Access Pass 2025: Pumpkins and Ghouls
Access Pass 2025: Pumpkins and Ghouls
October brings visits to the pumpkin patches, apple picking, finalizing Halloween costumes, and planning our trick or treat or trunk or treat routes. The Access Pass Program offers a robust and diverse calendar of events as we enjoy fall break and time with friends and family. Our 21 partner-strong Access Pass Program network means you have a lot of options! Don't forget to check if your Access Pass card is active.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
$5 admission for Access Pass cardholdersThis year the Children's Museum Guild wanted to celebrate the museum's 100th birthday and decided to bring beloved exhibits and icons to life.
Explore a creepy mashup of your favorite exhibits and iconic museum moments, all brought eerily to life in one haunted adventure—the Bewitched BOOseum Haunted House.
Eiteljorg Museum
Free admissionJoin Eiteljorg Museum for Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Free Community Celebration, an action-packed day of performances, artists, art-making activities, artist talks by Fernando Lozano, a Mercado (marketplace), and Catrinas (elaborately dressed and painted models inspired by Jose Posada’s iconic print La Calavera Catrina).
Don’t forget to register for free entry.
Newfields
Join Newfields for a magical, one-night-only screening of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.Your ticket includes exclusive access to Harvest Nights presented by Everwise Credit Union, where you’ll be among the first to experience a dazzling sneak peek of Winterlights—featuring a few of our most stunning trees turned on early just for you. For the first time ever, wander through The Garden aglow in autumnal magic as hints of the sparkle of Winterlights begin to shimmer.
Concessions and drinks will be available for purchase before the show, so bring the whole family for this all-ages Halloween-meets-holiday classic. Indoor stroller parking will be available during the film, so there’s no need to return to your car before heading into Harvest Nights.
Indianapolis Children’s Choir
Free admissionFor Access Pass cardholders who live in or around Columbus, Indiana, here is an event right by you. The Hoosier Hills Choral Festival is an annual fall tradition hosted by the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir! Choirs from across the Midwest come together for a weekend of song that culminates with a performance for the public. Some of the other choirs will be: CICC Concert Choir, Evansville Children’s Choir, Cincinnati Youth Choir Con Brio, Shelbyville Middle School Choir, and Indianapolis Children’s Choir Lyric Choir
Bellaboo's
Enjoy a not-so-scary day of fun, friends, and frights. Highlights feature: Kooky Kid's Cooking, Dance-maniacs, and Ghoul School. Costumes are encouraged for added festiveness.
Conner Prairie
There is still time to catch the seasonal favorite at Conner Prairie. Immerse yourself in a world of mystery and seasonal thrills at the Headless Horseman Festival. Explore fall family traditions throughout the festival grounds, including fun activities and rides, seasonal treats, specialty drinks, and entertainment to delight everyone. Wander into a new story surrounded by the ghosts of Indiana circus history. Throughout the journey, try your hand at axe-throwing, marvel at how fire becomes art with Circle City Fire, and dare to venture into the haunted corn maze. There, you will investigate the folklore involving an Indiana circus train accident. The hayride will be waiting to take you out into the woods and into Sleepy Hollow, which puts you into the story and the legend of the Headless Horseman.
Dance Kaleidoscope
Dance Kaleidoscope is thrilled to announce a brand-new Scholarship Program, designed to make the joy of dance more accessible for families across our community! This program offers financial assistance to help cover monthly tuition, costumes, and even recital tickets—because every dancer deserves their moment in the spotlight!This program welcomes all. Scholarships are awarded on a case-by-case basis, based on family size and income, with extra consideration for families participating in select assistance programs.
