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The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is the former home of the 23rd U.S. President. Now celebrating its 150th anniversary, it is a stunningly restored National Historic Landmark that shares the legacy of Indiana’s only President and First Lady with tens of thousands of people annually through guided tours, educational programs, special events and cultural programs.

Visitors of all ages can experience the holiday season filled with magic, wonder and cherished memories as Celebration Crossing returns to the Indiana State Museum.

The Anderson Area Children’s Choir (AACC) will be a part of two concerts this holiday season to bring free cheer to the area the weekend of December 5. The organization will present its own concert and be a part of a longstanding tradition at Anderson University as well. Singing is a great way to bring holiday cheer and these concerts aren’t to be missed!

Visitors will have a rare chance to see authentic artifacts from the 1954 film White Christmas when the Great American Songbook Foundation presents a free holiday exhibition Dec. 1-20.

The Athenaeum Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Christkindlmarkt, a holiday celebration that combines unique traditions and German culture, in the Rathskeller Biergarten on select evenings from Nov. 28 through Dec. 21.

When people think of activism, they often picture rallies and speeches. Yet, for over four decades, gay choruses have demonstrated that change can happen through connection: one song, one story, one shared breath at a time.

Indianapolis Ballet is set to make holiday magic like never before with a landmark collaboration with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for this year’s production of The Nutcracker. Presented at Clowes Memorial Hall beginning December 19, 2025, this new partnership brings together two of the city’s most celebrated arts institutions for a performance that promises to elevate one of Indianapolis’s most beloved holiday traditions.

The Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC) is ringing in the holiday season with song and extra celebratory flair for their 40th Anniversary Concert Season, sponsored by Everwise Credit Union. The choir will perform at many community events and performances in addition to hosting concerts that ICC singers alone will headline.

Indianapolis’ holiday season is about to get a major dose of magic. For the first time ever, the globally celebrated Christmas pop-up bar Miracle is bringing its immersive holiday experience to downtown Indianapolis. Opening from November 17 to December 31, 2025, Miracle on Maryland will transform 15 E. Market Street into a sparkling winter wonderland where nostalgia collides with entertainment.

The Great American Songbook Foundation, in partnership with Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, will welcome Maria Ferrer Murdock, daughter of Songbook Hall of Fame inductee Rosemary Clooney, to the Payne & Mencias Palladium for a festive holiday film screening event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.

Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. today announced the third annual Trail and Treat will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18th. This free, family-friendly trick-or-treat experience will take place along the Downtown Canal. A fan favorite event for families across Indianapolis, Trail and Treat is expected to draw thousands of attendees for an evening of costumes, candy, and community fun.

To usher in the fall season, Greenwood’s Parks & Recreation Department will host the city’s annual trick-or-treat event, Monster Mash, on Friday, Oct. 17 and first ever Halloween Fest on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Two-time Songbook Academy® alumna Mia Kadar will open for Broadway and Glee star Matthew Morrison on Oct. 17 in the next BHI Senior Living Songbook Series concert of the season at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.

Hendricks Live! in downtown Plainfield is thrilled to announce the first wave of exciting concerts and events for its Spring 2026 season.

The genre-defying, Grammy-winning ensemble Snarky Puppy will make its debut appearance at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 25.

The Athenaeum Foundation will bring to life the world of spiritualism in Indianapolis during 1919 in an immersive experience known as The Gathering.

Yungblud has announced that he will be returning to North American shores in 2026 for a 24-date headline run that includes a stop in downtown Indianapolis at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Tickets are now available for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 2026 Season, which includes mystery and mayhem, felines and fairy tales, and fire and rain.

Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc. announced that Son de Esquina will headline the final Viernes Cultural: Latin Night at Lugar Plaza of 2025 on Friday, September 26 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm.

Following a sold-out performance earlier this year, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mac McAnally will return to the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Friday, January 23 at 8 p.m. The concert, set at the Payne & Mencias Palladium, is part of the Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions and the Printing Partners Encore Series.