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May 2025

May 3 @ 8:00 am EDT – November 1 @ 8:00 pm EDT
Downtown Columbia City
108 S. Chauncey St.
Columbia City, IN 46725
Free

Windows into History: Discovering Columbia City’s Past

Northeast

Celebrate local history, spark curiosity, and rediscover downtown—one window at a time—in Columbia City, Indiana.

May 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT – May 8 @ 7:30 pm EDT
Gayle Karch Cook Center – 750 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN
Gayle Karch Cook Center
Bloomington, United States
Free

Granfalloon Event – Cat’s Cradle: A Concert Reading Performed by IU Theatre

Performances @ 7:30pm on May 7th and May 8th.  Gayle Karch Cook Center – 750 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN Free event!  Come experience a live stage reading of Cat’s…

May 9
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm EDT
The Back Door – 207 S College Avenue, Bloomington, IN
207 S College Avenue
Bloomington, IN United States
Free

Granfalloon Event – The Bunny Hoover Review

Event Begins @ 9pm, 21+ The Back Door – 207 S College Avenue, Bloomington, IN Free event!  A Vonnegut-themed dance performance in partnership with the Midland City Arts Festival.

May 10
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
Caroline Scott Harrison DAR Chapter House
4635 N. Illinois St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Free

Colonial Fair

Central

Step back in time to experience life in a village during the period of the American Revolution.

May 12
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Big Four Station Park
223 Pearl St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Free

Celebrate General Lafayette’s Visit to Jeffersonville in 1825

Southeast

Commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Indiana by joining a series of community celebrations.

May 13
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Strange Bird
128 S Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219 United States
Free

Granfalloon Event – Books, Booze & Brains: A Discussion of Cat’s Cradle (Indy)

Discussion @ 6:30-8pm, 21+ Strange Bird – 128 S Audubon Rd, Indianapolis, IN Free Event! Join Indiana Humanities and IU Arts & Humanities Council for a thoughtful discussion of Cat’s Cradle…

May 13
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Conner Prairie
13400 Allisonville Rd.
Fishers, IN 46038
Free

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: R. Douglas Hurt

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about the history of agriculture in the 19th-century Midwest.

May 14
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Morgenstern Books
849 S. Auto Mall Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Free

Granfalloon – Books, Booze & Brains: A Discussion of Cat’s Cradle (B-Ton)

Discussion @ 6:30-8pm, 21+ Morgenstern Books – 849 S Auto Mall Rd, Bloomington, IN Free Event! Join Indiana Humanities and IU Arts & Humanities Council for a thoughtful discussion of Cat’s…

May 15
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Indiana Landmarks
1201 Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Free

Conversations in Indiana’s African American History: “‘Slavery Can Have No Existence in the State of Indiana’: Black Women, Slavery, and Unfreedom in Indiana, 1787–1830”

Central, Online

Join Freetown Village’s monthly conversation with historians, researchers, and educators to discuss topics related to Indiana’s Black heritage.

May 15
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Backspace Gallery
112 W 6th St.
Bloomington, IN United States
Free

Granfalloon Event – Cicada Cinema Screening Fail Safe (1964)

Cicada Cinema presents Fail Safe as part of the Granfalloon Film Series.

May 17
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Indy Reads
1066 Virginia Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46203 United States
Free

Poetry Workshop with Chantel Massey

Central

Join local poet, author, and teaching artist Chantel Massey at Indy Reads for a poetry workshop in partnership with Indiana Authors Awards!

May 19
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Heartwork Brewing
1703 N College Ave
Bloomington, Indiana United States
Free

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Heartwork Brewing
1703 N College Ave
Bloomington, Indiana United States + Google Map

Granfalloon Event – Books on Tap

Join Monroe County Public Library and Granfalloon for the May edition of Books On Tap.

May 23
10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Marion Public Library
600 S. Washington St.
Marion, IN 46953
Free

Rebecca Mullin at Marion Public Library

Northeast

Join us for a delightful and enriching event centered on early childhood literacy!

May 27
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Strange Bird
128 S Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219 United States
Free

Books, Booze & Brains: Everything is Tuberculosis

Central, Online

Join us for our monthly book club for the scientifically curious!

May 30
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Conner Prairie
13400 Allisonville Rd.
Fishers, IN 46038
Free

Black Birders Week: Community Book Discussion

Central

Join author and photographer Dudley Edmonson for his presentation “The Browning in America and its Impact on Conservation and the Outdoors”!

June 2025

June 1
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The History Center
302 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Free

George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series: “Tracing the Paths: Indiana Migration and Discoveries”

Northeast

Attend the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society’s monthly lecture series to explore the rich history of migration to and within Indiana and to uncover the diverse stories and journeys that have shaped the state.

June 2
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Boswell Public Library
101 N Clinton St
Boswell, IN 47944 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Samuel Love

West

Join Boswell Public Library for an oral history workshop by Samuel Love!

June 7
10:00 am - 4:00 pm CDT
Buckley Homestead
3606 Belshaw Rd.
Lowell, IN 46356
Free

History Speaks 2025

Northwest

Join the Crown Point Community Library and local partners for a daylong event that examines the Civil War through storytelling, reenactments, author talks, and more.

June 25
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Lake County Public Library – Merrillville Branch
1919 W. 81st St.
Merrillville, IN 46410 United States
Free

Color Poetry for Kids! With Januarie York

Northwest

Join children’s author and poet Januarie York as we explore emotions through color and poetry!

July 2025

July 15
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Hamilton County Courthouse
33 N. Ninth St.
Noblesville, IN 46060
Free

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: James H. Madison

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about how Hoosiers resisted the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920s.

July 24
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Shelby County Public Library – Shelbyville Branch
57 West Broadway
Shelbyville, IN 46176 United States
Free

Sarah Hollowell at Shelby County Public Library

Central

Join Shelby County Public Library for an evening with author Sarah Hollowell!

August 2025

August 16
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Johnson County Public Library – Clark Pleasant Branch
350 Clearwater Blvd.
Whiteland, IN 46184 United States
Free

Read to Me Jamboree Play and Learn Literacy Festival

Central

Join the Clark Pleasant Branch Library for their Read to Me Jamboree Play and Learn Literacy Festival with featured author Janna Matthies!

August 28
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
West Lafayette Public Library
208 W. Columbia St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Samuel Love

West

Join West Lafayette Public Library for an oral history workshop by Samuel Love!

September 2025

September 6
9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Starke County Public Library
152 W. Culver Rd.
Knox, IN 46534
Free

Beyond the Book Festival

Northwest

The Beyond the Book Festival is an annual event hosted by the Starke County Public Library in Knox, Indiana, dedicated to celebrating literature and fostering a love for reading within the community.

September 30
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
New Carlisle Olive Township Public Library
408 S. Bray Street
New Carlisle, IN 46552 United States
Free

Katherine Higgs-Coulthard Family Writing Workshop

North

Join New Carlisle Olive Township Public Library for an hour-long writing session for the whole family, led by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard!

October 2025

October 11 @ 9:00 am EDT – October 12 @ 4:00 pm EDT
Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park
3129 S. River Rd.
West Lafayette, IN 47906
$6 – $45

Feast of the Hunters’ Moon

Northwest

Learn about the history, traditions, and culture of the French and Native Americans who inhabited the area around Fort Ouiatenon in the mid-1700s.