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Oct20 FreeFarms & Orchards McCloud Prairie Maze Thru Oct 31 · All day McCloud Nature Park Oct20 Festivals & Markets Harvest Nights Thru Nov 1 · 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Newfields Oct20 FreeNature & Outdoors Playdate at the Park Today · 10 a.m.–11 a.m. Selected dates Holliday Park Nature Center Oct20 FreeCommunity Events Free Community Movie Series: Hocus Pocus Today · 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Selected dates Schrott Center for the Arts Oct20 Concerts & Music An Evening with Lea Salonga Today · 7:30 p.m.–10 p.m. Hilbert Circle Theatre Oct22 Festivals & Markets Dull’s Pumpkin Harvest Oct 22–25 · Times vary Selected dates Dull's Tree Farm & Pumpkin Patch Oct22 Movies Kan-Kan Outdoor Film Series: Ghostbusters at the Indianapolis Art Center Thu, Oct 22 · 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Indianapolis Art Center Oct23 FreeNature & Outdoors Urban Forest School at Indy Parks Fri, Oct 23 · 10 a.m.–noon Selected dates Robey Park Oct23 FreeNature & Outdoors Halloween at Forest Park in Noblesville Fri, Oct 23 · 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Forest Park Oct23 FreeCommunity Events Trick or Treating in the Plaza Fri, Oct 23 · 4:30 p.m.–8 p.m. Grand Junction Plaza Oct23 Theater & Shows The Addams Family Musical Oct 23–25 · Times vary Selected dates Broadway United Methodist Church Oct24 Community Events Zionsville Trick or Trees Sat, Oct 24 · 9 a.m.–noon Elm Street Green Oct24 FreeFestivals & Markets Fall Colors Festival Sat, Oct 24 · 10 a.m.–3 p.m. McCloud Nature Park Oct24 Festivals & Markets All Souls Fall Fest Sat, Oct 24 · 11 a.m.–2 p.m. All Souls Unitarian Church of Indianapolis Oct24 FreeCommunity Events Trail & Treat at Williams Park Sat, Oct 24 · 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Williams Park Oct20 FreeMuseums & Zoos Dia de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum Thru Nov 2 · All day Eiteljorg Museum Oct20 Museums & Zoos The Children’s Museum Guild’s Haunted House: Fright Academy Thru Oct 31 · Hours vary Tue–Sun The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Oct20 FreeNature & Outdoors Trouble on the Trail: Treasure Hunt Hike Thru Oct 31 · 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Selected dates Pock Woods Oct20 Festivals & Markets Piney Acres Farm’s Fall Fun Thru Oct 25 · Hours vary Daily Piney Acres Farm Oct28 Sensory-friendlyFestivals & Markets ZooBoo Sensory-Friendly Days Wed, Oct 28 · 2 p.m.–7 p.m. Selected dates Indianapolis Zoo Oct31 FreeFestivals & Markets Fishers Boo Bash Sat, Oct 31 · 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Nickel Plate District Amphitheater Nov6 Play & Attractions Christmas Nights of Lights Nov 6 – Dec 31 · 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Selected dates Indiana State Fairgrounds Nov7 FreeConcerts & Music Teddy Bear Concert Series Nov 7 – Dec 5 · Times vary Selected dates Mooresville Public Library Nov13 Festivals & Markets Festival of Trees Nov 13, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027 · 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center Nov21 Festivals & Markets Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure at the Eiteljorg Museum Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027 · Hours vary Daily Eiteljorg Museum Nov27 FreeCommunity Events Circle of Lights Fri, Nov 27 · 5 p.m.–8 p.m. Monument Circle

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