Indianapolis Spooky Events This OCTOBER
I absolutely love Indianapolis! They always have a month long event and they always make sure that kids are included. I just love that all events are family oriented and that kids will absolutely enjoy.
They are starting the Halloween festivities early which I absolutely love! If you are in town with your family for this fall's pumpkin and apple picking, might as well join us in this year's month- long Halloween Festivities.
30 ways to keep yourself spooked for Halloween
1. Get the “VIP hearse” treatment when you sign up with Indy Grimo for a tour of four of Indy’s best haunted houses including Fright Manor and Nightmare on Edge. Friday/Saturday night is $150 per passenger with a minimum of four and a maximum of six sorry souls. Price includes VIP admission to the haunted houses. Sunday/weekday rates are available, too. For reservations, visit indygrimo.com.
2. The Indianapolis Zoo’s annual ZooBoo this year will feature tigers distributing candy to children. OK, so maybe that’s not true, but the zoo will be filled with family activities and the amazing Elephant Pumpkin Smash.
2-7 p.m. weekends Oct. 2 through Oct. 25, Indianapolis Zoo & White River Gardens, 1200 W. Washington St., $6.95-$8.95, (317) 630-2001 or indianapoliszoo.com.
3. Every city has them, and we have a huge one. Indy Scream Park lights up Anderson every fall with a whole array of gory, gruesome haunted attractions. This year, a Zombie Apocalypse is tearing through the park. Don’t get eaten.
7 p.m. Oct. 2 through Nov. 1, 5211 S. New Columbus Road, Anderson, $20.95-$30.95, (317) 218-9515 or indyscreampark.com.
4. Indy Film Fest’s monthly kids’ series, Cereal Cinema, gets creepy-crawly with“Beetlejuice,” the 1988 Michael Keaton classic. And the morning comes complete with an awesome cereal buffet worth the price of admission alone.
10 a.m. Oct. 3, The Athenaeum, 407 E. Michigan St., $5, (317) 560-4433 orindyfilmfest.org.
5. People love stouts. People love IPAs. People love porters. But for so many faithful beer drinkers, there’s a special place in our hearts for a delicious, spicy, oh-so-seasonal pumpkin ale. And Oct. 3 is the day for those beer lovers to come together and say: “We’re not weird.” It’s the 3rd annual Pumpkin Beerfest at Union Jack Pub.
2 p.m. Oct. 3, Union Jack Pub, 924 Broad Ripple Ave., $5-$40, (317) 257-4343 orunionjackpub.co.
6. Q Artistry and Theatre on the Square make a deadly team for “Cabaret Poe,” an original musical that’ll have you laughing, shrieking and possibly singing along. Check it out one October night, and remember it forevermore.
8 p.m. Oct. 3-31, Theatre on the Square, Christel DeHaan Main Stage, 627 Massachusetts Ave., $15-$20, (317) 685-8687 or tots.org.
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd is somehow still at it, and you can buy tickets to see them play. Spooky! Still, this is the only place you can yell “Freebird!” and not have people hate you.
8 p.m. Oct. 3, Emens Auditorium, Ball State University, 1800 W. Riverside Ave., Muncie, $43-$83, (765) 285-1539 or ticketmaster.com.
8. Stroll the tree-lined, cozy streets of the Cottage Home neighborhood and enjoy food, bands, beer, mead, artists and kids’ activities Oct. 3 at Darkness on Dorman. The historic, close-knit Eastside neighborhood welcomes the public, and it’s a great place to admire Queen Anne and Folk Victorian architecture.
9. They’re creepy. They’re kooky. They’re altogether ooky. And you can see them perform while downing a full buffet meal. You got it — “The Addams Family” musicalis coming to Beef and Boards. Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday and the whole Addams gang will be there.
Opens 8 p.m. Oct. 8, through Nov. 22, Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 Michigan Road, $40-$65, (317) 87-9664 or beefandboards.com.
10. We always knew President Benjamin Harrison had skeletons in his closet. Creep on through the Harrison home this October for Hoosier Haunts, special, spooky performances from Indiana’s most famous ghosts.
6 p.m. Oct. 9-10 and 16-17, 2 p.m. Oct. 18, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 1230 N. Delaware St., $14.50-$17.50, (317) 631-1888 orpresidentbenjaminharrison.org.
11. Conner Prairie’s Headless Horseman will, in fact, feature a headless horseman riding around and haunting visitors. But aside from that poor sap, the only thing scary about the event is how many cool things they have going on: hayrides, caramel apples, warm cider, magic shows and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow marionette show.
Dusk Oct. 9-11, 15-18 and 22-25, Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, $10-$16, (317) 776-6000 or connerprairie.org.
12. If there’s anybody in Indy who can tell a great ghost story, they’re bound to be part of Storytelling Arts of Indiana. Pack a picnic for an evening of Ghost Stories at Crown Hill Cemetery and leave the younger kids at home.
6:30 p.m. Oct. 10, Crown Hill Cemetery, 3400 Boulevard Place, $20-$35,(317) 232-1882 or storrytellingarts.org.
13. When you have kids, the problem with haunted houses can be that they’re just so, well, scary. The Children’s Museum’s Pirate’s Revenge Haunted House promises to scare your kids just enough, with three levels of spooky: Lights-On, Defender Direct Frightening and EMC2 Xtreme Scream.
Opens 10 a.m. Oct. 10, through Oct. 31, The Children’s Museum, 3000 N. Meridian St., $8-$12, (317) 334-4000 or childrensmuseum.org.
14. Get a zombie facelift from a makeup artist and a free reading from an intuitive medium at Brains & Beer Oct. 11 at Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. And, join other undead-heads for the Season 6 premiere of “The Walking Dead.” Prizes will be given for best adult and kid costumes.
6 to 11 p.m. Oct. 11, Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co., 1021 Broad Ripple Ave., $10 suggested donation to Partners in Housing, facebook.com/partnersinhousing.
15. Film historian and preservationist Eric Grayson will dive into the macabre with this month’s installment of the Garfield Park Arts Center’s Vintage Movie Night with “Frankenstein.” The 1931 classic is still creepy 84 Halloweens later.
8 p.m. Oct. 17, The Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive, $5, (317) 327-7135 orgpacarts.org.
