397 past events with the outdoor events tag
1 upcoming event with this tagJun 28, 2025
Saturday
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White Lies & the Half Truth with Prairie Creek Sirens at GBC
7pm @
The Guardian Brewing Co
Outside in MadJax courtyard
514 E Jackson St, Muncie, IN 47305
White Lies & the Half Truth make their Muncie debut with special guests, Prairie Creek Sirens!
Get some craft beer from The Guardian Brewing Company and some amazing food while kicking back in the MadJax courtyard!
*No outside food or drinks allowed. Guardian drinks are restricted to MadJax courtyard and inside The Guardian*Jul 3, 2025
Thursday
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First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! đ± Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! ALL OUTDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! Youâll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. đż
Jul 4, 2025
Friday
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Fourth of July 2025 with America's Hometown Band
7pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Front Entrance Canopy
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Jul 17, 2025
Thursday
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Crooner Myles Ogea + AHB = A Great Music Matchup
7pm to 8:15pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
AHB Concert Band brings Guest Vocalist Myles Ogea back to Muncie - his hometown - to serenade us all with tunes in the Sinatra/Buble style. Join us on the lawn at Minnetristaâs main building, from 7- 8:15 pm, July 17.
Bring lawn chair & parasol đ”Jul 24, 2025
Thursday
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"Havin' it Made in the Shade" by the AHB Jazz/Swing Band & bandleader Larry McWilliams
7:30pm @
Westside Park
801 S. Nichols Ave. and 2400 W. White River Pkwy
Aug 2, 2025
Saturday
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Fire Up DWNTWN
1pm to 10pm @
Downtown Muncie
Walnut, Main to the Roundabout
Many Locations throughout Downtown Muncie
Packed with engaging activities and attractions for the whole family, Fire Up DWNTWN is the canât-miss, over-the-top-hot event of the season! With a mixture of hot air balloons, spicy foods, smokinâ ribs, live music, games, contests, and more, the summerâs peak extravaganza canât come soon enough! đ„
This is a TRULY HUGE EVENT, learn more here:
Muncie Makers Market @ Fire Up DWNTWN
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 canât-miss, over-the-top-hot event of the season! With a mixture of hot air balloons, spicy foods, smokinâ ribs, live music, games, contests, and more, the summerâs peak extravaganza canât come soon enough! đ„
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 âCloudhopperâ balloon attempts a dramatic ascent above the crowd.
Sizzlinâ Spectacles
Donât 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 Jeepinâ 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? Weâll 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 MoreâŠ
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 Kidâs HotSpot and the Red Hot Childrenâs Express train, sponsored by The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County.
Aug 7, 2025
Thursday
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First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
MadJax Maker Force
515 East Main Street Muncie, In 47305
đ SPECIAL APPEARANCE at MADJAX for AUGUSTâs First Thursday at their OPEN HOUSE! đ
FIRST THURSDAYS! đ± Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! Youâll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up Muncie throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. đż
Aug 14, 2025
Thursday
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Swingin' in the Trees with AHB Jazz/Swing Band
7pm @
Westside Park
801 S. Nichols Ave. and 2400 W. White River Pkwy
Aug 21, 2025
Thursday
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AHB's Got Talent
7pm @
Westside Park
801 S. Nichols Ave. and 2400 W. White River Pkwy
Sep 4, 2025
Thursday
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First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! đ± Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! ALL OUTDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! Youâll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. đż
Sep 11, 2025
Thursday
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Field of Flags Closing Ceremony accompanied by AHB Concert Band
6pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
On Patriots Day 9/11, AHB Concert Band accompanies the Field of Flags Closing Ceremony at Minnetrista. The week-long multi-flag display on the Minnetrista front greensward honors and remembers the victims and rescue respondents who perished in the New York City 9/11 terrorist attack of 2001 â as well as the service and history of the entire cadre of Americaâs disaster respondents.
Sep 13, 2025
Saturday
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Family Night Hike
6pm to 8pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
1200 North Minnetrista Parkway Muncie, IN 47303
1200 North Minnetrista Parkway
Cost: $10.00 Ages: 0-13+ Join us for a magical evening under the stars! Begin your adventure with a visit to the Good Night Forest exhibition, where youâll explore whimsical, nature-inspired scenes. Then, set out on a guided night hike through our Nature Area, discovering the sights and sounds of Indianaâs native habitats as twilight falls and the stars begin to shine.
September 13; 6â8 p.m.
Location: Center Building and Nature Area
Cost: $10 | Member Discounts Apply
Preregistration is strongly preferred; limited walk-in tickets may be availableâplease call ahead.Sep 14, 2025
Sunday
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AHB Concert Band at Old Washington Street Festival
2pm @
Washington Street Performance Tent
500 E Washington & Monroe Streets
AHB is a tradition at the Old Washington St Festival - concert date for 2025 is Sun, Sept 14, at 2 pm.
Under the bright red tent - at 2:00 pm on Sunday, Sept 14 - the AHB Concert Band performs its last concert of the 2025 season during Muncieâs long-running Old Washington Street Festival⊠and the audience areas are tent-shaded, too.
Oct 2, 2025
Thursday
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The Fall 2025 Muncie YART!
5pm to 8pm @
Canan Commons
500 South Walnut Street
#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Fall 2025 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 2nd during ArtsWalk!
YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN!
YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on October 2nd, show up to HELP, thank you! â„ïž
The Muncie Makers Market at ArtsWalk!
5pm to 8pm @
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! đ± Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! ALL OUTDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! Youâll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. đż
Oct 11, 2025
Saturday
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Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Tour
3:30pm @
Beech Grove Cemetery
1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN
Cost: $10
Take a guided tour of Muncie's largest landmark and meet the people who shaped our past locally and nationally.
Learn more about Muncieâs rich and fascinating history by taking a guided tour through a portion of historic Beech Grove Cemetery. Reenactors positioned along the route will bring local historic figures back to life!
Tours are approximately 1 mile, generally leave on the half hour and are limited to groups of 20.
Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-historic-beech-grove-cemetery-tour-tickets-1671810924479?aff=oddtdtcreator or available to purchase at the Main Gate the day of the event until 6:30pm. Children under the age of 12 accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Refreshments will be available near the fountain for guests as they wait for the tours to depart. Guests can test their fact-or-fiction skills by playing a round of Dueling Historians in the Chapel.
This is an outdoor, family-friendly event which does require walking a substantial distance and taking some steps on uneven ground. Accommodation can be made in advance for those who need them.
Should the event be postponed due to inclement weather, our rain date is October 12th and tickets will be transferred to that date (or, if requested, refunded). Eventbrite will, however, retain their fee. All ticket holders will receive an email (sent to the address provided to us) as early as possible should we move the event to the 12th.
Parking will be available across from the main cemetery gate. Please take caution when crossing Kilgore. Accommodation for those needing parking accessibility will be made.
This event is proudly brought to you by Old West End Neighborhood Association. Proceeds
will benefit the neighborhood and the cemetery Preservation Fund.
Oct 18, 2025
Saturday
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Spooky Skies: A Free Community Event
3pm to 6pm @
National Model Aviation Museum
5151 E. Memorial Drive, Muncie, IN 47302
Join the Academy of Model Aeronautics on October 18 for a FREE, family-friendly Halloween celebration. This year's Spooky Skies event will consist of free Papa John's pizza, a costume contest, learn-to-fly opportunities on a model airplane, candy drops, and other spooky surprises!
Don't miss this chance to enjoy Halloween with a twist of aviation fun! See you at the National Model Aviation Museum ⊠IF YOU DARE!
Questions? Contact Erin Dobbs at erind@modelaircraft.org.Oct 25, 2025
Saturday
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Happy Little Fest
1pm to 4pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Greensward
Education Center, 1200 North Minnetrista Parkway Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: $20, 13 and under are free Celebrate artistry and joy at Happy Little Fest, honoring the beloved Bob Ross, his lasting legacy, and his famous âhappy littleâ approach to art. Spend the day surrounded by all things Bobâwatch live painting demos, view original Bob Ross masterpieces, and test your knowledge with Bob Ross trivia. Hop on a shuttle to explore WIPBâs studio at Ball State University, where later seasons of âThe Joy of Paintingâ were filmed, then refuel with refreshing drinks and delicious bites from local food trucks. Enjoy live music from local artists and take part in the Bob Ross Look-Alike Competition!
Want to paint like Bob? Purchase a $55 ticket for one of our Bob Ross Painting Workshopsâkids paint at 1 p.m. and adults at 3 p.m.âand create your own âhappy littleâ masterpiece to take home. No experience necessaryâjust bring your creativity and let your imagination flow! Preregistration is strongly preferred for painting workshops; limited walk-in tickets may be availableâplease call ahead.
Please note: Your Happy Little Fest ticket covers admission to Minnetrista Museum & Gardens ticketed exhibitions (including the "Bob Ross Experience").
Happy Little Fest is presented in partnership with Ball State PBS, Bob Ross Inc., and Minnetrista Museum & Gardens.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Bob Ross, Inc., Masters Insurance, Dillman's Furniture and Mattress, and Parker Electrical Service.
Nov 6, 2025
Thursday
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First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market
5pm to 8pm @
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! đ± Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun community experience EVERY MONTH for First Thursdays in Downtown Muncie! ALL OUTDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time with live geode/rock cutting with Wook's Workshop, check out Kat's Crystals & Curiosities along the path of our Market, and explore the many arty opportunities throughout Downtown Muncie's First Thursday Gallery Walks! The Muncie Makers Market is so happy to get back outside with the First Thursday community events, a popular local tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout all of Downtown Muncie. Come shop with us and enjoy your community!
The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! Youâll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/
First Thursday Gallery Walks:
https://www.downtownmuncie.org/first-thursday
Kat's Crystals & Curiosities:
https://www.katscrystalsandcuriosities.com
Advance Vendor Registration is required to be a Vendor at each selling event with the Muncie Makers Market. đż
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