What to do in Indianapolis this week

94 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 24, 2026. Free: 6. Busiest venues: Harrison Center, Hi-Fi, Old National Centre.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Oct 25

The Message is the Medium: Contemporary Art

Newfields · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 14

Bold: New Voices in Contemporary Art

Newfields · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 4

Tiana's Joyful Celebration

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Impressionism Across Generations: The Pissarro Family Legacy

Newfields · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 29

Consejo Grafico Nacional: Latino Printmakers in the United States

Eiteljorg Museum · White River State Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Then and Now: Art from the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship

Eiteljorg Museum · White River State Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 25

Hoosier Art Salon

Indiana State Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 25

44th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of Indiana

Newfields · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

A Closer Look by Jason Bailey

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Family Matters by Lauren Saunders, Stephanie Spay, and Kate Orr

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Pursuit of the Muse by Stephanie Spay

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Stories From a Kite Runner by Qahar Behzad

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Oct 31

The Way Home by Kristi Marsh Watson

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 31

Whimsy by Kyrie Lewis

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Newfields · Mapleton-Fall Creek
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 18

The Da Vinci Code

Indiana Repertory Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 27

Dust by Jay Parnell

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 27

Inner Peace on a Budget by Yasha Persson

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 27

LAHI: Weaving Filipino American Stories in Indiana - A Group Show

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 27

Rust and Stardust - CompleteLife by IU Health

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 27

Tending by Morgan Binkerd

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 27

The Oneironauts by Merle Pace

Harrison Center · Old Northside
- Visual arts
Dance
until Nov 22

CATS

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre · Northwest side
- Dance
- Theatre
Theatre
until Oct 25

Building Jerusalem - a play for our times by Michael Redhill

IF Theatre (IndyFringe) · Fletcher Place
- Theatre
$20–$25 Tickets
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Visual arts
until Nov 3

Día de Muertos Community Altar and Art Exhibit

Eiteljorg Museum · White River State Park
- Visual arts
Theatre
1 PM

Disney Presents The Lion King (Touring)

Old National Centre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
5 PM

Oz Noy Trio featuring Dave Weckl & Brian Charette

The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple
- Music
$25.05–$40.52 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Willow Avalon

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Oso Oso

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
- Punk
Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
9 AM

Eiteljorg Guide training

Organization

Eiteljorg Museum · White River State Park
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Phil Pierle

Slippery Noodle Inn · Downtown
- Music
Music
8 PM

Prostitute

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Rob Dixon

Chatterbox Jazz Club · Mass Ave Arts District
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Jazz Jam Session

The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple
- Music
- Jazz
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
12 PM

Live at Lugar Performance with Mike Adams

Big Car Collaborative (Tube Factory) · Garfield Park
- Music
Cinema
7 PM

Free Movie Series: Hocus Pocus

Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington
- Cinema
Free
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Music
7 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

An Evening with Lea Salonga

Hilbert Circle Theatre · Downtown (Monument Circle)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Chris Shaffer duo

Slippery Noodle Inn · Downtown
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Duckwall Artist Series: Butler University Jazz Faculty

Butler University Recital Halls and Studio Theatre · Butler-Tarkington
- Music
- Jazz
Free
Music
8 PM

Beauty School Dropout

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
Tickets
Literature
8 PM

Do Tell: A Night of True Stories (Theme: I See Dead People)

The White Rabbit Cabaret · Fountain Square
- Literature
Music
8 PM

Failure

The Vogue · Broad Ripple
- Music
$30–$230 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Mina Keohane

Chatterbox Jazz Club · Mass Ave Arts District
- Music
Theatre
until Nov 15

Kim's Convenience

Indiana Repertory Theatre · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra

The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple
- Music
- Jazz
$18.87–$34.33 Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

NIGHTJAR: Kandace Kyere

Big Car Collaborative (Tube Factory) · Garfield Park
- Music
Free
Music
7 PM

Bill Price Album Release|The Brains Behind Pa, presented by WOW

The Jazz Kitchen · Broad Ripple
- Music
$18.87–$34.33 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Fluorescents

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

In Her Own Words & Every Avenue

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
- Pop punk
- Punk
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Music at Butler: Butler University Percussion Ensemble

Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington
- Music
Free
Theatre
7:30 PM

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick

Old National Centre · Downtown
- Theatre
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Buena Vista Orchestra

Old National Centre · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Lucas Waterfill presents Ride or Die Comedy (Fundraiser for Joseph Maley Foundation)

The White Rabbit Cabaret · Fountain Square
- Comedy
Music
8 PM

The Tucker Brothers

Chatterbox Jazz Club · Mass Ave Arts District
- Music

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
12 PM

Live at Lugar Performance with Joshua Powell

Big Car Collaborative (Tube Factory) · Garfield Park
- Music
Cinema
6 PM

Kan-Kan Film Screening: Ghostbusters

Indianapolis Art Center · Broad Ripple
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Josh Garrels

Hi-Fi · Fountain Square
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Nurse John: Against Medical Advice Tour

Old National Centre · Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Music at Butler: Butler University Jazz Ensemble with Erin Benedict

Schrott Center for the Arts · Butler-Tarkington
- Music
- Jazz
Free

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