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.
June 15, 2025
Ticket Required
Sports Clinic: Tennis for Beginners
Sports Legends coach Bill Randolph, a retired NCAA tennis coach, will introduce kids—even as young as preschool age—to the fundamentals of tennis. 
June 17, 2025
Ticket Required
6–10
Sports Clinic: Speed and Sports Movement
Learn the basics of sports movement and improve your overall athletic skills.
June 18, 2025
Ticket Required
9–12
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!
June 19, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
Mixed Media with Kyng Rhodes
Join Visiting Artist Kyng Rhodes to create your own work of art inspired by nature.
June 25, 2025
Free tickets are required and available at the Concierge Desk on Level 1 the day of this program.
5+ and families
The Art of Movement with Johnson Simon
Join Visiting Artist Johnson Simon to explore techniques for expressing the wonderful ways bodies can move.
June 28, 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
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.
June 29, 2025
Free With Admission
6+ and familes
First Thursday Night
$6 admission from 4–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month!
July 3, 2025
Ticket Required
All ages
Member Morning
Members get early entry to the museum the first full weekend of each month!
July 5, 2025
Museum membership required. Present membership card and photo ID at Entry Gates.
All ages
Meet Jeanne White Ginder and Andrea White
Come visit with Jeanne White Ginder and Andrea White, mother and sister of Ryan White. Ask questions, look through scrapbooks & keepsakes, and learn more about how Ryan’s bravery impacted their family, their small Indiana community, and the world.
July 5, 2025
Free With Admission
Ages 6 and up
MEMBER PREVIEW of Take Me There: Peru
Members can be the first to explore our all-new Take Me There exhibit.
July 11, 2025
Present museum membership card at exhibit entrance.
All ages
Free Days for Teachers
Indiana educators can show their valid Indiana school teacher/staff ID badge on July 14 and July 22 for free admission.
July 14, 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
July 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.
July 15, 2025
Tickets available beginning June 16.
All ages
July 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.
July 15, 2025
Tickets available beginning June 16.
All ages
All-Star Shoot for the Stars
Spend the day with experts from NASA at The Children's Museum.
July 17, 2025
Free With Admission
6+ and families
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 1, 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
August Homeschool: Passport to Peru
August 28, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
September Homeschool: Centennial Celebrations with our Visiting Artist
September Homeschool: Centennial Celebrations with our Visiting Artist
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
Haunted House
The Children's Museum Guild's Annual Haunted House.
October 10, 2025
Tickets will be available beginning (insert date).
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
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October Homeschool: Spectacular Spiders
October 16, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
Centennial After Dark
October 18, 2025
Ticket Required
21+
November Homeschool: Power Your World with Our Visiting Scientist
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November Homeschool: Power Your World with Our Visiting Scientist
November 13, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
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
December Homeschool: Reindeer Games
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December Homeschool: Reindeer Games
December 11, 2025
Ticket Required
6-10
