Art Adventures
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Wednesday, Oct 7: Art Adventures at Eagle Branch, Indianapolis. Good one for the kids.
Families
Family life in Indianapolis, by age
What's on in Indianapolis for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Indianapolis, by age
Family life in Indianapolis, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Indianapolis's feed carries 720 family listings in total, 585 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are Glendale Branch (38) and College Avenue Branch (36). Pages with their own age sections: baby, toddler, preschool, kids, teens.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 65 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Storytime at Fort Ben - Baby & Toddler.
Toddler (1–3) — 173 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Bilingual Storytime at College Avenue - Spanish / Hora del cuento bilingüe - en español.
Preschool (3–5) — 163 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Bilingual Storytime at College Avenue - Spanish / Hora del cuento bilingüe - en español.
Kids (5–12) — 6 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Tween Graphic Novel Book Club.
Teens (13–18) — 60 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Teen Chef - Pumpkin Spice Waffles.
Coming up for families in Indianapolis
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
Bilingual Storytime at College Avenue - Spanish / Hora del cuento bilingüe - en español
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On the calendar for Wednesday, Oct 7: Bilingual Storytime at College Avenue - Spanish / Hora del cuento bilingüe - en español at College Avenue Branch, Indianapolis. Bring the kids along.
Circulating Sound Concert
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If Wednesday, Oct 7 needs plans, Circulating Sound Concert is playing at Central Library, Indianapolis. Good one for the kids.
Family Storytime at Nora
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Nora Branch, Indianapolis hosts Family Storytime at Nora on Wednesday, Oct 7. Worth bringing the whole family.
Indiana Animals for Toddlers
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Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Indiana Animals for Toddlers at Southport Branch, Indianapolis. Family-friendly.
Intro to Watercolor
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Wednesday, Oct 7: Intro to Watercolor at Beech Grove Branch, Indianapolis. Worth bringing the whole family.
Little Sprouts
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Wednesday, Oct 7: Little Sprouts at Lawrence Branch, Indianapolis. Worth bringing the whole family.
Little Sprouts
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Little Sprouts is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at InfoZone Branch, Indianapolis. Family-friendly.
Making Together
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Southport Branch, Indianapolis hosts Making Together on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
Sing Me a Story
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Sing Me a Story plays at Warren Branch, Indianapolis on Wednesday, Oct 7. A live show, if you're in the mood for a night out. Bring the kids along.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Indianapolis actually runs on.
Wednesdays — Family Storytime at Nora at Nora Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 14.
Wednesdays — Storytime at College Avenue - Toddler & Preschool at College Avenue Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 7, then Oct 14.
Thursdays — Storytime at Glendale - Babies at Glendale Branch · 13 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 13.
Thursdays — Storytime at Michigan Road at Michigan Road Branch · 11 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 13.
Thursdays — Family Storytime at Beech Grove at Beech Grove Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Thursdays — Meet & Play at Wayne at Wayne Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Thursdays — Sensory Friendly Storytime at Fort Ben Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 8, then Oct 15.
Fridays — Storytime at College Avenue - Babies at College Avenue Branch · 7 sessions in the feed, next Oct 9, then Oct 16.
Good to know
Free, as marked in the feed: Big Chair Story Time with Boomer, Author Talk | Bruce Feiler | “A Time to Gather", Author Talk | Barak Benaryeh | "The Vet Will See You Now", Project King Indy: Breaking Bread: Independence & Life Skills, Vendors wanted for Angel's Attic Arts & Crafts Fair, 3354 W. 30th Street In. Those listings carry a free tag in Indianapolis's own event data — everything else here, check the listing link for the price before you promise anyone.
Drop-in or sign up? The listings that call themselves drop-in: Around the Stitching Table A Drop-In Crafting Community, Drop-in Craft at Haughville.
Keep exploring
Never miss a registration in Indianapolis
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Common questions
What's on for families in Indianapolis?
The feed lists 585 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Indianapolis have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Indianapolis?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.