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Find out by buying a ticket to enroll—if you dare!
General Admission: $9, Member: $8, Access Pass: $5
Join other monsters and villains in training at this fabled institution where potions, charms, shadow shifting, spellcasting, and other eerie subjects make up your course load. But be warned: The library is definitely haunted. You’ll lose your appetite once you see the ghastly cafeteria meals. Turn down the wrong hallway and you could end up ensnared in a spider’s web. And being included in the school’s Hall of Fame is anything but an honor. At Fright Academy, every day feels like detention day. So come join the Class of 2026—if you dare.
Open Oct. 9–31, 2026.
Tuesdays–Saturdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: Noon–5 p.m.
Recommended for kids who scare easily.
Thursdays–Saturdays: 4–9 p.m.
No Frightening Hours Friday, Oct. 9
No Frightening Hours on Halloween
For kids who dare to be scared.
Oct. 15 & 22 are Twice the Fright Nights sponsored by Bassett Services—you get TWO trips through the house for one Frightening Hours purchase!
Tuesdays–Saturdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: Noon–5 p.m.
Recommended for kids who scare easily.
Thursdays–Saturdays: 4–9 p.m.
No Frightening Hours Friday, Oct. 9
No Frightening Hours on Halloween
For kids who dare to be scared.
Oct. 15 & 22 are Twice the Fright Nights sponsored by Bassett Services—you get TWO trips through the house for one Frightening Hours purchase!
3000 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN, USA 46208-4716
317-334-4000
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