The IN List 2026: 10/26-11/1
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Monday, October 26
Carmel Clay Library Events: 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN.
Giggly Ghosts and Goblins: 10:00am-10:30am. Ages 2-5 and their families. Halloween storytime with lively stories and songs. Costumes welcome. No registration or tickets required.
Giggly Ghosts and Goblins: 11:00am-11:30am. Ages 2-5 and their families. Halloween storytime with lively stories and songs. Costumes welcome. No registration or tickets required.
Noblesville Library Events: 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN.
Messy Munchkins: 11:00am-12:00pm. Ages 2-5. A story followed by squishy, smushy messy play. Registration required.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Tales for Tots: 9:30am-10:00am. Ages 12-35 months. Registration required.
Preschool Pals: 10:30am-11:00am. Ages 3-6. Registration required.
Whitestown Library Events: 6310 Albert S White Dr, Whitestown, IN.
Messy Munchkins: 10:00am-11:00am. Ages 1-6 with a caregiver. Exploratory messy play; drop in anytime from 10:00am-11:30am and dress for the mess. Registration required.
Coloring Club: 6:00pm-7:00pm. Ages 18+. Supplies provided or bring your own. Registration required.
Westfield Library Events: 333 E Hoover St, Westfield, IN.
Monday Story Time: 10:30am-11:00am. Ages 3-5.
Lebanon Public Library Events: 104 E Washington St, Lebanon, IN.
Baby & Me: 10:30am-11:30am. Lapsit program. Seven Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage.
Sit & Stitch: 1:00pm-3:00pm. Ages 18+. Bring your own craft project.
Messy Mondays - Food Play: 10:00am & 1:00pm. Toddlers and preschoolers. The Busy Bee Play Cafe, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required. Free for members. $5.00 for non-members.
Tuesday, October 27
Carmel Clay Library Events: 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN.
Halloween Family Films: 10:00am-10:30am. Ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Short films based on popular children's Halloween stories. No tickets required.
Halloween Family Films: 11:00am-11:30am. Ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Short films based on popular children's Halloween stories. No tickets required.
Spooky Buddies: 3:45pm-4:15pm. Ages 4-6 on their own. Halloween stories, activities, and crafts. A limited number of free tickets will be available, first-come, first-served, in person at the Kids Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to the scheduled program start time.
School-Age Halloween Bash: 3:45pm-4:45pm. Ages 7-11. Paint a 3D-printed creature, crafts, and carnival games. Wear clothes that can get stained. Registration required.
Spooky Buddies: 6:00pm-6:30pm. Ages 4-6 on their own. Halloween stories, activities, and crafts. A limited number of free tickets will be available, first-come, first-served, in person at the Kids Desk beginning 30 minutes prior to the scheduled program start time.
School-Age Halloween Bash: 6:00pm-7:00pm. Ages 7-11. Paint a 3D-printed creature, crafts, and carnival games. Wear clothes that can get stained. Registration required.
Noblesville Library Events: 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN.
Tot Tunes - Silly-Spooky Edition: 9:30am-10:00am. Toddlers and preschoolers. Music and movement to silly spooky songs. Costumes encouraged.
Monthly Board Gaming: 5:30pm-7:30pm. Adults. Drop in anytime; no experience required.
Teen Fright Night: 5:30pm-7:30pm. Grades 6-12. Pizza and snacks, creepy crafts, and a spooky movie on the big screen. Registration required.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Tales for Tots: 9:30am-10:00am. Ages 12-35 months. Registration required.
Preschool Pals: 10:30am-11:00am. Ages 3-6. Registration required.
Whitestown Library Events: 6310 Albert S White Dr, Whitestown, IN.
MakerStudioW - Glow-in-the-Dark Ghosts 3D Printing Demo: 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ages 7+. Watch a glow-in-the-dark ghost print layer by layer; everyone takes one home. Registration required.
Westfield Library Events: 333 E Hoover St, Westfield, IN.
Puppet Show: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 3-11.
On the Same Page Tween Book Club: 4:30pm-5:30pm. Ages 9-12. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill.
Teen Book Club: 5:00pm-6:00pm. Ages 12-18.
Lebanon Public Library Events: 104 E Washington St, Lebanon, IN.
Storytime: 10:30am-11:30am. All ages. Halloween Fun theme.
A.S.K. - After School Kids: 4:30pm-5:30pm. Ages 5-12. Paint Splatter Monsters theme.
Make & Play - Arts and Crafts: 10:00am & 1:00pm. Toddlers and preschoolers. The Busy Bee Play Cafe, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required for non-members, play time not included.
Westfield Collective - Trick or Treat: 5:00pm-8:00pm. Trick-or-treat at tables hosted by local businesses and organizations. Costumes encouraged. Westfield Collective, Westfield, IN. Free to attend.
Westfield Collective - Board Game Night: 6:00pm-9:00pm. Bring a board game or cards or use one on site. Westfield Collective, Westfield, IN. Free to attend.
Crate Escapes Trivia Night - Halloween: 7:00pm. Halloween-themed trivia. Free for humans. Dogs must be registered. Crate Escapes, Westfield, IN.
Hambone's Trivia Night: 7:00pm-9:00pm. All ages. Sun King, Carmel, IN. Free to play.
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock - Worlds Collide Concert Tour: 7:00pm. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
ISO - 2026-2027 Classical Jam: 8:00pm. Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Live Music by Doug Resendes: 8:00pm-10:00pm. Grille 39 at Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel, IN. Free to attend.
Wednesday, October 28
Carmel Clay Library Events: 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN.
Page Turners Book Club: 9:30am-10:30am. Ages 18+. A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan.
Behind the Book with Richard Paul Evans: 2:00pm-3:30pm. Ages 18+. Mercy's Child by Richard Paul Evans. Registration required.
Video Effects Animation: 5:00pm-6:00pm. Teens and adults. Learn to add animated effects to video in the Digital Media Lab. Registration required.
Mystery Book Group: 6:30pm-7:30pm. Ages 18+. Shark River by Randy Wayne White.
Bedtime Stories: 7:00pm-7:30pm. Ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Stories, rhymes, and songs. Wear your jammies and bring a favorite stuffed animal. No tickets required.
Noblesville Library Events: 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN.
Tot Tunes: 9:30am-10:00am. Toddlers and preschoolers. Music and movement to start the morning.
Babytime: 10:30am-11:00am. Ages 0-24 months. Rhymes, songs, and stories.
Paging Through Time Book Club: 2:00pm-3:00pm. Ages 18+. Ten North Frederick by John O'Hara. Registration required. In-person and virtual options available.
Gathering STEAM: 3:00pm-4:00pm. Ages 5-7. Monthly science, technology, engineering, arts, and math program. Registration required.
Octoboo: 6:00pm-8:00pm. Families. In-library trick-or-treat stations, creepy drop-in activities, and a Halloween scavenger hunt. Come in costume.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Tales for Tots: 9:30am-10:00am. Ages 12-35 months. Registration required.
Preschool Pals: 10:30am-11:00am. Ages 3-6. Registration required.
Books 'n Babies: 11:30am-12:00pm. Infants to walking. Registration required.
True Crime Book Club: 6:30pm-7:30pm. Ages 18+. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Whitestown Library Events: 6310 Albert S White Dr, Whitestown, IN.
Mission Breakout - Hardly Haunted House: 5:15pm-6:15pm. Ages 6-12. Solve the puzzles as a team to open the locked box. Registration required.
Dungeon Academy: 6:00pm-7:30pm. Ages 13-18. Teen D&D; a new campaign starts this session. Registration required.
Westfield Library Events: 333 E Hoover St, Westfield, IN.
Teen Writing Club: 5:00pm-6:00pm. Ages 12-18.
Beginning Bird Hike: 8:30am-9:30am. Birders of all levels. Bring binoculars. Cool Creek Park, Carmel, IN. No registration required. Free event.
Let's Go Northern Indy - Spooky Walk and Play: 10:00am. Walk and playtime for moms and little ones. Costumes or spooky clothes welcome. Carmel, IN (location shared after registering). Registration required.
Wednesday Concert Series: 6:00pm-9:00pm. Live local music each Wednesday evening. Fork + Ale House, Carmel, IN. Free to attend.
Plant Bingo at Field Brewing: 6:00pm-8:30pm. Plant bingo with Root & Bloom Social. Field Brewing, Westfield, IN. Tickets required. $30.00.
Westfield Pups & Pints - Trick or Treat: 6:00pm-8:30pm. Guided painting with Wine & Canvas. Crate Escapes, Westfield, IN. Tickets required. $32.00 per person; dogs need a $15.00 day pass or membership.
Westfield Collective - Xtreme Bar Bingo: 7:00pm-10:00pm. Westfield Collective, Westfield, IN. Free to attend.
Yoga at the Osprey Pointe Pavilion: 7:00pm-8:30pm. Ages 13+. Osprey Pointe Pavilion, Noblesville, IN. Free to attend, donations accepted.
Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers: 7:00pm. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Little Shop of Horrors - Actors Theatre of Indiana: 7:30pm. The Studio Theater, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Live Music by Anna May: 8:00pm-10:00pm. Grille 39 at Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel, IN. Free to attend.
Thursday, October 29
Carmel Clay Library Events: 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN.
Dabble Jr. - Papel Picado and Carmen Lomas Garza: 3:45pm-4:30pm. Ages 4-6 on their own. A story, then make a papel picado banner. Registration required.
Data Centers in Indiana: 6:00pm-7:00pm. Adults. Sustainable living seminar presented with Carmel Green Initiative. Registration recommended.
Unearth the Mummy's Curse: 6:00pm-8:00pm. Adults. Murder mystery game set on a 1930s archaeological dig in Egypt. Registration required.
Noblesville Library Events: 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN.
Storytime - Silly-Spooky Edition: 9:30am-10:15am. Older toddlers and preschoolers. Slightly spooky tales. Costumes encouraged.
Storytime - Silly-Spooky Edition: 10:30am-11:30am. Older toddlers and preschoolers. Slightly spooky tales. Costumes encouraged.
Pre-K Explorers: 1:00pm-2:00pm. Ages 3-5.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Tales for Tots: 10:00am-10:30am. Ages 12-35 months. Registration required.
Read Aloud Book Club: 1:00pm-1:45pm. Ages 18+. For adults with different abilities.
Take It A-Party!: 4:00pm-5:00pm. Ages 6-12 with an adult. A destruction party: bring old electronics and basic tools to take apart. Registration required.
Westfield Library Events: 333 E Hoover St, Westfield, IN.
Baby Love Story Time: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 0-18 months.
Lebanon Public Library Events: 104 E Washington St, Lebanon, IN.
Preschool Pals: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 4-6. Habitats theme.
Killer Fashion: 6:00pm-7:00pm. Adults. The most dangerous fashion fads in history. Light refreshments. Registration required.
Sensory Studio with the Mommy Toolkit: 10:00am. A pop-up playdate built around connection and sensory play. Prana Play, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $20.00 per child, includes play pass.
Halloween Party at The Sensory Shoppe: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 2-6. A craft, a story, songs, and sensory fun. Costumes welcome. The Sensory Shoppe, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $12.00.
BACA Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat: 5:30pm-7:00pm. BACA Zionsville Learning Center, Zionsville, IN. Free event.
Into the Hollow Woods at MacGregor Park: 6:00pm-8:00pm. All ages. Lantern lit trails, pumpkin painting, crafts, hot chocolate, bonfire, and more. MacGregor Park, Westfield, IN. Registration required. Free event.
Nightmare at Elm Street - A Luminary Walk: 6:00pm-8:00pm. Self-guided walk along a glowing luminary trail with hidden skeletons and the Pumpkin Pathway after dark. Elm Street Green, Zionsville, IN. Free event.
Westfield Collective - Trivia Night: 7:00pm-9:00pm. Hosted by Hambone's Entertainment. Westfield Collective, Westfield, IN. Free to play.
Hasta La Muerte: 7:30pm. A Day of the Dead theatrical and musical production by Las Cafeteras. Payne & Mencias Palladium, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
BLKBOK: 7:30pm. Pianist and composer. The Tarkington, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Little Shop of Horrors - Actors Theatre of Indiana: 7:30pm. The Studio Theater, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
The Magic of David Ranalli: 7:30pm. Ages 10+. $25 food and beverage minimum per guest. Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Live Music by Marc Imboden: 8:00pm-10:00pm. Grille 39 at Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel, IN. Free to attend.
Friday, October 30
Lebanon Public Library Events: 104 E Washington St, Lebanon, IN.
Storytime: 10:30am-11:30am. All ages. Halloween Fun theme.
Halloween Party at The Sensory Shoppe: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 2-6. A craft, a story, songs, and sensory fun. Costumes welcome. The Sensory Shoppe, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $12.00.
Ashley's Music Circle at The Busy Bee Play Café: 10:45am. A high-energy music class where kids sing, move, and play instruments. The Busy Bee Play Café, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required. $17.00.
Zumbini Class with Nykki: 11:00am. Ages 0-5. Prana Play, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $12.00 discounted play pass.
ISO - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert: 7:00pm. The film on the big screen with the ISO performing John Williams' score live. Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Murder Mystery Night - Best Laid Plans: 7:30pm. An Old Hollywood whodunnit presented by The Murder Mystery Company. $25 food and beverage minimum per guest. Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Little Shop of Horrors - Actors Theatre of Indiana: 7:30pm. The Studio Theater, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Creatures of the Night: 8:00pm-9:30pm. Night hike with naturalists. Bring a flashlight. East Grove at Central Park, Carmel, IN. Registration required for each person. Free event.
Yefim Bronfman, Piano: 8:00pm. Payne & Mencias Palladium, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Ryan Ahlwardt - Crying in the Canyon Release Concert: 8:00pm. The Tarkington, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Saturday, October 31
Keeping Up Local Closet Sale: 9am-11am. In Fitness Club - 9525 N Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN. Shop 6 creator closets with items priced to sell. Closets benefit various local charities around Indianapolis area. No tickets required, free to attend. Bring your own bags, cash/venmo payment.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Beginning Belly Dance: 10:00am-11:00am. Ages 18+. Instruction in belly dance technique with Kayla Miller. Registration required.
Art Class with Nat - Design a Monster: 11:30am-12:30pm. Ages 13+. Supplies will be provided. Registration required. (WAITLIST)
Carmel Winter Farmers Market: 9:00am-12:00pm. The Six, Carmel, IN. Free to attend.
Pottery Painting Class - Halloween Pumpkin: 10:00am. Paint a ceramic pumpkin with a happy, silly, or spooky face and take it home the same day. Prana Play, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $12.00, plus a 50% off play pass for each child.
Birdies Boo Bash: 10:00am-3:00pm. Trick-or-treat across the golf course, pumpkin painting, face painting, balloon art, and princesses. Birdies, Westfield, IN. Tickets required. $15.00 per person, ages 2 and under free.
Halloween Brunch at Urban Apples: 10:00am-12:00pm. Family-friendly brunch with live music and activities, or a 21+ brunch with bottomless drinks. Urban Apples, Westfield, IN. Tickets required. Starting at $16.00.
Halloween Party at The Sensory Shoppe: 10:30am-11:30am. Ages 2-6. A craft, a story, songs, and sensory fun. Costumes welcome. The Sensory Shoppe, Carmel, IN. Tickets required. $12.00.
Day of the Dead with Noblesville Creates: 11:00am-4:00pm. Live music, crafts, a community ofrenda, art market, and food vendors. Costumes encouraged. Noblesville Creates on 8th, Noblesville, IN. Free to attend; face painting $10.00.
ISO - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert: 2:00pm. Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Movies at Midtown - Coco: Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Check website for showtime. Midtown Plaza, Carmel, IN. Free event.
Little Shop of Horrors - Actors Theatre of Indiana: 7:30pm. The Studio Theater, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Sunday, November 1
Carmel Clay Library Events: 425 E Main St, Carmel, IN.
3D Printed Sugar Skulls - Painting Workshop: 2:30pm-4:30pm. Grades 6-12. Celebrate Day of the Dead with Teen Artist-in-Residence Prudence Peng. Registration required.
Noblesville Library Events: 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville, IN.
Day of the Dead Story Celebration: 2:00pm-3:00pm. Families. A story and sugar skull craft about Día de Muertos. Registration required.
Zionsville Library Events: 110 N Fifth St, Zionsville, IN.
Sunday Chess Club: 1:45pm-3:30pm. All ages and all skill levels.
ISO - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert: 2:00pm. Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Little Shop of Horrors - Actors Theatre of Indiana: 2:00pm. The Studio Theater, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
Elmo’s Got the Moves: 2:00pm. Old National Center, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Indy Fuel vs Fort Wayne Komets: 4:00pm. Fishers Event Center, Fishers, IN. Tickets required.
Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets: 5:00pm. Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN. Tickets required.
Indianapolis Youth Orchestra - 45th Season Opening Concert: 5:00pm. All four IYO ensembles perform. Payne & Mencias Palladium, Carmel, IN. Tickets required.
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