Oct 159 a.m.–7 p.m.
Calendar of Events
Family-friendly things to do in Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
Submit an eventThursday October 15
Oct 1510 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 1510:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Read with a Witch Storytime at the Irvington Library
Oct 151 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 15All day
Fall Foliage Flyer
Oct 151 p.m.–5 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 152 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 155 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 155 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Little Haunt on the Prairie
Oct 156 p.m.–9 p.m.
Broad Ripple Spooktacular Third Thursday
Oct 157:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Also happening October 15
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Show 8 more ongoing events for October 15
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Friday October 16
Oct 169 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 169 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Fall Colors Steam Special
Oct 1610 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 16noon–8 p.m.
Fall Fun at Lark Ranch
Oct 161 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 16All day
Fall Foliage Flyer
Oct 16All day
Ghost Train of Metamora
Oct 161 p.m.–5 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 162 p.m.–9 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 165 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 165:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Carmel Food Truck Nights at Ginther Green
Oct 166 p.m.–8:40 p.m.
Public Hayrides at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 167:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Also happening October 16
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Show 8 more ongoing events for October 16
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Saturday October 17
Oct 179 a.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Festival Weekend: Dog Days at the Maze
Oct 179 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 179 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Fall Colors Steam Special
Oct 179 a.m.–10 a.m.
Morning Bird Hikes with Brownsburg Parks
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Autism Community Connection Trunk or Treat
Oct 1710 a.m.–1 p.m.
Downtown Fall Fest
Oct 1710 a.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Painting at Pecar: The Great Pumpkin
Oct 1710 a.m.–6 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat at Bierman Autism Centers in Westfield
Oct 1710 a.m.–11 a.m.
Small Wonders: Fall on the Farm
Oct 1710 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 1710 a.m.–1 p.m.
Truck-or-Treat at Summit Lake State Park
Oct 1710:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Scarecrow Weekend at Spring Mill State Park
Oct 1711 a.m.–8 p.m.
Fall Fun at Lark Ranch
Oct 1711 a.m.–2 p.m.
Monster Bash at Borgmann Family Farm
Oct 17noon–9 p.m.
Fall Festival at Brown County State Park
Oct 17noon–1 p.m.
Halloween Extravaganza at Indianapolis World Sports Park
Oct 17noon–5 p.m.
Locally Made: Indy’s Fall Festival
Oct 17noon–3 p.m.
New Palestine Harvest Fest
Oct 171 p.m.
Fall Foliage Express
Oct 17All day
Ghost Train of Metamora
Oct 171 p.m.–4 p.m.
Pioneer Fall Fest
Oct 172 p.m.–6 p.m.
Boo ‘N Brew Fall Festival
Oct 172 p.m.–4 p.m.
Cornerstone Lutheran Church Indy Trunk Fest
Oct 172 p.m.–4 p.m.
Halloween at the Scareport
Oct 172 p.m.–3 p.m.
Naturally Messy: Pumpkin Guts and Spiders
Oct 172 p.m.–9 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 174 p.m.–7 p.m.
Fort Harrison State Park’s Trunk or Treat
Oct 175 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 176 p.m.–7 p.m.
Plants with a Haunted History Hike at Cool Creek Park
Oct 176 p.m.–8:40 p.m.
Public Hayrides at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 176 p.m.–8 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat Trail at Mounds State Park
Oct 177 p.m.
After Dark: Sports and Spells
Oct 177:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Movies Under the Stars at Umbarger Plaza
Oct 177:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Also happening October 17
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Show 8 more ongoing events for October 17
Through Oct 2510 a.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–8 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Nov 19 a.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Sunday October 18
Oct 189 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Fall Colors Steam Special
Oct 1810 a.m.–6 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 1810:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Scarecrow Weekend at Spring Mill State Park
Oct 1811 a.m.–6 p.m.
Fall Fun at Lark Ranch
Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Festival Weekend: Dog Days at the Maze
Oct 18noon–5 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 181 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 181 p.m.
Fall Foliage Express
Oct 182 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 185 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 187 p.m.–9 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Also happening October 18
Through Oct 25noon–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Show 8 more ongoing events for October 18
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Nov 1noon–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Monday October 19
Oct 199 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 1911 a.m.–noon
Fall Break Animal Programs at Cool Creek Nature Center
Oct 195 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Also happening October 19
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Show 4 more ongoing events for October 19
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Tuesday October 20
Oct 209 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 2010 a.m.–3 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 205 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Also happening October 20
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Show 4 more ongoing events for October 20
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Wednesday October 21
Oct 219 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 2110 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Oct 2110 a.m.–3 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 211 p.m.–5 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 212 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 215 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Oct 217 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Twilight Tales: Strange Encounters
Also happening October 21
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Show 4 more ongoing events for October 21
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
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