Events for $20 or less in Indianapolis: what’s on?

Friday, October 30, 2026

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  Oct 30 · 7:30 PM

  The Rocky Horror Show Live

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music

  $20–$40

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  until Oct 31

  Music at Butler: Butler Opera Theatre presents Scenes and Arias

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music
  • Opera

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Theatre

  until Nov 8

  The Meridian Cafe by Lucy Thurber

  Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre · Downtown

  • Theatre

  $15–$50

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, October 31, 2026

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  Oct 31 · 7:30 PM

  The Rocky Horror Show Live

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music

  $20–$40

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 1, 2026

• Music

  Nov 1 · 3 PM

  Music at Butler: Butler Symphony Orchestra

  Clowes Memorial Hall · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Music

  Nov 3 · 7:30 PM

  Duckwall Artist Series: Butler University Woodwind Faculty

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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  Nov 4 · 7 PM

  The Tony Bryant Project | "It's a Man's World" presented by WOW

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 6, 2026

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  Nov 6 · 9 PM

  Know Good Presents: Against All Odds Tour

  The Vogue · Broad Ripple

  • Music

  $20

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 7, 2026

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  Nov 7 · 7 PM

  Doogie Hazzard: Tonic Ball 25th Anniversary Celebration Benefiting Second Helpings

  The Vogue · Broad Ripple

  • Music

  $18.75–$25

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Sunday, November 8, 2026

• Music

  Nov 8 · 12 PM

  2026 Levitt VIBE Indianapolis Music Series: November Concert

  Big Car Collaborative (Tube Factory) · Garfield Park

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 12 PM

  Circle City Orchestra Rummage Sale Fundraiser

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 8 · 2 PM

  Piano at Butler: Piano Studio Recital

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music
  • Piano
  • Recital

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Literature

  Nov 9 · 7:30 PM

  Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series: Ling Ma

  Shelton Auditorium · Butler-Tarkington

  • Literature

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Music

  Nov 10 · 7:30 PM

  Duckwall Artist Series: Sean Imboden, Music for String Quartet and Saxophone

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Nov 10

  Swing Shift Indy directed by Dr. Shawn O'Connor | Holiday Big Band Series

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music
  • Band
  • Big band
  • Swing

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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  Nov 11 · 7 PM

  Yvonne Allu | A Serenade of Nouveau and Nostalgia presented by WOW

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 11 · 7:30 PM

  The ISO at Butler Series: Woodwind Quintet

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Music

  Nov 12 · 7:30 PM

  Music at Butler: Butler University Jazz Combos

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Music

  Nov 14 · 10 AM

  Cereal Cinema: The Nightmare Before Christmas

  The Basile Theatre at the Athenaeum · Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District

  • Music
  • Christmas

  $7

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Monday, November 16, 2026

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  Nov 16 · 7:30 PM

  Duckwall Artist Series: Moonstrike

  Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Music

  Nov 17 · 7:30 PM

  Music at Butler: Jordan Jazz

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Nov 17

  Urban Renewal Big Band | Holiday Big Band Series

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music
  • Band
  • Big band
  • Swing

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

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  Nov 18 · 7 PM

  Quinton Elliot | "Q TIME!" presented by WOW

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music

  $18.87–$24.02

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
• Music

  Nov 18 · 7:30 PM

  Music at Butler: Butler University Percussion Ensemble

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Music

  Nov 19 · 7 PM

  Ami Dang at CAMi

  Big Car Collaborative (Tube Factory) · Garfield Park

  • Music

  $12

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Nov 19 · 7:30 PM

  Music at Butler: Butler University Wind Ensemble

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Music

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Friday, November 20, 2026

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  Nov 20 · 9 PM

  Afrobeats to the World

  The Vogue · Broad Ripple

  • Go dancing
  • Afrobeat
  • Afrobeats

  $12–$35

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  until Dec 13

  Mary Poppins

  Footlite Musicals · Herron-Morton Place

  • Theatre

  $17–$27

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 21, 2026

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  Nov 21 · 9 PM

  EAZYBAKED

  The Vogue · Broad Ripple

  • Go dancing

  $15–$26

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

• Film

  Nov 24 · 7 PM

  Free Movie Series: The Last Waltz

  Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington

  • Film

  Free

  ✓ Going ★ Interested
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  Nov 24

  Dan Nix Big Band | Holiday Big Band Series

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music
  • Band
  • Big band
  • Swing

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

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  Nov 25 · 7 PM

  Hurricane & The Gang | Thanksgiving Eve Special presented by WOW

  The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple

  • Music
  • Thanksgiving

  $18.87–$34.33

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

Saturday, November 28, 2026

• Theatre

  until Dec 20

  A Very Phoenix Xmas XVIII: A Miracle on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. by Jamaal McCray

  Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre · Downtown

  • Theatre
  • Christmas

  $15–$50

  ✓ Going ★ Interested

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