Oct 169 a.m.–7 p.m.
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Friday October 16
Oct 169 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Fall Colors Steam Special
Oct 1610 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Garden Storytime
Oct 1610 a.m.–noon
Jumperoo at Urban Air Noblesville
Oct 1610 a.m.–11 a.m.
Story Time on the Reservoir
Oct 1610 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 1610 a.m.–noon
Urban Forest School at Indy Parks
Oct 1610:30 a.m.–11 a.m.
Bilingual Storytime in Spanish at Indianapolis Public Library Branches
Oct 1611 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cardboard Build Days
Oct 1611 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Storytime with Professor Watermelon
Oct 16noon–8 p.m.
Fall Fun at Lark Ranch
Oct 16noon–3 p.m.
Homeschool Adventures at Urban Air Noblesville
Oct 16noon–2 p.m.
Homeschool Days: Pumpkin Dissection Study
Homeschool Days at Pecar Nature Center
Oct 161 p.m.–3:30 p.m. & 7 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Broadway in Indianapolis: Disney’s The Lion King
Oct 161 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 161 p.m.–5 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 162 p.m.–3 p.m.
Critter Feeding at McCloud Nature Park
Oct 162 p.m.–2:20 p.m.
Falcon Fridays at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 162 p.m.–9 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 164 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Family Fun Friday at Brookside Park
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 165:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Disc Golf Clinics at Garfield Park
Oct 166 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Monster Mash at Craig Park
Oct 166 p.m.–9 p.m.
Phantoms of the Canal Road Motorcar Ride
Oct 166 p.m.–8:40 p.m.
Public Hayrides at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 166 p.m.
Terror in Transylvania
Oct 167 p.m.–8 p.m.
Family Night Hike
Oct 167 p.m.–11 p.m.
Indiana Fear Farm Haunted Hayride
Oct 167 p.m.
The Addams Family Musical
Oct 167:30 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
Oct 167:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Oct 168 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Owl Hooting at West Park
Also happening October 16
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Show 11 more ongoing events for October 16
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
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 Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Nov 1Fri 7 p.m. – Sat midnight
Hanna Haunted Acres
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
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.–5 p.m.
Collectors Palooza at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
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.–2 p.m.
Fall Hallows Market at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park
Oct 179 a.m.–10 a.m.
Morning Bird Hikes with Brownsburg Parks
Oct 179:30 a.m.–6:15 p.m.
Hoosier Valley Railroad Pumpkin Train
Oct 179:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Let’s Go Birding Together at Holliday Park
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Autism Community Connection Trunk or Treat
Oct 1710 a.m.–11 a.m.
Block Party
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.–1 p.m.
Lowe’s DIY Workshop
Oct 1710 a.m.–noon
Michaels In-Store Craft: Halloween Fest
Oct 1710 a.m.–5 p.m.
October Owl Festival
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.–11 a.m.
Bilingual Storytime in Spanish at Indianapolis Public Library Branches
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 1711 a.m.
Teddy Bear Concert Series
Oct 17noon–5 p.m.
Arts for All
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–4 p.m.
Indiana Live Steamers Public Rides
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 171 p.m.–3 p.m.
Kids Explore Robotics at Garfield Park
Oct 171 p.m.–4 p.m.
Pioneer Fall Fest
Oct 171 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Young Explorers: Ghost Detectives
Oct 172 p.m.–6 p.m.
Boo ‘N Brew Fall Festival
Oct 172 p.m.–4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
Broadway in Indianapolis: Disney’s The Lion King
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.–3:30 p.m.
Nature Origami at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 172 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sensory-Friendly Movies at the Franklin Library
Oct 172 p.m. & 7 p.m.
The Addams Family Musical
Oct 172 p.m.–9 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 172:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Paws to Read
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 175:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Disc Golf Clinics at Garfield Park
Oct 176 p.m.–9 p.m.
Phantoms of the Canal Road Motorcar Ride
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 176:30 p.m.
Terror in Transylvania
Oct 177 p.m.
After Dark: Sports and Spells
Oct 177 p.m.–11 p.m.
Indiana Fear Farm Haunted Hayride
Oct 177:30 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
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 Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 1Fri 7 p.m. – Sat midnight & Sat 7 p.m. – Sun midnight
Hanna Haunted Acres
Show 11 more ongoing events for October 17
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 18noon–9 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Nov 19 a.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–8 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Oct 2510 a.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Sunday October 18
Oct 189 a.m.–5 p.m.
Collectors Palooza at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
Oct 189 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Fall Colors Steam Special
Oct 189 a.m.–11 a.m.
Sensory Friendly Play at Urban Air Noblesville
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.–3:30 p.m.
Broadway in Indianapolis: Disney’s The Lion King
Oct 181 p.m. & 7 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
Oct 181 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 181 p.m.
Fall Foliage Express
Oct 181 p.m.–5 p.m.
October Owl Festival
Oct 182 p.m.–3 p.m.
Strawtown Enclosure – Native American Village Tour
Oct 182 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 182:30 p.m.–3 p.m.
Meet a Raptor at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 183 p.m.–5 p.m.
Sensory Friendly Afternoon
Oct 183 p.m.
The Addams Family Musical
Oct 184 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Eagle Enrichment at Eagle Creek Park
Oct 185 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 186 p.m.–8 p.m.
Pokémon League at Books and Brews
Oct 187 p.m.–10 p.m.
Indiana Fear Farm Haunted Hayride
Oct 187 p.m.–9 p.m.
Prime’s Haunted Car Wash
Also happening October 18
Through Nov 1noon–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Show 11 more ongoing events for October 18
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Experience the Farm: Kelsay Farms
Through Oct 18noon–6 p.m.
Kelsay Farms Fall Season
Through Oct 1810 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Through Nov 1Sat 7 p.m. – Sun midnight & 7 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Hanna Haunted Acres
Through Oct 189 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Through Oct 25noon–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Monday October 19
Oct 199 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 1910 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Curious by Nature Homeschool Classes at Conner Prairie
Oct 1910 a.m.–11 a.m.
Messy Mondays
Oct 1911 a.m.–noon
Fall Break Animal Programs at Cool Creek Nature Center
Oct 191 p.m.–2 p.m.
Homeschool Drop-In Gym at Brookside Park
Oct 195 p.m.–7 p.m.
Minecraft Club at Central
Oct 195 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Oct 196:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Bilingual Storytime in Spanish at Indianapolis Public Library Branches
Oct 196:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Pajama Storytimes at Indianapolis Public Library Branches
Also happening October 19
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 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Show 7 more ongoing events for October 19
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Hanna Haunted Acres
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Tuesday October 20
Oct 208:30 a.m.–10 a.m.
Morning Bird Hikes at Holliday Park
Oct 209 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 209 a.m.–11 a.m.
Fall Birding for All at Grassy Creek Regional Park
Oct 2010 a.m.–11 a.m.
Playdate at the Park
Oct 2010 a.m.–3 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 201 p.m.–2 p.m.
Name That Skull! at McCloud Nature Park
Oct 205 p.m.–8 p.m.
Monster Putt-Putt
Oct 207 p.m.–9 p.m.
Free Community Movie Series: Hocus Pocus
Oct 207:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
An Evening with Lea Salonga
Oct 207:30 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
Also happening October 20
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Show 7 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 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Hanna Haunted Acres
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.–noon
Jumperoo at Urban Air Noblesville
Oct 2110 a.m.–11 a.m.
Pop-Up PEEPs
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 2110:30 a.m.–11 a.m.
Bilingual Storytime in Spanish at Indianapolis Public Library Branches
Oct 2110:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Family Storytime at Nora
Oct 211 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
Oct 211 p.m.–2 p.m.
Homeschool at the Library with The Indianapolis Public Library
Oct 211 p.m.–2 p.m.
Homeschool Drop-In Gym at Brookside Park
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 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Show 7 more ongoing events for October 21
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Hanna Haunted Acres
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Thursday October 22
Oct 229 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall at Tuttle Orchards
Oct 2210 a.m.–7 p.m.
Fall Harvest Festival at Waterman’s Family Farm
Oct 2210 a.m.–11 a.m.
PEEPs: Not-So-Scary Creatures
PEEPs: Preschool Environmental Education Program
Oct 2210 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy
Oct 2210:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Meet & Play at the Wayne Library
Oct 2210:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Sensory Friendly Storytime at the Fort Ben Library
Oct 2210:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Storytime with Professor Watermelon
Oct 221 p.m.–7 p.m.
Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest 2026
Oct 221 p.m.–5 p.m.
Russell Farms Country Fall Festival
Oct 221:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Mad Scientists: Homeschool Edition at the Fishers Library
Oct 222 p.m.–7 p.m.
ZooBoo at the Indianapolis Zoo
Oct 225 p.m.–10 p.m.
Headless Horseman Festival
Oct 225:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
Hauntless Halloween
Oct 226 p.m.–10 p.m.
Kan-Kan Outdoor Film Series: Ghostbusters at the Indianapolis Art Center
Oct 226 p.m.–9 p.m.
Villain’s Painting Party
Oct 226:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Halloween Harvest History at the Bronnenberg Home, Mounds State Park
Oct 227:30 p.m.
CATS at Beef & Boards
Also happening October 22
Through Oct 31All day
McCloud Prairie Maze
Through Oct 251 p.m.–7 p.m.
Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun
Through Nov 11 p.m.–6 p.m.
Beasley’s Orchard Fall Fun
Show 7 more ongoing events for October 22
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Hanna Haunted Acres
Through Jan 3, 2027All day
Tiana’s Joyful Celebration
Through Oct 30All day
Sullivan Express to PumpkinTown
Through Nov 1All day
Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park
Through Nov 17 p.m.–10 p.m.
Harvest Nights
Through Nov 2All day
Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum
Through Oct 3110 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike
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