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Conner Prairie recently unveiled its newly reimagined Museum Experience Center (MEC), a two-floor museum designed to broaden access to history, STEM, and the arts through interactive exhibitions, educational innovation, and inclusive interpretation.

There’s something about seeing a rising act in a room like Deluxe at Old National Centre—intimate, standing-room-only, and close enough to feel every lyric land—that makes a concert feel less like a performance and more like a shared experience. Yesterday, that’s exactly what Midnight til Morning delivered in their Indianapolis debut, part of their current world tour.

If the last time you visited The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis was when you were single digits, it’s time to check out the world’s largest children’s museum again in a whole new way – adults-only style!

Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series is returning in 2026 for its third season and will take place at the Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi) — formerly known as Tube Factory — in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the south side of Indianapolis.

Grammy and Academy Award-nominated Counting Crows will headline the Miller Lite Carb Day Concert on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and will be joined by special guest Switchfoot, who will open the show.

TLC and Salt-n-Pepa are joining forces for a landmark co-headlining tour across North America, with special guest En Vogue. The TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT’S ICONIC tour marks the first time these three trailblazing groups will tour together, celebrating decades of era-defining hits, culture-shifting influence, and timeless R&B and hip-hop anthems.

More than 100 American Indian, First Nations and Alaskan Native artists are featured in the 34th annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market & Festival, June 27-28. One of the top arts and culture events in downtown Indianapolis each summer, the festival this year includes a mix of entertainers new to Indianapolis as well as returning favorites.

The “war to end all wars”—WWI—will be commemorated with a living history event in Vincennes on March 28 and 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Indiana Military Museum.

The famously outspoken founder of the British new wave scene’s biggest band will share tales of his globetrotting career in an August appearance at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.

Indy Arts Council and Indiana Sports Corp, in partnership with Forty5 Presents, GANGGANG, Epicurean Indy, and the Local Organizing Committee for the 2026 NCAA® Men’s Final Four®, announced today the featured artists and schedule for SWISH 2026.

There are concerts… and then there are nights like Journey at Gainbridge Fieldhouse—a full-throttle, nostalgia-soaked, arena-shaking celebration of one of rock’s most enduring catalogs.

Indiana Ballet Conservatory returns to the Tarkington with a luminous ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, created by Founder and Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva. Experience star-crossed passion, thrilling storytelling, and sweeping ensemble scenes performed by IBC’s acclaimed dancers.

Summer Stock Stage announced the cast today for the Central Indiana premiere of the Tony Award®–winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, running August 5–9, 2026 at the Schrott Center for the Arts on the campus of Butler University.

Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer, composer and actor Harry Connick, Jr. and his renowned band will return to Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in July.

The Harrison Center invites the Indianapolis community to celebrate a major milestone this summer: the 25th annual Bloombox Festival. Taking place on Saturday, June 20th, from 11 am to 7 pm in Indy's historic Old Northside neighborhood, Bloombox is a free, daylong music festival and artisan market celebrating the best independent local and regional musicians, visual artists, food vendors, and crafters.

The Jazz Kitchen is reaching new heights of sophistication and swing with the announcement of the Piano Jazz Series. This curated lineup celebrates the piano virtuosos who shape the sound of modern jazz, bringing a diverse array of masters to the stage that offers a deep dive into the versatility of the piano.

Garden Celebration is “Where Happiness Blooms,” literally, Saturday, May 2, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. Shop for unique and popular plant varieties, find that special garden treasure you’ve been hunting for, or just take in the blooming sights, sounds and smells.

After months of speculation, multi-platinum pop supergroup The Pussycat Dolls officially return to the global stage with the announcement of their highly anticipated 2026 North America, Europe and U.K. Tour – PCD FOREVER.

As basketball fans descend on Indianapolis for the excitement surrounding the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, a multi-generational theatrical production will shine a light on a lesser-known story from Indiana’s rich basketball legacy.

The NCAA and TNT Sports, alongside official NCAA Corporate Champions AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Capital One, today announced a star-studded lineup for the 2026 NCAA March Madness Music Festival, a free three-day celebration of music, culture and college basketball set for April 3–5 at American Legion Mall in downtown Indianapolis.