Trunk-or-treats 🔝
Indy RBI Trunk-or-Treat Fall Fest
🗓️ 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18
📍 Rhodius Park, 1720 W. Wilkins St.
🎟️ Free
Come out for free candy, face painting, pony rides, games, apple cider and a Halloween movie.
Dynamic Music Therapy Trunk or Treat
🗓️ 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23
📍 Dynamic Music Services, 7502 S. Madison Ave.
🎟️ Optional $15 donation
The sensory-friendly event will be mindful of lights, noises and scary objects. It will also include hot chocolate and games.
Vegan Trunk or Treat
🗓️ 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
📍 Brookside Park, 3500 Brookside Parkway S. Drive
🎟️ Free
Dress in your costume, see decorated cars and grab some vegan candy.
Indianapolis Baptist Temple Trunk or Treat
🗓️ Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
📍 Indianapolis Baptist Temple, 4002 E. Southport Road
🎟️ Free
The event will also include games, bounce houses and a touch-a-truck.
Chapel Hill United Methodist Trunk or Treat
🗓️ 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
📍 Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 963 N. Girls School Road
🎟️ Free
Bring the whole family and enjoy an afternoon filled with creatively decorated trunks, sweet treats, laughter and fellowship.
Speedway Parks Trunk or Treat
🗓️ 5-6:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26
📍 Speedway High School parking lot, 5357 W. 25th St.
🎟️ Free
Bring a bag and collect treats and goodies from more than 25 community vendors. Stay for the pumpkin decorating contest.
Candy in the Cargo
🗓️ 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29
📍 Pathway Resource Center, 10119 John Marshall Drive
🎟️ Free
A trunk or treat event for children 12 and under. Costumes encouraged.
Back 9 Golf & Entertainment Trunk or Treat
🗓️ Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Back 9 Golf & Entertainment, 1415 Drover St.
🎟️ Free
Kids can trick-or-treat through the parking lot and enjoy free golf, face painting and giveaways.
Festivals 🔝
Haughville Fall Festival
🗓️ 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17
📍 Rev Mozel Sanders Park, 1201 N. Belmont Ave.
🎟️ Free
An afternoon of live music, food, local vendors and family activities.
Southport’s Fall Festival
🗓️ 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17
📍 Southport United Methodist Church, 1947 E Southport Road
🎟️ Free
The city of Southport will celebrate with food, games, vendors, live music and a trunk-or-treat.
Lawrence YMCA Halloween Fest
🗓️ 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23
📍 Lawrence Civic Plaza, 5710 Lawrence Village Parkway
🎟️ Free
Enjoy free hot dogs and activities for the whole family. Don’t forget to wear your costume.
Hawthorne Hootenanny Fiesta
🗓️ 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
📍 Hawthorne Community Center, 2440 W. Ohio St.
🎟️ Free
A family-friendly celebration with food, music and activities.
Charity House Fall Family Festival
🗓️ 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
📍 Charity House, 2730 S. Tibbs Ave.
🎟️ Free
Enjoy a night of fun with tons of candy, a mechanical bull and WCWO wrestlers.
Historic Irvington Halloween Festival Street Fair
🗓️ 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Irvington neighborhood
🎟️ Free
At the 80th annual Irvington Halloween festival you can eat delicious treats, explore shops, enjoy activities for the entire family and run into every person you know — the estimated turnout for this annual event is between 60,000 to 80,000 people. Don’t forget to wear your costume!
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Costume gatherings 🔝
Irvington Halloween Ball
🗓️ 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24
📍 Irvington Lodge, 5515 E. Washington St.
🎟️ $47.02-$52.16
This year, the Irvington Halloween Ball is a masquerade. Dance to live music from Roughouse and enjoy hors d’oeuvres from local businesses. A cash bar will offer beer and wine. Masks are strongly encouraged. This event is 21+.
Spooky Organ Concert
🗓️ 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
📍 Our Lady of Lourdes church, 5333 E. Washington St.
🎟️ $5 or five nonperishable food items
Listen to spooky organ songs and join the Our Lady of Lourdes choir in a singalong.
Zombie Bike Ride
🗓️ 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30
📍 Irvington Public Library, 5625 E. Washington St.
🎟️ Free
Grab your bike and wear your best zombie gear for a ride around Irvington. This event is all-ages. All riders will need bike lights.
Dress Like Your Favorite Album party
🗓️ 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30
📍 WildFyre Tap, 1106 Prospect St.
🎟️ $15-$28.49; 21+
Dress like your favorite album cover at this Planet Black/Halloween Eve party. There will be four DJs — 5LAP, SoundsbyCam, Grapevine and Shawndale Sharone — along with Halloween drinks and a photo booth.
Scary Hours IV
🗓️ 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Vision Loft Events, 235 N. Delaware St.
🎟️ $12.51
Looking for late night plans for Halloween? DJ Ferris has got you covered. Wear your hottest costume to compete for a cash prize and dance to some funky and scary tracks over holiday cocktails.
A Nightmare on Shelby Street
🗓️ 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Untitled…, 1028 Shelby St.
🎟️ $11.99-$22.99; 21+
The owners of Untitled…, Haus of Beauty and Haus of Suites are coming together for a Halloween night on Shelby Street. Grab your people and get your costumes together fora contest to win prizes.
Fountain Fright Night
🗓️ 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Fountain Square Theatre, 1111 Prospect St.
🎟️ $20
The annual fundraiser supports the maintenance of the Fountain Square fountains. There will be a DJ, tarot card reader and costume contest.
Hero House Comics
🗓️ 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 Hero House Comics, 1112 E Prospect St.
🎟️ Free admission
The southside comic book store will host a party on the patio with snacks, hot apple cider and a fire pit.
Halloween Dark Rave
🗓️ 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
📍 White Rabbit Cabaret, 1116 Prospect St.
🎟️ $20, 21+
Wear your costume and dance the night away with the hosts of Indy’s Dark Rave and guest DJs. There will be a costume contest.
Bar crawls & ghost tours 🔝
Vintage Halloween Sign Painting
🗓️ 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21
📍 The Garage Food Hall, 906 Carrollton Ave.
🎟️ Free, but must register
Choose a wood-cut cat, pumpkin, ghost or bat sign to decorate with the Connection Club. Pens, paint and brushes will be provided but are first come, first served.
House of 1,000 Monsters
🗓️ 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26
📍 Indiana Humanities, 1500 N. Delaware St.
🎟️ Free, but must register
Robert Dobler, a professor of folklore and ethnomusicology at IU Bloomington, will talk about monsters rumored to have tread on Indiana soil. After his presentation, guests can roam the former home of Indiana author Meredith Nicholson, who might make a ghostly return.
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Storytelling 🔝
Movies by the Bonfire
🗓️ Start times will vary based on the sunset, Oct. 16, 23 and 30
📍 Hornet Park Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave.
🎟️ Free; $5 for additional movie meals
Watch fall- and Halloween-themed movies with free popcorn and s’mores during Beech Grove’s October outdoor movie series. The Friday evening showings include “Beetlejuice,” “Coraline” and “Halloweentown.”
‘Hocus Pocus’
🗓️ 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20
📍 Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 W. 46th St.
🎟️ Free
Halloween season requires at least one watch of this classic 1993 film. Families can dress up and watch Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
There will be trick-or-treating, glitter tattoos and balloon twisting in the lobby.
Ghouls & Giggles
🗓️ Oct. 24-25
📍 Fonseca Theatre, 2508 W. Michigan St.
🎟️ $25 (discounts available)
See a spooky showcase of short plays created by young writers. These playwrights have crafted imaginative tales filled with mystery and mischief.
A Night of Spirits
🗓️ 5:30-11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27
📍 The Magick Candle, 6125 E. Washington St.
🎟️ Readings $15, séances $35
This event will feature two séances where three mediums will communicate with the dead. The first séance is 6-8 p.m. and the second is 8:30-10:30 p.m. Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased at the Magick Candle (cash only). Psychic readings will also be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Oh, the HORROR!
🗓️ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27
📍 Macizo restaurant, 6335 Intech Commons Drive.
🎟️ Free, but must register
Bring your favorite horror media to share with a group of horror fans. This could be a recent favorite or one that has stuck with you over the years, whether it’s a movie, book or a series.
Horror Shorts Movie Night
🗓️ 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27
📍 Kan-Kan Cinema, 1258 Windsor St.
🎟️ $30
Heartland Film and the Irvington Halloween Festival are teaming up for a night of horror movie shorts from around the world. These films are not MPAA rated, but are similar to Rated R.
A Night Out in Sleepy Hollow
🗓️ 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29
📍 Irving Circle Park, 236 S. Audubon Road
🎟️ Free
This Irvington tradition has haunted tales and a performance from the witches of Irvington. There will also be the traditional reading of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, the author who inspired the eastside neighborhood’s name.
Women in Horror
🗓️ 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29
📍 Indiana Landmarks, 1201 Central Ave.
🎟️ $17.91$34.76
This Tomorrow Bookstore-hosted event will feature a spooky book fair, plus a Q&A with national best-selling authors Kylie Lee Baker, Rachel Harrison and Nadia Davids, moderated by Indiana horror author Haley Newlin. Food will be available to purchase from Smoking Goose.
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