Indianapolis has so many magical holiday events that it makes it hard to decide what to attend each year. To help us all plan ahead for Christmas fun, we’ve rounded up the family-friendly happenings we have personally enjoyed. If we’ve missed any of your favorites, make sure to let us know in the comments!
Family-Friendly Christmas Activities around Indianapolis
Many of our favorite venues have special holiday programming that we look forward to every year. However, we have found that we have an equal amount of fun driving around town blaring the Christmas tunes and looking at the best light displays. No matter your budget or time constraints, if you’re able to add any of these fun ideas or experiences to your holiday calendar, we know you’ll be pleased:
- Festival of Trees at the Indiana Historical Society
- Sullivan Express
- A Merry Prairie Holiday at Conner Prairie
- Christkindlmarkt in Carmel
- Visiting the 21 Best Light Displays
- Conservatory Crossing at Garfield Park
- Jolly Days at The Children’s Museum
- Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg Musuem
- Winterlights at Newfields
- Living Nativity at Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Fishers
- Indiana Wind Symphony’s Santa and Mrs. Claus performance at The Palladium in Carmel (We’re excited to be going for the first time this year!)
Family-Friendly Christmas Activities around Indiana
Even though Indianapolis has tons to offer during the holiday season, we also enjoy some other outstanding holiday events around Indiana and just across the border into Kentucky. If trains and boats are your thing, you’ll want to carefully review this list:
- Christmas Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana
- Reindeer Encounter at Whitetail Acres in Brookville, Indiana (We’re excited to be going for the first time this year!)
- Polar Express in Connersville, Indiana
- Polar Express in French Lick, Indiana
- Brunch with Santa on Riverboat in Louisville, Kentucky
- Holiday Lighting and Winter Market in Franklin, Indiana
- Christmas Parade in Brownsburg, Indiana
- Candy cane making at the Martinsville Candy Kitchen in Martinsville, Indiana
Other Christmas Traditions
After listing all of our favorite places, I felt like something was still missing. Then, I remembered that two of our favorite Christmas traditions didn’t make those lists:
That’s our list! Tell us what we missed in the comments.
