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Oct19 FreeFarms & Orchards McCloud Prairie Maze Thru Oct 31 · All day McCloud Nature Park Oct19 Festivals & Markets Harvest Nights Thru Nov 1 · 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Newfields Oct19 Festivals & Markets Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun Thru Oct 25 · Times vary Selected dates Beasley’s Orchard Oct20 FreeCommunity Events Free Community Movie Series: Hocus Pocus Tomorrow · 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Selected dates Schrott Center for the Arts Oct20 Community Events CATS at Beef & Boards Oct 20–25 · Times vary Selected dates Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Oct23 Train Rides Phantoms of the Canal Road Motorcar Ride Oct 23–24 · 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Selected dates Whitewater Valley Railroad, Metamora Oct24 FreeCommunity Events Trail & Treat at Williams Park Sat, Oct 24 · 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Williams Park Oct19 FreeNature & Outdoors Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike Thru Oct 31 · 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Selected dates Pock Woods Oct19 Festivals & Markets Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun Thru Oct 25 · Hours vary Daily Piney Acres Farm Oct20 Museums & Zoos The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy Thru Oct 31 · Hours vary Tue–Sun The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Oct21 Festivals & Markets ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo Thru Nov 1 · Hours vary Wed–Sun Indianapolis Zoo Oct28 Sensory-friendlyFestivals & Markets ZooBoo Sensory-Friendly Days Wed, Oct 28 · 2 p.m.–7 p.m. Selected dates Indianapolis Zoo Oct31 FreeFestivals & Markets Fishers Boo Bash Sat, Oct 31 · 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Nickel Plate District Amphitheater Nov27 FreeCommunity Events Circle of Lights Fri, Nov 27 · 5 p.m.–9 p.m. Monument Circle Dec4 Concerts & Music AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration Dec 4–6 · Times vary Selected dates Hilbert Circle Theatre Nov6 Play & Attractions Christmas Nights of Lights Nov 6 – Dec 31 · 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Selected dates Indiana State Fairgrounds Nov7 FreeConcerts & Music Teddy Bear Concert Series Nov 7 – Dec 5 · Times vary Selected dates Mooresville Public Library Nov13 Festivals & Markets Festival of Trees Nov 13, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027 · 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center

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