81 upcoming events with the family events tag
955 past events with this tagMay 31, 2025
Tomorrow
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Betty’s 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, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Jun 1, 2025
This Sunday
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Nature Play Days 9am to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 1–7
Location: Gardens and Nature Area
Free Community EventGet ready for an outdoor adventure, creativity, and discovery during Nature Play Days! Challenge yourself on our nature-themed obstacle course, featuring logs, straw bales, and other natural materials, perfect for little adventurers!
Participate in Horticulture Helpers, our volunteer opportunity for youth and families and care for the gardens, learn about plants, and make a positive impact on Minnetrista’s natural spaces (June 3 & 5; 1 p.m.).
Visit Horticulture’s booth at the Farmers Market (June 7; 9 a.m.) and let your creativity bloom with a fun nature-themed craft activity for all ages! Visit our website's events calendar to stay updated on all activities for Nature Play Days.
Jun 4, 2025
This Wednesday
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Nature Play Days 9am to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 1–7
Location: Gardens and Nature Area
Free Community EventGet ready for an outdoor adventure, creativity, and discovery during Nature Play Days! Challenge yourself on our nature-themed obstacle course, featuring logs, straw bales, and other natural materials, perfect for little adventurers!
Participate in Horticulture Helpers, our volunteer opportunity for youth and families and care for the gardens, learn about plants, and make a positive impact on Minnetrista’s natural spaces (June 3 & 5; 1 p.m.).
Visit Horticulture’s booth at the Farmers Market (June 7; 9 a.m.) and let your creativity bloom with a fun nature-themed craft activity for all ages! Visit our website's events calendar to stay updated on all activities for Nature Play Days.
Jun 5, 2025
Thursday
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Nature Play Days 9am to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 1–7
Location: Gardens and Nature Area
Free Community EventGet ready for an outdoor adventure, creativity, and discovery during Nature Play Days! Challenge yourself on our nature-themed obstacle course, featuring logs, straw bales, and other natural materials, perfect for little adventurers!
Participate in Horticulture Helpers, our volunteer opportunity for youth and families and care for the gardens, learn about plants, and make a positive impact on Minnetrista’s natural spaces (June 3 & 5; 1 p.m.).
Visit Horticulture’s booth at the Farmers Market (June 7; 9 a.m.) and let your creativity bloom with a fun nature-themed craft activity for all ages! Visit our website's events calendar to stay updated on all activities for Nature Play Days.
AHB is Jazzing Up 1st Thursday in June 5pm to 6:30pm @ Canan Commons 500 South Walnut Street
First Thursdays with the Muncie Makers Market 5pm to 8pm @ Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie
FIRST THURSDAYS! 🌱 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! You’ll 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. 🌿
Jun 6, 2025
Friday
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Nature Play Days 9am to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 1–7
Location: Gardens and Nature Area
Free Community EventGet ready for an outdoor adventure, creativity, and discovery during Nature Play Days! Challenge yourself on our nature-themed obstacle course, featuring logs, straw bales, and other natural materials, perfect for little adventurers!
Participate in Horticulture Helpers, our volunteer opportunity for youth and families and care for the gardens, learn about plants, and make a positive impact on Minnetrista’s natural spaces (June 3 & 5; 1 p.m.).
Visit Horticulture’s booth at the Farmers Market (June 7; 9 a.m.) and let your creativity bloom with a fun nature-themed craft activity for all ages! Visit our website's events calendar to stay updated on all activities for Nature Play Days.
"One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure" 5pm Planetarium Show 5pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: June 6, 2025 5 p.m.
End: June 6, 2025 6 p.m.
Friday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at 3:30 p.m.Take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, find shapes in the sky and find the North Star in this cross-cultural adventure with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend Hu Hu Zhu from China.
Perfect for families and groups with pre-K through 1st grade learners, 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.
"Tour of the Summer Skies" 6:30pm Planetarium Show 6:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: May 10, 2025 6:30 p.m.
End: May 10, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m.Enjoy a guided tour of the celestial wonderland that is the night sky with the help of free star charts provided during this live program.
Perfect for ages 8+, 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.Jun 7, 2025
Saturday
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Nature Play Days 9am to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 1–7
Location: Gardens and Nature Area
Free Community EventGet ready for an outdoor adventure, creativity, and discovery during Nature Play Days! Challenge yourself on our nature-themed obstacle course, featuring logs, straw bales, and other natural materials, perfect for little adventurers!
Participate in Horticulture Helpers, our volunteer opportunity for youth and families and care for the gardens, learn about plants, and make a positive impact on Minnetrista’s natural spaces (June 3 & 5; 1 p.m.).
Visit Horticulture’s booth at the Farmers Market (June 7; 9 a.m.) and let your creativity bloom with a fun nature-themed craft activity for all ages! Visit our website's events calendar to stay updated on all activities for Nature Play Days.
Betty’s 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, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
"One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure" 3:30pm Planetarium Show 3:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: June 7, 2025 3:30 p.m.
End: June 7, 2025 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at 3:30 p.m.
Take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, find shapes in the sky and find the North Star in this cross-cultural adventure with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend Hu Hu Zhu from China.
Perfect for families and groups with pre-K through 1st grade learners, 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.
"We Are Stars" 5pm Planetarium Show 5pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: June 7, 2025 5 p.m.
End: June 7, 2025 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.Narrated by Andy Serkis, explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, our explosive origins, and connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe. A family-friendly film full of fun, adventure, and enlightenment.
Most suitable for adults and ages 8+, all ages 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.
"We Are Stars" 6:30pm Planetarium Show 6:30pm @ Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State University 2111 West Riverside Avenue
Start: June 7, 2025 6:30 p.m.
End: June 7, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Narrated by Andy Serkis, explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, our explosive origins, and connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe. A family-friendly film full of fun, adventure, and enlightenment.
Most suitable for adults and ages 8+, all ages 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.
Jun 12, 2025
Thursday
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AHB Big Band Jazz & Swing Tunes Fill the Stage 8pm @ Canan Commons 500 South Walnut Street
Jun 14, 2025
Saturday
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Betty’s 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, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday
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Pollinator Week 3pm to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community EventCelebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.
Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery!
Jun 19, 2025
Thursday
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Pollinator Week 3pm to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community EventCelebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.
Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery!
Ensemble Spotlights from America's Hometown Band 6pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Indiana Room - indoors 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
AHB Music Director Roger McConnell puts the ‘Spotlight’ on three distinctive instrumental sections of his ‘Hometown Band’ …
at 6 pm: the spirited sound of a Dixieland Combo (led by Larry McWilliams)
at 7 pm: the lovely multi-voice blends of the AHB Flute Choir & AHB Clarinet Connection musicians
Jun 20, 2025
Friday
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Pollinator Week 3pm to 5pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community EventCelebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.
Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery!
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