--listing-1aa0e46ab14bb41f347b52a4) — Daily 9 am–5 pm (open 363 days a year). · Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The museum inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500, is open 363 days a year and lets children under 5 in free. Besides the museum galleries, it sells…
- [Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indianapolis-zoo-and-white-river-gardens--listing-3c8e40cd58f5e6fa7f1fd876) — Hours printed on 2026-10-24: Mon–Tue 9 am–4 pm; Wed, Thu, Sun 9 am–7 pm; Fri–Sat 9 am–9… · Indianapolis Zoo · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Indianapolis Zoo sits in White River State Park downtown and shares its main entrance with White River Gardens, which has been part of the zoo since 2006. The gardens hold…
- [Indy Island Aquatic Center Indoor Open Swim](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/indy-island-aquatic-center-indoor-open-swim--listing-3dad20f216379c9beac5e8b7) — School-year open swim: Wednesdays and Fridays 5–8 pm; Saturdays noon–5 pm; Sundays 1–5… · Indy Island Aquatic Center, Raymond Park · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Indy Parks' indoor water park at Raymond Park on the east side, open year-round. The leisure pool slopes from a zero-depth entry to 3 feet, so toddlers can wade in, and a water…
- [Kids' Art Classes (Ages 4-10) at the Indianapolis Art Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/kids-art-classes-ages-4-10-at-the-indianapolis-art-center--listing-6ca558dd331d1d952d63df84) — Early Childhood Art Classes (Ages 4-6): Clay Exploration Sat Oct. 24–Nov. 14, 9:00–10:30… · Indianapolis Art Center · Ages 4–10 · From $88 · checked Oct 24. Short multi-week studio classes for 4- to 6-year-olds at the Indianapolis Art Center in Broad Ripple, with all supplies provided. In Clay Exploration (Saturdays Oct. 24–Nov. 14…
- [Krannert Park Family Center Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/krannert-park-family-center-indoor-pool--listing-389603502723499068fd8d0b) — Indoor pool open swim: Monday–Friday 4:15–6:15 pm; Saturday noon–3:30 pm. Family center… · Krannert Park Family Center · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Krannert Park Family Center on the west side reopened in January 2024 after a $10.8 million renovation and now has a year-round indoor pool, an exercise and weight room with…
- [NCAA Hall of Champions](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/ncaa-hall-of-champions--listing-dbc17c941a3607ad1e9e61b4) — Wednesday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday noon–5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve… · NCAA Hall of Champions · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Two floors of interactive exhibits on all 24 NCAA sports in White River State Park. Children can learn about each sport, check current team rankings and past national champions…
- [Newfields: Indianapolis Museum of Art and The Garden](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/newfields-indianapolis-museum-of-art-and-the-garden--listing-7f9d72016703230dea462dec) — Opening hours not printed on the pages read; check the ticket calendar. First Thursdays… · Newfields · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Newfields is the campus of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, with its IMA Galleries, The Garden, the historic Lilly House and the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, alongside the free…
- [Public Ice Skating at the Indiana State Fairgrounds](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/public-ice-skating-at-the-indiana-state-fairgrounds--listing-7e2170e284cc30f87ce90411) — Public skating dates and times posted on the TPH facility schedule… · Weaver Popcorn Youth Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Public ice skating at the Indiana State Fairgrounds takes place in the Weaver Popcorn Youth Pavilion on the south side of the Corteva Coliseum. Total Package Hockey (TPH) manages…
- [STEMLab: DNA Discovery at The Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/stemlab-dna-discovery-at-the-children-s-museum--listing-fca8bb6eccdab33f66252b23) — Daily activity, several sessions a day (on Oct. 24, 2026: 10:30 am, 11:15 am, 1:45 pm… · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Ages 8+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. A short hands-on science program in the Corteva Agriscience STEMLab inside the ScienceWorks gallery. Children find out where DNA is found in nature, extract real DNA from plant…
- [Story and Studio Time at the Eiteljorg Museum](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/story-and-studio-time-at-the-eiteljorg-museum--listing-75aaa9bbe859032d4535a446) — Monthly on Tuesdays, 10–11 am: Nov. 10, Dec. 8, 2026 and Jan. 12, 2027. · Eiteljorg Museum · Ages 3–6 · With admission · checked Oct 24. A monthly morning program for children ages 3 to 6 and their caregivers, held in the museum's R.B. Annis Western Family Experience. Each session pairs a story with hands-on…
- [Teen and Tween Art Classes (Ages 10-14) at the Indianapolis Art Center](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/teen-and-tween-art-classes-ages-10-14-at-the-indianapolis-art-center--listing-0a0c2bc4cc6282967ddddfbd) — Clay Trinket Trays Sun Oct. 25–Nov. 15, 12:30–2:00 pm; Intro to Sewing Sat Oct. 31–Nov… · Indianapolis Art Center · Ages 10–14 · From $96 · checked Oct 24. Studio classes for 10- to 14-year-olds. Clay Trinket Trays (Sundays Oct. 25–Nov. 15, 12:30–2 pm, $116) is a 4-week workshop in slab and pinch-pot construction, texture and…
- [Thatcher Park Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/thatcher-park-indoor-pool--listing-e5ee2da248b1664bbc6e1262) — Indoor pool: Mondays and Fridays 4–6 pm; Tuesdays–Thursdays 11 am–1 pm and 4–6 pm… · Thatcher Park Family Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. A year-round indoor pool at the Thatcher Park Family Center on Indianapolis's west side, run by Indy Parks. The pool offers open swim, swim lessons and water aerobics, with…
- [The Children's Museum of Indianapolis](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/the-children-s-museum-of-indianapolis--listing-a8b6f0148febb3dab1a52a6d) — Fall (Sept. 7–Nov. 1, 2026): Tue–Sun 10 am–5 pm, closed Mondays. Winter (Nov. 2… · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The world's biggest children's museum fills five floors plus 7.5 acres of outdoor sports experiences. Permanent galleries include Dinosphere (real dinosaur science in an…
- [Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at Newfields](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/virginia-b-fairbanks-art-and-nature-park-at-newfields--listing-66178677ed4c9bff03204e44) — Open every day, dawn to dusk, year-round. · Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free 100-acre sculpture and nature park in the middle of Indianapolis, with a 35-acre lake, woodlands, wetlands and the city's largest native pollinator meadow. Large outdoor…
- [Weekend Public Tours at Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/weekend-public-tours-at-holcomb-observatory-and-planetarium--listing-55f83f065133f4f885f95727) — Selected weekend evenings: doors 7 pm, shows at 7:30 and 8:30 pm. As of Oct. 24, 2026… · Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium, Butler University · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Butler University's Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium opens to the public on selected weekend evenings. Each visit pairs a fulldome planetarium show (currently Mars: The…

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