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.
April 23, 2025
Ticket Required
Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day at The Children's Museum.
April 26, 2025
Free With Admission
5+
First Thursday Night
$6 admission from 4–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month!
May 1, 2025
Ticket Required
All ages
Member Morning
Members get early entry to the museum the first full weekend of each month!
May 3, 2025
Museum membership required. Present membership card and photo ID at Entry Gates.
All ages
ABCs of Recess: An Active Play Series for Little Legends and their Grown-Ups
For families with children between the ages of 3-5 years old.
May 7, 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.
May 8, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
May Homeschool: Summer Ecology
Explore, analyze, and consider how nature does summer while you get ready for yours!
May 15, 2025
Ticket Required
6+ and families
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 3, 2025
Ticket Required
6–10
Sports Clinic: Speed and Sports Movement
Learn the basics of sports movement and improve your overall athletic skills.
June 4, 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 6, 2025
Ticket Required
3–5 and families
FREE ADMISSION: Juneteenth Jamboree
Free Juneteenth Jamboree tickets available beginning May 30.
June 7, 2025
Free admission. Required tickets will be available beginning May 28.
Wyoming Family Dinosaur Dig 2025
Join us for an amazing adventure as you spend two days at the museum’s active dig site: The Jurassic Mile in Northern Wyoming.Â
July 11, 2025
Ticket Required
8+
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
Second Century Soiree (SECRET)
August 22, 2025
Ticket Required
21+
Second Century Soiree
The Second Century Soiree is a once-in-a-lifetime black-tie 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 soon.
21+
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
Centennial After Dark
October 18, 2025
Ticket Required
21+
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
