Jul 18, 2025
Today
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Little Wanderers Part 1: The Inner Planets 5pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: July 18, 2025 5 p.m.
End: July 18, 2025 6 p.m.
Friday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at 3:30 p.m.Bring your little wanderer to explore the solar system live in the Brown Planetarium. What appear to be โlittleโ wandering stars in the sky are actually big worlds. Learn about the four rocky planets in our solar system and how spacecraft can explore them up close!
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
- PopUp Yoga! 6pm @ Morrow's Meadow Park near farmers market by the walking path, down past the new basketball courts. Tiger Drive, Yorktown, IN 47936
Cost: $10 Join Zokawa: The Center of Happiness at Morrow's Meadows Park for pop up yoga!
When: Every Friday @ 6 pm
Where: Morrow's Meadows Park durning the Yorktown Farmers Market
Cost: $10/person
Big Astronomy 6:30pm to 7:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Friday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m.Journey to three world-class observatories in Chileโs rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desertโalong the way, meet astronomers, engineers, technicians, and support staff who keep these mega-machines running and learn about their research.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+, all ages are welcome.
Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
- Goth Girl Summer 9pm @ Room 5 Piano Bar 2105 W White River Blvd.
Cost: $5 at the door Ages: 21+ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ at ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ซMusic, drinks and a ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง
Best goth makeup wins a $๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐จ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑโข Friday, July 18th
โข $5 Cover Fee
โข Music 9:00pm
โข Makeup Contest 10:00 PM๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ก taking requests
Goth, emo, metal & more ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ง2150 W White River Blvd, Muncie, IN 47303
21+ ONLY
Jul 19, 2025
Tomorrow
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HVNA Annual Neighborhood Rummage
8am @
Halteman Village, Norwood, Norwood-Hal, Brewington Woods neighborhoods
Multiple
Primary sale date: SAT. JULY 19*
*Some participants will be selling on Friday & Sunday as well.
Will update event listing with participant addresses by 7/17.
Human Library at the Farmers Market 9am to 12pm @ Minnetrista Farmers Market On the green 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway
At a Human Library you check out one of our Human Books who have lived experience with some marginalization in society. Maybe you have never talked with someone who is the Child of a Pedophile or a neurodiverse or the Survivor of a Cult and you have questions about that. This is your chance to ask! Always free and always impactful. Put 20 minutes into your schedule at the market and check out one of our Books for a conversation!
Bettyโs Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday 11:30am @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Betty's Cabin 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, weโll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Bettyโs Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Little Wanderers Part 1: The Inner Planets 3:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: July 19, 2025 3:30 p.m.
End: July 19, 2025 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at 3:30 p.m.
Bring your little wanderer to explore the solar system live in the Brown Planetarium. What appear to be โlittleโ wandering stars in the sky are actually big worlds. Learn about the four rocky planets in our solar system and how spacecraft can explore them up close!
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Dynamic Earth 5pm to 6pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Saturdays: July 19 & 26 at 5:00 p.m.
With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.
Suitable for adults and ages 12+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Big Astronomy 6:30pm to 7:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Friday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m.Journey to three world-class observatories in Chileโs rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desertโalong the way, meet astronomers, engineers, technicians, and support staff who keep these mega-machines running and learn about their research.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+, all ages are welcome.
Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Jul 20, 2025
This Sunday
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HVNA Annual Neighborhood Rummage
8am @
Halteman Village, Norwood, Norwood-Hal, Brewington Woods neighborhoods
Multiple
Primary sale date: SAT. JULY 19
Will update with participant addresses closer to sale date.
Stitch 'n Bitch 3pm @ The Cup 1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! ๐งถ We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the cafรฉ, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cupโs menu! โ๏ธ๐ฅฏ Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Jul 21, 2025
This Monday
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Women's Self-Defense Workshop
5:30pm to 6:30pm @
Muncie YMCA
615 N. Walnut St. Muncie, IN 47305
Cost: $25 for YMCA members and $40 for non-members Ages: 14+ Self-defense workshop for women 14+. Please wear closed toe shoes and comfortable attire.
Jul 23, 2025
This Wednesday
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Back-to-School Fit Fair
10am to 3pm @
South Side Middle School
1601 E. 26th St., Muncie, IN 47302
Join us as we host our Back-to-School Fit Fair on Wednesday, July 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Southside Middle School located at 1601 E. 26th Street in Muncie.
The community and people of all ages are welcome to enjoy:
FREE Health Screenings Provided by Meridian Health Services
Community Vendors
Backpack Give-a-way
FREE Food and Drinks (while supplies last)
LIVE Remote and Music
Games and activities
School Registration
Affordable Sports Physicals with no appointment necessary
To Learn More Visit: https://www.meridianhs.org/events/fit-fair/back-to-school-fit-fair-muncie/
- Queers Who Lunch! 12pm @ Common Market 900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
Join Muncie Queer Alliance for lunch at Common Market! Buy a pizza or bring your lunch and engage in some much-needed community! This is a safe space to take off your armor and just be yourself!
This will be a biweekly event
Jul 24, 2025
Thursday
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Faeries, Sprites, & Lights 5pm to 9pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $12 Presale or $13 at Entry Gate; Kids 2 & Under Free. Member tickets $10 During this multi-day event, children are encouraged to come dressed in their best magical faerie attire as they imagine and play in an enchanted faerie wonderland. Families can enjoy games, crafts, a theatre show, live music and dancing, a bubble garden, and more throughout our enchanted Oakhurst Gardens. Plus, concessions will be available to keep all of our hungry faeries happy.
"Havin' it Made in the Shade" by the AHB Jazz/Swing Band & bandleader Larry McWilliams 8pm @ Westside Park 801 S. Nichols Ave. and 2400 W. White River Pkwy
Jul 25, 2025
Friday
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Little Wanderers Part 2: The Outer Planets 5pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: July 25, 2025 5 p.m.
End: July 25, 2025 6 p.m.
Friday, July 25 at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 at 3:30 p.m.Bring your little wanderer to explore the solar system live in the Brown Planetarium. What appear to be โlittleโ wandering stars in the sky are actually big worlds. Learn about the four gaseous planets in our solar system and how spacecraft can explore them up close!
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Faeries, Sprites, & Lights 5pm to 9pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $12 Presale or $13 at Entry Gate; Kids 2 & Under Free. Member tickets $10 During this multi-day event, children are encouraged to come dressed in their best magical faerie attire as they imagine and play in an enchanted faerie wonderland. Families can enjoy games, crafts, a theatre show, live music and dancing, a bubble garden, and more throughout our enchanted Oakhurst Gardens. Plus, concessions will be available to keep all of our hungry faeries happy.
- PopUp Yoga! 6pm @ Morrow's Meadow Park near farmers market by the walking path, down past the new basketball courts. Tiger Drive, Yorktown, IN 47936
Cost: $10 Join Zokawa: The Center of Happiness at Morrow's Meadows Park for pop up yoga!
When: Every Friday @ 6 pm
Where: Morrow's Meadows Park durning the Yorktown Farmers Market
Cost: $10/person
Living Worlds 6:30pm to 7:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Friday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies we might use to find it.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Jul 26, 2025
Saturday
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Bettyโs Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday 11:30am @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Betty's Cabin 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, weโll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Bettyโs Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Faeries, Sprites, & Lights 12:30pm to 3:30pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $12 Presale or $13 at Entry Gate; Kids 2 & Under Free. Member tickets $10 During this multi-day event, children are encouraged to come dressed in their best magical faerie attire as they imagine and play in an enchanted faerie wonderland. Families can enjoy games, crafts, a theatre show, live music and dancing, a bubble garden, and more throughout our enchanted Oakhurst Gardens. Plus, concessions will be available to keep all of our hungry faeries happy.
The Sensory-friendly event is designed to welcome our Faerie friends with sensory sensitives to Oakhurst Gardens to experience the magic in a calmer environment. Join us for quiet music, an optional live theatre show, and character interactions, or stroll through the beautiful flowers and decorations.
Little Wanderers Part 2: The Outer Planets 3:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: July 26, 2025 3:30 p.m.
End: July 26, 2025 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 at 3:30 p.m.Bring your little wanderer to explore the solar system live in the Brown Planetarium. What appear to be โlittleโ wandering stars in the sky are actually big worlds. Learn about the four gaseous planets in our solar system and how spacecraft can explore them up close!
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Dynamic Earth 5pm to 6pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Friday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 at 5:00 p.m.With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.
Suitable for adults and ages 12+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Faeries, Sprites, & Lights 5pm to 9pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $12 Presale or $13 at Entry Gate; Kids 2 & Under Free. Member tickets $10 During this multi-day event, children are encouraged to come dressed in their best magical faerie attire as they imagine and play in an enchanted faerie wonderland. Families can enjoy games, crafts, a theatre show, live music and dancing, a bubble garden, and more throughout our enchanted Oakhurst Gardens. Plus, concessions will be available to keep all of our hungry faeries happy.
Living Worlds 6:30pm to 7:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Friday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies we might use to find it.
Suitable for adults and ages 10+, all ages are welcome.Plan Your Visit to the Planetarium
Please Note: Programs start promptly at the advertised time. Doors close 15 minutes after showtime and no late entry is permitted after that time.
Jul 27, 2025
Sunday
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Stitch 'n Bitch 3pm @ The Cup 1606 West University Avenue
Cost: Menu Purchase to Support the Venue! Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! ๐งถ We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the cafรฉ, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cupโs menu! โ๏ธ๐ฅฏ Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing!
Cuplets - Open Mic Poetry 5pm @ The Cup 1606 West University Avenue
Please join us for Cuplets, live โopen micโ poetry at The Cup! ๐๏ธ Everyone is welcome! Read your words! Read the words of others! Come to enjoy others reading words! We are all looking forward to listening to everyoneโs words!
Cuplets is for fellowship, not critique. We all clap at all the poems and we want to make friends. You CAN sit with us, every 4th Sunday at 5p. The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue in Muncie, Indiana - parking is in the back. Please support our host small business venue with your purchase from their menu as admission to Cuplets! โ๏ธ ๐ฅฏ
โ Cuplets has a YouTube Channel! ๐ฟ Check it out:
โ Cuplets Facebook Group:
Facebook.com/groups/1596819023887658
โ The Cup is on Instagram:
Instagram.com/TheCupInTheVillage
Aug 2, 2025
Saturday
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Muncie Cars & Coffee
9am to 12pm @
Corner of Walnut & Charles Streets
Old National Bank Parking Lot
116 W Charles St, Muncie, IN 47305
Open to all years, makes and models. Come out, check out the vehicles and talk Cars with other gear heads and car enthusiasts. Hosted by the Muncie Volkswagen Club.
Bettyโs Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday 11:30am @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Betty's Cabin 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, weโll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Bettyโs Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Muncie Makers Market @ Fire Up DWNTWN! ๐ฅ 1pm to 10pm @ Canan Commons & Throughout Downtown Muncie 500 South Walnut Street
Packed with engaging activities and attractions for the whole family, Fire Up DWNTWN is the canโt-miss, over-the-top-hot event of the season! With a mixture of hot air balloons, spicy foods, smokinโ ribs, live music, games, contests, and more, the summerโs peak extravaganza canโt come soon enough! ๐ฅ
Special Shape Hot Air Balloons, Glow Show & Balloon Baskets
Meet larger-than-life hot air balloon characters, sponsored by Clubhouse Bar & Grill, MadSweets, Woof Boom Radio, and 3Rivers FCU, and watch as they glow in an exciting evening show, sponsored by MITS. Experience the heat up close as you pull the trigger on the flames of a hot air balloon basket, sponsored by The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County and NASH FM.
Hot Air Balloon Tethered Rides
Purchase your ticket and reach for the sky! Take a tethered hot air balloon ride and get a one-of-a-kind view of the festivities.
NEW! Remote Control Hot Air Balloons
Get close to the action with four 20-foot-tall remote control hot air balloons, sponsored by Wealth Strategies, Inc. Watch with excitement as a โCloudhopperโ balloon attempts a dramatic ascent above the crowd.
Sizzlinโ Spectacles
Donโt miss the Liquid Fire Iron Pour, sponsored by Destination: Muncie, materials provided by Grede, as metals artisans practice their ancient craft. Check out the Just Jeepinโ Cruise-In, sponsored by Lamar Advertising, and motorcycle, and van shows. Enjoy plenty of fun activities for kids and adults alike. Finish off the night by taking in the fireworks finale.
Live Music & Entertainment
Enjoy local and regional music acts, the DWNTWN IDOL Round 2 performance, performance sponsored by First Merchants Bank, and more exciting events. Cardinal Community Stage sponsored by Ball State University, Canan Commons Stage sponsored by Ivy Tech Muncie.
Taste the Heat
Looking for some spice? Weโll have several food vendors serving up delectable ribs, delicious BBQ, and many more unique treats. Need to cool off? Stop in at one of our many fantastic restaurants DWNTWN and sample our local fare.
And So Much Moreโฆ
Fire Up DWNTWN is the biggest event of the year. Shop with local vendors, get your thrill on the euro bungee and rock wall, and enjoy a variety of performances. Check out the Kidโs HotSpot and the Red Hot Childrenโs Express train, sponsored by The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County.
- Queers Who Lunch! 12pm @ Common Market 900 W. 8th Street, Muncie IN
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Back-to-School Fit Fair
10am to 3pm @
South Side Middle School
1601 E. 26th St., Muncie, IN 47302
- PopUp Yoga! 6pm @ Morrow's Meadow Park near farmers market by the walking path, down past the new basketball courts. Tiger Drive, Yorktown, IN 47936