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Fall Fun
Fall Break in Indianapolis: Things to Do With Kids (2026)
Fall break is a good excuse to spend a weekday at the pumpkin patch, take a short road trip or finally visit that nature...
Holiday Fun
Ride the Reindeer Express With Santa in Noblesville (2026)
Santa, Christmas music and a holiday cookie come with the ride on the Reindeer Express in Noblesville. This 75-minute train ride leaves Forest Park...
Online Spotlight
Make Family Memories at Hendricks Live! This Fall and Holiday Season
Some of the best family memories start with a simple night out.
A child seeing their first ballet. Dressing up for a holiday show. Sharing...
Things To Do
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash in Fishers: 2026 Dates & Cost
At Prime's Haunted Car Wash in Fishers, the scares come to the car window. Fog, flashing lights and costumed characters turn the wash tunnel...
Fall Fun
Exploration Acres – Northwest Indiana’s Largest Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
Four corn mazes, 10 miles of paths and 28 reward checkpoints hidden in the stalks make Exploration Acres near Lafayette a fall day trip...
Things To Do
Things to Do This Weekend in Indianapolis with Kids | October 2-4, 2026
Looking for the best things to do this weekend in Indianapolis with kids? For October 2-4, 2026, the lineup includes apple cannons at Beasley's...
Things To Do
Meet a New Class of Villains at The Children’s Museum’s 62nd Annual Haunted House
The haunted house at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is back for its 62nd year! From October 9-31, meet a new class of monsters...
Fall Fun
Worth the Drive: Harvest Tyme Fall Festival and Pumpkin Glow Trail
A fall farm outing can end with a walk past glowing jack-o’-lanterns at Harvest Tyme Family Farm in Lowell. About a two-hour drive northwest...
Things To Do
10 Fall Farm Festivals Near Indianapolis (2026)
Hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin picking and a cider donut somewhere along the way. These local farms turn harvest season into a full family outing,...
Online Spotlight
Michael Carbonaro’s Wonderboy in Carmel on October 23
Coming to Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, Wonderboy is the all-new live performance by magician and comedian Michael Carbonaro,...
Fall Fun
Hayrides Near Indianapolis: Family-Friendly & Spooky (2026)
A hayride near Indianapolis can mean a trip to the pumpkin patch, an evening around a campfire or a run-in with Conner Prairie’s Headless...