130 upcoming events with the family events tag

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.

AHB Cool Tunes at Westside Park

     It’s Summer Swing Time with America’s Hometown Band‘s jazz/swing musicians — everyone‘s Havin’ it Made in the Shade at 7:30 pm, Thursday the 24th in Muncie !   
Lawn seating.  

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 “little” 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 “little” 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join us for the unique experience of Live Geode Slicing during First Thursday & the Muncie Maker’s Market ! Come & witness the transformation of raw geodes into beautiful , sparkling crystals ! Choose your own stone and watch live as the surprise beauty is revealed . Prices starting at just $5 . 

Aug 7, 1st Thurs at Canan Stage, 5-6 pm only - Doc Peterson group hosted by America’s Hometown Band !!

  🎵 5-6 pm special !!  AHB hosts a rock band performance by Doc Peterson and group, on the Canan Commons Stage. Start your August Arts Walk in front of the Canan stage !

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. 🌿

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.

Bandleader & Trumpeter Larry McWilliams

Park your lawn chair under the trees at Westside & get ready for that Big Band Swing sound from AHB Jazz/Swing Band.  Bandleader is Larry McWilliams, creator of the Jazz Program at Ball State University. 

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.

Join us for the unique experience of Live Geode Slicing ! Come & witness the transformation of raw geodes into beautiful , sparkling crystals ! Choose your own stone and watch live as the surprise beauty is revealed . Prices starting at just $5 . 

The ‘very talented’ AHB Concert Band

This concert is a showcase of just a a few of AHB’s talented musicians - Soloists and Small Ensembles -  all of whom contribute to AHB’s big sound year after year!