Fishers has a living-history museum, the only public park on Geist Reservoir, a pro hockey team, a free indoor playground and an indoor sandbox. All five made this list of 16. Beyond the city line, our list of things to do in Indianapolis with kids spans the whole metro.
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1) Conner Prairie
Conner Prairie is a living-history museum where kids walk through 1836 Prairietown, meet the animals at Animal Encounters, climb the four-story Treetop Outpost and run off what’s left at the Ag Adventures Playground. The indoor Museum Experience Center, with Spark!Lab and Wellspring’s foam quarry, 180-degree cinema and sycamore-tree passageways, makes it work on a cold day too.
Parking is free, military members get in free and the museum is cashless. The 1859 Balloon Voyage is a separate ticket ($19 adults, $11 ages 2 to 12) and goes up only when the balloon status banner says it’s flying. The Trails at Conner Prairie are closed until further notice after August flood damage. Hours after Nov. 1 aren’t posted yet; the day’s hours and the balloon status sit at the top of Conner Prairie’s Plan Your Visit page.
On select evenings from late November through December, the grounds become A Merry Prairie Holiday, a separate-ticket light festival with a sock skating rink, Santa’s Sleigh Barn and a projection show on the William Conner House ($26, or $15 for members). Conner Prairie’s Breakfast with Santa runs on seven mornings from Nov. 28 to Dec. 20, 2026, and it heads our list of Santa breakfasts around Indianapolis.
- Address: 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers
- Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Nov. 1, 2026
- Cost (through Nov. 1, 2026): $26 adults 13 and up, $24 seniors 65 and up, $20 youth 2 to 13, free under 2
- Discounts: $2 less per ticket online, half price after 3 p.m. at the gate and $5 with the Indiana Access Pass
2) Geist Waterfront Park
Geist Waterfront Park is the only public land on the 1,900-acre Geist Reservoir: 70 acres with a pirate-themed playground, walking trails and a non-motorized launch for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards. Swimming is allowed only in beach season, roughly Memorial Day through Labor Day, so a fall or winter visit is about the playground, the trails and the paddling.
Cars can’t drive to the launch, so boats go from the lot to the water on foot or on your own cart. In beach season, non-residents pay $25 per vehicle (2026 rate) from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and all day on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day. The gate is cashless.
- Address: 10811 Olio Road, Fishers
- Hours: Dawn to dusk daily, year-round
- Cost: Free for Fishers residents year-round and for everyone outside beach-season peak hours
3) Flat Fork Creek Park
Flat Fork Creek Park covers just over 60 acres on Fishers’ east side, with treehouses in the woods (one is ADA-accessible), a catch-and-release fishing pond and a 1.25-mile progressive mountain bike course whose ramps and technical features run from beginner to advanced. The creek itself is on the city’s short list of places to creek stomp.
When it snows, the draw is the 60-foot sledding hill, which Fishers Parks calls the tallest point in Hamilton County. Paved ramps lead to the top. The climb back up is the workout: our reviewer’s kids 5 and under were done after two or three runs.
- Address: 16141 E. 101st St., Fishers (101st Street and Cyntheanne Road)
- Sledding: Plastic sleds only, on the north side of the hill
- Fishing: Catch and release; anglers 18 and up need a state license
4) Fishers Community Center at Johnson Farm
The Fishers Community Center indoor playground is free: 5,000 square feet with a toddler zone and a two-story play structure with tunnel slides. On our visit, the big structure had three ways up, from an easy spiral to harder climbs, and two layers of netting under its suspension bridges. Floor-to-ceiling windows light the whole room.
You need a membership or a free Community Pass, which takes about five minutes to set up, non-residents included. Only a parent or legal guardian can register a child, so a grandparent or sitter can’t sign the kids up. Reservations are optional, in 30- or 60-minute blocks up to two days ahead in the FCC app or on its website, and they guarantee entry when the playground hits capacity.
Kids play in socks, not shoes. Food, strollers, groups and birthday parties aren’t allowed. The playground closes 2 to 3 p.m. for cleaning and until 4 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. The pools are for members only, with no day passes.
- Address: 11400 Johnson Farm Way, Fishers
- Playground hours: Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.; Sundays noon to 5 p.m.
- Ages: 12 and under with an adult; the main structure is for ages 5 to 12
- Cost: Free with a membership or Community Pass
5) Fishers Event Center
The arena on Stockdale Street is home to the Indy Fuel, the ECHL hockey team that plays 36 home games from October through April. Kids eat free at every Sunday home game, and Sundays also bring the season’s three postgame skates. Nitro’s Kids Club is for fans 12 and under, and the team sells Family Four Packs.
The Fishers Event Center also hosts Indy Ignite, the women’s pro volleyball team, plus concerts and college tournaments.
- Address: 11000 Stockdale St., Fishers
6) Fuel Tank at Fishers
The Fuel Tank holds public skate sessions daily, though the times move around. On Friday and Saturday evenings, Cosmic Skate turns off the overhead lights and runs projections and lasers across the ice. Helmets are recommended.
- Address: 12900 Fuel Way (9022 E. 126th St.), Fishers; 317-849-9930
- Cost: $15 public skate, $18 Cosmic Skate, $3 skate rental
7) DIG DIG for Kids Indoor Sandbox
DIG DIG for Kids bills itself as Indiana’s largest indoor sandbox, and its sweet spot is ages 2 to 8. The sandbox is stocked with toy trucks and excavators, and kids play with those rather than toys from home. The Dino Zone, included when it’s open, has molds for more detailed builds that suit older kids. One hour was the right length for our reviewer’s boys, then 5 and 2.
It’s a no-shoes, no-socks space. Walk-ins are welcome, a reservation guarantees your spot and you pay on arrival. Snacks and drinks are fine in the seating areas outside the sand.
- Address: 12800 Ford Drive, Fishers
- Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays private events only
- Cost: $16 an hour per child; adults and infants who aren’t playing are free
8) Fishers AgriPark
The Fishers AgriPark is a 33-acre city-run farm that grows greens for the Indianapolis Zoo. It has produce fields, greenhouses, a sensory garden and a nature trail, and the animal encounter is home to a horse, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and a pig named Otis. The nature play area next to the sensory garden has a tractor-tire sand tower and a mud kitchen, where our reviewer’s son could have stayed for hours.
U-pick produce is free when it’s ripe. Check in at the small red shed for your household’s one container a day; personal bags and containers aren’t allowed. The farm’s visitor page calls it open year-round but also lists a May to October season. After October, check its Facebook or Instagram first; closures and the day’s u-pick get posted there.
- Address: 11171 Florida Road (113th Street and Florida Road), Fishers
- Hours: Wednesdays through Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- Dogs: Service dogs only
9) Holland Park
Holland Park, formally Roy G. Holland Memorial Park, was Fishers’ first city park, developed in 1991. The main playground has a rubber surface, ramps, a wheelchair-friendly glider and a friendship swing, and toddlers get a playground of their own. A 1.25-mile trail loops the park. There are also five free pickleball courts and a Free Play Box of loaner balls and frisbees. The free splash pad runs Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
When the pickleball courts are full, Cyntheanne Park, 12383 Cyntheanne Road, has eight more free courts.
- Address: 1 Park Drive, Fishers
- Hours: Dawn to dusk, year-round
10) Brooks School Park
Brooks School Park covers 16.5 acres, with an ADA-accessible playground split into areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 and a creek that’s open for creek stomping. The park’s Fitness Court is a free seven-station outdoor circuit designed for adults, so a parent can fit in a seven-minute workout while the kids play.
- Address: 11780 Brooks School Road, Fishers
11) Ignite Studio at the Fishers Library
Ignite Studio is the makerspace inside the Fishers branch of Hamilton East Public Library, downtown next to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, where the city stages its free family events. For younger kids it mostly means the art kits and equipment, free to use in the studio. Older kids can move up to the Digital Media Lab, the A.V. Studio or the Fab Lab, which has 3D printers, a laser engraver, a vinyl cutter and a UV printer. Most of it is free; 3D and UV prints carry a small materials charge.
Each Fab Lab machine needs its own certification course, online plus in person. Ages 13 to 15 get a learner’s permit and need a certified adult with them at the machine.
- Address: 5 Municipal Drive, Fishers
- Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays noon to 6 p.m.
- Holiday closings: Nov. 6; Nov. 26 and 27; Dec. 24 and 25, 2026
- Ages: Kits and equipment, all ages; Digital Media Lab, sixth grade and up; Fab Lab, 13 and up; A.V. Studio, 16 and up
12) Adrenaline Action Park
Adrenaline Action Park, formerly Adrenaline Family Adventure Park, has trampolines, a Warped Wall, a ropes course, an Air Court, Sit N’ Zip and the Spin Zone. Toddler Time, for ages 5 and under, runs Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday Glow Night, 7 to 9 p.m., requires a Glow Night shirt, a one-time $10 purchase.
Everyone signs a waiver, guests under 18 need a guardian 21 or older with them and outside food isn’t allowed.
- Address: 10080 E. 121st St., Suite 182, Fishers
- Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Cost: $22 one-day pass Mondays through Thursdays, $27.99 Fridays through Sundays (Spin Zone extra); required Adrenaline socks $3.99
13) Pinheads
Pinheads prices bowling by the lane and by the hour, with up to six bowlers per lane. It also has an arcade, sand volleyball and a patio, and Alley’s Alehouse handles dinner. Kids 12 and under eat free Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to close with an adult meal of $12 or more, dine-in only.
The $20 lane rate covers Mondays through Thursdays before 5 p.m. and Sunday mornings; $45 is Friday nights and all day Saturdays. Weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m., bowling and the arcade are half price, and arcade games are half price all day Thursdays.
- Address: 13825 Britton Park Road, Fishers
- Hours: Sundays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Mondays through Thursdays 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to midnight
- Cost: Walk-in lanes $20 to $45 an hour; shoes $4.25
14) Topgolf
Topgolf heats its bays in winter, clubs are included and each bay holds up to six players, so a family can share one. Guests under 16 need someone 21 or older with them at all times, and after 9 p.m. that rule covers everyone under 18.
- Address: 9200 E. 116th St., Fishers
- Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Sundays 10 a.m. to midnight
- Cost: Priced per bay, per hour, by day and time; new players pay a $6 account activation fee
15) K1 Speed
K1 Speed is indoor electric go-kart racing. Juniors must be at least 48 inches tall and adults at least 58 inches, and the two never race together. A parent or guardian signs the waiver for anyone under 18.
- Address: 9998 E. 121st St., Fishers; front desk 317-348-1176
- Cost: $29 for one race, $69 for three, plus a required $8.50 annual license
16) Nickel Plate Trail and The 106 Plaza
The Nickel Plate Trail runs five paved miles through Fishers, from 96th Street to 146th Street, connects to 2.7 more in Noblesville and crosses a pedestrian bridge at 96th Street to the Indianapolis stretch. The 116th Street tunnel has a mural, colorful overhead lighting and the Key to the City art installation. Up at the Delaware Township trailhead, off the 131st Street roundabout, there’s a fire pit, swings, a drinking fountain and room for ping-pong and cornhole.
Near the south end, The 106 Plaza at 106th Street, built with Hub & Spoke, has a courtyard with tables and umbrellas, a big communal fire pit, a lawn and swings, public restrooms, a bottle-refill fountain and the coffee shop inside Hub & Spoke. Boardwalk bridges lead from the plaza to the Cheeney Creek Nature Trail. The Fishers Parks headquarters there also houses the Fishers Maker Playground, a membership makerspace with classes in woodworking, 3D making, stained glass and jewelry making.
- Hours: Dawn to dusk daily
- Rules: 10 mph speed limit downtown; no motorized vehicles except for accessibility needs
- The 106 Plaza: 8100 E. 106th St., Fishers
Each October, Prime’s Haunted Car Wash turns the Prime Car Wash tunnel at Hamilton Town Center into a haunt you drive through. On the last Saturday of October, Boo Bash brings a free, daytime, non-spooky Halloween party to the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Fishers’ official trick-or-treat hours go on our list of Indianapolis-area trick-or-treat times every fall. On Thanksgiving morning, the Fishers YMCA’s Wishbone 5K and the Gobblers Jog in Saxony are two of the Thanksgiving Day races around Indianapolis. After Thanksgiving, the downtown tree lighting opens Jingle Bell Junction. Summer brings Free Tuesdays concerts at the amphitheater and Monsoon Madness, the day Holland Park turns into a pop-up water park. Dates for what’s next are in the calendar below.
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Fishers Stops That Pair Well
- Under 5: Toddler Time at Adrenaline on a Friday or Saturday morning, or the toddler zone at the Fishers Community Center, then an hour at DIG DIG.
- The east side: The Geist playground and trails, the Flat Fork treehouses and, Wednesdays through Sundays, the animals at the AgriPark.
- Snow day: Plastic sleds on the Flat Fork hill, then the indoor playground at the Fishers Community Center to thaw out.
- Hockey weekend: A public skate at the Fuel Tank, then a Sunday Indy Fuel game, where kids eat free.
- On bikes: The Nickel Plate Trail from The 106 Plaza north through the 116th Street tunnel to the Delaware Township trailhead, with a fire pit at each end.
- Teens: K1 Speed (juniors start at 48 inches tall), a Topgolf bay or Saturday Glow Night at Adrenaline.
Carmel borders Fishers to the west and Noblesville to the north, and each has its own guide: things to do in Carmel with kids and things to do in Noblesville with kids.
