So long, farewell State Fair – it’s time to celebrate the closing of summer with some other fun around Indianapolis. What do YOU have your eye on this weekend? Well we’re dishing ours.
Here’s a roundup of the top 5 family-friendly events to check out this weekend…
A FREE, two-day interactive light festival with more than 20 site-specific art installations and programs, live music, night paddle boat rentals on the Canal, food and drink options and more. Indy Film Fest and Pattern Indy will also be in the house providing more entertainment for the lineup. Again: FREE.
We’re taking over the Five Seasons Indianapolis in celebration of back to school! The 2nd Annual Indy’s Child Back To School Bash will feature food trucks, inflatables, entertainment and plenty of local organizations ready to chat about their after-school and enrichment programs. Afterward, enjoy FREE fun at the Five Seasons outdoor pool.
If you’re a mom, know a mom or want to celebrate a mom, this brand-new 5K is perfect. This family-friendly fun takes over Clay Terrace Mall on Sunday morning and everyone is invited. Each race participant receives an amazing swag bag and a champagne toast. Dads are welcome to sneak into the Dad’s Den with craft beer samplings. Oodles of local vendors will be onsite too including our friends at theCityMoms. All proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana. REGISTER HERE and enter code CITYMOMS to save.
It’s the seventh annual Taste of Indiana, this year in a new locale at Military Park. They’ll have all of the best local favorite restaurants as well as a sampling of all the new local food options that have sprouted up in the past year. For one price you will try everything from chicken, duck and pork, to melons, sweet corn, and tomatoes. Beer and wine also available for purchase. Adults tickets $45; kids $10; children 4 and under FREE.
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