All Day

Friends of the Library Book Sale (Plainfield)

Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library 1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield

Five days of used books, media, and puzzles at the Plainfield library. Admission is free, and every dollar raised supports library programming across the year.

Free

4 Wheel Jamboree Nationals

The 4 Wheel Jamboree takes over the Hendricks County Fairgrounds for a full weekend of trucks, mud racing, show vehicles, and a swap meet. It’s one of the bigger draws […]

IMSA TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks

Indianapolis Motor Speedway 4790 W 16th St, Indianapolis

IMSA sports cars run the road course at the Speedway for three days of practice, qualifying, and racing. Tickets and schedules are through IMS.

The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall

Charleston Pavilion at Hummel Park 1500 S Center St, Plainfield

The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial comes to Hummel Park for four days, open around the clock and free to visit. It’s a quiet, moving thing to see […]

Free

Brownsburg Festival of the Arts

Arbuckle Acres Park 200 N Green St, Brownsburg

Arbuckle Acres fills up with artist booths, live music, and food for the Brownsburg Festival of the Arts. It’s a two-day weekend event with a lot of local work on […]

Beasley’s Orchard Fall Festival Season

Beasley’s Orchard 2304 E Main St, Danville

Beasley’s opens the barn doors for the full fall run: the corn maze, the pumpkin patch, cider, donuts, and the market. It runs daily from mid-September through the first of […]

Ongoing

McCloud Prairie Maze

McCloud Nature Park 8518 Hughes Rd, North Salem

The prairie maze at McCloud Nature Park is mowed into the tall grass every fall, and it’s open daily from dawn until dusk through Halloween. There’s no ticket and no […]

Free

Merge Mural Fest: Danville

Downtown Danville 57 N Washington St, Danville

Merge Mural Fest brings artists to the lot behind 57 N Washington Street to paint live over the weekend. You can watch the work go up in real time, which is a different kind of fun than looking at a finished piece. Free, casual, and right in downtown Danville.

Free

Back Your Badge Marathon and Victory Party

Richard A. Carlucci Recreation & Aquatic Center 651 Vestal Rd, Plainfield

A marathon, half marathon, and shorter race distances all starting at the Rec Center, with proceeds supporting first responders. The victory party afterward is open to everyone, so you can cheer people across the line even if you’re not running.

Registration required

Bow Wow Bash

Washington Township Park 435 Whipple Lane, Avon

The Bow Wow Bash turns the Washington Township Park splash pad over to dogs for the afternoon before it closes for the season. Dogs swim, owners watch, and everyone leaves wet. It’s a genuinely fun way to close out summer in Avon.

Kite Festival: Soaring Through the Winds

Blue Heron Park 6570 E US Highway 36, Avon

Three hours of kite flying on the Heron Concert Lawn. Bring your own kite or work on one there. It’s free, and the open lawn is about as good as […]

Free

Hendricks Symphony: From Russia with Love

Hendricks Live! 200 W Main St, Plainfield

The Sunday matinee of the Hendricks Symphony’s Russian program, at three o’clock at Hendricks Live!.

Ticketed

Indiana Fever vs. Washington Mystics

Gainbridge Fieldhouse 125 S Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis

Fever basketball downtown at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tickets through the team.