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IHSAA Football State Championships

Lucas Oil Stadium 500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis

Indiana’s high school football title games run back to back at Lucas Oil Stadium over two days. Tickets through the IHSAA.

Small Business Saturday

Downtown Brownsburg 61 N Green St, Brownsburg

Brownsburg’s shops and restaurants mark Small Business Saturday the weekend after Thanksgiving. Watch the town’s channels for which businesses are running specials.

Free
Ongoing

Let’s Give Food Drive

Brownsburg Town Hall 61 N Green St, Brownsburg

Brownsburg collects non-perishable food from early November through the first week of December. Drop-off bins are at Town Hall plus four other town buildings, open weekdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 […]

Free

Winterland Holiday Light Show

Ellis Park 49 N Wayne St, Danville

Winterland has been lighting up Ellis Park for nearly three decades, and it’s still a drive-through, which means you can go in pajamas with the heat on. Open nightly from […]

$5 – $10

Christmas at the Zoo

Indianapolis Zoo 1200 W Washington St, Indianapolis

The zoo lights up nightly from late November into early January. Included with zoo admission, and it’s one of the longest-running holiday traditions in the city.

Included with admission

Shop Small Saturday in Danville

Hendricks County Courthouse Square 51 W Main St, Danville

Small Business Saturday around the courthouse square. The shops go all in on this one, and the square is worth the trip on its own.

Free

Athenaeum Christkindlmarkt

The Athenaeum 401 E Michigan St, Indianapolis

A German-style holiday market in the Rathskeller biergarten on Mass Ave. Gluhwein, raclette, live music, and multicultural holiday nights. Free to walk in.

Free entry

SPARK Holidays on the Circle

Monument Circle 1 Monument Circle, Indianapolis

Downtown Indy sets up seasonal activities on Monument Circle on Saturdays and Sundays from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. It’s free to wander through.

Free

Christmas Spectacular

Hendricks Live! 200 W Main St, Plainfield

Hendricks Live! opens its holiday season the Saturday after Thanksgiving with a full Christmas variety show. Think carols, dancers, and the kind of staging that gets everyone in the mood […]