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Monday | Oct 19
Brownsburg Library Events: 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. Registration required.
2s and 3s Storytime: 10-10:45am. For ages 2-3 year olds. [FULL]
4s and 5s Storytime: 1-1:45pm. For ages 4-5 year olds.
Book Buddies: 4:30-5:15pm. For ages 6-11. Kids in grades K–5 pair up with a teen buddy for 45 minutes of reading, crafts, play, and friendship!
Book Buddies: Teen Volunteers: 4:30-5:15pm. For grades 9-12.
Avon Library Events:498 N. Avon Ave, Avon. Registration Required.
Indianapolis Ballet Presents: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: 10-11am. For children and families.
STEM Lab: 4-4:45pm. For 1st-4th graders. For those that like building, robotics and coding challenges.
Chess Club: 6:30-7:15pm. For children and families.
Plainfield Library Events: 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield.
Music & Movement: 10-10:30am. Babies-preschool age. Interactive story time.
STEM Challenge: Bridges: 3:15-4pm. For teens.
Family BINGO: 5-5:45pm. For families.
Danville Library Events:101 S. Indiana St, Danville. Registration Required.
Toddler Tales: 10-11am. For toddlers. Storytime fun.
Full STEAM Ahead: 4-5pm. For elementary and middle school students. Explore the stars, discover constellations, and create your own galaxy.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Adult Open Gym - Basketball: 6-9pm. Harris Academy Gymnasium, Brownsburg. For ages 18+. Recreational gym time and stay active with a variety of activities. Pay per visit or make it part of your weekly routine! $5/visit (register ahead or pay at the door).
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Tuesday | Oct 20
Brownsburg Library Events: 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. Registration required.
1s and 2s Storytime: 10-10:45am. For 1 and 2 year olds.
4s and 5s Storytime: 10-10:45am. For 4 and 5 year olds. [FULL]
2s and 3s Storyime: 1-1:45pm. For 2 and 3 year olds.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party: 1-2pm. For ages 6-11. [WAITLIST]
Avon Library Events:498 N. Avon Ave, Avon. Registration Required.
Unreliable Narrators: 5-6:30pm. For grades 8-12. Solve a mystery through interactive storytelling, character encounters, puzzles, and choices where not everyone can be trusted.
Plainfield Library Events: 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield.
Amazing Artists: 10-10:30am. For babies, preschoolers, toddlers. Interactive storytime focuses on art and early literacy skills.
Gamer Crafts: Fighting Snakes: 3:15-4pm. For teens.
Art History for Kids: Impressionism: 5-5:30pm. For school age children.
Danville Library Events:101 S. Indiana St, Danville. Registration Required.
Preschool Storytime: 10-11am. For preschoolers. Early literacy through stories and play.
To The Moon & Beyond with the Smithsonian: 6-8:30pm. For all ages. Located at Danville Community High School. Immersive planetarium experience.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Trivia Tuesday: 7-9pm. Central Normal Tap, Danville. Trivia starts at 7pm, grab dinner & drinks while you play. Free to play.
Free Movie Series - Hocus Pocus: 7pm. Butler Arts Center. No ticket required. Free & open to the public.
An Evening with Lea Salonga: 7:30pm. Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis. Get tickets.
Wednesday | Oct 21
Brownsburg Library Events: 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. Registration required.
1s and 2s Storytime: 10-10:45am. Storytime for 1 and 2 year olds.
Pre-Walker Storytime: 1-1:30pm. For ages 0-1.
4s and 5s Storytime: 1-1:45pm. Storytime for 4 and 5 year olds. [WAITLIST]
World Reptile Day with Hoosier Herpetologica Society: 5-7:30pm. For all ages.
Plainfield Library Events: 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield.
Tiny Tinkerers: 10-10:30am. For babies-preschoolers. Interactive storytime encourages building, play, and early literacy skill.
Teen Crochet Club: 3:15-4pm. For teens.
Danville Library Events:101 S. Indiana St, Danville. Registration Required.
PAWS To Read: 5:30-6:30pm. For school age children. Bring a book and practice reading with a licensed therapy pet. Sign up for a 15 minute time slot.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Plainfield Winter Farmers Market: 4-7pm. The Eyrie Event Space, Plainfield. A winter farmers market featuring local vendors, makers and small businesses offering goods and products during the colder months. Free.
Wild Wednesdays: 5pm. Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis. Bring your car, truck, or bike to the track for a night of drag racing! Open to all makes and models, so you can race your ride and see what it can do. $30 spectators, $15 ages 13+, children (ages 12 and under) free.
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Music Bingo: 7-9pm. Pinheads Alley’s Alehouse, Brownsburg. Free to play.
Thursday | Oct 22
Brownsburg Library Events: 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. Registration required.
Crouching Tigers Cubs: 4:30-5pm. Ages 2.5-6. Class is packed with fitness, character development, martial arts, self-defense, safety and games.
Crouching Tigers Cubs: 5-5:30pm. Ages 2.5-6. Class is packed with fitness, character development, martial arts, self-defense, safety and games.
Crouching Tigers TIGERS: 5:30-6:30pm. Ages 5-8. Class is packed with fitness, character development, martial arts, self-defense, safety and games.
Hack the Painting: 5:30-6:30pm. For grades 6-12. Pre-painted canvases provided and you get to hack the painting to make it your own.
Stories & Station: Nighttime Animals: 6-6:45pm. For ages 0-5.
Plainfield Library Events: 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield.
STEAM Station: 10-10:30am. For ages baby-preschool. Interactive storytime that introduces STEAM concepts.
Paper Crafts: Skeleton Hand: 3:15-4pm. For teens.
Goosebumps Party: 4:30-5pm. For school age children. Spooky stories with games and activities.
Danville Library Events:101 S. Indiana St, Danville. Registration Required.
Sky Dome Planetarium Experience- Preschool Families: 11-11:45am. Explore the inflatable planetarium.
Sky Dome Planetarium Experience- Neighbors & Community Partners: 1:30pm. Explore the inflatable planetarium.
Sky Dome Planetarium Experience- Teen and Young Adult: 4pm. Explore the inflatable planetarium.
Sky Dome Planetarium Experience- Youth & Families: 5:30pm. Explore the inflatable planetarium.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Lighted Fused Glass Christmas Tree: 5-7pm. Fused Fanatic Indiana, LLC (4194 South County Road 700 West, Coatesville, IN 46121). A beginner-friendly fused glass workshop where participants create a lighted Christmas tree decoration using their choice of colors. Finished pieces will be fired and ready for pickup approximately two weeks after the workshop. Get tickets.
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Friday | Oct 23
Avon Library Events:498 N. Avon Ave, Avon. Registration Required.
Wee Wiggles: 11-11:45am. For babies. [FULL]
Plainfield Library Events: 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield.
Storytime Steps: 10-10:30am. For babies, toddlers, preschoolers. Stories, music and movement.
Teens Craft: Paracord Skeleton: 3:15-4pm. For teens.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Jumperoo: 10am-12pm. Urban Air Plainfield. Park will be open for ages 5 and under only. $14.99/child (parent plays free).
Villians Panting Party: 6-9pm. uPaint Pottery Studio, Plainfield. A Halloween pottery painting party featuring villain-inspired designs, a costume contest and a spooky snack bar with drinks included in registration. $10 reservation required + price of pottery of your choice.
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Indiana Pacers vs Dallas Mavericks: 7pm. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. Get tickets.
Conrad Tao, Beethoven & Mozart: 7:30pm. Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis. Get tickets.
York Automotive Concert Series: Anthony Nunziata: From Broadway to Italy: 8pm. Hendricks Live!, Plainfield. Get tickets.
Saturday | Oct 24
Avon Library Events:498 N. Avon Ave, Avon. Registration Required.
Versiti Blood Center of Indiana Drive: 10am-2pm. For adults.
Danville Library Events:101 S. Indiana St, Danville. Registration Required.
LEGO Club: 10:30-11:30am. For elementary ages- middle schoolers.
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Halloweekend: 9am-6pm. Beasley’s Orchard, Danville. A fall festival featuring candy giveaways, a children’s costume contest, a family pumpkin carving contest and the final opportunity to enjoy fall activities and pick a jack-o’-lantern pumpkin. $15/person (kids 2 and under are free).
Pig Yoga: 10-11am. Oinking Acres Farm & Rescue Sanctuary, Brownsburg. Beginner-friendly yoga surrounded by friendly pigs, then visit the pigs, shop vegan snacks, and meet adoptable kittens! $25/person (bring your own mat).
Trunk or Treating at Pinheads: 10am-1pm. Pinheads, Brownsburg. Family friendly. Free.
Fall Colors Festival: 10am-3pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Family friendly fall festival featuring hayrides, a campfire, local vendors, food trucks, axe throwing, butter making, candle dipping and seasonal foliage. Free.
Sat-Terror Day: 11am-1:30pm. Talon Stream Park, Plainfield. Family friendly event with spooky hayrides, trunk-or-treating, music, a Cincinnati Circus aerial show, bounce houses, and activities for all ages. Free.
Pumpkins and Paws: 11am-3pm. Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds, Danville. Family friendly event featuring dancing dogs, a police dog demonstration, a costume contest, games, crafts, local vendors, food trucks, and a silent auction. Free admission, with donations benefiting local shelter animals. Free.
Ghosts and Goblins: 1-5pm. Washington Township Park, Avon. Family friendly event with trick-or-treating with local vendors, food trucks, a mini haunted train, mini donuts, bounce houses, a costume contest, and more. Free.
Trail & Treat: 5-7pm. Williams Park, Brownsburg. Family-friendly trick-or-treat along the paved trail, meeting local businesses and organizations while collecting Halloween treats! Free.
Scares on the Square: 6-8pm. Downtown Danville Square. A Halloween celebration in downtown Danville featuring trunk-or-treating, bounce houses, a haunted truck, Halloween games, food vendors, music and entertainment. Free.
Pumpkin Patch Movie Night: 6-9pm. Hogan Farms, Brownsburg. Family friendly. Watch Coraline under the stars at Hogan Family Farms, surrounded by pumpkins and Halloween treats. Proceeds benefit the Messiah Lutheran Food Pantry and local families facing food insecurity. Free.
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9:30pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
Conrad Tao, Beethoven & Mozart: 7:30pm. Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis. Get tickets.
Sunday | Oct 25
McCloud Prairie Maze: 7am-9pm. McCloud Nature Park, North Salem. Prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park featuring a bald eagle design. The maze is open daily from Sept. 5–Oct. 31, from dawn to dusk. Free.
Halloweekend: 12pm-6pm. Beasley’s Orchard, Danville. A fall festival featuring candy giveaways, a children’s costume contest, a family pumpkin carving contest and the final opportunity to enjoy fall activities and pick a jack-o’-lantern pumpkin. $15/person (kids 2 and under are free).
Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union: 6:30-9pm. Newfields - A Place for Nature & The Arts, Indianapolis. Family friendly, spooky (not scary) journey through tens of thousands of pumpkins, lights, decor and more. Get tickets.
York Automotive Concert Series: Foreigner’s Journey: 7:30pm. Hendricks Live!, Plainfield. Get tickets.
