History Events in Indianapolis

Check out happening history events all around Indianapolis, IN

RHYTHM & POETRY OPEN MIC: BLACK EXCELLENCE | Feb 26th BLACK HISTORY MONTH

 Thu, 26 Feb at 08:30 pm 120 E Market St USD 18

nWo Japan Reunion Meet and Greet!

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Wyndham Indianapolis Airport USD 15 to 237

Death in the Roaring Twenties

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:15 pm Hannah House

Valentine's Candlelight Tour, "Beyond Time & Darkness, Love remains."

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:30 pm 3801 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

✨ Black History Month Sip & Paint Party ✨

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm PHIRI ART GALLERY USD 7 to 45

Haunted Indianapolis Wholesale District / Downtown Ghost Walk

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm 372 S Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46225-1193, United States

BLACK TO LIFE: A Black History Celebration

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm 3137 E 10th St Free

Speedway Centennial Car Show

 Sat, 01 Aug at 08:00 am 5357 W 25th Street, Speedway, IN, United States, Indiana 46224

A Night At The Masonic Museum

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm Indianapolis Masonic Temple USD 0 to 685

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, March 21, 2026 - Afternoon Tour 2P/4P

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

RHYTHM & POETRY OPEN MIC: BLACK EXCELLENCE | Feb 28th BLACK HISTORY MONTH

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Paradox Lounge USD 18

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Afternoon Tour 2P/4P

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Evening Tour 6P/8P

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

Open Stage Dance Performance

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm 4011 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46205

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, March 21, 2026 - Evening Tour 6P/8P

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

History That Doesn't Suck

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm Butler Arts & Events Center

INDY CRIME TOURS: Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 7P/9P

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

Coffee, Collab and Convo

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:30 am Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Mentoring Hub Free

INDY CRIME TOURS: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 7P/9P

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

Athenaeum Bier & Building Tour

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:30 pm Athenaeum Indy

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Afternoon Tour 2P/4P

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60

Celebrating the Life and Ministry of the First Black Episcopal Priest

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am 720 Doctor M.L.K. Jr St Free

Southbank Theatre Presents Hell's Belle

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:00 pm Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center

Athenaeum Building Tour

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:30 pm Athenaeum Indy

Propylaeum Building Tour

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:30 pm 1410 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2417, United States

The Studio Session: Mats & Mimosas - For the Culture

 Sun, 08 Feb at 03:00 pm Down Home Blues USD 50 to 61

Breathe, Black Man

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:00 am Saha Wellness Center USD 0 to 18

Black history month ART SHOW / WORKSHOPS ( A JOURNEY THROUGH AFRICA )

 Sat, 21 Feb at 03:00 pm Phiri Art USD 23

GenX Takeover Comedy Tour

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Clowes Memorial Hall

Leon Jett Memorial Lecture

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46204

Kurt Vonnegut in the USSR

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm 543 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46202

11th Richard M Fairbanks Symposium

 Wed, 18 Feb at 10:00 am Schwitzer Student Center Free

Indianapolis Rare Book Fair: Preview Night

 Fri, 17 Apr at 04:00 pm Columbia Club USD 40

Conversations In Indiana African American History & Culture 3/19/26

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Indiana Landmarks Center Free

Indianapolis Rare Book Fair: Saturday

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Columbia Club USD 8 to 10

MPOA/NOBLE Annual Black History Breakfast

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 am 3540 Commercial Dr Free

Black History Month Debate & Art Showcase

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 am KIPP Indy Legacy High School USD 12

'Fatherland' by Stephen Sachs

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm IF Theatre

If These Walls Could Tell: Electric Works told by Lou Ann Homan

 Sun, 29 Mar at 04:00 pm Indiana Landmarks Center

'Arlington, or Your Forgotten American Hero' by Andrew Kramer

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre

Southbank Theatre Presents Hell's Belle

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center

Pinewood Derby (all ages)

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN, United States, Indiana 46204

'What Every American Should Know about the Founding'

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Hope Evangelical Covenant Church USD 34 to 40

Religious Liberty at 250: An Ideal, A Necessity, and a Work in Progress

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Free

Celebrating Black History @ Tarkington Park

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Tea's Me Community Cafe Free

Comic Creators Camp

 Mon, 13 Jul at 01:00 pm 528 Lockerbie St USD 150

The Electric Railway: Indiana’s Interurbans

 Wed, 19 Mar Indiana Historical Society USD 5 to 15

To the Heights, a conference about Pier Giorgio Frassati

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House USD 18

TGNS 2nd Grade Black History Wax Museum

 Fri, 27 Feb at 01:00 pm Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School

Tours of the Indiana Medical History Museum

 Wed, 17 May at 10:00 am Indiana Medical History Museum USD 0 to 13

INDY CRIME TOURS: Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Evening Tour 6P/8P

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Slippery Noodle Inn USD 60