Elevate your museum experience in a wheel-y big way by taking a ride on the Centennial Ferris Wheel. Must be at least 32" tall to ride with a supervising companion and at least 42" tall to ride alone. Admission ticket or membership required to ride.
July 31, 2025
Ticket Required
The Art of Movement with Johnson Simon
Join Visiting Artist Johnson Simon to explore techniques for expressing the wonderful ways bodies can move.
August 1, 2025
Free tickets to this workshop are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of the program.
5+ and families
Member Morning
Members get early entry to the museum the first full weekend of each month!
August 2, 2025
Museum membership required. Present membership card and photo ID at Entry Gates.
All ages
Mixed Media with Kyng Rhodes
Join Visiting Artist Kyng Rhodes to create your own work of art inspired by nature.
August 6, 2025
Free tickets are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of this program.
5+ and families
First Thursday Night
$6 admission from 4–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month!
August 7, 2025
Ticket Required
All ages
Eli Lilly and Company Visiting Scientist Dr. Rebecca Bercich
Through interactive demonstrations, workshops, and family-friendly talks, Visiting Scientist Dr. Rebecca Bercich will help you explore sustainability and renewable energy.
August 9, 2025
Free With Admission
6+ and familes
Preschool Peruvian Adventure
Go on an adventure as a family and "travel" throughout Peru. For families with children between the ages of 3-5 years old.
August 14, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
Slippery Slimy Science!
For families with children between the ages of 3-5 years old. Find out that experimenting with different substances, no matter how slippery or drippy, can reveal mysterious facts about our world.
August 15, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
Second Century Soiree
The Second Century Soiree is a once-in-a-lifetime black-tie, adults-only fundraising event honoring 100 years of unforgettable impact in our community—and igniting the possibilities of the next hundred.
August 22, 2025
Tickets will be available beginning May 29.
21+
August Homeschool: Passport to Peru
Discover the magic of Peru by creating Peruvian art, learning the Spanish alphabet, and digging into Peru’s intriguing environment. Take a trip past the equator without leaving the museum.
August 28, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Create-A-Saurus: Discover, Imagine, and Sculpt Paleo Art
For families with children between the ages of 3-5 years old. Become paleontologists, investigating the bones of dinosaurs to learn how they lived millions of years ago. Then use those discoveries to inspire you to make paleo art sculptures!
September 5, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
REXpedition Puzzle Room
Work together with your family to solve this mystery of epic proportions!
September 5, 2025
Ticket Required
6+ and families
September Homeschool: Centennial Celebrations with our Visiting Artist
Celebrate the last 100 years of museum magic and look forward to many more with our Visiting Artist Kyng Rhodes.
September 18, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
FREE ADMISSION: Fiesta de la Familia
Join us for Fiesta de la Familia as we honor children and celebrate Latin American cultures. Free tickets available beginning Sept. 18.
September 28, 2025
Free tickets available beginning Sept. 18.
All ages
STEM Investigations: A Series for Young Scientists
For families with children between the ages of 3-5 years old. Join us for one session a week, for 4 weeks, of hands on play-based scientific learning.
October 8, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
Haunted House
The Children's Museum Guild's Annual Haunted House.
October 10, 2025
Tickets will be available beginning (insert date).
6+ and families
Girl Scouts: Ghostly Gardens
Jump into the Halloween season by designing your own ghostly garden with haunting décor, cobwebs, and more. It’s your favorite fairy garden with a Halloween twist!
October 12, 2025
Ticket Required
All ages
Ghostly Gardens
Get ready for some frighteningly fun times as you design a fairy garden with a Halloween twist!
October 12, 2025
Ticket Required
6+ and families
October Museum My Way
Museum My Way is a special event that gives families with disabilities and/or sensory sensitivities the opportunity to experience the museum in a new way.
October 14, 2025
Tickets available beginning Sept. 15.
All ages
October Homeschool: Spectacular Spiders
.jpg)
Join us as we learn about the world of spiders! Come ready for some creepy, crawly excitement!
October 16, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Centennial After Dark
October 18, 2025
Ticket Required
21+
Free Days for Teachers
Indiana educators can show their valid Indiana school teacher/staff ID badge on July 14, July 22, and Oct. 26 for free admission.
October 26, 2025
Indiana educators receive one free admission ticket by showing their valid Indiana school teacher/staff ID badge at the museum Box Office.
All ages
Beyond the Paleo Lab Window
Have you ever wondered what happens in the Paleo Lab? Now you can find out!
November 7, 2025
Ticket Required
6+ and families
November Homeschool: Power Your World with Our Visiting Scientist
.jpg)
Meet our new Visiting Scientist, Dr. Rebecca Bercich as she leads us through some exciting work in renewable energy sources. Then, our young scientists will use their newfound knowledge to work on projects focused on different energy sources.
November 13, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Girl Scout: Toymakers Workshop
Visit our Toymaker’s Workshop to earn your Daisy, Brownie, or Junior Craft and Tinker badge! Choose a project of wood, leather, or plaster to build a toy from scratch using real tools and techniques.
December 7, 2025
Ticket Required
Daisy, Brownie, or Junior Girl Scouts
December Museum My Way
Museum My Way is a special event that gives families with disabilities and/or sensory sensitivities the opportunity to experience the museum in a new way.
December 9, 2025
Tickets available beginning Nov. 10.
All ages
Whimsical Winter Play: An Early Childhood Experience
Join us for a delightful morning designed specifically for you and your children 5 and under.
December 10, 2025
Ticket Required
December Homeschool: Reindeer Games
.jpg)
Create, explore, and play through exciting STEM challenges, activities, and creative crafts. From building mini sleighs to testing reindeer flight, and more. Each activity is packed with fun, learning, and holiday magic!
December 11, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Winter PJ Party at The Manor
.jpg)
Come get “snowed in” with us at our historic Manor next door to The Children’s Museum.
December 13, 2025
Ticket Required
Santa’s Magical Morning
Santa Claus has landed at the museum to help us mark our Centennial Celebration by putting a magical twist on some of your favorite wintertime activities.
December 14, 2025
Ticket Required
January Homeschool: The Science of Unusual Jobs
.jpg)
In this hands-on, curiosity-driven program, we’ll dive into the fascinating science behind some of the world’s most unusual and unexpected jobs and even explore some unusual jobs right here at the museum.
January 22, 2026
Ticket Required
6+ and families
Girl Scouts: Roller Coaster Science
Explore how motion and speed work together, build your own roller coaster car, and put it to the test by designing a track to earn your Daisy Roller Coaster Design Challenge Badge.
January 25, 2026
Ticket Required
Daisy
Beyond the Paleo Lab Window: Spring Dates
Have you ever wondered what happens in the Paleo Lab? Now you can find out!
February 13, 2026
Ticket Required
6+ and families
February Homeschool: Movement in Art with Our Visiting Artist Johnson Simon
.jpg)
Step into the artists’ studio and learn about expressing movement in art! Visiting Artist Johnson Simon will lead us through an art project using vibrant color, broad brush strokes, and more! Then we will let our creativity soar as we make our own expressive masterpieces using unique art supplies with museum twists.
February 19, 2026
Ticket Required
6+ and families
Girl Scouts: Peruvian Art and Design
Earn your Daisy or Brownie Art and Design badge by exploring Incan architecture, trying Peruvian weaving techniques, and designing artwork inspired by the patterns and symbols of Peru.
February 22, 2026
Ticket Required
Daisy and Brownie
Girl Scouts: Fairy Garden
.jpg)
Attract the fairies to your home with your very own fairy garden!
April 18, 2026
Ticket Required
All ages
Fairy Garden
.jpg)
Build a fairy garden for the littlest sprites using tiny décor, furniture, and plants.
April 18, 2026
Ticket Required
All ages
